Mark A. Latham
@markalatham.bsky.social
Writer (THE LAST VIGILANT). Award-winning TTG designer (Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms). Scriptwriter (Darktide; Total War: Warhammer). Former White Dwarf magazine editor. Rep'd by @JennieGoloboy.bsky.social. Website: mark-latham.com
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Mark A. Latham
@markalatham.bsky.social
· Jul 21
As war approaches and an old enemy stirs, only an outcast soldier and the last member of a near-mythical order stand against the rising darkness.
THE LAST VIGILANT is out now!
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#TheLastVigilant #EpicFantasy #MysteryBooks #OrbitBooks
THE LAST VIGILANT is out now!
mark-latham.com/products/the...
#TheLastVigilant #EpicFantasy #MysteryBooks #OrbitBooks
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Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian.
By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian.
By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
Nottinghamshire gang: the rescheduled One More Chapter event with me and @marieoregan.bsky.social is now on Saturday 6th December. If you kept your ticket, it's still valid. If you missed out last time, there's still time to grab tickets here:
www.onemorechapter.shop/events
www.onemorechapter.shop/events
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nottinghamshire gang: the rescheduled One More Chapter event with me and @marieoregan.bsky.social is now on Saturday 6th December. If you kept your ticket, it's still valid. If you missed out last time, there's still time to grab tickets here:
www.onemorechapter.shop/events
www.onemorechapter.shop/events
Apparently the Kindle edition of The Last Vigilant is just 99p on Amazon UK until the end of November. Seems like the perfect opportunity to give it a try if you haven't already!
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Apparently the Kindle edition of The Last Vigilant is just 99p on Amazon UK until the end of November. Seems like the perfect opportunity to give it a try if you haven't already!
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"One of the most visually & psychologically disturbing comics of the year." AIPT
Readers love the #horror that the #EventHorizon prequel brings, "Christian Ward and Tristan Jones continue to prove this adaptation is transcending the cult film."
#EventHorizonDarkDescent #3 is at LCS!
#IDWDARK
Readers love the #horror that the #EventHorizon prequel brings, "Christian Ward and Tristan Jones continue to prove this adaptation is transcending the cult film."
#EventHorizonDarkDescent #3 is at LCS!
#IDWDARK
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"One of the most visually & psychologically disturbing comics of the year." AIPT
Readers love the #horror that the #EventHorizon prequel brings, "Christian Ward and Tristan Jones continue to prove this adaptation is transcending the cult film."
#EventHorizonDarkDescent #3 is at LCS!
#IDWDARK
Readers love the #horror that the #EventHorizon prequel brings, "Christian Ward and Tristan Jones continue to prove this adaptation is transcending the cult film."
#EventHorizonDarkDescent #3 is at LCS!
#IDWDARK
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Enter the Deadzone! The mysterious kai-sei infected wasteland the government says is uninhabited…
In this issue, our traveling circus of freaks come across a 40-foot woman who’s in love with the #KingoftheMonsters!
#GodzillaEscapeTheDeadzone [#KaiSeiEra] #4 is at LCS!
#Godzilla
In this issue, our traveling circus of freaks come across a 40-foot woman who’s in love with the #KingoftheMonsters!
#GodzillaEscapeTheDeadzone [#KaiSeiEra] #4 is at LCS!
#Godzilla
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Enter the Deadzone! The mysterious kai-sei infected wasteland the government says is uninhabited…
In this issue, our traveling circus of freaks come across a 40-foot woman who’s in love with the #KingoftheMonsters!
#GodzillaEscapeTheDeadzone [#KaiSeiEra] #4 is at LCS!
#Godzilla
In this issue, our traveling circus of freaks come across a 40-foot woman who’s in love with the #KingoftheMonsters!
#GodzillaEscapeTheDeadzone [#KaiSeiEra] #4 is at LCS!
#Godzilla
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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Back at the November session @srfantasyclub.bsky.social at the Star of Kings pub in Kings Cross to sell books for @allgoodbookshop.co.uk
This month's authors are Alastair Reynolds and Matthew Ward ( @thetowerofstars.bsky.social )
This month's authors are Alastair Reynolds and Matthew Ward ( @thetowerofstars.bsky.social )
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Back at the November session @srfantasyclub.bsky.social at the Star of Kings pub in Kings Cross to sell books for @allgoodbookshop.co.uk
This month's authors are Alastair Reynolds and Matthew Ward ( @thetowerofstars.bsky.social )
This month's authors are Alastair Reynolds and Matthew Ward ( @thetowerofstars.bsky.social )
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The James Bond canon discourse is very funny. The Craig era didn't even have internal consistency. Skyfall completely contradicts Casino Royale, and plays out like a Brosnan script. And then Spectre totally rewrites Blofeld but is actually a rehash of Austin Powers: Goldmember. It doesn't matter.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The James Bond canon discourse is very funny. The Craig era didn't even have internal consistency. Skyfall completely contradicts Casino Royale, and plays out like a Brosnan script. And then Spectre totally rewrites Blofeld but is actually a rehash of Austin Powers: Goldmember. It doesn't matter.
Feeling the urge to rewatch the Branagh Frankenstein movie. I remember not really gelling with it, but I've got the DVD so...
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Feeling the urge to rewatch the Branagh Frankenstein movie. I remember not really gelling with it, but I've got the DVD so...
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Finally, folks mentioned this week also include:
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
The Black Library Weekly is here to look at upcoming titles from Games Workshop and share a six-pack with author David Guymer!
Black Library Weekly: Too Much of a Good Thing?
The Black Library Weekly is here to look at upcoming titles from Games Workshop and share a six-pack with author David Guymer!
www.goonhammer.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Finally, folks mentioned this week also include:
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
What's it like inside your head?
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What's it like inside your head?
I've missed #MiniatureMonday a few weeks in a row, but I'm back with a new #WarhammerQuest hero. Using this guy as a Lord of Aenarion (the @gavthorpe.bsky.social expansion).
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I've missed #MiniatureMonday a few weeks in a row, but I'm back with a new #WarhammerQuest hero. Using this guy as a Lord of Aenarion (the @gavthorpe.bsky.social expansion).
I have Frankensteined. Liked it, although it was overlong and wasn't as book-accurate as some would have you believe.
a man with curly hair stands in front of a statue
ALT: a man with curly hair stands in front of a statue
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November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have Frankensteined. Liked it, although it was overlong and wasn't as book-accurate as some would have you believe.
Rehearsing my chocolate & hazelnut sourdough star for Christmas. Turned out pretty well!
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rehearsing my chocolate & hazelnut sourdough star for Christmas. Turned out pretty well!
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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NEW RELEASE - OUT TODAY
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN
Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes in 2022, Average Romp presents two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN.
averageromp.com
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN
Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes in 2022, Average Romp presents two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN.
averageromp.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW RELEASE - OUT TODAY
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN
Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes in 2022, Average Romp presents two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN.
averageromp.com
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN
Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes in 2022, Average Romp presents two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN.
averageromp.com
Watching Scream 4 for the first time (I know...) and this whole thing was shot in soft focus huh?
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Watching Scream 4 for the first time (I know...) and this whole thing was shot in soft focus huh?
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Three days left now.
Help me help a dog.
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
Help me help a dog.
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
This auction is now live on eBay.
1500 credit Orlock gang.
9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...
Starting at £50.
Oz will get the money, not me.
DM me if you have any questions.
#Nerdlings
#Necromunda
1500 credit Orlock gang.
9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...
Starting at £50.
Oz will get the money, not me.
DM me if you have any questions.
#Nerdlings
#Necromunda
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Three days left now.
Help me help a dog.
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
Help me help a dog.
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
Really liked Riot Women on the BBC. Very dark in places, and it goes *hard* on police corruption. Not the show I expected, but better tbh.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Really liked Riot Women on the BBC. Very dark in places, and it goes *hard* on police corruption. Not the show I expected, but better tbh.
Someone please make a miniature of Alan Carr off Celebrity Traitors so I can paint him as a Chaos cultist who doesn't really fit in.
a woman in a green hooded cape holding a lantern
ALT: a woman in a green hooded cape holding a lantern
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Someone please make a miniature of Alan Carr off Celebrity Traitors so I can paint him as a Chaos cultist who doesn't really fit in.
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Let's raise some money for Oz! I've got a Christmas Red Gobbo, painted by me, with some flame effect, that could be yours. I'll start it as a blind auction, DM me with offers over £50 and the highest by the end of the weekend wins. I'll pay for postage in the UK and all the money goes to Oz.
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Let's raise some money for Oz! I've got a Christmas Red Gobbo, painted by me, with some flame effect, that could be yours. I'll start it as a blind auction, DM me with offers over £50 and the highest by the end of the weekend wins. I'll pay for postage in the UK and all the money goes to Oz.
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I admit it’s not one of the big questions of today, but are M&S absolutely certain we want to loosen his belt and get a mouthful of Santa’s ‘Yumnut’?
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I admit it’s not one of the big questions of today, but are M&S absolutely certain we want to loosen his belt and get a mouthful of Santa’s ‘Yumnut’?