RJ Barker
@rjbarker.bsky.social
Award winning fantasy author. Gad about, small tree grower and procrastinationist to the stars. Truly, I am RJ Barker in all departments.
"their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS
Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
"their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS
Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
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RJ Barker
@rjbarker.bsky.social
· Jan 8
It is time for a PROPER pinned tweet with a list of books in reverse order of publication and a little bit of info about each series. Buckle up buckos, here we go.
(I may even correct typos in it, but probably not, Life's too short, right?)
(I may even correct typos in it, but probably not, Life's too short, right?)
Tea mugs and sandwiches at the ready, "IN WHICH WE SERVE" IS CURRENTLY ON BBC2
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Tea mugs and sandwiches at the ready, "IN WHICH WE SERVE" IS CURRENTLY ON BBC2
Back to reading through Mortedants SOMETHING, the second Irody Hasp book today.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Back to reading through Mortedants SOMETHING, the second Irody Hasp book today.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The fridge dough has been tamed.
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The fridge dough has been tamed.
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For this week's Waiting on Wednesday, I highlight a particularly awesome upcoming fantasy novel with Mortedant’s Peril @rjbarker.bsky.social. An intriguing read that will a dark magic city setting with conspiracy and murder, this is going to be an epic book.
unseenlibrary.com/2025/10/31/w...
unseenlibrary.com/2025/10/31/w...
Waiting on Wednesday – Mortedant’s Peril by R. J. Barker
Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy. Stay tuned t…
unseenlibrary.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For this week's Waiting on Wednesday, I highlight a particularly awesome upcoming fantasy novel with Mortedant’s Peril @rjbarker.bsky.social. An intriguing read that will a dark magic city setting with conspiracy and murder, this is going to be an epic book.
unseenlibrary.com/2025/10/31/w...
unseenlibrary.com/2025/10/31/w...
The Boy has made pizza dough that needs a 24 hour prove and I'm genuinely frightened it might eat the fridge tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Boy has made pizza dough that needs a 24 hour prove and I'm genuinely frightened it might eat the fridge tonight.
If you want to share the cover with others then that would be BRILLIANT.
Also, it's released just after my birthday so you can pre order it for yourself AND it'll mean you don't have to get me a present.
Also, it's released just after my birthday so you can pre order it for yourself AND it'll mean you don't have to get me a present.
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you want to share the cover with others then that would be BRILLIANT.
Also, it's released just after my birthday so you can pre order it for yourself AND it'll mean you don't have to get me a present.
Also, it's released just after my birthday so you can pre order it for yourself AND it'll mean you don't have to get me a present.
I am so excited about this book. It's just a wild fun ride all the way through and I think, hope, people will love Irody.
No one even dies!*
*Some people may die.
No one even dies!*
*Some people may die.
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I am so excited about this book. It's just a wild fun ride all the way through and I think, hope, people will love Irody.
No one even dies!*
*Some people may die.
No one even dies!*
*Some people may die.
Lastly the blurb from TOR.UK.
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Lastly the blurb from TOR.UK.
Aaaaand here's the UK version. Gone for less Tim Burton more a classic 1930s feel which I also love and fits the book really well as it's a whodunnit.
I love them both.
I love them both.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Aaaaand here's the UK version. Gone for less Tim Burton more a classic 1930s feel which I also love and fits the book really well as it's a whodunnit.
I love them both.
I love them both.
AT LAST I CAN SHOW YOU! Here is the US cover for MORTEDANT'S PERIL! And ain't it a cracker?
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
AT LAST I CAN SHOW YOU! Here is the US cover for MORTEDANT'S PERIL! And ain't it a cracker?
Kerp an eye out today as AUTHOR STUFF may be happening.
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Kerp an eye out today as AUTHOR STUFF may be happening.
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Attending tickets for Iridescence 2026 ( Eastercon ) currently start at £50/£80 for adults, £20 for teens. This price will rise at the start of December 2025, so check out the link in the profile today and book!
When? 3rd-6th April, 2026
Where? Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK.
When? 3rd-6th April, 2026
Where? Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK.
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Attending tickets for Iridescence 2026 ( Eastercon ) currently start at £50/£80 for adults, £20 for teens. This price will rise at the start of December 2025, so check out the link in the profile today and book!
When? 3rd-6th April, 2026
Where? Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK.
When? 3rd-6th April, 2026
Where? Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK.
I should DEFINITELY have got todays Wordle far more quickly than I did.
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I should DEFINITELY have got todays Wordle far more quickly than I did.
Listening to Lucibel (Good Spirits of Europe) by Babylon Whores. Absolutely my favourite song about the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heresy in the 1300s.
youtu.be/yDryRFVws_0?...
youtu.be/yDryRFVws_0?...
Babylon Whores - Lucibel (The Good Spirits Of Europe) [Death of the West]
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November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Listening to Lucibel (Good Spirits of Europe) by Babylon Whores. Absolutely my favourite song about the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heresy in the 1300s.
youtu.be/yDryRFVws_0?...
youtu.be/yDryRFVws_0?...
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
I can tell most of today will be spent LOATHING adobe acrobat. Is there a free version that unlike AA actually works and will let you annotate PDFs?
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I can tell most of today will be spent LOATHING adobe acrobat. Is there a free version that unlike AA actually works and will let you annotate PDFs?
Final queries and writing acknowledgements for MORTEDANT'S PERIL today. Then back to reading through the second Mortedant book.
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Final queries and writing acknowledgements for MORTEDANT'S PERIL today. Then back to reading through the second Mortedant book.
Does anyone want to pay for me to go to Montana?
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Does anyone want to pay for me to go to Montana?
I saw quite a few people say that S2 of Poker Face wasn't as good as S1 and let me tell you all of those people are very wrong. Exceptional.
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I saw quite a few people say that S2 of Poker Face wasn't as good as S1 and let me tell you all of those people are very wrong. Exceptional.
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"Dazzlingly fresh and original: relentlessly paced, lavishly crafted and always human"
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Dazzlingly fresh and original: relentlessly paced, lavishly crafted and always human"
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social
Looking forward to this. I think if you are guest of honour everyone has to bow when you enter the room. Bit formal but I don't make the rules.
Eastercon is the UK's annual science fiction convention for book lovers & writers
Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now
Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now
Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Looking forward to this. I think if you are guest of honour everyone has to bow when you enter the room. Bit formal but I don't make the rules.
I can see there's going to be some block capital tweeting tonight.
Nice one, NY.
Nice one, NY.
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I can see there's going to be some block capital tweeting tonight.
Nice one, NY.
Nice one, NY.
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So quite a few people have bought Project Hanuman! And I love you for it. If you have the time and could drop a review somewhere that would be extra awesome :-)
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
So quite a few people have bought Project Hanuman! And I love you for it. If you have the time and could drop a review somewhere that would be extra awesome :-)
Dear @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social, my 15 yr old son wants to know why you no longer say "horn-ed viper" in Only Connect. (He thinks you should btw. He is also beating us at it, the creature.)
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dear @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social, my 15 yr old son wants to know why you no longer say "horn-ed viper" in Only Connect. (He thinks you should btw. He is also beating us at it, the creature.)