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Wick Welker 🪐
@wickwelker.bsky.social
230 followers 130 following 580 posts
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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Wick Welker 🪐 @wickwelker.bsky.social · Sep 7
Still can’t believe my book, SAINT ELSPETH, won the SPSFC4. Thank you! Special thanks to @davedobson.bsky.social @spsfc.bsky.social
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I saw it. I bought it.
thebrokenbinding.bsky.social The Broken Binding @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social · 1d
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
French cover for the fantasy novel 'A Tide of Black Steel' / 'Une Maree dAcier Noir' showing a fleet of red-sailed ships against a stormy background.
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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My Top 10 Completed Fantasy Books

@fondalee.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social

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5 Underrated Fantasy Books #fantasy #booktok
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February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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SPFBO 11 officially starts today!

Let the reviews flow! #SPFBO
a person wearing a leather glove is pouring sand on a table
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
Promo graphic for the novel 'The Feeding' by Anthony Ryan - on sale on the Amazon Kindle store at $1.99
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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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
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9 books that Michael Shotter recently read and enjoyed.
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.
headofzeus.bsky.social Head of Zeus @headofzeus.bsky.social · 11d
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
Cover of the book 'Pretenders to the Throne of God' by Arthur C. Tchaikovsky. The illustration features a grand castle on a cliff with swirling sea waves, and an individual standing in the foreground observing the scene.
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
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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
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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
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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
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Brand new shiny website:
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✅ 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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Splash for Double Booked YouTube show with Josh and Dave.
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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SPSFC Finalist DARK THEORY

FREE today
👇

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Dark Theory (Dark Law Book 1)
Dark Theory (Dark Law Book 1) - Kindle edition by Welker, Wick. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dark Theory (Dark Law Book 1).
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January 17, 2026 at 3:15 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