Faction Paradox
@factionparadox.bsky.social
Novels & short stories set among the worlds of the Spiral Politic from Obverse Books.
Imagine Doctor Who but the Doctor's not in it, and instead there's a shower of skull-mask wearing terrorists who keep messing with the history of the universe. Or don't.
Imagine Doctor Who but the Doctor's not in it, and instead there's a shower of skull-mask wearing terrorists who keep messing with the history of the universe. Or don't.
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“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
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Not sure what the worst thing I saw yesterday was - Michelle Mone whining that she's the real victim of her own apparent fraud, or this, where a man who looks to be in his 60s admits that he likes this teenage looking AI 'actress' because she's a virgin.
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Not sure what the worst thing I saw yesterday was - Michelle Mone whining that she's the real victim of her own apparent fraud, or this, where a man who looks to be in his 60s admits that he likes this teenage looking AI 'actress' because she's a virgin.
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The Complete Periodic Adventures of Senor 105 - now available as one ebook pack, for less than £2 a book!
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The Collected Periodic Adventures of Senor 105 – Obverse Books
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September 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Complete Periodic Adventures of Senor 105 - now available as one ebook pack, for less than £2 a book!
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It's Bandcamp Friday! Why not try out the (so far) only cd from Obverse Music?
Ambient loveliness by Mike Dickinson, straight from the world of Faction Paradox!
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Ambient loveliness by Mike Dickinson, straight from the world of Faction Paradox!
obversebooks.bandcamp.com/album/the-el...
The Eleven Day Empire, by Mike Dickinson
0 track album
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September 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It's Bandcamp Friday! Why not try out the (so far) only cd from Obverse Music?
Ambient loveliness by Mike Dickinson, straight from the world of Faction Paradox!
obversebooks.bandcamp.com/album/the-el...
Ambient loveliness by Mike Dickinson, straight from the world of Faction Paradox!
obversebooks.bandcamp.com/album/the-el...
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Unfortunately, like many other small companies, we have had to put a hold on shipments to the United States, while the various couriers figure out what to do about the tariff situation.
Hopefully, it won't last too long and we can start shipping to the States again.
Hopefully, it won't last too long and we can start shipping to the States again.
August 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Unfortunately, like many other small companies, we have had to put a hold on shipments to the United States, while the various couriers figure out what to do about the tariff situation.
Hopefully, it won't last too long and we can start shipping to the States again.
Hopefully, it won't last too long and we can start shipping to the States again.
Excellent new review of @blairbidmead.bsky.social's Rose Coloured Crosshairs.
'Again proving to be one of the best FP authors out there, Bidmead creates a masterpiece of intertwined storylines ... that ties itself together perfectly within just 150 pages.'
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'Again proving to be one of the best FP authors out there, Bidmead creates a masterpiece of intertwined storylines ... that ties itself together perfectly within just 150 pages.'
tardis.guide/reviews/stor...
Review of Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by turlough
tardis.guide
August 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Excellent new review of @blairbidmead.bsky.social's Rose Coloured Crosshairs.
'Again proving to be one of the best FP authors out there, Bidmead creates a masterpiece of intertwined storylines ... that ties itself together perfectly within just 150 pages.'
tardis.guide/reviews/stor...
'Again proving to be one of the best FP authors out there, Bidmead creates a masterpiece of intertwined storylines ... that ties itself together perfectly within just 150 pages.'
tardis.guide/reviews/stor...
It's been out of print for a while now, but it's a key text for Faction Paradox readers - Of the City of the Saved by @purserhallard.com has been reprinted, with a new cover, a little new text, new illustrations and Phil's preferred layout - a truly definitive version!
July 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It's been out of print for a while now, but it's a key text for Faction Paradox readers - Of the City of the Saved by @purserhallard.com has been reprinted, with a new cover, a little new text, new illustrations and Phil's preferred layout - a truly definitive version!
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What would you all say to a shiny reprint of @purserhallard.com's genuinely seminal FP novel,' ...Of the City of the Saved'? All new layout, with new illustrations by Nick Hallard and new content?
We've done 6 City anthologies - now it's time that the original, as you might say, joined Obverse!
We've done 6 City anthologies - now it's time that the original, as you might say, joined Obverse!
May 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What would you all say to a shiny reprint of @purserhallard.com's genuinely seminal FP novel,' ...Of the City of the Saved'? All new layout, with new illustrations by Nick Hallard and new content?
We've done 6 City anthologies - now it's time that the original, as you might say, joined Obverse!
We've done 6 City anthologies - now it's time that the original, as you might say, joined Obverse!
Looks like The Boulevard Volume 2 is now out of stock in the limited edition hardback (and may have been for a while - apologies for not noticing!)
Paperback to follow in the near future!
(And ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS, the new Spiral Politic novella, is rapidly selling out in hardback too!)
Paperback to follow in the near future!
(And ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS, the new Spiral Politic novella, is rapidly selling out in hardback too!)
May 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Looks like The Boulevard Volume 2 is now out of stock in the limited edition hardback (and may have been for a while - apologies for not noticing!)
Paperback to follow in the near future!
(And ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS, the new Spiral Politic novella, is rapidly selling out in hardback too!)
Paperback to follow in the near future!
(And ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS, the new Spiral Politic novella, is rapidly selling out in hardback too!)
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#NowReading The Black Archive #69 • Midnight by Philip Purser-Hallard @obversebooks.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#NowReading The Black Archive #69 • Midnight by Philip Purser-Hallard @obversebooks.bsky.social
It's Indie Press Day today (and International Workers Day), so here's a code for 10% off everything except pre-orders on the Obverse website, so that's all the Faction books except the new one by @blairbidmead.bsky.social (including ones already on sale!)
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Faction Paradox – Obverse Books
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May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It's Indie Press Day today (and International Workers Day), so here's a code for 10% off everything except pre-orders on the Obverse website, so that's all the Faction books except the new one by @blairbidmead.bsky.social (including ones already on sale!)
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Out now in electronic format and for pre-order in limited edition hardback - and at a sale price too!
ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS by @blairbidmead.bsky.social, the latest visit to the Worlds of the Spiral Politic!
#factionparadox #doctorwho
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ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS by @blairbidmead.bsky.social, the latest visit to the Worlds of the Spiral Politic!
#factionparadox #doctorwho
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Worlds of the Spiral Politic: Rose-Coloured Crosshairs – Obverse Books
obversebooks.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Out now in electronic format and for pre-order in limited edition hardback - and at a sale price too!
ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS by @blairbidmead.bsky.social, the latest visit to the Worlds of the Spiral Politic!
#factionparadox #doctorwho
obversebooks.co.uk/product/worl...
ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS by @blairbidmead.bsky.social, the latest visit to the Worlds of the Spiral Politic!
#factionparadox #doctorwho
obversebooks.co.uk/product/worl...
A trans woman is a woman.
A trans man is a man.
A trans man is a man.
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A trans woman is a woman.
A trans man is a man.
A trans man is a man.
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This aged badly
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This aged badly
It's Bandcamp Friday - so why not snap up one of the last remaining copies of THE ELEVEN DAY EMPIRE on cd?
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The Eleven Day Empire, by Mike Dickinson
0 track album
obversebooks.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday - so why not snap up one of the last remaining copies of THE ELEVEN DAY EMPIRE on cd?
obversebooks.bandcamp.com/album/the-el...
obversebooks.bandcamp.com/album/the-el...
Includes all Faction Paradox books, both physical and electronic...
For World Book Day (yes, the British one is on a different date to the US one!), here's a 10% discount code for all of Obverse's catalogue!
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March 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Includes all Faction Paradox books, both physical and electronic...
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Lawrence Burton's wonderful Worlds of the Spiral Politic novella, INWARD COLLAPSE, is now out in paperback, by popular demand!
March 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Lawrence Burton's wonderful Worlds of the Spiral Politic novella, INWARD COLLAPSE, is now out in paperback, by popular demand!
Coming soon:
Worlds of the Spiral Politic
Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by Blair Bidmead
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Faction Paradox
Black Sabbath by Courtney Milnestein
Worlds of the Spiral Politic
Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by Blair Bidmead
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Faction Paradox
Black Sabbath by Courtney Milnestein
November 15, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Coming soon:
Worlds of the Spiral Politic
Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by Blair Bidmead
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Faction Paradox
Black Sabbath by Courtney Milnestein
Worlds of the Spiral Politic
Rose-Coloured Crosshairs by Blair Bidmead
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Faction Paradox
Black Sabbath by Courtney Milnestein