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Ren Hutchings
@voidcricket.bsky.social
SFF writer, writing mentor, editor, reader, fan 🪐 Author of Under Fortunate Stars, An Unbreakable World, The Legend Liminal, more to come 💫 Rep: Ernie Chiara @ Fuse Literary 🚀 she/they 🏳️‍🌈

website: renhutchings.com
links: linktr.ee/voidcricket
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🪐💫 AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD is out now! @solarisbooks.bsky.social

It's a standalone space opera set in the same universe as Under Fortunate Stars. I hope you'll love Page, Maelle, Dalya & the Storyteller!

September 9th:
📱🎧 Ebook & audiobook
📖 US/Canada paperback

September 11th:
📖 UK/Europe paperback
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a post about Psychopomp in 2026

please read and share

thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Support small businesses this Christmas 💕🥹

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November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Today's the day! Here is the cover for the paperback edition of METROPOLIS DOWN! Done by the amazing @kjetll.bsky.social, it is everything that I wanted and more besides.

Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The Thing You Do When Crying Isn’t Enough: for the latest Small Press Dispatch, @chloroformtea.bsky.social looks at Syr Hayati Beker's WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE (@stelliform.press)
Small Press Dispatch: The Thing You Do When Crying Isn’t Enough
Roseanna Pendlebury In Syr Hayati Beker’s What A Fish Looks Like, a book of fairytales is transformed by annotation into a collection of new fables, more suited to the climate-change-ravaged future…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon is now available for preorder! This cinematic thriller is a horror tinged science fantasy with expansive worldbuilding and tons of action.
Preorder now, available July 28, 2026!

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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
The Hugo Awards (2026)
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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have you ordered your copy yet?

👀👀🖤

"Lush, lyrical, and heartbreaking" - @ivygrimes.bsky.social

"A beautiful meditation on loss and grief" - @acwise.bsky.social

"A visceral and timely tale" - @thesuiway.bsky.social

"This is eco and science fiction at its best" -@lyndseycroal.bsky.social

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No One To Hold The Distant Dead | Psychopomp
As extinction takes species after species, Inga and the people of Nordenmark must find a way to survive, and a reason to live, in the spaces death leaves behind.
psychopomp.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Did you know that it's #singlesday?

The perfect opportunity to remind you of a superb selection of Solaris Standalones across fantasy, scifi, horror & spec fic!

From award-winners to modern classics, out of this world highjinks to creeping terror, you can find your perfect partner in our books!
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Thank you @voidcricket.bsky.social for this beautiful blurb for GODFESTATION, my Appalachia weird horror, arriving August 2026 via @sleyhouseeditor! Cover reveal and preorders are coming soon.
#horror #appalachia #books #southernfiction
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...

THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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8K GIVEAWAY!

Win books from @csecooney.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social an early ARC from @authortrmoore.bsky.social & more!

Like, follow, repost and drop a book 📙 in the comments to enter! Ends 23:59 GMT on 13/10/25. Open to UK & IE, CAN & US only.
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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it’s a Goodreads giveaway!!! Voyager is giving away 100 copies of THE OBAKE CODE, so here’s your chance to read my Neuromancer x Fast and the Furious cyberpunk lesbian space heist early!!!

enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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THE HOWLING DARK follows two werewolf brothers! Their kind are products of the nuclear winter and can shift at will, provided they've had sufficient exposure to moonlight (which these two have not when we first meet them aboard a space station—a situation that causes much strife between them).
October 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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There are FIVE DAYS LEFT in our Kickstarter!! There’s still tons of awesome critique rewards, from poetry to short fiction to query letter critiques from some amazing folks.

AND if you want to play a TTRPG with us, that’s up for grabs too 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
www.kickstarter.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Here's the second (and very generous) review of THE KING MUST DIE, which hits shelves in less than two weeks!

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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A spot has opened up, and our TTRPG reward (originally sold out in just a few days!) is back on the menu! If you want to virtually play a TTRPG with the co-founders, now is your chance! This reward also includes a 2026 subscription to OTHERSIDE. It's going to be SO MUCH FUN!
OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
www.kickstarter.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🚨AUTHOR VIDEO🚨

Had such a brilliant time chatting with @voidcricket.bsky.social about her two latest releases, what went into them, and we even launched a GIVEAWAY for An Unbreakable World!

Find out more by tuning into our conversation on YouTube 👇🏻

youtu.be/DDAIudDfNu4?...
Ren Hutchings Interview | The Legend Liminal, An Unbreakable World & More
YouTube video by FanFiAddict
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October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Book nerd alert! 🚨 Stopped by @bookwarehouse.bsky.social and found my #sapphicbooks on the shelf - now signed, cozy, and ready to ruin your feelings (in the best possible way). It still feels wild to see them on shelves. 🚀✨️

Shop local, support indie booksellers #Vancouver✌️
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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It’s an #unboxing for a restock of some of our @starsandsabers.bsky.social 2025 books! A cross-genre anthology, a collection by Bram Stoker and Elgin Award winner @pedroiniguez.bsky.social, a magic-themed anthology, and a novella by @voidcricket.bsky.social!

#books #horror #fantasy #scifi
October 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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It's been a whole year since my debut novel, The Potent Solution came out! I'm extremely grateful that I was able to get this story out there and that so many people have enjoyed it. I'm especially delighted that so many people have seen their experiences with ADHD reflected in Charlotte's story.
October 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Our newsletter for all patrons is out now! Wherein we scream about the Kickstarter thus far, share a Q&A with our poetry editor Jess Cho, and of course feature a delightful intern of the month! (And if you aren't already a patron, sign up for free today!)
Newsletter: Updates + Meet Jess!
www.patreon.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Contributors Wanted!
Do YOU want to write for Nerds of a Feather?
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/cont...
Contributors Wanted
Do you want to write for Nerds? Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together is looking for 3-5 awesome individuals to join our team of regular contri...
www.nerds-feather.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM