E.L. Lyons, VeiledDark Author
@lyonspen.bsky.social
Author of Starlight Jewel, first book in the Gifts of the Auldtree series, no AI, is actually three raccoons in a peacoat
Links to book and other SM: https://linktr.ee/lyonspen?utm_source=linktree_profile
Links to book and other SM: https://linktr.ee/lyonspen?utm_source=linktree_profile
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List of Indie SFF Reviewers List of Human Artists Free or Cheap Contests How to Not Get Scammed by AI Sales Make a universal link at Books2Read (sister site of Draft2Digital) so that people who a...
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Right, so I hadn’t logged in over here in a while and just followed back like a hundred people 😂 going to turn notifications on. But while you’re here, check out my ongoing author’s resources page:
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It has a reviewer list, how to not get scammed by AI bros, and more
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It has a reviewer list, how to not get scammed by AI bros, and more
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Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"Some of the characters are just so damaged, that all I wanted to do was hug them, and give them a home where they can feel they belong."
Read Lesley's full review
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"Some of the characters are just so damaged, that all I wanted to do was hug them, and give them a home where they can feel they belong."
Read Lesley's full review
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Austringer’s Wrath by E.L. Lyons
Reviewed by Lesley Bennett-Chaney ★★★★★ I read this as an ARC, and wow…it is a stunner!! I was so ready for this follow up to Starlight Jewel, and to see where Axly and co. would go. We…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"Some of the characters are just so damaged, that all I wanted to do was hug them, and give them a home where they can feel they belong."
Read Lesley's full review
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"Some of the characters are just so damaged, that all I wanted to do was hug them, and give them a home where they can feel they belong."
Read Lesley's full review
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#FantasyIndiesNovember
Day 5: Last, current and next reads
Last: Austringer's Wrath – @lyonspen.bsky.social
Current: Serpentus – @ajcalvin.bsky.social
Next: Unlucky Evans, Cursed Odds – @williamjadams3.bsky.social
and I really want to get to Daughters of Tith by @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social
Day 5: Last, current and next reads
Last: Austringer's Wrath – @lyonspen.bsky.social
Current: Serpentus – @ajcalvin.bsky.social
Next: Unlucky Evans, Cursed Odds – @williamjadams3.bsky.social
and I really want to get to Daughters of Tith by @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social
📚 #FantasyIndiesNovember 📚
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#FantasyIndiesNovember
Day 5: Last, current and next reads
Last: Austringer's Wrath – @lyonspen.bsky.social
Current: Serpentus – @ajcalvin.bsky.social
Next: Unlucky Evans, Cursed Odds – @williamjadams3.bsky.social
and I really want to get to Daughters of Tith by @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social
Day 5: Last, current and next reads
Last: Austringer's Wrath – @lyonspen.bsky.social
Current: Serpentus – @ajcalvin.bsky.social
Next: Unlucky Evans, Cursed Odds – @williamjadams3.bsky.social
and I really want to get to Daughters of Tith by @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social
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Introduction thread! 🥰🍁🌳
Hello, I am an indie fantasy author with one chonky, very different high/epic fantasy series starter (will be 5 books when done) 🌳✨ and one standalone dark fantasy with horror elements novella 🩸🐦⬛☠️ published so far 😎 1/X
Hello, I am an indie fantasy author with one chonky, very different high/epic fantasy series starter (will be 5 books when done) 🌳✨ and one standalone dark fantasy with horror elements novella 🩸🐦⬛☠️ published so far 😎 1/X
October 24, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Introduction thread! 🥰🍁🌳
Hello, I am an indie fantasy author with one chonky, very different high/epic fantasy series starter (will be 5 books when done) 🌳✨ and one standalone dark fantasy with horror elements novella 🩸🐦⬛☠️ published so far 😎 1/X
Hello, I am an indie fantasy author with one chonky, very different high/epic fantasy series starter (will be 5 books when done) 🌳✨ and one standalone dark fantasy with horror elements novella 🩸🐦⬛☠️ published so far 😎 1/X
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Proof copy arrived and it's looking gorgeous 🤩
10 days until I have a finished trilogy out in the world!
If you need a dark spacey fantasy series with slow burn romance and mental health rep, give it a go!
📚 💙
10 days until I have a finished trilogy out in the world!
If you need a dark spacey fantasy series with slow burn romance and mental health rep, give it a go!
📚 💙
October 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Proof copy arrived and it's looking gorgeous 🤩
10 days until I have a finished trilogy out in the world!
If you need a dark spacey fantasy series with slow burn romance and mental health rep, give it a go!
📚 💙
10 days until I have a finished trilogy out in the world!
If you need a dark spacey fantasy series with slow burn romance and mental health rep, give it a go!
📚 💙
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Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"The gritty, painful ordeals that Axly endures over the course of this book are enough to cause a lot of angst."
Read Vivian's full review here
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"The gritty, painful ordeals that Axly endures over the course of this book are enough to cause a lot of angst."
Read Vivian's full review here
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/a...
Austringer’s Wrath by E.L. Lyons
Reviewed by Vivian Cicero ★★★★★ Stepping back into this realm was just what I needed. If by that, I meant that I was in want of suffering, angst, bittersweet tragic MC’s, and their star-crossed pat…
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September 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"The gritty, painful ordeals that Axly endures over the course of this book are enough to cause a lot of angst."
Read Vivian's full review here
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"The gritty, painful ordeals that Axly endures over the course of this book are enough to cause a lot of angst."
Read Vivian's full review here
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/a...
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Genuinely one of my favourite ongoing series and @lyonspen.bsky.social is 1000000000% one of my most favourite people. ❤❤
Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"The gritty, painful ordeals that Axly endures over the course of this book are enough to cause a lot of angst."
Read Vivian's full review here
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/a...
"The gritty, painful ordeals that Axly endures over the course of this book are enough to cause a lot of angst."
Read Vivian's full review here
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/a...
Austringer’s Wrath by E.L. Lyons
Reviewed by Vivian Cicero ★★★★★ Stepping back into this realm was just what I needed. If by that, I meant that I was in want of suffering, angst, bittersweet tragic MC’s, and their star-crossed pat…
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Genuinely one of my favourite ongoing series and @lyonspen.bsky.social is 1000000000% one of my most favourite people. ❤❤
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Some special deliveries arrived earlier than expected. I thought I'd do a spring photoshoot.
@nataliekelda.bsky.social and @lyonspen.bsky.social
@nataliekelda.bsky.social and @lyonspen.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Some special deliveries arrived earlier than expected. I thought I'd do a spring photoshoot.
@nataliekelda.bsky.social and @lyonspen.bsky.social
@nataliekelda.bsky.social and @lyonspen.bsky.social
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Book mail today!! And you honor me @lyonspen.bsky.social!!🎉🥳💜
August 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Book mail today!! And you honor me @lyonspen.bsky.social!!🎉🥳💜
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What's up, Beasties!? Join me LIVE tonight at 7pm EST for Beast Friends Forever! My guest will be the creative, talented, and hilarious author E.L. Lyons ( @lyonspen.bsky.social )! It is going to be so much fun, see you there!
#booksky #live #interview #podcast
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#booksky #live #interview #podcast
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Live Chat with Author E.L. Lyons (Beast Friends Forever #82)
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September 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What's up, Beasties!? Join me LIVE tonight at 7pm EST for Beast Friends Forever! My guest will be the creative, talented, and hilarious author E.L. Lyons ( @lyonspen.bsky.social )! It is going to be so much fun, see you there!
#booksky #live #interview #podcast
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#booksky #live #interview #podcast
www.youtube.com/live/g8nHaE_...
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“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.”
Born of an Iron Storm -Age of Wrath Book 2 - is now available.
#BookSky
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Born of an Iron Storm -Age of Wrath Book 2 - is now available.
#BookSky
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Discover 'Born of an Iron Storm': Epic Norse Fantasy
Dive into 'Born of an Iron Storm', the thrilling second book of 'The Age of Wrath' trilogy, filled with intrigue and epic battles.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.”
Born of an Iron Storm -Age of Wrath Book 2 - is now available.
#BookSky
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Born of an Iron Storm -Age of Wrath Book 2 - is now available.
#BookSky
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Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"It’s a world that does not feel crafted at all. It feels like EL Lyons was peeking at it and simply translating what she saw into the pages."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social's full review
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"It’s a world that does not feel crafted at all. It feels like EL Lyons was peeking at it and simply translating what she saw into the pages."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social's full review
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Austringers Wrath by E.L. Lyons
Reviewed by Andrés da Silveira Stein ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I told EL late last night as I was finishing the book, it’ll be a nightmare to review it. And I stand 100% behind this statement 🤣. (Kind of) J…
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August 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Austringer's Wrath by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"It’s a world that does not feel crafted at all. It feels like EL Lyons was peeking at it and simply translating what she saw into the pages."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social's full review
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"It’s a world that does not feel crafted at all. It feels like EL Lyons was peeking at it and simply translating what she saw into the pages."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social's full review
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#IndieAuthorSummer day 37: Ready to discover a new author? Check out @lyonspen.bsky.social author of Starlight Jewel at t.co/egeugEhgxc. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books. #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #IndieBooks
August 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#IndieAuthorSummer day 37: Ready to discover a new author? Check out @lyonspen.bsky.social author of Starlight Jewel at t.co/egeugEhgxc. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books. #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #IndieBooks
Austringer’s Wrath, first book of its name, sequel to Starlight Jewel, second book in the Gifts of the Auldtree trilogy
- ARCs available (link below)
- Cover reveal on July 30th with @sffinsiders.com
- Releases August 26th
ARC link: dl.bookfunnel.com/jnkovm9015
- ARCs available (link below)
- Cover reveal on July 30th with @sffinsiders.com
- Releases August 26th
ARC link: dl.bookfunnel.com/jnkovm9015
Looming war, fading boundaries, and outstanding debts
Graphic violence, death of dog-like creatures (basilisks and wardogs) who are kind of like bad dogs—no worries though, Cleatus will not die
Minalav is in pieces, needs are high but trust is low. After...
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July 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Austringer’s Wrath, first book of its name, sequel to Starlight Jewel, second book in the Gifts of the Auldtree trilogy
- ARCs available (link below)
- Cover reveal on July 30th with @sffinsiders.com
- Releases August 26th
ARC link: dl.bookfunnel.com/jnkovm9015
- ARCs available (link below)
- Cover reveal on July 30th with @sffinsiders.com
- Releases August 26th
ARC link: dl.bookfunnel.com/jnkovm9015
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Shenanigans with my faves @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social and
@lyonspen.bsky.social are coming!
And @zbsteele.bsky.social will be there too
I'm going to be so tired during proper Saturday morning...
@lyonspen.bsky.social are coming!
And @zbsteele.bsky.social will be there too
I'm going to be so tired during proper Saturday morning...
July 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Shenanigans with my faves @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social and
@lyonspen.bsky.social are coming!
And @zbsteele.bsky.social will be there too
I'm going to be so tired during proper Saturday morning...
@lyonspen.bsky.social are coming!
And @zbsteele.bsky.social will be there too
I'm going to be so tired during proper Saturday morning...
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publication day! my story "desert silver blue" (a western inspired by the folk song, but with a fungal twist) and 28 others are out today in @gravesidepress.bsky.social's cosmic horror anthology KOSMOS OBSCURA.
links below ⬇️
links below ⬇️
June 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
publication day! my story "desert silver blue" (a western inspired by the folk song, but with a fungal twist) and 28 others are out today in @gravesidepress.bsky.social's cosmic horror anthology KOSMOS OBSCURA.
links below ⬇️
links below ⬇️
June 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Starlight Jewel by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"This book is a lot more than what it seems, but above it all, this is a book about love and self-discovery."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social full review
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"This book is a lot more than what it seems, but above it all, this is a book about love and self-discovery."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social full review
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Starlight Jewel by E.L. Lyons
Reviewed by Andrés da Silveira Stein ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A precious jewel foundThis book is a lot more than what it seems, but above it all, this is a book about love and self-discovery.It’s a book wi…
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May 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Starlight Jewel by @lyonspen.bsky.social
"This book is a lot more than what it seems, but above it all, this is a book about love and self-discovery."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social full review
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"This book is a lot more than what it seems, but above it all, this is a book about love and self-discovery."
Read @andresstein.bsky.social full review
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One interesting thing about publishing an audiobook: each retailer seems to publish it just kind of whenever they feel like it. The rollout has been slower than I hoped but we're making progress.
On the bright side, it's available on Spotify, where you can listen for free with Premium! 💙📚
On the bright side, it's available on Spotify, where you can listen for free with Premium! 💙📚
May 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
One interesting thing about publishing an audiobook: each retailer seems to publish it just kind of whenever they feel like it. The rollout has been slower than I hoped but we're making progress.
On the bright side, it's available on Spotify, where you can listen for free with Premium! 💙📚
On the bright side, it's available on Spotify, where you can listen for free with Premium! 💙📚
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DIGITAL EXTREMITIES is available for pre-order on @libro.fm! My sci-fi/slice of life short story collection will be out May 19th.
🔗 libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
🔗 libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Digital Extremities Audiobook on Libro.fm
A collection of eight stories, Digital Extremities shines a spotlight on ordinary people in a callous yet hopeful future. Set across small towns and remote islands, where neon flickers against old bui...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
DIGITAL EXTREMITIES is available for pre-order on @libro.fm! My sci-fi/slice of life short story collection will be out May 19th.
🔗 libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
🔗 libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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#HorrorWritersChat Q1 Hi! I'm J. Neira, cozy horror author & a self-righteous hicklib. I slush read for Graveside Press!
I write a scene where a parasitic ball of blood living inside a college student attempts to influence the student to kiss a corpse - to unite with the living blood in the corpse.
I write a scene where a parasitic ball of blood living inside a college student attempts to influence the student to kiss a corpse - to unite with the living blood in the corpse.
#HorrorWritersChat question 1:
Introduce yourself: tell us who you are, what you write, and summarise a scene you wrote recently.
Introduce yourself: tell us who you are, what you write, and summarise a scene you wrote recently.
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Q1 Hi! I'm J. Neira, cozy horror author & a self-righteous hicklib. I slush read for Graveside Press!
I write a scene where a parasitic ball of blood living inside a college student attempts to influence the student to kiss a corpse - to unite with the living blood in the corpse.
I write a scene where a parasitic ball of blood living inside a college student attempts to influence the student to kiss a corpse - to unite with the living blood in the corpse.
I’ve made a discord server that’s exclusively for sharing social media/blog posts related to books 📖 no chatting, just keeping up with books and helping fellow readers and authors share their content when the algo doesn’t shine on them 💖
discord.gg/JvVrpSDq
discord.gg/JvVrpSDq
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’ve made a discord server that’s exclusively for sharing social media/blog posts related to books 📖 no chatting, just keeping up with books and helping fellow readers and authors share their content when the algo doesn’t shine on them 💖
discord.gg/JvVrpSDq
discord.gg/JvVrpSDq
This morning for the art forum, I recreated the upcoming Sando cover with 2 free phone apps 🎉
No AI used. About 25 minutes. I did need a chip clip to pin my hair in the photo.
To procrastinate more, I made a similar one with different colors angles.
For details join the discord ⬇️
No AI used. About 25 minutes. I did need a chip clip to pin my hair in the photo.
To procrastinate more, I made a similar one with different colors angles.
For details join the discord ⬇️
April 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This morning for the art forum, I recreated the upcoming Sando cover with 2 free phone apps 🎉
No AI used. About 25 minutes. I did need a chip clip to pin my hair in the photo.
To procrastinate more, I made a similar one with different colors angles.
For details join the discord ⬇️
No AI used. About 25 minutes. I did need a chip clip to pin my hair in the photo.
To procrastinate more, I made a similar one with different colors angles.
For details join the discord ⬇️
Today’s experiment for the create-your-own-cover channel on the art discord:
Making a photo look like an illustration
Also turning yourself into an elf…
Do I write or read about elves? No. I am elfed out. But there will always be room in my heart for Lord of the Rings.
Time: 30 minutes
🧵
Making a photo look like an illustration
Also turning yourself into an elf…
Do I write or read about elves? No. I am elfed out. But there will always be room in my heart for Lord of the Rings.
Time: 30 minutes
🧵
April 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s experiment for the create-your-own-cover channel on the art discord:
Making a photo look like an illustration
Also turning yourself into an elf…
Do I write or read about elves? No. I am elfed out. But there will always be room in my heart for Lord of the Rings.
Time: 30 minutes
🧵
Making a photo look like an illustration
Also turning yourself into an elf…
Do I write or read about elves? No. I am elfed out. But there will always be room in my heart for Lord of the Rings.
Time: 30 minutes
🧵
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Not yet finished with the replay, but I'm having fun unpacking grammar. And @lyonspen.bsky.social gave me a catchy new review to use in marketing:
"Beautiful, dark prose. Horrible, horrible story" 🙌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGil...
"Beautiful, dark prose. Horrible, horrible story" 🙌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGil...
April 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not yet finished with the replay, but I'm having fun unpacking grammar. And @lyonspen.bsky.social gave me a catchy new review to use in marketing:
"Beautiful, dark prose. Horrible, horrible story" 🙌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGil...
"Beautiful, dark prose. Horrible, horrible story" 🙌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGil...
Interior art reveal for Austringer’s Wrath by the amazing @charlottehusseyart.bsky.social
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Interior Art Reveal
An Ode to Baj
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April 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Interior art reveal for Austringer’s Wrath by the amazing @charlottehusseyart.bsky.social
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