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Alan K. Dell
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Sci-Fi Author, SFINCS 1 Finalist, Book Blogger, Husband, Father, Photographer, Archer, Videogamer. He/Him.
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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 10d
Nominations are open for this year's #IndieInkAwards until the end of November.

Please nominate books from The Augment Saga!

Just go to indiestorygeek.com/u..., click on the book you want to nominate (you do have to make a free Indie Story Geek account).

📢📚🪐 💙📚 #SFF
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Indie Ink Award Nominations Open! Nominate books from the Augment Saga. IndieStoryGeek.com/user/alankdell Four book cover paperback mockups for The Re-Emergence, From the Grave of the Gods, The Flight of the Aurora, and The Shadow of Arcadia, on a Mars background.
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sharkiatwrites.bsky.social
Bummed out by the happenings this year? You're not alone and this is the bundle for you: itch.io/b/3348/burn-...
My contribution to this bundle is What May Rise from the Ashes, a story about an elderly librarian whose beloved library is about to shut out the general public. She won't be having that.
A background of flames. Text reads: BURN IT DOWN! Bundle 17 books for $16 November 13-16th Thumbnail book covers line the top, bottom, and left margins of the image: Now and Then and Back Again by A.P. Howell Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy Rise of the Resistance by Niranjan Into The Forest by Natasha O’Connor The Killing Song by Felix Graves Birthright by M.A. Vice Heirs of Hyarch Book One: The Spellking's Heir by Chris Mitchell Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson The Backwards Knight by Matthew Siadak Loyalty to the Max by Maya Darjani What May Rise From the Ashes by Susanne Schmidt Their Village, Their Fortress by Dylan Madeley Gift of Snow by C.L. Carhart When In Erebus by Paris Vivian Kotov Syndrome by S. Morgan Burbank Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean A Path of Endless Crossroads by M.C. Burnell
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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ormakal.bsky.social
Check out Jaya! The Complete Series on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

It's a GO! IT FUNDED. THANK YOU EVERYONE

Keep sharing and back if possible. More milestones on the way!
Jaya! The Complete Series
The ominbus edition of all four books of Jaya!, a series of books reimagining the Indian Epic of Mahabharata with a brand new Collectors' Edition Cover. Book One, Pradyutita was an SPFBO semi finalis...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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conradaltmann.com
A bit of a teaser for ‘Memento Moreau’. The first piece of the WOOM® dossier:
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Note the QR code…
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
IT LIIIIVES! Riyati Ripple is officially out! Come for the traumatized teens, stay for the increasingly further traumatized teens

Direct 🏠 store.aquakatpublishing.com/collection/r...
Itch Bundle 🔗 riyati.ink/itch-ripple
Other Retailers 🛒 riyati.ink/ripple

📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀 #QueerSFF #QueerAdultSFF
Header text that reads, “Every act of defiance steers you into the person you were always meant to become.” A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Ripple’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: Third book in series Dark Fantasy Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes 1st Person & Multi PoV Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, ND fMC Found Family Reincarnations Intricate Elemental Magic Childhood Friends Slow Burn 97k words (~320 pages) Retailers Logos for the itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle are listed. Underneath says "+ more @ riyati.ink/ripple" The promo image is yellow and brown colors, with a faded yellow magic glyph with foreign characters. Text reads as follows: “After Nimaka’s death and the older selves returning to their own time, Kylie ran from all she’d known and grown up with at North Opal Pines, but she soon learns she can’t run far or fast enough. She thought she could leave it all behind: go back to being a normal high school student, make new friends, keep her grades up and her mother happy. But Nimaka’s death has only rallied the two others, and now they’ve stalked Kylie to her new school. Even worse, they have a mysterious new leader who no longer seeks to just kill Kylie but all those she knows and loves…. and the body count is rising. Kylie can’t get by on “just surviving” anymore: to protect herself — let alone those around her — she must become as strong and cunning as Siani was, or everyone she’s ever known and loved will die with her.” Illustrated character art for Kylie Rae, Jordan Boyle, and Maya Van Daele are together. To their right are mockups of an ereader, smartphone, and print book that has Riyati Ripple’s cover. Under the mockups is the text “riyati.ink/ripple” in a bubble. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?   Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.   -Maya On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with dark brown hair and light emerald eyes pensively looking to the side. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. Riyati Ripple Launch Sales! Aquakat Publishing Direct Store: 20% off total order with code RippleRelease, valid until Nov 17 Google Play Books Bundle Discounts Buy 2 Riyati books & get 25% off Buy 3 Riyati books & get 40% off itch.io Bundle Buy all three Riyati books for $9.99 (reg. $14.97), valid until Nov 17
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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conradaltmann.com
These stories contain depictions of out-of-body experiences, fungal infections, genetic sabotage, evolutionary revenge and sexual deception. All are based in truth, though are yet unproven. 📚💙 #comingsoon #coverreveal
🪻🍄🧬🌳🍆
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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professormitchell.bsky.social
There will always be tales of rising up against tyranny.

For those seeking such stories, here's an itch bundle just for you. Seventeen ebooks, both fantasy and science fiction, all featuring the flames of rebellion.

The bundle ends after the 16th, so check it out!

itch.io/b/3348/burn-...
Against the background of flames, black text reads: 17 books for $16 BURN IT DOWN! bundle Nov. 13-16th The itch.io logo is below this text in white. Thumbnail book covers line the top, bottom, and left margins of the image: The Killing Song by Felix Graves Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson Rise of the Resistance by Niranjan Into The Forest by Natasha O’Connor The Backwards Knight by Matthew Siadak What May Rise From the Ashes by Susanne Schmidt Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy Now and Then and Back Again by A.P. Howell Kotov Syndrome by S. Morgan Burbank Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean Loyalty to the Max by Maya Darjani Gift of Snow by C.L. Carhart A Path of Endless Crossroads by M.C. Burnell Birthright by M.A. Vice Their Village, Their Fortress by Dylan Madeley When In Erebus by Paris Vivian Heirs of Hyarch Book One: The Spellking's Heir by Chris Mitchell
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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alankdell.bsky.social
Nominations are open for this year's #IndieInkAwards until the end of November.

Please nominate books from The Augment Saga!

Just go to indiestorygeek.com/u..., click on the book you want to nominate (you do have to make a free Indie Story Geek account).

📢📚🪐 💙📚 #SFF
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Indie Ink Award Nominations Open! Nominate books from the Augment Saga. IndieStoryGeek.com/user/alankdell Four book cover paperback mockups for The Re-Emergence, From the Grave of the Gods, The Flight of the Aurora, and The Shadow of Arcadia, on a Mars background.
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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azaleaforrest.bsky.social
A Bitter Drink is a high fantasy romp full of colorful characters, treason, and hedonistic apathy coming back to bite you in the ass.

books2read.com/abd
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💙📚 #writing #highfantasy #books #reading
Rowan Moss: Dahlseid from Gresha. A green skinned plant man with leaves for hair, wearing lavender colored robes and holding a glass of wine. Arrows with words point at the character: wino, ambassador, magic, confident, is a good boi (deep down), idiot, loyal, plant man plant hair, clever, has the hots for everybody (but especially Dagan), hedonistic. From A Bitter Drink by Azalea Forrest. Dagan Oyibo: Human from Outer Bisia. A dark skinned human male with dreads tied up in a ponytail, wearing a rucksack and holding a staff. Words with arrows point to the character: farm boy, philanthropist, has stick, will use, empathetic, lightweight, patient, vagabond, maybe too trusting (but not too naive), just a cinnamon roll, is a gooder boi (hands down all around). From A Bitter Drink by Azalea Forrest. Clover Ironhammer: Dwarf from Denerth. A redheaded dwarf carrying a huge hammer over her shoulders. Arrows from words say: kind & forgiving (but don't mess with her friends), sunshine, music lover, foodie (and fantastic chef), singing, passionate, the goodest, can and will crush you (with her hammer). From A Bitter Drink by Azalea Forrest. Tani Iohel: Elf from Esterfall. A purple haired elf wearing all black with a sword and arrows. Arrows point at the character: grumpy, "no good deed goes unpunished" (does it anyway), intense, has a thing for redheads (one specific redhead), blunt, neither good nor bad, themby (and she/her), spy, magic, will stab you for fun. From A Bitter Drink by Azalea Forrest.
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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azaleaforrest.bsky.social
Witch in the Lighthouse is a warm cup of tea full of magic, grief, friendship, and forgiveness. A Ghibli-esque tale sure to delight. #novella

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💙📚 #books #magic #writing #author
Witch in the Lighthouse by Azalea Forrest. A lavender colored book cover with herbs, broomsticks, potions, chamomile flowers, and a lighthouse at sunset. Words surround the cover, with arrows pointing at the book: forgiveness, novella, warm cup of tea, magic, grief, friendship, ghibliesque. The background of the image is a lighthouse on a cliff overlooking the sea.
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
alankdell.bsky.social
#AmWriting progress: Only a few words today, adding a couple of sentences in what I've already written, adjusting wording here and there... et voilà! Passed 110,000 words.

I don't know why I can't add proper new stuff at the moment. It's annoying.

Buy my books to gimme some pep? 😂

💙📚🪐 #SFF
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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jendiagammon.bsky.social
My latest book, THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL, has been out 3 weeks as of today. Second in the series of hopeful sci-fi fantasy books for teens to infinity!
jendiagammon.bsky.social Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 24d
It's here!! THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL is now available! Written by me as J. Dianne Dotson, this is the sequel to my Nebula & BSFA finalist novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN. Order from your favorite bookseller!
#scifi #fantasy #sff #newbooks
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The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel NOW AVAILABLE! Sequel to THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN A Nebula & BSFA Award Finalist J. DIANNE DOTSON "Beautifully immersive" "Fun and fantastic!" "Colorful, exciting, and brimming with life" Ghe Secret or the Sapphire Sentinel "Filled with courage and determination" The Exciting Sequel to Nebula & BSFA Award Finalist THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN by Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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jennelikejennay.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

This is from INVASIVE.
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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jamesmgeary.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (It's not out in the world yet but...)

"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
ryanlohner.bsky.social Ryan Lohner (he/him) @ryanlohner.bsky.social · 3d
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

"Somewhere, this could all be happening right now."
tfrohock.com T. Frohock (she/her) @tfrohock.com · 3d
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

(This is the opening to Miserere: An Autumn Tale):
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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barryryerson.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

"Yevgeny hated flying more than he hated killing."

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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
alankdell.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel(ette) by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

Here's the opening of THE GOD SUN
First page of THE GOD SUN It was late night when the signal came through. I remember it clearly. For years the International Space Administration had been watching the skies, hoping against hope to receive something from the ISF Althaemenes. The ship was supposed to have returned the same year it had launched. Just a quick three-month jaunt around Proxima Centauri and back again. But it had vanished, leaving only a fading trail from its faster-than-light Austinium drive in its wake. Four years of painful silence, finally broken. ‘Captain on deck!’ Commander Leonard Burcham cried, snapping the heels of his perfectly shined magboots to attention. Len was a bald, white guy almost twice my age, and a damned stickler for the rules. But he was dependable and experienced and made a great executive officer. We’d worked together for so long now our thoughts were pretty much in sync. It could be scary sometimes. The rest of the crew followed the commander’s
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Today's my birthday 🎉 If you'd like to celebrate too (esp w/ Ripple releasing in just 4 days now!), there's a 24 hour birthday sale going on right now-- get both Riyati books out for $3.20 through itch or direct!

🔗 itch.io/s/167158/202...
🏠 riyati.ink/store

📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀 #QueerSFF #QueerAdultSFF
32nd Birthday Sale 24 hours only | direct & itch.io Riyati Rebirth + Riyati Rivals = $3.20 About Riyati Childhood friends slow burn Contemporary/low dark fantasy Urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, AuHD fMC riyati.ink/birthday
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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professormitchell.bsky.social
Time's almost up! Sequel bundle! Fantasy! Science fiction! Ebooks! Be quick!

itch.io/b/3359/conti...
The cover art of the majority of the books featured in the Continue the Adventure itch bundle. Depicted left to right and top to bottom: Whiteout by Susanne Schmidt Death of Summer by Niranjan Soul of Ash by H. L. Moore Riyati Rivals by Kai Zeal Prajwalita by Niranjan Moonshadow's Champion by Dianna Gunn The Wish of a Dragon by J. D. Rivers Land by Bjørn Larssen The Lunar Wars by Laika L. Gagarin Kranlian Rendevous by Simon Wolfe Hunted by the Undead by C. L. Carhart The Elefae Champion by Chris Mitchell The Haunted Angel by Jenn A. Morales Exolegacy by Conrad Altmann Child of the Forest by Audrey Simmons The Bull at the Start by M. C. Burnell To Spy a Star by Jonathan Nevair Facets of the Nether by William C. Tracy Not pictured: Scars of the Raven by T. C. Smith The Shadow of Arcadia by Alan K. Dell
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
alankdell.bsky.social
Just 18 hours remain of the Continue the Adventure Bundle. 20 awesome second-in-series books for $19.

Give these books some much-needed love and slap your TBR upside the head.

itch.io/b/3359/conti...

🩵📚 | 📢📚🪐 | 📦📚 #BookSky
Continue the Adventure. Itch-io bundle of second-in-series books. November 5 to 10
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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ormakal.bsky.social
This bundle of second in series books is the perfect blend of adventure and magic! Grab it today! Only one day more!

🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 #writingcommunity 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #booksky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #bookish #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers

itch.io/b/3359/conti...
Continue the Adventure by Niranjan and 19 others
Continue the Adventure: 20 items for $19.00
itch.io
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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barryryerson.bsky.social
When a hacker uses an illegal AI construct for revenge, just how far will he go?

Read the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #scifi short story described as:

"...bloody brilliant..."

"The plot was tight and immersive, and it absolutely stuck the ending."

"...vivid and enjoyable."

Link: www.linktr.ee/bryerson

#booksky
Book cover for Origins: The Hacker by Barry Ryerson. A white man sits at a computer desk, programming using a glitchy holographic display. A bloodstain is on the left wall, whilst a window on the right shows a hot and arid landscape.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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ormakal.bsky.social
This bundle of second in series books is the perfect blend of adventure and magic! Grab it today! Only one day more!

🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 #writingcommunity 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #booksky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #bookish #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers

itch.io/b/3359/conti...
Continue the Adventure by Niranjan and 19 others
Continue the Adventure: 20 items for $19.00
itch.io
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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ormakal.bsky.social
Day 8 of 30 books 30 days on Google brings you Fimbulvinter's Fires by @amweald.com, a queer apocalyptic sci fi horror romance, which was briefly No 1 on amazon under LGBT Sci Fi. Let's make it No 1 on Google as well! #booksky #queersky

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🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢 🩷🧙 🪐🩸
30 days 30 books, All on Google Play
Did you know you can buy and read books on Google? With the Playbooks app available on both appstore and playstore, you can not only read book available on the google bookstore, but can upload any epub...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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azaleaforrest.bsky.social
hey so A Witch in Isenshire is a humdinger and y'all should read it. You want fall/wintery vibes? We've got it. Tech + magic? Oh YEAH we've got it. We've got CLOSURE, we've got AUTOMATONS, we've got FRIENDSHIP. Give this steampunk inspired book of witches a try!
azaleaforrest.bsky.social Azalea Forrest 📚 A Witch in Isenshire @azaleaforrest.bsky.social · 10d
A Witch in Isenshire is a bold cup of coffee made with determination, personal growth, and adventure. Maggie and Basil find closure in Emelle before being called to the tech-advanced city of Isenshire.

www.books2read.com/awii
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A Witch in Isenshire by Azalea Forrest. The book cover looks of old parchment, with art-nouveau type style font. Images of tarot cards, gears, crystals, and broomsticks surround an imagine of lineart of a city, with a background of a canyon/butte. Text surrounds the cover with arrows pointing to it: more friendship!, personal growth, coffee vibes, technomancy, closure, determination, automatons, living with loss, feisty grandma, cozy adventure.
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
alankdell.bsky.social
The main thing that bothers me about these advanced BlueSky Moderation Service settings is the possibility that it's now suppressing book promo posts as spam.

I have zero evidence this is happening but I have concerns.
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
alankdell.bsky.social
At the archery club 🎯 today about to do a Frostbite 🥶 round. It would be more appropriate to the name if it was actually cold lmao 😂
Field with four archery targets set up, with a recurve bow on a stand, and blurry arrows
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM