Ian Green
@ianthegreen.bsky.social
SFF author; EXTREMOPHILE & THE ROTSTORM trilogy out now with HoZ books/Ad Astra; PhD in epigenetics; ᛉᚷᛏᚫ; www.ianthegreen.com; https://geni.us/extremophile
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Ian Green
@ianthegreen.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Extremophile
Pre-order now:
geni.us
'A visceral, doesn't-give-a-damn biopunk thriller that treats the "punk" part of that subgenre not as mere window-dressing but as an antifascist shriek... vital and urgent SF that reaches places realist writing never could' ― @interzone.press
If you like cool shit get this 🕶️
geni.us/extremophile
If you like cool shit get this 🕶️
geni.us/extremophile
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The description of the approach to the Old Forest, through the cutting and the stone tunnel and the weedy liminal margin, with its unsettling history, is exquisitely and naturalistically described...
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The description of the approach to the Old Forest, through the cutting and the stone tunnel and the weedy liminal margin, with its unsettling history, is exquisitely and naturalistically described...
Hot take-
People who diss the nature writing in #LOTR are deeply wrong (and probably actually last read the book when they were wee, and should try again. No shame!).
Tolkien's nature writing is superb and utterly necessary to the novel
People who diss the nature writing in #LOTR are deeply wrong (and probably actually last read the book when they were wee, and should try again. No shame!).
Tolkien's nature writing is superb and utterly necessary to the novel
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hot take-
People who diss the nature writing in #LOTR are deeply wrong (and probably actually last read the book when they were wee, and should try again. No shame!).
Tolkien's nature writing is superb and utterly necessary to the novel
People who diss the nature writing in #LOTR are deeply wrong (and probably actually last read the book when they were wee, and should try again. No shame!).
Tolkien's nature writing is superb and utterly necessary to the novel
For the 30th anniversary of Nature Medicine they asked me for a wee story thinking about the future of medicine. I repsonded with my usual chill:
San(g)s Frontières
(bottom link for institutional access, top linkhas some limited free access!)
rdcu.be/eSuAo
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
San(g)s Frontières
(bottom link for institutional access, top linkhas some limited free access!)
rdcu.be/eSuAo
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
San(g)s Frontières
Nature Medicine - San(g)s Frontières
rdcu.be
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For the 30th anniversary of Nature Medicine they asked me for a wee story thinking about the future of medicine. I repsonded with my usual chill:
San(g)s Frontières
(bottom link for institutional access, top linkhas some limited free access!)
rdcu.be/eSuAo
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
San(g)s Frontières
(bottom link for institutional access, top linkhas some limited free access!)
rdcu.be/eSuAo
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our magic-themed anthology, OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE, is part of @locusmag.bsky.social's December 2025 Publisher Picks: bookshop.org/lists/publis...
Publisher Picks: December 2025
Your winter reading awaits! Publisher Picks for December 2025 Picks from Stelliform, Aethon/Vault, Forest Avenue, Stars and Sabers, and Neon Hemlock.
bookshop.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our magic-themed anthology, OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE, is part of @locusmag.bsky.social's December 2025 Publisher Picks: bookshop.org/lists/publis...
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It's St Andrews Day, which is also a great day to read Scottish books and authors!! Here are eleven recent-ish Scottish SFFH reads that I loved, to add to your TBR pile! 👇✨
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It's St Andrews Day, which is also a great day to read Scottish books and authors!! Here are eleven recent-ish Scottish SFFH reads that I loved, to add to your TBR pile! 👇✨
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Extremophile by @ianthegreen.bsky.social - loved this one, pacy, tense, unique, and really got me thinking about radical politics and resistance, the power of community and found families, and finding hope amidst chaos! ✨
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Extremophile by @ianthegreen.bsky.social - loved this one, pacy, tense, unique, and really got me thinking about radical politics and resistance, the power of community and found families, and finding hope amidst chaos! ✨
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#booksky delivery today, Extremophile by Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social looks very interesting, punky, hackers, near future London thriller.
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#booksky delivery today, Extremophile by Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social looks very interesting, punky, hackers, near future London thriller.
Throwback to Algeria- I was there from summer 2020 (gulp) for a few years
Which is why my French is so good, eh?
Which is why my French is so good, eh?
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Throwback to Algeria- I was there from summer 2020 (gulp) for a few years
Which is why my French is so good, eh?
Which is why my French is so good, eh?
I have news, announcements, excitement! But not quite yet...
So here is a cryptic old photo that is related tangentially
So here is a cryptic old photo that is related tangentially
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I have news, announcements, excitement! But not quite yet...
So here is a cryptic old photo that is related tangentially
So here is a cryptic old photo that is related tangentially
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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Just spread my arms and go.
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just spread my arms and go.
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Project Hanuman is here. I hope you'll take a look as I think it's a pretty good space opera - no hero's journey here - this is about community, how we build back better and, of course, mind bending space battles in sentient ships.
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
Discover Project Hanuman: A Unique Sci-Fi Adventure
Discover 'Project Hanuman', a thrilling adventure of galactic civilizations, survival, and community. Get your copy now!
stewarthotston.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Project Hanuman is here. I hope you'll take a look as I think it's a pretty good space opera - no hero's journey here - this is about community, how we build back better and, of course, mind bending space battles in sentient ships.
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
A lift-the-flap book on castles and knights and a pain au chocolat ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A lift-the-flap book on castles and knights and a pain au chocolat ❤️
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Am I crazy for considering writing in quotation marks to a book without them?
https://www.booksns.com/171701/
I’m currently reading Extremophile by Ian Green and while I’m loving almost everything about the book I keep wanting to take a pen and add in some goddamn quotation marks for the …
https://www.booksns.com/171701/
I’m currently reading Extremophile by Ian Green and while I’m loving almost everything about the book I keep wanting to take a pen and add in some goddamn quotation marks for the …
Am I crazy for considering writing in quotation marks to a book without them? - Trending Books
I’m currently reading Extremophile by Ian Green and while I’m loving almost everything about the book I keep wanting to take a pen and add in some goddamn
www.booksns.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
Lovelies, if your Sunday needs a cosy, nerdy chat about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood, then the latest episode of Starship Alexandria can help! starshipalexandria.com/episode-8-my...
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Starship Alexandria: Episode 8 - Mythago Wood
For our eighth episode of Starship Alexandria, Adrian puts forward the novel Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock, for Emma to consider. Our caveat from the episode: “If you have not read this boo...
starshipalexandria.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
Mallorn, Journal of Tolkien Research, Mythlore, Tolkien studies...
Any of you nerds know any other academic journals I should be shortlisting for some academiArda?
Any of you nerds know any other academic journals I should be shortlisting for some academiArda?
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Mallorn, Journal of Tolkien Research, Mythlore, Tolkien studies...
Any of you nerds know any other academic journals I should be shortlisting for some academiArda?
Any of you nerds know any other academic journals I should be shortlisting for some academiArda?
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I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
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@rainewilson.bsky.social 's THE SALT ORACLE is out next month!
Here's what @bingewriting.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @ianthegreen.bsky.social @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com & more thought!
https://geni.us/saltorac
Here's what @bingewriting.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @ianthegreen.bsky.social @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com & more thought!
https://geni.us/saltorac
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@rainewilson.bsky.social 's THE SALT ORACLE is out next month!
Here's what @bingewriting.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @ianthegreen.bsky.social @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com & more thought!
https://geni.us/saltorac
Here's what @bingewriting.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @ianthegreen.bsky.social @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com & more thought!
https://geni.us/saltorac
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My first full length Warhammer novel sees me doing my alien mindset schtick with the Seraphon, the lizard warriors of the Mortal Realms.
Holy crap!! Written in Stars by @aptshadow.bsky.social was one of my favorite shorts in last year’s Advent Subscription- just such a gem! And now we’re getting a full novel?
An absolute out-of-left-field gem of great news.
#Warhammer #BlackLibrary
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
An absolute out-of-left-field gem of great news.
#Warhammer #BlackLibrary
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
Adrian Tchaikovsky Interview – Writing the Seraphon in Starseer’s Ruin - Warhammer Community
What went into writing his new novel?
www.warhammer-community.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My first full length Warhammer novel sees me doing my alien mindset schtick with the Seraphon, the lizard warriors of the Mortal Realms.
Railsea, China Miéville (2012)
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Railsea, China Miéville (2012)
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Human teeth wear out after a few decades.
Elves live for centuries.
So one of three things must be true.
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52...
Elves live for centuries.
So one of three things must be true.
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52...
Thought of the Day: Elven Teeth
Human teeth wear out. Even if you avoid the deleterious effects of cavities and gum disease, sheer wear and tear will eventually grind your teeth down. So by the end of a few decades of life, it’s
thealexandrian.net
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Human teeth wear out after a few decades.
Elves live for centuries.
So one of three things must be true.
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52...
Elves live for centuries.
So one of three things must be true.
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52...
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One hope for the REASONS to be certain reasons.
Also in the meanwhile, you all should read this series (and honestly, anything written by Ian)
Also in the meanwhile, you all should read this series (and honestly, anything written by Ian)
A wee throwback. My first book THE GAUNTLET AND THE FIST BENEATH (2021) has animist gods, UFOs, brutal juntas, and a punch-up with a wolf pack. Rereading (gor REASONS) and I love it.
Here is a wee bit of art by @flygohr.bsky.social of Floré, our lady of punches
www.amazon.co.uk/Gauntlet-Fis...
Here is a wee bit of art by @flygohr.bsky.social of Floré, our lady of punches
www.amazon.co.uk/Gauntlet-Fis...
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One hope for the REASONS to be certain reasons.
Also in the meanwhile, you all should read this series (and honestly, anything written by Ian)
Also in the meanwhile, you all should read this series (and honestly, anything written by Ian)
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This was a recent read for me and I must say, a very enjoyable experience. Soon I'll move on to the rest in the series... I can't wait!
#Reader #ReaderSky #ReadingCommunity
#Reader #ReaderSky #ReadingCommunity
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This was a recent read for me and I must say, a very enjoyable experience. Soon I'll move on to the rest in the series... I can't wait!
#Reader #ReaderSky #ReadingCommunity
#Reader #ReaderSky #ReadingCommunity
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Extremophile by @ianthegreen.bsky.social is a raging moshpit of a book. The story is so tightly-coiled that it takes up way more space in your head than on each page, and so overwound that it steamrollers you as it explodes out. Same vibes I had the first time I followed Molly on the Straylight run.
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Extremophile by @ianthegreen.bsky.social is a raging moshpit of a book. The story is so tightly-coiled that it takes up way more space in your head than on each page, and so overwound that it steamrollers you as it explodes out. Same vibes I had the first time I followed Molly on the Straylight run.