Utunu
@utunu.bsky.social
A game programmer and occasional author from the species Lycaon Pictus. Hobbies include linguistics, worldbuilding, and attempting to write. He/Him.
Author of 'Far Flung' and 'Rafts'.
https://mapakuvillage.com
Author of 'Far Flung' and 'Rafts'.
https://mapakuvillage.com
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Utunu
@utunu.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Lots of new followers, so...
Hi! I'm Utunu, I write LGBTQ+ fantasy and science fiction.
I have two books out currently: 'Rafts', a romantasy (18+) novella; and 'Far Flung', a science fiction novel.
You can learn more about them on Goodreads, and they are available at mapakuvillage.com (and others)!
Hi! I'm Utunu, I write LGBTQ+ fantasy and science fiction.
I have two books out currently: 'Rafts', a romantasy (18+) novella; and 'Far Flung', a science fiction novel.
You can learn more about them on Goodreads, and they are available at mapakuvillage.com (and others)!
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Cover reveal!
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cover reveal!
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
Robot cats, four hundred drunk rabbits, a kitsune fighter pilot, and a gerbil who thinks she’s James Bond.
A collection of speculative fiction stories, featuring creatures, from Ursa Major and Cóyotl Award winner @huskyteer.co.uk
Cover art and design by @czgoldedition.bsky.social
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On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
My wife @kikivuli.bsky.social made Tuther for me for my birthday. Check out how awesome he is!
He's got his Sands outfit on: the hooded tunic, the loose fitting trousers, and his red belt-sash. <3
Eeeee!
And next to him, of course, the book he stars in, with a fennec-ears bookmark by my daughter!
He's got his Sands outfit on: the hooded tunic, the loose fitting trousers, and his red belt-sash. <3
Eeeee!
And next to him, of course, the book he stars in, with a fennec-ears bookmark by my daughter!
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My wife @kikivuli.bsky.social made Tuther for me for my birthday. Check out how awesome he is!
He's got his Sands outfit on: the hooded tunic, the loose fitting trousers, and his red belt-sash. <3
Eeeee!
And next to him, of course, the book he stars in, with a fennec-ears bookmark by my daughter!
He's got his Sands outfit on: the hooded tunic, the loose fitting trousers, and his red belt-sash. <3
Eeeee!
And next to him, of course, the book he stars in, with a fennec-ears bookmark by my daughter!
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Then @utunu.bsky.social knocked it out of the park with Far Flung which plays with throuples, psychic powers, and high science fiction. It is entertaining, heartbreaking in the best ways (cause it puts the piecesback together), and a delight mapakuvillage.com/books/far_fl...
Far Flung
On the harsh, barren planet of Sands, in the small settlement of Oasis, live three young companions: the inseparable fennecs Bori and Tuther, and their best friend, the hyena Samna.
mapakuvillage.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Then @utunu.bsky.social knocked it out of the park with Far Flung which plays with throuples, psychic powers, and high science fiction. It is entertaining, heartbreaking in the best ways (cause it puts the piecesback together), and a delight mapakuvillage.com/books/far_fl...
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I love @utunu.bsky.social for his gay romance playing with language and tropical paradise tropes in Rafts mapakuvillage.com/books/rafts and can't say enough good things about this one
Rafts
Kunet, a young human pearl-diver from a small coastal fishing village, seeks to prove himself. Yet when the gods of sea and sky clash, it wreaks havoc on those caught between. In the wake of catastrop...
mapakuvillage.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I love @utunu.bsky.social for his gay romance playing with language and tropical paradise tropes in Rafts mapakuvillage.com/books/rafts and can't say enough good things about this one
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"Far Flung" by @utunu.bsky.social you know what you need for a single trip? Psionic fennecs in space.
#AMoRaR
#AMoRaR
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Far Flung" by @utunu.bsky.social you know what you need for a single trip? Psionic fennecs in space.
#AMoRaR
#AMoRaR
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New post: “Review: Far Flung” https://giants-club.net/articles/review-far-flung/
Utunu’s science fiction tale dazzles with its world-building, although it’s more slice of life interlaced with charming romance than epic adventure.
Utunu’s science fiction tale dazzles with its world-building, although it’s more slice of life interlaced with charming romance than epic adventure.
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New post: “Review: Far Flung” https://giants-club.net/articles/review-far-flung/
Utunu’s science fiction tale dazzles with its world-building, although it’s more slice of life interlaced with charming romance than epic adventure.
Utunu’s science fiction tale dazzles with its world-building, although it’s more slice of life interlaced with charming romance than epic adventure.
This is a wonderfully written book and you should read it. :)
Today is @slip-wolf.bsky.social's birthday so The Dry Spell is on sale today only!
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October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is a wonderfully written book and you should read it. :)
Here's my queer trio from my science fiction novel, 'Far Flung'. Art by @hackfurs.com !
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Here's my queer trio from my science fiction novel, 'Far Flung'. Art by @hackfurs.com !
Some of you out there probably recognize this trio. :)
<mindhug>
<mindhug>
September 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Some of you out there probably recognize this trio. :)
<mindhug>
<mindhug>
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Ooh, look what came in the mail~
Reminder that you can pick up a copy of your very own from @bewerebooks.bsky.social!
Paperback: bewere.net/product.php?...
Ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Paperback & ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Reminder that you can pick up a copy of your very own from @bewerebooks.bsky.social!
Paperback: bewere.net/product.php?...
Ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Paperback & ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
September 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ooh, look what came in the mail~
Reminder that you can pick up a copy of your very own from @bewerebooks.bsky.social!
Paperback: bewere.net/product.php?...
Ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Paperback & ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Reminder that you can pick up a copy of your very own from @bewerebooks.bsky.social!
Paperback: bewere.net/product.php?...
Ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Paperback & ebook: bewere.net/product.php?...
Man, those teachers shopping Walmart Business for classroom supplies are going to be surprised...
September 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Man, those teachers shopping Walmart Business for classroom supplies are going to be surprised...
Quite enjoying some of my writing group's comments in the last few chapters of my sequel...
September 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Quite enjoying some of my writing group's comments in the last few chapters of my sequel...
This is a great thing for us indie authors. <3
If you have a local library that you'd like to see some of your favourite furry books in, please put in the request!
If you have a local library that you'd like to see some of your favourite furry books in, please put in the request!
i requested my local libraries purchase some furry books because i was curious if they would and they got 4 copies of one of them
September 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is a great thing for us indie authors. <3
If you have a local library that you'd like to see some of your favourite furry books in, please put in the request!
If you have a local library that you'd like to see some of your favourite furry books in, please put in the request!
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Finished the book.
I'm a fucking mess rn.
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time, maybe ever.
PLEASE read this book.
I'm a fucking mess rn.
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time, maybe ever.
PLEASE read this book.
August 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Finished the book.
I'm a fucking mess rn.
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time, maybe ever.
PLEASE read this book.
I'm a fucking mess rn.
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time, maybe ever.
PLEASE read this book.
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This is wonderful news! The book is fantastic and I had a great time narrating it.
It was really fun to work with @utunu.bsky.social to craft and refine culturally appropriate character voices — and figure out how to speak Gnollish without a cool drooly muzzle XD
It was really fun to work with @utunu.bsky.social to craft and refine culturally appropriate character voices — and figure out how to speak Gnollish without a cool drooly muzzle XD
New to BadDogBooks: Rafts by @utunu.bsky.social
ePub: baddogbooks.com/product/rafts/
Audiobook narrated by @khaki.dog: baddogbooks.com/product/raft...
ePub: baddogbooks.com/product/rafts/
Audiobook narrated by @khaki.dog: baddogbooks.com/product/raft...
Rafts
Kunet, a young human pearl-diver from a small coastal fishing village, seeks to prove himself. Yet when the gods of sea and sky clash, it wreaks havoc on those caught between. In the wake of catast…
baddogbooks.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is wonderful news! The book is fantastic and I had a great time narrating it.
It was really fun to work with @utunu.bsky.social to craft and refine culturally appropriate character voices — and figure out how to speak Gnollish without a cool drooly muzzle XD
It was really fun to work with @utunu.bsky.social to craft and refine culturally appropriate character voices — and figure out how to speak Gnollish without a cool drooly muzzle XD
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New to BadDogBooks: Rafts by @utunu.bsky.social
ePub: baddogbooks.com/product/rafts/
Audiobook narrated by @khaki.dog: baddogbooks.com/product/raft...
ePub: baddogbooks.com/product/rafts/
Audiobook narrated by @khaki.dog: baddogbooks.com/product/raft...
Rafts
Kunet, a young human pearl-diver from a small coastal fishing village, seeks to prove himself. Yet when the gods of sea and sky clash, it wreaks havoc on those caught between. In the wake of catast…
baddogbooks.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New to BadDogBooks: Rafts by @utunu.bsky.social
ePub: baddogbooks.com/product/rafts/
Audiobook narrated by @khaki.dog: baddogbooks.com/product/raft...
ePub: baddogbooks.com/product/rafts/
Audiobook narrated by @khaki.dog: baddogbooks.com/product/raft...
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I haven't been this affected by a book in a long time. If you haven't read it yet, I beg you to do so.
Thanks for the ride @utunu.bsky.social
Thanks for the ride @utunu.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I haven't been this affected by a book in a long time. If you haven't read it yet, I beg you to do so.
Thanks for the ride @utunu.bsky.social
Thanks for the ride @utunu.bsky.social
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I'm beyond thrilled to announce the release of my novel, Gravitational Pull!
Writing this book was a labor of love, and I can honestly say that it's changed my life for the better. I hope that you all enjoy it <3
Writing this book was a labor of love, and I can honestly say that it's changed my life for the better. I hope that you all enjoy it <3
Things might be working out for Skyler, but our pasts are never far behind us. As his ongoing struggles cast shadows over his relationship, he is going to have to solve who he is before finding who he wants to be. Get "Gravitational Pull" by @tyfoxface.bsky.social at bewere.net/product.php?...
August 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'm beyond thrilled to announce the release of my novel, Gravitational Pull!
Writing this book was a labor of love, and I can honestly say that it's changed my life for the better. I hope that you all enjoy it <3
Writing this book was a labor of love, and I can honestly say that it's changed my life for the better. I hope that you all enjoy it <3
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Just a small request, but if you've read one of my books, reviews or even just ratings on Goodreads and StoryGraph help me out by letting other readers see what people thought of them.
August 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just a small request, but if you've read one of my books, reviews or even just ratings on Goodreads and StoryGraph help me out by letting other readers see what people thought of them.
Furthest I've been:
N: Edinburgh, Scotland
E: Vienna, Austria
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
N: Edinburgh, Scotland
E: Vienna, Austria
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Furthest I've been:
N: Juneau, AK.
E: Budapest, Hungary
S: Cartagena, Colombia
W: Kagoshima, Japan
N: Juneau, AK.
E: Budapest, Hungary
S: Cartagena, Colombia
W: Kagoshima, Japan
Furthest I've been:
N: Fairbanks, AK
E: Amman, Jordan
S: Buenos Aires, Argentina
W: Oahu, Hawaii
N: Fairbanks, AK
E: Amman, Jordan
S: Buenos Aires, Argentina
W: Oahu, Hawaii
August 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Furthest I've been:
N: Edinburgh, Scotland
E: Vienna, Austria
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
N: Edinburgh, Scotland
E: Vienna, Austria
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
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The birthday boy is hard at work bringing you a fun new Conway Update.
You can play it here: nomaxart.itch.io/conway
Know what'd be a cool birthday present? Hitting that retweet button! What? Not enough? Puppy eyes?!
Ugh... fine. Here, puppy eyes: 🥺(Genuinely, thank you)
#fvn | #furryvn | #Conway
You can play it here: nomaxart.itch.io/conway
Know what'd be a cool birthday present? Hitting that retweet button! What? Not enough? Puppy eyes?!
Ugh... fine. Here, puppy eyes: 🥺(Genuinely, thank you)
#fvn | #furryvn | #Conway
August 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The birthday boy is hard at work bringing you a fun new Conway Update.
You can play it here: nomaxart.itch.io/conway
Know what'd be a cool birthday present? Hitting that retweet button! What? Not enough? Puppy eyes?!
Ugh... fine. Here, puppy eyes: 🥺(Genuinely, thank you)
#fvn | #furryvn | #Conway
You can play it here: nomaxart.itch.io/conway
Know what'd be a cool birthday present? Hitting that retweet button! What? Not enough? Puppy eyes?!
Ugh... fine. Here, puppy eyes: 🥺(Genuinely, thank you)
#fvn | #furryvn | #Conway
If you haven't already, check Chutkat out. She did all my book covers and illustrations!
July 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If you haven't already, check Chutkat out. She did all my book covers and illustrations!
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“I appreciate anyone who can swing a sword like that.”
For this month’s #FoxyFixations, we watch a golden jackal dance with a sword and a spotted hyena run from his past in @nighteyes.bsky.social’s Scars of the Golden Dancer.
For this month’s #FoxyFixations, we watch a golden jackal dance with a sword and a spotted hyena run from his past in @nighteyes.bsky.social’s Scars of the Golden Dancer.
July 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“I appreciate anyone who can swing a sword like that.”
For this month’s #FoxyFixations, we watch a golden jackal dance with a sword and a spotted hyena run from his past in @nighteyes.bsky.social’s Scars of the Golden Dancer.
For this month’s #FoxyFixations, we watch a golden jackal dance with a sword and a spotted hyena run from his past in @nighteyes.bsky.social’s Scars of the Golden Dancer.
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@itch.io Hey, there was more than one month, over the last year, when books sales over your platform were the difference between my family being housed and unhoused.
Books you've just shadowbanned.
Books you've just shadowbanned.
July 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
@itch.io Hey, there was more than one month, over the last year, when books sales over your platform were the difference between my family being housed and unhoused.
Books you've just shadowbanned.
Books you've just shadowbanned.