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Wick Welker 🪐
@wickwelker.bsky.social
Author, Dad, Husband, Reader, ICU Doctor, SPSFC4 Winner and finalist x2. SPSFC5 judge.
•DARK THEORY•SAINT ELSPETH•REFRACTION•
DARK PROPHET out May 15th 2025.

https://wickwelker.com/
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Still can’t believe my book, SAINT ELSPETH, won the SPSFC4. Thank you! Special thanks to @davedobson.bsky.social @spsfc.bsky.social
I saw it. I bought it.
We are so excited to reveal the full specs for our editions of Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons 🗻
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Cover reveal - feast thine eyes upon the French cover for 'A Tide of Black Steel' / 'Une Maree dAcier Noir' (book 1 of the Age of Wrath). Published by Bragelonne on April 8th. Cover illustration by artiste par excellence Didier Graffet.
#BookSky #FantasyArt #Illustration
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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SPFBO 11 officially starts today!

Let the reviews flow! #SPFBO
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ALT: a person wearing a leather glove is pouring sand on a table
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February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Attention US readists! My post-apocalyptic horror/thriller 'The Feeding' has been chosen for a Kindle Big Deal, which means it's on sale all this week on Amazon at $1.99.
#BookSky #Horror
February 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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I have a new book out next month 😮

WARNING: may contain traces of crow
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I’m a book tuber now!

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Required XP Level #brandonsanderson #fantasy #malazan
YouTube video by Wick Welker
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February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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can we all agree Q was madly in love with Jean-Luc Picard throughout all of TNG
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Reading isn’t linear — it’s an XP grind.
Here’s a quick fantasy/sci-fi XP curve.
📚🎮

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February 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Everyone says we’re living in 1984.
I think Brave New World is the scarier prediction — and here’s why.
New video:

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January 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Anonymous drop off at my house. There is a resistance community. We’re here. Some are loud and some are quiet. #minnesota #iceout
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Let's take a trip to Mars! 10 fab books you might like to read. 🪐📚💙 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
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10 Epic Sci-Fi Novels That Take You to Mars
YouTube video by SciFiScavenger
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January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
What’s the best fantasy or sci-fi book you read in 2025 so far?
Mine are here (spoiler-free): 5 SFF reads from 2025 👇

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January 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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Yes, I have a new book you should absolutely check out, but that's not going to stop me from recommending others I've recently read and enjoyed. 🙂 🪐📚🩸📚💙

Reviews:

Goodreads
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Book Radar
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StoryGraph
app.thestorygraph.com/books-read/s...
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Next month (uk) - the fourth (main) Tyrant Philosophers book, with my most bombastic ever title.
In #PretendersToTheThroneOfGod, Arthur C. Clarke winner & Sunday Times bestselling author Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social returns to a world steeped in magic – & the #TyrantPhilosophers campaign to bring reason, logic and ‘perfection’ to it.

Pre-order now: https://geni.us/PTTTOGorgsoc
January 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I posted a new one: 5 Sci-Fi Books That Broke My Brain 🧠
Weird, reality-bending, can’t-stop-thinking-about-it sci-fi.
@aptshadow.bsky.social

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January 24, 2026 at 3:41 PM
First round of SPSFC5 cuts from my team, 1.22 Gigawatts. Read the judges takes and celebrate the self pub awesomeness.

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Team 1.21 Gigawatts – Our first cuts for SPSFC#5 – Dave Dobson
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January 24, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I posted my first fantasy book video!
5 Fantasy Books That Broke Me — the ones that stuck with me long after I finished.
Would love recs in the comments too

@anthonyryan.bsky.social @robinhobb.bsky.social

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January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Brand new shiny website:
wickwelker.com

✅ Free download: first half of Dark Theory (400+ pages)
🏆 Saint Elspeth — SPSFC Champion Winner 2025
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January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Tonight at 8pm ET I'm on Double Booked with Josh to talk books, writing, and whatever else comes up. Join us for a fun discussion!

8PM EST

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January 20, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Americans ... or anyone with a US address!

A whole bunch of cool stuff to be won from @AceBooksPub - including Daughter of Crows!

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Ace Spring sweepstakes Jan 26 - Penguin Random House
Ace Spring sweepstakes Jan 26
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January 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM