K.V. Johansen
@kvjohansen.bsky.social
Author. Epic fantasy: Blackdog, The Leopard, The Lady, Gods of Nabban, & The Last Road (Pyr). New high fantasy, The Wolf and the Wild King, out Nov 2024. Cdn, living on the Bay of Fundy. I also write as Kris Jamison. she/they www.kvj.ca
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K.V. Johansen
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K.V. Johansen | The Wolf and the Wild King
About The Wolf and the Wild King, book one of The Forest high fantasy duology, by K.V. Johansen
www.kvj.ca
Hello, new people! I write literary epic fantasy (and a bunch of other things too). You're most likely here for THE WOLF AND THE WILD KING, book I of a new darkish high fantasy duology. A troubled assassin, an outlaw, human sacrifice and dragons in a winter forest. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
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Back to intensive writing retreat now. Winter is grumbling around us and I don't get my snow tires on till next week.
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Back to intensive writing retreat now. Winter is grumbling around us and I don't get my snow tires on till next week.
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"..the first known human H5N5 infection has captured a good deal of attention, but the `other' flu story we've been following this week has been the rapid spread of a new seasonal H3N2 subcade (K) virus, which emerged in the Southern Hemisphere"
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
CDC FluView, ECDC CDT & Canada Announce Early H3N2 Subclade K Prevalence Numbers
Credit NIAID #18,947 Yesterday's announcement for the first known human H5N5 infection has captured a good deal of attention, but the `ot...
afludiary.blogspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"..the first known human H5N5 infection has captured a good deal of attention, but the `other' flu story we've been following this week has been the rapid spread of a new seasonal H3N2 subcade (K) virus, which emerged in the Southern Hemisphere"
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
I have Glen Cook's Lies Weeping, with its excellent cover by Raymond Swanland. Should I save it as a treat for when Raven is finished?
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I have Glen Cook's Lies Weeping, with its excellent cover by Raymond Swanland. Should I save it as a treat for when Raven is finished?
Checking briefly. Hey, writing is happening! This holiday from off-farm-job is letting me get real work done at last. (Unfortunately, Chores and Errands have piled up and may be about to swamp me.)
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Checking briefly. Hey, writing is happening! This holiday from off-farm-job is letting me get real work done at last. (Unfortunately, Chores and Errands have piled up and may be about to swamp me.)
Now I'm really going away to write.
Let there be book.
And to be ready for the conclusion of the duology of this high fantasy, you can buy The Wolf and the Wild King at all the usual places, print and ebook, and especially through your favourite indie. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
Let there be book.
And to be ready for the conclusion of the duology of this high fantasy, you can buy The Wolf and the Wild King at all the usual places, print and ebook, and especially through your favourite indie. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
K.V. Johansen | The Wolf and the Wild King
About The Wolf and the Wild King, book one of The Forest high fantasy duology, by K.V. Johansen
www.kvj.ca
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Now I'm really going away to write.
Let there be book.
And to be ready for the conclusion of the duology of this high fantasy, you can buy The Wolf and the Wild King at all the usual places, print and ebook, and especially through your favourite indie. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
Let there be book.
And to be ready for the conclusion of the duology of this high fantasy, you can buy The Wolf and the Wild King at all the usual places, print and ebook, and especially through your favourite indie. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
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😂🤣 He MAD!😂🤣 DON'T GET MY WAY! #NAFOflorks #NewTeamMember The #Owl knocked down a #RussianDrone in #Ukraine #WaytoGo
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
😂🤣 He MAD!😂🤣 DON'T GET MY WAY! #NAFOflorks #NewTeamMember The #Owl knocked down a #RussianDrone in #Ukraine #WaytoGo
I have some time off from the OFJ and am making a big push to see how close I can get Raven to being finished. 100,000 words and counting, think it's going to hit 130, though possibly not in the next week and a half. Still, doing my best.
See you when I get back from the Forest ...
See you when I get back from the Forest ...
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I have some time off from the OFJ and am making a big push to see how close I can get Raven to being finished. 100,000 words and counting, think it's going to hit 130, though possibly not in the next week and a half. Still, doing my best.
See you when I get back from the Forest ...
See you when I get back from the Forest ...
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Thank you to all National Trust members who voted to support the Trust. The hostile venture capitalist backed ‘Restore’ plc have been defeated for another year. But with a lower turnout this year, it’s not over yet. Expect the same next year.
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Thank you to all National Trust members who voted to support the Trust. The hostile venture capitalist backed ‘Restore’ plc have been defeated for another year. But with a lower turnout this year, it’s not over yet. Expect the same next year.
I need a "... days since we had to fix my mother's wifi" sign.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I need a "... days since we had to fix my mother's wifi" sign.
If you want a nice lighthearted movie made with skill and care and attention to detail, I can recommend Shaun the Sheep: Farmaggeddon. We laughed a lot and also had to keep rewinding to look at, "Wait, no, what?" details. Possibly we should just have watched it twice. Also, watch to the very end.
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you want a nice lighthearted movie made with skill and care and attention to detail, I can recommend Shaun the Sheep: Farmaggeddon. We laughed a lot and also had to keep rewinding to look at, "Wait, no, what?" details. Possibly we should just have watched it twice. Also, watch to the very end.
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"Overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"Overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
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Moon's Artifice is just 99p/$1.49 at the moment because it never found enough readers when it was published so why not?
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Moons-Artifi...
US:
www.amazon.com/Moons-Artifi...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Moons-Artifi...
US:
www.amazon.com/Moons-Artifi...
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Moon's Artifice is just 99p/$1.49 at the moment because it never found enough readers when it was published so why not?
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Moons-Artifi...
US:
www.amazon.com/Moons-Artifi...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Moons-Artifi...
US:
www.amazon.com/Moons-Artifi...
Meanwhile, in that fretful state where I don't know what I want to read for my lunch at off-farm-job book. Needs to be either familiar or lightish (or both), for reading under those conditions.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meanwhile, in that fretful state where I don't know what I want to read for my lunch at off-farm-job book. Needs to be either familiar or lightish (or both), for reading under those conditions.
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Hey if it wasn’t for ideology there’d almost be a lesson here for #canada but I’m not a fucking economist so what do I know
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Hey if it wasn’t for ideology there’d almost be a lesson here for #canada but I’m not a fucking economist so what do I know
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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We often wonder why we never encounter alien species. Perhaps it's because every species fills their orbit with space junk and imprisons themselves on their planets.
What a nightmare! Chinese astronauts can’t come home because space debris hit their return craft.
The rapidly increasing amount of stuff we launch into space is something everyone should be aware of.
The rapidly increasing amount of stuff we launch into space is something everyone should be aware of.
China Delays Return of Astronauts After Debris May Have Hit Spacecraft
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We often wonder why we never encounter alien species. Perhaps it's because every species fills their orbit with space junk and imprisons themselves on their planets.
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'this was an experience. I feel like I’ve read my way through a fever-dream. I am exhausted and fulfilled and happy'.
Adrian Collins @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social reviews A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-a-swo...
Adrian Collins @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social reviews A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-a-swo...
REVIEW: A Sword of Gold and Ruin by Anna Smith Spark
To read A Sword of Gold and Ruin by Anna Smith Spark and its predecessor A Sword of Bronze and Ashes is to be transported in time.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
'this was an experience. I feel like I’ve read my way through a fever-dream. I am exhausted and fulfilled and happy'.
Adrian Collins @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social reviews A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-a-swo...
Adrian Collins @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social reviews A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-a-swo...
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I don't think I'll ever write a better first chapter than Chapter 1 of Endlords. Read it for free at Grimdark Magazine. www.grimdarkmagazine.com/excerpt-chap... @torbooks.bsky.social @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I don't think I'll ever write a better first chapter than Chapter 1 of Endlords. Read it for free at Grimdark Magazine. www.grimdarkmagazine.com/excerpt-chap... @torbooks.bsky.social @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
Same thoughts for Canada: not useless, but being wrecked.
Your quick reminder that the reason the NHS is in this state is specifically because of what politicians have done. The NHS isn’t useless. The model isn’t defunct. Politicians have actively under-resourced our public healthcare system. It’s a travesty. 🚨
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Same thoughts for Canada: not useless, but being wrecked.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Your quick reminder that the reason the NHS is in this state is specifically because of what politicians have done. The NHS isn’t useless. The model isn’t defunct. Politicians have actively under-resourced our public healthcare system. It’s a travesty. 🚨
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Your quick reminder that the reason the NHS is in this state is specifically because of what politicians have done. The NHS isn’t useless. The model isn’t defunct. Politicians have actively under-resourced our public healthcare system. It’s a travesty. 🚨
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Where is Raven at right now? Well, a battle is imminent and Mairran and Lannesk are on opposite sides. Also opposite sides of a flooded river, which is making the whole thing rather interesting, logistically.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Where is Raven at right now? Well, a battle is imminent and Mairran and Lannesk are on opposite sides. Also opposite sides of a flooded river, which is making the whole thing rather interesting, logistically.
A good time to pick up The Wolf and the Wild King, if you'd like mythic high fantasy with a troubled assassin-prince investigating a sacrificial murder and an outlaw fighting in a war against dragon-worshippers. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
K.V. Johansen | The Wolf and the Wild King
About The Wolf and the Wild King, book one of The Forest high fantasy duology, by K.V. Johansen
www.kvj.ca
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A good time to pick up The Wolf and the Wild King, if you'd like mythic high fantasy with a troubled assassin-prince investigating a sacrificial murder and an outlaw fighting in a war against dragon-worshippers. www.kvj.ca/wolf.html
I've hit that point where suddenly the remainder of the book (sequel to The Wolf and the Wild King) has all come together and it should be a mad downhill run to write it all.
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I've hit that point where suddenly the remainder of the book (sequel to The Wolf and the Wild King) has all come together and it should be a mad downhill run to write it all.
I'm having fewer insomnia nights now; this is really helpful when it comes to writing. Mind seems functional again.
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I'm having fewer insomnia nights now; this is really helpful when it comes to writing. Mind seems functional again.