Mike Brooks
@mikebrooks668.bsky.social
That Audible-bestselling, British Fantasy Awards-losing SFF author with Very Tall Hair. Guitarist, singer, occasional DJ. (d)eaf, queer. He/him.
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
If you're in the mood for nonsense, whimsy, and fake violence, tune into my friend's Twitch stream at 10pm GMT tonight when we launch our new, entirely simulated (via WWE 2K25) wrestling federation, consisting of community-created wrestlers.
It will be very silly.
www.twitch.tv/kingannalise
It will be very silly.
www.twitch.tv/kingannalise
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If you're in the mood for nonsense, whimsy, and fake violence, tune into my friend's Twitch stream at 10pm GMT tonight when we launch our new, entirely simulated (via WWE 2K25) wrestling federation, consisting of community-created wrestlers.
It will be very silly.
www.twitch.tv/kingannalise
It will be very silly.
www.twitch.tv/kingannalise
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
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Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
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OH DANG I'd totally read that
Holy wow, any new @premeemohamed.com pub news is cause for celebration, but this sounds especially fantastic/my jam and it’s a two-book deal, yay, sign me UP.
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
OH DANG I'd totally read that
Django 'How To Become The Dark Lord And Die Trying' Wexler's birthday is in January, which as we all know is the best month for birthdays. He's also doing a new thing: if you have complained about it being January, or January being too long, you are legally obligated to go check it out! (it's free)
Today's my birthday! And I'm launching a new thing, which is a bit scary and I need your help to spread the word.
So! Today THE THIRTEENTH GOD, my new military progression fantasy magitech Mad Max x Final Fantasy x Gurren Lagann serial starts over at Royal Road!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
So! Today THE THIRTEENTH GOD, my new military progression fantasy magitech Mad Max x Final Fantasy x Gurren Lagann serial starts over at Royal Road!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
The Thirteenth God
Taking down a god isn’t easy…
In order to escape a prison at the edge of the world, con artist Kalsis Chiroptera agrees to do the impossible: overthrow the Princeps, the immortal ruler of all mankind...
www.royalroad.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Django 'How To Become The Dark Lord And Die Trying' Wexler's birthday is in January, which as we all know is the best month for birthdays. He's also doing a new thing: if you have complained about it being January, or January being too long, you are legally obligated to go check it out! (it's free)
New blog post! www.mikebrooks.co.uk/2026/01/ghos...
GHOST LEGION, and its reading list - Mike Brooks
I was absolutely delighted this week when Ghost Legion was announced! This is the second novel featuring Solomon Akurra of the Alpha Legion, after Renegades: Harrowmaster in 2022(? Probably?), and it ...
www.mikebrooks.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
New blog post! www.mikebrooks.co.uk/2026/01/ghos...
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"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
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january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
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Want to help preserve the county's history? We're recruiting an Archives and Local Studies Senior Officer to our team!
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Want to help preserve the county's history? We're recruiting an Archives and Local Studies Senior Officer to our team!
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
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Nothing has highlighted just how technically illiterate the senior business management and political classes are right now as the whole AI thing.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Nothing has highlighted just how technically illiterate the senior business management and political classes are right now as the whole AI thing.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
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The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
Hampstead Heath Ponds to remain inclusive
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
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Hey, friends! Just a quick update to let you know my horror debut, HOSTILE, is available for the next week for the princely sum of £0.99/$0.99 on Amazon Kindle.
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hey, friends! Just a quick update to let you know my horror debut, HOSTILE, is available for the next week for the princely sum of £0.99/$0.99 on Amazon Kindle.
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
Look who's coming back to party!
Black Library's about to see two new books hit from @danacea.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social with Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith and Ghost Legion, seeing the Adepta Sororitas and Alpha Legion get up to their merry business.
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#WarhammerCommunity
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#WarhammerCommunity
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Look who's coming back to party!
If there is one thing I have learned about traditional publishing, it is that no matter what sort of dash you think they want used in a particular situation, you're wrong. You will always be wrong. Don't try to second guess them, it's wasted effort.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
If there is one thing I have learned about traditional publishing, it is that no matter what sort of dash you think they want used in a particular situation, you're wrong. You will always be wrong. Don't try to second guess them, it's wasted effort.
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using AI to "enhance" footage is like using a potato to detect power cables
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
using AI to "enhance" footage is like using a potato to detect power cables
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psychodrama
qu'est-ce que c'est?
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run run run run run run run away
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
Stopping Burnham doesn't "end the Psychodrama" . Labour are in turmoil because Starmer's authoritarian Centrist govt is so unpopular it threatens Labour's future. Burnham could have maybe improved that a bit. Instead, blocking him ensures the Psychodrama is now when Streeting etc challenge Starmer
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
psychodrama
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
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Reform, the Bin Juice Tories
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Reform, the Bin Juice Tories
So Reform are just the New Tories then, official.
Suella Braverman MP has joined the Reform party, despite briefings from the party last summer to the Daily Mail, GB News and others that it would refuse her if she wanted to join.
January 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
So Reform are just the New Tories then, official.