Jeremy Szal
@jeremyszal.bsky.social
Space opera/fantasy author. Aliens, monsters, asteroid cities, half-human warriors.
Books: STORMBLOOD, BLINDSPACE, WOLFSKIN, BROKEN STARS, etc.
Published by Gollancz. 🇦🇺. Trilingual (🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇯🇵)
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gy9K4r
Books: STORMBLOOD, BLINDSPACE, WOLFSKIN, BROKEN STARS, etc.
Published by Gollancz. 🇦🇺. Trilingual (🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇯🇵)
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gy9K4r
I think a lot of people, myself included, hate the pressure and expectation and struggle that comes from writing, internal or external (from publishing etc).
Writing should be enjoyable and rewarding, but sometimes it can be a massive pain, or fiendishly difficult. They aren't mutually exclusive.
Writing should be enjoyable and rewarding, but sometimes it can be a massive pain, or fiendishly difficult. They aren't mutually exclusive.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I think a lot of people, myself included, hate the pressure and expectation and struggle that comes from writing, internal or external (from publishing etc).
Writing should be enjoyable and rewarding, but sometimes it can be a massive pain, or fiendishly difficult. They aren't mutually exclusive.
Writing should be enjoyable and rewarding, but sometimes it can be a massive pain, or fiendishly difficult. They aren't mutually exclusive.
The Long Walk is an excellent film.
And dare I say... it also has excellent pacing.
And dare I say... it also has excellent pacing.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Long Walk is an excellent film.
And dare I say... it also has excellent pacing.
And dare I say... it also has excellent pacing.
I really enjoyed this one. Gets a recommendation from me, too.
Today's review:
A sharp, magic-tinged fantasy with a strong opening, a welcome lack of romance, and a prickly protagonist you can’t help but root for.
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A sharp, magic-tinged fantasy with a strong opening, a welcome lack of romance, and a prickly protagonist you can’t help but root for.
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💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #SFFbookRecommenfation
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I really enjoyed this one. Gets a recommendation from me, too.
What's this? An exclusive excerpt of Wolfskin's prologue, you say? 👀
(Be warned, major spoilers lie ahead.)
(Be warned, major spoilers lie ahead.)
The conclusion to Jeremy Szal’s space opera The Common has a release date, and after the un-put-downable Stormblood and the expansive Blindspace it’s time to wrap up this story with Wolfskin. Head to the blog to check out an exclusive excerpt.
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: from Wolfskin by Jeremy Szal
Read our exclusive excerpt of Jeremy Szal's upcoming novel Wolfskin, the final part of his The Common series.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What's this? An exclusive excerpt of Wolfskin's prologue, you say? 👀
(Be warned, major spoilers lie ahead.)
(Be warned, major spoilers lie ahead.)
Well, Adrian is saying it, so it must be true. 👀
Jeremy's work is always a lot of fun.
From @jeremyszal.bsky.social ...do preorder this outstanding SF novel, which completes his remarkable debut serues!
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Well, Adrian is saying it, so it must be true. 👀
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Jeremy's work is always a lot of fun.
From @jeremyszal.bsky.social ...do preorder this outstanding SF novel, which completes his remarkable debut serues!
I can't believe I finally get to announce this:
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jeremy's work is always a lot of fun.
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From @jeremyszal.bsky.social ...do preorder this outstanding SF novel, which completes his remarkable debut serues!
I can't believe I finally get to announce this:
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
From @jeremyszal.bsky.social ...do preorder this outstanding SF novel, which completes his remarkable debut serues!
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First two books in the series were some of my favourites of the last few years. Book 3 is an automatic pre order!
I can't believe I finally get to announce this:
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
First two books in the series were some of my favourites of the last few years. Book 3 is an automatic pre order!
I can't believe I finally get to announce this:
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
November 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I can't believe I finally get to announce this:
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, will be coming out in March 2026. It is, I think, the best thing I've ever written.
I've been out of the public and literary consciousness for a while, so any support is appreciated.
(pre-order links below)
Sigh. Here we go again.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Sigh. Here we go again.
Well, that's certainly an acquired taste...
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Well, that's certainly an acquired taste...
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
AI can't generate:
The aroma of coffee at dawn
A dog licking your face with joy
The sea wind howling in your ears
A sincere message from a loved one
The feeling of arriving at your holiday destination
The melancholy of saying goodbye to a friend.
Anything that makes us truly human.
The aroma of coffee at dawn
A dog licking your face with joy
The sea wind howling in your ears
A sincere message from a loved one
The feeling of arriving at your holiday destination
The melancholy of saying goodbye to a friend.
Anything that makes us truly human.
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
AI can't generate:
The aroma of coffee at dawn
A dog licking your face with joy
The sea wind howling in your ears
A sincere message from a loved one
The feeling of arriving at your holiday destination
The melancholy of saying goodbye to a friend.
Anything that makes us truly human.
The aroma of coffee at dawn
A dog licking your face with joy
The sea wind howling in your ears
A sincere message from a loved one
The feeling of arriving at your holiday destination
The melancholy of saying goodbye to a friend.
Anything that makes us truly human.
"It was a sawing, terrifying sound that thrust knives of ice between the discs of my spine, filling me with mortal terror."
42 (why would anyone pick anything else?)
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"It was a sawing, terrifying sound that thrust knives of ice between the discs of my spine, filling me with mortal terror."
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Proofs for Wolfskin are (finally) on my desk.
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Proofs for Wolfskin are (finally) on my desk.
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
Proofs for Wolfskin are (finally) on my desk.
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Proofs for Wolfskin are (finally) on my desk.
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
Give me a random number between 1 and 672 and I'll give you a spoiler free line from each corresponding page! 🐺
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Here is the second terrific SF series opener by an agency client - STORMBLOOD by @jeremyszal.bsky.social . The third and final book in the series, WOLFSKIN, will be published in March 2026. This shows as out of stock on the Gollancz website, but it's available.
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/sto...
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/sto...
Stormblood
Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make...
store.gollancz.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Here is the second terrific SF series opener by an agency client - STORMBLOOD by @jeremyszal.bsky.social . The third and final book in the series, WOLFSKIN, will be published in March 2026. This shows as out of stock on the Gollancz website, but it's available.
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/sto...
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/sto...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Writers should be able to write and publish in any genre, or change genre, at will.
The idea, often held by publishing sales teams, that an author must stay in one genre lane for the duration of their career, is the height of lunacy.
The idea, often held by publishing sales teams, that an author must stay in one genre lane for the duration of their career, is the height of lunacy.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Writers should be able to write and publish in any genre, or change genre, at will.
The idea, often held by publishing sales teams, that an author must stay in one genre lane for the duration of their career, is the height of lunacy.
The idea, often held by publishing sales teams, that an author must stay in one genre lane for the duration of their career, is the height of lunacy.
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Genres aren't real. They are mental projections we impose on stories to simplify the way talk about and sell them but stories come unshaped from deep within us and writers shouldn't feel constrained by or even respect genres at all. The story comes first.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Genres aren't real. They are mental projections we impose on stories to simplify the way talk about and sell them but stories come unshaped from deep within us and writers shouldn't feel constrained by or even respect genres at all. The story comes first.
Me and a friend visited a Star Wars bar in Sapporo, Japan last month. And when the eccentric owner discovered I was an SF writer, he insisted on getting photos and signatures from me.
And a woman who happened to be there at the time got me to sign her arm.
Her arm. 🤣
And a woman who happened to be there at the time got me to sign her arm.
Her arm. 🤣
October 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Me and a friend visited a Star Wars bar in Sapporo, Japan last month. And when the eccentric owner discovered I was an SF writer, he insisted on getting photos and signatures from me.
And a woman who happened to be there at the time got me to sign her arm.
Her arm. 🤣
And a woman who happened to be there at the time got me to sign her arm.
Her arm. 🤣
One Battle After Another is a masterpiece. Achingly human in the way that all of PTA's films are, but this one takes it up a notch.
It also perfectly demonstrates how white supremacy and nationalism is fundamentally pathetic and juvenile. Manchildren with guns in their Big Boy Club.
It also perfectly demonstrates how white supremacy and nationalism is fundamentally pathetic and juvenile. Manchildren with guns in their Big Boy Club.
a man wearing sunglasses and a beanie talking on a phone with the caption " you know i don t remember that part
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a beanie talking on a phone with the caption " you know i don t remember that part
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October 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
One Battle After Another is a masterpiece. Achingly human in the way that all of PTA's films are, but this one takes it up a notch.
It also perfectly demonstrates how white supremacy and nationalism is fundamentally pathetic and juvenile. Manchildren with guns in their Big Boy Club.
It also perfectly demonstrates how white supremacy and nationalism is fundamentally pathetic and juvenile. Manchildren with guns in their Big Boy Club.
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Read "Dead Men Walking," from Jeremy Szal / @jeremyszal.bsky.social: Armoured soldiers on a far-flung planet discover a dark secret about their commander, and themselves. Link: zurl.co/RLxoc
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Read "Dead Men Walking," from Jeremy Szal / @jeremyszal.bsky.social: Armoured soldiers on a far-flung planet discover a dark secret about their commander, and themselves. Link: zurl.co/RLxoc
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Miyazaki survived the bombing of Utsunomiya as a child. His family escaped in a car, but left a neighbor and her daughter behind to save themselves. Miyazaki regrets this, and said this has stayed with him and shaped his film making. He hopes his audience will learn the courage he lacked in 1945.
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Miyazaki survived the bombing of Utsunomiya as a child. His family escaped in a car, but left a neighbor and her daughter behind to save themselves. Miyazaki regrets this, and said this has stayed with him and shaped his film making. He hopes his audience will learn the courage he lacked in 1945.