Adam Kovac
@boondock60mm.bsky.social
Author of HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION and THE SURGE, science fiction role-playing game writer/developer, creator of the HARD VACUUM series, soccer dad, Army veteran and former journalist.
Pinned
Deal Alert: HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION. A sci-fi/horror novel pitched as The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country. A universe filled with werewolves, space pirates, vampires, faeries, doomsday cults. Even the Yeti. Appreciate @maudlinhouse.bsky.social for giving my second novel a home.
Hired to investigate lost communications with a remote outpost, the players must survive a deadly conspiracy to betray the inhabitants of a tiny moon and exploit their resources.
HARD VACUUM - Issue 11: Massacre Moon, now @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine
HARD VACUUM - Issue 11: Massacre Moon, now @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hired to investigate lost communications with a remote outpost, the players must survive a deadly conspiracy to betray the inhabitants of a tiny moon and exploit their resources.
HARD VACUUM - Issue 11: Massacre Moon, now @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine
HARD VACUUM - Issue 11: Massacre Moon, now @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine
This is essentially the premise of my forthcoming novel, Haunted Space: Paradise for Extinction (Nov. 2026, @maudlinhouse.bsky.social). Yes. I absolutely went there. And I think readers are gonna really enjoy it.
Many adventures from one RPG system can easily be ported into other RPGs.
Some are more effective than others.
Some are more effective than others.
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is essentially the premise of my forthcoming novel, Haunted Space: Paradise for Extinction (Nov. 2026, @maudlinhouse.bsky.social). Yes. I absolutely went there. And I think readers are gonna really enjoy it.
I believe I'm contractually obligated to promote my novel today. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I believe I'm contractually obligated to promote my novel today. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge
www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...
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tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge
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Meanwhile, over at the bad place ...
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meanwhile, over at the bad place ...
I f--ing knew it.
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I f--ing knew it.
I understand life gets a bit hectic now and then but I would very much like to have one day, just one single day, without having to do laundry.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I understand life gets a bit hectic now and then but I would very much like to have one day, just one single day, without having to do laundry.
Sigh. Every time. Every goddamned time.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Sigh. Every time. Every goddamned time.
A science base overrun with deadly life forms. Test the wits and will of your PCs in HARD VACUUM - Issue 10: Containment Breach. An old-school bug hunt and most challenging adventure in the series, so far.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
#SelfPromotionSaturday
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#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
#SelfPromotionSaturday
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November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A science base overrun with deadly life forms. Test the wits and will of your PCs in HARD VACUUM - Issue 10: Containment Breach. An old-school bug hunt and most challenging adventure in the series, so far.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
#SelfPromotionSaturday
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
#SelfPromotionSaturday
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
"Readers will come away from this book shaken, mad, and stunned." - @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social, author of Above All Men and Moon Up, Past Full
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tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge
www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...
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tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge
www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Readers will come away from this book shaken, mad, and stunned." - @ericshonkwiler.bsky.social, author of Above All Men and Moon Up, Past Full
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge
www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge
www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...
A 100% disability rating for PTSD approved in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A 100% disability rating for PTSD approved in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...
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After 10 years, it looks like Maudlin House is slowly becoming a mansion.
Another wing just opened up with Adam Kovac’s Haunted Space…🪐
Another wing just opened up with Adam Kovac’s Haunted Space…🪐
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
After 10 years, it looks like Maudlin House is slowly becoming a mansion.
Another wing just opened up with Adam Kovac’s Haunted Space…🪐
Another wing just opened up with Adam Kovac’s Haunted Space…🪐
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🚨 New Maudlin House title 🚨
The universe is haunted.
Adam Kovac’s HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION joins Maudlin House.
The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country—werewolves, space pirates, vampires, cults, faeries, even the Yeti.
Out November 2026.
The universe is haunted.
Adam Kovac’s HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION joins Maudlin House.
The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country—werewolves, space pirates, vampires, cults, faeries, even the Yeti.
Out November 2026.
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨 New Maudlin House title 🚨
The universe is haunted.
Adam Kovac’s HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION joins Maudlin House.
The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country—werewolves, space pirates, vampires, cults, faeries, even the Yeti.
Out November 2026.
The universe is haunted.
Adam Kovac’s HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION joins Maudlin House.
The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country—werewolves, space pirates, vampires, cults, faeries, even the Yeti.
Out November 2026.
Deal Alert: HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION. A sci-fi/horror novel pitched as The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country. A universe filled with werewolves, space pirates, vampires, faeries, doomsday cults. Even the Yeti. Appreciate @maudlinhouse.bsky.social for giving my second novel a home.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Deal Alert: HAUNTED SPACE: PARADISE FOR EXTINCTION. A sci-fi/horror novel pitched as The Expanse meets Lovecraft Country. A universe filled with werewolves, space pirates, vampires, faeries, doomsday cults. Even the Yeti. Appreciate @maudlinhouse.bsky.social for giving my second novel a home.
I know I should be posting to promote my published work but today I find myself too exhausted from writing my unpublished work.
November 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I know I should be posting to promote my published work but today I find myself too exhausted from writing my unpublished work.
At my age, trick or treating takes place at the local burger joint. This is my full-size candy bar.
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
At my age, trick or treating takes place at the local burger joint. This is my full-size candy bar.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
It was fantastic.
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It was fantastic.
This might've kinda sorta happened again. 👀
Late last year, I sent a DM to a publisher whose press I admire about a crazy idea that'd popped into my head. Today, something amazing happened. I look forward to sharing more details soon.
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This might've kinda sorta happened again. 👀
Grilled cheese sandwich.
What would *your* book smell like if you engaged in a mega weirdo scented pages promotional campaign?
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Grilled cheese sandwich.
Many thanks to @firstage.bsky.social for running HARD VACUUM - Issue 01: Pirate Bait at this year's FurnaceCon XX in the UK. Not surprised to learn the PCs' plan went "explosively awry," and I hope everyone enjoyed the action.
We've just had #FurnaceCon XX over the weekend in #Sheffield UK. It was packed with beautiful people and #ttrpgs.
We'll do a XXI, so come and join us. Here are a few quick thoughts.
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We'll do a XXI, so come and join us. Here are a few quick thoughts.
farhavens.blogspot.com/2025/10/furn...
Furnace XX
We have just had a great weekend of RPGs and company at our twentieth Furnace Convention in Sheffield at the Garrison Hotel. To celebrate th...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Many thanks to @firstage.bsky.social for running HARD VACUUM - Issue 01: Pirate Bait at this year's FurnaceCon XX in the UK. Not surprised to learn the PCs' plan went "explosively awry," and I hope everyone enjoyed the action.
HARD VACUUM - Issue 10: Containment Breach. The most challenging adventure in the series, so far. Intrigue. Terror. Low odds of survival. An old-school dungeon crawl. It's a bug hunt. Now available @drivethrurpg.com.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
HARD VACUUM - Issue 10: Containment Breach. The most challenging adventure in the series, so far. Intrigue. Terror. Low odds of survival. An old-school dungeon crawl. It's a bug hunt. Now available @drivethrurpg.com.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
HARD VACUUM: A series of short science-fiction adventures designed for a one-shot session or side quest in nearly any #CepheusEngine or #TravellerRPG campaign. See if it's a fit for your table @drivethrurpg.com.
#SelfPromotionSaturday
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#SelfPromotionSaturday
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October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
HARD VACUUM: A series of short science-fiction adventures designed for a one-shot session or side quest in nearly any #CepheusEngine or #TravellerRPG campaign. See if it's a fit for your table @drivethrurpg.com.
#SelfPromotionSaturday
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
#SelfPromotionSaturday
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That crack Texas National Guard outfit deployed to Chicago really hit the ground running.
"Broadview police officers observed the vans parked in the rear of 2000 25th Ave. and all of the guards were sleeping," the statement said. "We let them sleep undisturbed."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
"Broadview police officers observed the vans parked in the rear of 2000 25th Ave. and all of the guards were sleeping," the statement said. "We let them sleep undisturbed."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
Troops carrying shields arrive at suburban ICE facility as judge set to rule on National Guard deployment
The new images come after the U.S Northern Command confirmed that approximately 500 soldiers from various units of National Guards were activated in the Chicago area.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
That crack Texas National Guard outfit deployed to Chicago really hit the ground running.
"Broadview police officers observed the vans parked in the rear of 2000 25th Ave. and all of the guards were sleeping," the statement said. "We let them sleep undisturbed."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
"Broadview police officers observed the vans parked in the rear of 2000 25th Ave. and all of the guards were sleeping," the statement said. "We let them sleep undisturbed."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
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Last call for Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier. Kickstarter for issue four in the series ends tomorrow. Appreciate all the support so far.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier
A sci-fi setting of crime and conflict. Compatible with Traveller, the Cepheus Engine, and other popular game systems.
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Last call for Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier. Kickstarter for issue four in the series ends tomorrow. Appreciate all the support so far.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Last call for Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier. Kickstarter for issue four in the series ends tomorrow. Appreciate all the support so far.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier
A sci-fi setting of crime and conflict. Compatible with Traveller, the Cepheus Engine, and other popular game systems.
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Last call for Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier. Kickstarter for issue four in the series ends tomorrow. Appreciate all the support so far.
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
#CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...