Thomas J Devens- The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark
@tdevens.bsky.social
(He/Him) Author of gritty fantasy/grimdark (Fall of Emros and Vermin of the Old Empire), foundry worker, gamer, drinker of dark beers, and thrower of axes. Never good at social media, but trying to be more active-ish.
https://linktr.ee/thomasjdevens
https://linktr.ee/thomasjdevens
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The time draws near!
The Scroungers (a Vermin of the Old Empire audiobook)
Written by Thomas J Devens
Performed by @rjbayley.bsky.social
⚔️When the lords fall⚔️
🐀The vermin shall rise🐀
The Scroungers (a Vermin of the Old Empire audiobook)
Written by Thomas J Devens
Performed by @rjbayley.bsky.social
⚔️When the lords fall⚔️
🐀The vermin shall rise🐀
Jan 20 I turn 40. So I'm listing ALL of my ebooks 'Pay What You Want' on my ko-fi for a week!
If ya wanna toss me a couple bucks, cool. Always appreciated. But no need! Money tight? Grab 'em for FREE!
Hurry up, this sale is gonna disappear faster than my hairline!
🔗👇🍻
If ya wanna toss me a couple bucks, cool. Always appreciated. But no need! Money tight? Grab 'em for FREE!
Hurry up, this sale is gonna disappear faster than my hairline!
🔗👇🍻
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Jan 20 I turn 40. So I'm listing ALL of my ebooks 'Pay What You Want' on my ko-fi for a week!
If ya wanna toss me a couple bucks, cool. Always appreciated. But no need! Money tight? Grab 'em for FREE!
Hurry up, this sale is gonna disappear faster than my hairline!
🔗👇🍻
If ya wanna toss me a couple bucks, cool. Always appreciated. But no need! Money tight? Grab 'em for FREE!
Hurry up, this sale is gonna disappear faster than my hairline!
🔗👇🍻
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At the start of another year, these are the books l'm planning to read in 2026. I'm a bit of a mood reader so I'm sure other titles will make an appearance throughout the year, but I'm going to make a special effort to pick up these.
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/reading...
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/reading...
Reading List for 2026 — Tim Hardie
As another year begins, these are the titles I’m keen to read during 2026!
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM
At the start of another year, these are the books l'm planning to read in 2026. I'm a bit of a mood reader so I'm sure other titles will make an appearance throughout the year, but I'm going to make a special effort to pick up these.
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/reading...
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/reading...
Things are moving along nicely with "A Payday and a Pint" Revolting Peasant Press Issue 1.
A handmade short story zine with audio cassette accompaniment.
A handmade short story zine with audio cassette accompaniment.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Things are moving along nicely with "A Payday and a Pint" Revolting Peasant Press Issue 1.
A handmade short story zine with audio cassette accompaniment.
A handmade short story zine with audio cassette accompaniment.
All combined in one massive ebook! Treat yourself for the new year and grab The Brotherhood of the Eagle now!
To kick off 2026 I've released the complete Brotherhood of the Eagle saga as a single eBook omnibus! This comes with three new map illustrations and four bonus short stories together with all four novels in the series. All for the bargain price of £9.99/$9.99!
books2read.com/Brotherhood-...
books2read.com/Brotherhood-...
January 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
All combined in one massive ebook! Treat yourself for the new year and grab The Brotherhood of the Eagle now!
My list for the end of 2025. I read/listened to some amazing books this year!
List and Author tags below.
List and Author tags below.
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
My list for the end of 2025. I read/listened to some amazing books this year!
List and Author tags below.
List and Author tags below.
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Correction, apologies! 230 pm Eastern is the time for the live!
Very honoured and excited to be interviewed by
the phenomenal
JAKE from NERD LEVEL RISING
***Tomorrow!***
***Saturday December 27, 2025 - 2pm Eastern***
As we chat all things
A DROWNED KINGDOM!
***Live!***
***Join us!!!***
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAg...
the phenomenal
JAKE from NERD LEVEL RISING
***Tomorrow!***
***Saturday December 27, 2025 - 2pm Eastern***
As we chat all things
A DROWNED KINGDOM!
***Live!***
***Join us!!!***
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAg...
P.L. Stuart Interview - Author of The Drowned Kingdom Saga (Spoiler-Free)
YouTube video by Nerd Level Rising
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Correction, apologies! 230 pm Eastern is the time for the live!
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At a loss for what to do now Christmas is over? Well, the good news is voting is still open for the Indie Ink Awards! Hall of Bones is up for Best Setting and @rjbayley.bsky.social was nominated for Best Audio Narration. You can vote at indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
December 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
At a loss for what to do now Christmas is over? Well, the good news is voting is still open for the Indie Ink Awards! Hall of Bones is up for Best Setting and @rjbayley.bsky.social was nominated for Best Audio Narration. You can vote at indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
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Time for the r/fantasy Mega Sale! 650+ titles! A portion of all sales goes to the Mary Cariola Center to help children with disabilities.
Pick up Fortune's Fool and Fool's Promise for $.99/ea, do some good, and spend the rest of your holiday break introverting!
💙🪐📚 #BookSky #indiebooks
Pick up Fortune's Fool and Fool's Promise for $.99/ea, do some good, and spend the rest of your holiday break introverting!
💙🪐📚 #BookSky #indiebooks
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Time for the r/fantasy Mega Sale! 650+ titles! A portion of all sales goes to the Mary Cariola Center to help children with disabilities.
Pick up Fortune's Fool and Fool's Promise for $.99/ea, do some good, and spend the rest of your holiday break introverting!
💙🪐📚 #BookSky #indiebooks
Pick up Fortune's Fool and Fool's Promise for $.99/ea, do some good, and spend the rest of your holiday break introverting!
💙🪐📚 #BookSky #indiebooks
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My Fanfiaddict bandwagon Best reads of 2025 is up!!
I've not read nearly as much as I'd like this year but I did discover some real gems!!
fanfiaddict.com/best-reads-o...
I've not read nearly as much as I'd like this year but I did discover some real gems!!
fanfiaddict.com/best-reads-o...
DB Rook's Best Books of the Year 2025
Although I often gravitate towards indie books, I am also a slave to mood, and 2025 was a year I attempted to catch up on many books and authors that I felt I should already know
fanfiaddict.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My Fanfiaddict bandwagon Best reads of 2025 is up!!
I've not read nearly as much as I'd like this year but I did discover some real gems!!
fanfiaddict.com/best-reads-o...
I've not read nearly as much as I'd like this year but I did discover some real gems!!
fanfiaddict.com/best-reads-o...
Great review from a great dude on an awesome site!
New review alert! Just posted on our website - Tim Hardie shares his thoughts on The Scroungers by @tdevens.bsky.social - spotlightindie.co.uk?p=2798
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Great review from a great dude on an awesome site!
Cast your votes for this excellent audiobook from a hell of a combo of talent!
Voting is open for the Indie Ink Awards! Hall of Bones was nominated for Best Audio Narration, thanks to the wonderful @rjbayley.bsky.social becoming 100 Vikings all at once, and Best Setting. You can vote using this link if you want to help us reach the finals 🙏
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Cast your votes for this excellent audiobook from a hell of a combo of talent!
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This sounds like it'll be fun! Chaotic Holiday Fun.
Hold onto your baubles it’s time for the biggest event of the year.
Join Holly “Tinsel” Tinsley @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social and Tiny Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social & The Four Beardsmen for…..
The Four Beardsmen's Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the year!
Join Holly “Tinsel” Tinsley @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social and Tiny Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social & The Four Beardsmen for…..
The Four Beardsmen's Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the year!
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This sounds like it'll be fun! Chaotic Holiday Fun.
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Only a few hours to go! Join Holly, along with @dbrook.bsky.social, @thomashowardriley.bsky.social, @tdevens.bsky.social and Fantasy Files Podcast as we wrap up with year - we start at 8pm GMT so grab your mincepies and meet us on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0Q...
Spotlight Indie: Let's Get Festive
Get ready to deck the halls, because it's our last live stream of the year. Join Holly as she invites DB Rook, Fantasy Files Podcast, Thomas Howard Riley and Thomas J Devens into the Spotlight…
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December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Only a few hours to go! Join Holly, along with @dbrook.bsky.social, @thomashowardriley.bsky.social, @tdevens.bsky.social and Fantasy Files Podcast as we wrap up with year - we start at 8pm GMT so grab your mincepies and meet us on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0Q...
About to get a writing sprint in while the beans are finishing up on the stove. This session fueled by maple porter and Castle Rat.
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
About to get a writing sprint in while the beans are finishing up on the stove. This session fueled by maple porter and Castle Rat.
Can't wait to hang out with these awesome folk tomorrow!
Don't forget - it's our last live stream of 2026 tomorrow! Starting 8pm GMT, join us for some festive fun and seasonal shenanigans. There will be games, there will be book talk, there will be flashing lights. Let's get festive! #writingcommunity #indieauthors #indiebooks #writerslife #books
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Can't wait to hang out with these awesome folk tomorrow!
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My review of D. B. Rook's Residuum--the second-to-last book in my official batch! This one's for fans of genre-blending science-fiction that combines the darkness of dystopian fiction with found family dynamics!
#SFINCS #SFINCS3
beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
#SFINCS #SFINCS3
beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
SFINCS Review: Residuum – D. B. Rook
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
beforewegoblog.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My review of D. B. Rook's Residuum--the second-to-last book in my official batch! This one's for fans of genre-blending science-fiction that combines the darkness of dystopian fiction with found family dynamics!
#SFINCS #SFINCS3
beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
#SFINCS #SFINCS3
beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
Don't miss out, folks!
Don't miss out, folks!
This Sunday! Come join HL Tinsley along with @dbrook.bsky.social, Fantasy Files Podcast, @thomashowardriley.bsky.social and @tdevens.bsky.social for festive tomfoolery and general chaos. Grab your jingle bells and come celebrate the end of the year with us. Link coming soon!
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
Don't miss out, folks!
Don't miss out, folks!
Always a pleasure to wake up to a review like this. Cheers, Tim, thanks so much for giving The Scroungers a chance, and taking the time to write this up!
My review of The Scroungers by @tdevens.bsky.social, narrated by @rjbayley.bsky.social. I had a lot of fun with this audiobook!
pagechewing.com/the-scrounge...
pagechewing.com/the-scrounge...
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Always a pleasure to wake up to a review like this. Cheers, Tim, thanks so much for giving The Scroungers a chance, and taking the time to write this up!
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Here’s where the stories start: a brand new #BlackFriday #itchio bundle – 41 books by 27 authors for $56. Includes ‘Why Odin Drinks’!
itch.io/b/3378/black...
itch.io/b/3378/black...
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Here’s where the stories start: a brand new #BlackFriday #itchio bundle – 41 books by 27 authors for $56. Includes ‘Why Odin Drinks’!
itch.io/b/3378/black...
itch.io/b/3378/black...
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I'm experimenting with a new short story series over on Patreon, which I'm making available free to everyone. In this first tale, No Questions Asked, we view the events of A Roll of the Dice from a different perspective.
www.patreon.com/posts/144552...
www.patreon.com/posts/144552...
Free Short Story - 'No Questions Asked' | Tim Hardie
Get more from Tim Hardie on Patreon
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November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm experimenting with a new short story series over on Patreon, which I'm making available free to everyone. In this first tale, No Questions Asked, we view the events of A Roll of the Dice from a different perspective.
www.patreon.com/posts/144552...
www.patreon.com/posts/144552...
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It's a Spotlight Team edition of Begone! The series where we invite indie authors to battle to banish minor inconveniences to an imaginary fiery portal. Yoghurt based conspiracies! Touch screen calamities! Frasier doing a Sean Connery impression! youtu.be/e0VhyPgaWCE
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's a Spotlight Team edition of Begone! The series where we invite indie authors to battle to banish minor inconveniences to an imaginary fiery portal. Yoghurt based conspiracies! Touch screen calamities! Frasier doing a Sean Connery impression! youtu.be/e0VhyPgaWCE
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My first The Hollow Flame story is live on ko-fi and my brand new Patreon, which I haven’t entirely mastered yet…
ko-fi.com/post/The-Hol...
www.patreon.com/posts/hollow...
ko-fi.com/post/The-Hol...
www.patreon.com/posts/hollow...
The Hollow Flame #1
Bjørn Larssen published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My first The Hollow Flame story is live on ko-fi and my brand new Patreon, which I haven’t entirely mastered yet…
ko-fi.com/post/The-Hol...
www.patreon.com/posts/hollow...
ko-fi.com/post/The-Hol...
www.patreon.com/posts/hollow...
Don't miss this sale, some great books!
🚨 HOLIDAY BOOK SALE ALERT! 🚨
All signed copies of my books will be the same price as an unsigned copy from Amazon from now until 2026! A perfect gift for the reader in your family who wants to start a new series!
www.ajrettger.com/signed-books...
All signed copies of my books will be the same price as an unsigned copy from Amazon from now until 2026! A perfect gift for the reader in your family who wants to start a new series!
www.ajrettger.com/signed-books...
Signed Books
A.J. RETTGER
www.ajrettger.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Don't miss this sale, some great books!
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Want to know what you can do as a reader to support the work of your favourite authors? You might not realise it, but you can make a massive difference and this page has been written just for you!
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/support-me
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/support-me
Support Me — Tim Hardie
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Want to know what you can do as a reader to support the work of your favourite authors? You might not realise it, but you can make a massive difference and this page has been written just for you!
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/support-me
www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/support-me