Gregory Amato
@gregoryamato.bsky.social
Norse fantasy writer. Former FBI intelligence analyst. Sometime homebrewer. Reasonable Judo black belt. AmatoAuthor.com
The Spear of the Gods Saga concludes with Fallen to Fury, and I finally have print copies! Shipping these out to Kickstarter backers as fast as I can.
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The Spear of the Gods Saga concludes with Fallen to Fury, and I finally have print copies! Shipping these out to Kickstarter backers as fast as I can.
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
Preorders also live: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#norse #norsemythology #fantasy #booksky
Did a little celebration dance yesterday when I distributed the final (e)book of my series to Kickstarter supporters.
Retail version drops on 1 December. Preorder here:
kdp.amazon.com/amazon-dp-ac...
(Also, book one is on sale for a limited time only!)
Retail version drops on 1 December. Preorder here:
kdp.amazon.com/amazon-dp-ac...
(Also, book one is on sale for a limited time only!)
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Did a little celebration dance yesterday when I distributed the final (e)book of my series to Kickstarter supporters.
Retail version drops on 1 December. Preorder here:
kdp.amazon.com/amazon-dp-ac...
(Also, book one is on sale for a limited time only!)
Retail version drops on 1 December. Preorder here:
kdp.amazon.com/amazon-dp-ac...
(Also, book one is on sale for a limited time only!)
Oh wow, another important security update. Thanks @sumsung.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oh wow, another important security update. Thanks @sumsung.bsky.social
Children of Tax and Tea: 300+ pages of humorous Norse stories and illustrations. Kickstarter exclusive.
I'm a backer. Six days left to support the campaign and grab a copy!
I'm a backer. Six days left to support the campaign and grab a copy!
Here’s Gunnhild, the Mother of Kings, and all-around witchy lady. This is her, captured in the days of her unbridled youth when she shacked up with a couple of Sámi wizards out in the wilds of Norway. @barbarianlord.bsky.social & @sagathingpodcast.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/row...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/row...
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Children of Tax and Tea: 300+ pages of humorous Norse stories and illustrations. Kickstarter exclusive.
I'm a backer. Six days left to support the campaign and grab a copy!
I'm a backer. Six days left to support the campaign and grab a copy!
@danielgreene.bsky.social breaks down how bad Audible's new model is based on analysis from Robin Sullivan.
Please please please, if you're traditionally or independently published or just a consumer who doesn't want a shitty system, listen to Robin Sullivan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0i...
Please please please, if you're traditionally or independently published or just a consumer who doesn't want a shitty system, listen to Robin Sullivan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0i...
The Audible Situation Got Much Worse
YouTube video by Daniel Greene
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July 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@danielgreene.bsky.social breaks down how bad Audible's new model is based on analysis from Robin Sullivan.
Please please please, if you're traditionally or independently published or just a consumer who doesn't want a shitty system, listen to Robin Sullivan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0i...
Please please please, if you're traditionally or independently published or just a consumer who doesn't want a shitty system, listen to Robin Sullivan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0i...
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Episode 17 of #ValhallaConversations #podcast with @kaitlinfelix.bsky.social drops at 10am BST on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Subscribe whereever you listen to podcasts.
Subscribe on YouTube and help me reach 100 Subs!
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#Vikings #Books #VikingWomen #NorseWomen
Subscribe whereever you listen to podcasts.
Subscribe on YouTube and help me reach 100 Subs!
youtu.be/LuOAdtXySY4?...
#Vikings #Books #VikingWomen #NorseWomen
July 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Episode 17 of #ValhallaConversations #podcast with @kaitlinfelix.bsky.social drops at 10am BST on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Subscribe whereever you listen to podcasts.
Subscribe on YouTube and help me reach 100 Subs!
youtu.be/LuOAdtXySY4?...
#Vikings #Books #VikingWomen #NorseWomen
Subscribe whereever you listen to podcasts.
Subscribe on YouTube and help me reach 100 Subs!
youtu.be/LuOAdtXySY4?...
#Vikings #Books #VikingWomen #NorseWomen
This will be the first time I'm at the Oregon Midsummer Festival as a vendor.
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
June 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This will be the first time I'm at the Oregon Midsummer Festival as a vendor.
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
This will be the first time I'm at the Oregon Midsummer Festival as a vendor.
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
June 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This will be the first time I'm at the Oregon Midsummer Festival as a vendor.
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
This will be the first time I'm at the Oregon Midsummer Festival as a vendor.
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
Oregon Midsummer Festival 2025
YouTube video by Nordic Northwest
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June 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This will be the first time I'm at the Oregon Midsummer Festival as a vendor.
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
Will my willpower hold against all those delicious pastries? Come find out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgK7...
Norse fantasy - not just "inspired by Norse myths." This is fantasy in our world, as if the myths, magic, and monsters of the Viking Age were real.
Kickstarter late pledges still accepted:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsemythology #indiefantasy #booksky
Kickstarter late pledges still accepted:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsemythology #indiefantasy #booksky
Spear of the Gods Book Three: Fallen to Fury
A Norse fantasy series where the myths and sagas of viking legend are all true. The Spear of the Gods Saga concludes with book three!
www.kickstarter.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Norse fantasy - not just "inspired by Norse myths." This is fantasy in our world, as if the myths, magic, and monsters of the Viking Age were real.
Kickstarter late pledges still accepted:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsemythology #indiefantasy #booksky
Kickstarter late pledges still accepted:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsemythology #indiefantasy #booksky
This month on the Grimfrost podcast: Viking humorist Rowdy Geirsson! Thanks for the mention (around 1:13:00), @rgeirsson.bsky.social!
Highly recommend @grimfrost.bsky.social for Norse myth and viking enthusiasts.
grimfrost.com/pages/grimfr...
Highly recommend @grimfrost.bsky.social for Norse myth and viking enthusiasts.
grimfrost.com/pages/grimfr...
May 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This month on the Grimfrost podcast: Viking humorist Rowdy Geirsson! Thanks for the mention (around 1:13:00), @rgeirsson.bsky.social!
Highly recommend @grimfrost.bsky.social for Norse myth and viking enthusiasts.
grimfrost.com/pages/grimfr...
Highly recommend @grimfrost.bsky.social for Norse myth and viking enthusiasts.
grimfrost.com/pages/grimfr...
Reposted by Gregory Amato
The story of how I found myself coauthoring a novel with Michael J Sullivan, part three of seven.
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
After the Fall Part 3 - A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
You can read the first two parts here: Part #1 - How a polite email led to a new Elan series Part #2 - A School for Wizards: From card hou...
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April 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The story of how I found myself coauthoring a novel with Michael J Sullivan, part three of seven.
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
Reposted by Gregory Amato
Part Two of the seven-part blog series about how After the Fall came to be.
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
After the Fall Part 2 - A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
A SCHOOL FOR WIZARDS (FROM CARD HOUSES TO HOGWARTS) In case you’re wondering how it's possible for me to suggest that creative writing takes...
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April 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Part Two of the seven-part blog series about how After the Fall came to be.
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/afte...
Reposted by Gregory Amato
Hi, everyone! Here's Part One of the story of how I came to be authoring a book with Michael J Sullivan.
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/and-...
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/and-...
And so it begins . . . a red carpet roll out of Michael's protégé
Hey all, Robin here. Michael and I have been keeping a pretty big secret under wraps, but it's time to start letting the proverbial cat out ...
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April 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hi, everyone! Here's Part One of the story of how I came to be authoring a book with Michael J Sullivan.
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/and-...
riyria.blogspot.com/2025/04/and-...
Join us on YouTube tonight!
April 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Join us on YouTube tonight!
Fallen to Fury Kickstarter campaign is live.
Norse fantasy - not just "inspired by Norse myths." This is fantasy in our world, as if the myths, magics and monsters of the Viking Age were real.
#indiefantasy #norsemythology #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
Norse fantasy - not just "inspired by Norse myths." This is fantasy in our world, as if the myths, magics and monsters of the Viking Age were real.
#indiefantasy #norsemythology #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
April 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Fallen to Fury Kickstarter campaign is live.
Norse fantasy - not just "inspired by Norse myths." This is fantasy in our world, as if the myths, magics and monsters of the Viking Age were real.
#indiefantasy #norsemythology #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
Norse fantasy - not just "inspired by Norse myths." This is fantasy in our world, as if the myths, magics and monsters of the Viking Age were real.
#indiefantasy #norsemythology #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
Spear of the Gods concludes with book three: Fallen to Fury
Kickstarter campaign goes live in one week!
Get notified on launch here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsefantasy #indieauthor #norsemythology #booksky
Kickstarter campaign goes live in one week!
Get notified on launch here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsefantasy #indieauthor #norsemythology #booksky
April 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Spear of the Gods concludes with book three: Fallen to Fury
Kickstarter campaign goes live in one week!
Get notified on launch here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsefantasy #indieauthor #norsemythology #booksky
Kickstarter campaign goes live in one week!
Get notified on launch here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ama...
#norsefantasy #indieauthor #norsemythology #booksky
Reposted by Gregory Amato
All of the signage, including the small print on the poopy-bag dispensers, is provided exclusively in Swedish using an indecipherable font.
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March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All of the signage, including the small print on the poopy-bag dispensers, is provided exclusively in Swedish using an indecipherable font.
medium.com/slackjaw/my-...
medium.com/slackjaw/my-...
FFS, this video was so much worse to watch than I thought it would be, and I had very low expectations.
Schumer: "If that happens, then we will have . . . "
We will have the passive voice. Which should tell you exactly what to expect.
Schumer: "If that happens, then we will have . . . "
We will have the passive voice. Which should tell you exactly what to expect.
No no it's true. After the Magna Carta, everything has been great, much law, total rule. No notes.
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
FFS, this video was so much worse to watch than I thought it would be, and I had very low expectations.
Schumer: "If that happens, then we will have . . . "
We will have the passive voice. Which should tell you exactly what to expect.
Schumer: "If that happens, then we will have . . . "
We will have the passive voice. Which should tell you exactly what to expect.
Reposted by Gregory Amato
Our resident Norse History for Bostonians Historian, Rowdy Geirsson, is back on this St. Patrick's Day with a new wicked awesome installment of "Norse History for Bostonians."
A Brief Overview of Weapon-Wielding Norse Women for Bostonians
Art by Matt Smith - - -So fuckin’ like, in those dahk medieval times, the Vikings were goin’ bonkahs all ovah the fuckin’ place n’ both men n’ wom...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our resident Norse History for Bostonians Historian, Rowdy Geirsson, is back on this St. Patrick's Day with a new wicked awesome installment of "Norse History for Bostonians."
WOW.
Iain M. Banks's Use of Weapons was one of my most profound literary experiences, period. Any Culture novel being adapted seems incredibly ambitious to me since so much of Banks' work involved capturing a tone that might not easily translate onto the screen. I am really excited, though!
Iain M. Banks's Use of Weapons was one of my most profound literary experiences, period. Any Culture novel being adapted seems incredibly ambitious to me since so much of Banks' work involved capturing a tone that might not easily translate onto the screen. I am really excited, though!
[Ongoing thread] Consider Phlebas, an upcoming sci-fi show by Amazon MGM Studio
Yes, the legendary Culture novel series by Iain M. Banks is (potentially) coming on TV! And they'll obviously start with the first of the nine books, published in 1987.
Charles Yu is writing and executive producing.
Yes, the legendary Culture novel series by Iain M. Banks is (potentially) coming on TV! And they'll obviously start with the first of the nine books, published in 1987.
Charles Yu is writing and executive producing.
February 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
WOW.
Iain M. Banks's Use of Weapons was one of my most profound literary experiences, period. Any Culture novel being adapted seems incredibly ambitious to me since so much of Banks' work involved capturing a tone that might not easily translate onto the screen. I am really excited, though!
Iain M. Banks's Use of Weapons was one of my most profound literary experiences, period. Any Culture novel being adapted seems incredibly ambitious to me since so much of Banks' work involved capturing a tone that might not easily translate onto the screen. I am really excited, though!
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.Here's a link to the original cartoon so he gets the clicks he deserves. www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for February 21, 2025 | GoComics.com
www.gocomics.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
.Here's a link to the original cartoon so he gets the clicks he deserves. www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
Just received my copy of the Galdrabok this week, so this will be a great companion!
New episode with authors and folklorist experts Kári Pálsson and Giorgia Sottotetti about a couple cool manuscripts. Check it out!
vikingology.substack.com/p/icelandic-...
vikingology.substack.com/p/icelandic-...
Icelandic Magic and Aliens?
Watch now | A newly translated spell book gives insight into traditional Icelandic beliefs
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February 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Just received my copy of the Galdrabok this week, so this will be a great companion!
When faced with public events so absurd that a past version of myself would surely have said "Haha, that can't happen, you're crazy," I fall back on and old video and imagine the powers that be singing the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBO...
Peanut Butter Jelly Time with Lyrics!!!
YouTube video by carfreak0801
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February 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
When faced with public events so absurd that a past version of myself would surely have said "Haha, that can't happen, you're crazy," I fall back on and old video and imagine the powers that be singing the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBO...