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Ian McDonald
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Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social · Nov 20
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This Tuesday - IAN MCDONALD @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and
NUZO ONOH @nuzo.bsky.social

As Halloween approaches, top horror and sci-fi authors
will chill you - in a super-relaxed way - with readings
from their latest novels.

7pm, Tuesday 14th October
Star of Kings, near Kings Cross Station, London
THIS TUESDAY Ian McDonald Nuzo Onoh 7pm Tuesday 14th October Star of Kings, near Kings Cross Free donation optional
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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So, I'll be at World Fantasy Convention Saturday 1 and Sunday 2
October 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Winner of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement award NUZO ONOH @nuzo.bsky.social returns to SRFC this month with her brand new - on the day! - novel Futility

Come and see her, and fellow horror author Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social, at SRFC on Tuesday 14th October
Promo for the event which reads SUPER RELAXED FANTASY CLUB October horror from Ian McDonald Nuzo Onoh 7pm Tuesday 14th October Star of Kings, near Kings Cross Free donation optional
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Halloween is coming!

Creepy - but relaxed! - readings and chat from award winning authors NUZO ONOH @nuzo.bsky.social and IAN MCDONALD @ianmcdonald.bsky.social

7pm, 14 Oct, Star of Kings
Free! Reserve your spot at srfc2025Halloween.eventbrite.com
Promo for the event which reads SUPER RELAXED FANTASY CLUB Ian McDonald Nuzo Onoh 7pm Tuesday 14th October Star of Kings, near Kings Cross Free donation optional
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Reviewers: BOY, WITH ACCIDENTAL DINOSAUR by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social is available for request on @netgalley.bsky.social…!

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Due to be published by TorDotCom, on February 3rd, 2026.
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Boy, with Accidental Dinosaur
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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THE WILDING, the latest acclaimed novel by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social is a 99p Kindle Deal this month!

www.amazon.co.uk/Wilding-Ian-...

Published by @gollancz.bsky.social
Graphic for THE WILDING by Ian McDonald 99p Kindle Deal — a n eReader in the centre of the image, surrounded by spooky orange sky and silhouetted tree branches. And a “99p” sticker.
August 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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THE WILDING is also 99p via Kobo in the UK!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

@ianmcdonald.bsky.social @gollancz.bsky.social
The Wilding ebook by Ian McDonald - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Wilding A perfect horror thriller from a new master of the genre" by Ian McDonald available from Rakuten Kobo. 'A sharp thriller [. . .] with strong characterisation, a deep sense of place a...
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August 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Stories by:
@naomikritzer.bsky.social
@ianmcdonald.bsky.social
@wtalabi.bsky.social
@spires.bsky.social
@faithmerino.bsky.social
@davidcleden.bsky.social
@deborahldavitt.com
and others

The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories #9
Pre-order:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9LGGHF5
May 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Having enjoyed Chaga recently I was reminded of a nice chat I had with the author @ianmcdonald.bsky.social last year. Lovely chap. 🪐📚
youtu.be/SXTCYAnHE1c
*NEW* "LUNA" book on the way? I chat to Ian McDonald, author of Luna, Hopeland and many more.
YouTube video by SciFiScavenger
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May 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Finished The Wilding @ianmcdonald.bsky.social - a fantastic folk horror adventure with brilliant characters, prose to die for(!) and the best use (& love) of Yeats I've encountered for some time. The contradictions inherent in nature v human are judged perfectly 💚 #booksky #lovereading
May 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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@ianmcdonald.bsky.social is a finalist in the horror category, for THE WILDING - published by @gollancz.bsky.social.
List of Locus 2025 Top Ten Finalists for Horror, including Ian McDonald’s THE WILDING.
May 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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signed, numbered, limited collectors' edition:
--art by @manzieriart.bsky.social
www.infinivoxsf.com/3-hard-shots...

paperback:
www.amazon.com/3-Hard-Shots...

ebook:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZPJ54JB

"The Menace from Farside" @ianmcdonald.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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And all the way from Japan, Hayakawa’s classy translation of Ian McDonald’s novella TIME WAS A gorgeous little hardcover production @ianmcdonald.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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The Wilding by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social broke me. This is not my usual genre, but I took a punt because everything the man has ever written is deep magic. If you have ever been in the wild, just out of earshot of modern life, just beyond the high-water mark… you will know that grip on your heart.
March 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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My first holiday read is THE WILDING by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social . It's wonderful. Which is no surprise, since Ian has been one of my favourite writers for many years, but it is a joy...
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Including @ianmcdonald.bsky.social’s THE WILDING (Horror)…
Cover for Ian McDonald’s THE WILDING.
February 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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bears repeating
January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Happy New Year!
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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"The old gods are dying, and the new gods are being built in silicon and code."
#booksandquotes
#booksky💙📚
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ruggedbroad.bsky.social Rugged Broad🐻💌🌳🚶‍♂️‍➡️ @ruggedbroad.bsky.social · Nov 28
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky

#Books

#BookChallenge
💙📚

Day 19
November 28, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Well. Just read “Sigh no more” by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social, from @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social’s Communication Breakdown, and it made me cry. Some people just know how to bring disparate elements together into sublime beauty.
November 28, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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🎺🔅🎺🔅🎺

"This above all: to thine own self be true."
Superb story by sci fi's splendid scribe! @ianmcdonald.bsky.social

Free US shipping in November!!
www.infinivoxsf.com/best-sf-eart...

#Books
#BookSky
November 29, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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If you’re looking for a spooky read this week (and, duh, why wouldn’t you be?) I can heartily recommend THE WILDING by the very excellent @ianmcdonald.bsky.social Superior, scary folk horror that draws on our relationship with the land. Excellent stuff.
October 28, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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THE WILDING by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social is featured in @GuardianBooks’s weekly SFFH round-up!

“Vividly written, this is perfect scary fare for the Halloween season.”

Out now, published by Gollancz.

www.theguardian.com/books/2024/o...
The best recent science fiction, horror and fantasy – reviews roundup
William by Mason Coile; The Tapestry of Time by Kate Heartfield; The Wilding by Ian McDonald; Of the Flesh: 18 Stories of Modern Horror; A Christmas Ghost Story by Kim Newman
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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THE WILDING, the latest masterpiece by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social, is on sale at the moment - the eBook is only £5.99!

There's no better time to start reading this chilling and thrilling taut folk horror.
Enter the Wilding if you dare...

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October 9, 2024 at 3:09 PM