M H Ayinde 🍉 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW!
@mhayinde.bsky.social
She/Her. Blerd. Sunday Times bestselling author of A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST (Orbit UK/ @sagapressbooks.bsky.social) Fiction in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social & more. Winner: Future Worlds Prize 2021. Rep: @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social
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HI HELLO I HAVE A MINOR BOOKISH UPDATE!!!!
Currently trying to bring together six hundred billion plot lines.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Currently trying to bring together six hundred billion plot lines.
My kids’ latest scam is to start playing together at about 10pm, right about when it’s time for them to sleep… because they know I love it when they all hang out together with no arguing
The 14yo even rubbed it in my face with, “but mum, we’re having sibling bonding time!”
Little scammers.
The 14yo even rubbed it in my face with, “but mum, we’re having sibling bonding time!”
Little scammers.
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My kids’ latest scam is to start playing together at about 10pm, right about when it’s time for them to sleep… because they know I love it when they all hang out together with no arguing
The 14yo even rubbed it in my face with, “but mum, we’re having sibling bonding time!”
Little scammers.
The 14yo even rubbed it in my face with, “but mum, we’re having sibling bonding time!”
Little scammers.
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THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!
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I'm also part of this! Come ask questions!
You have ways of making us talk, and those ways are mostly typing and question marks.
You have ways of making us talk, and those ways are mostly typing and question marks.
Friends! There’s an AMA happening over on Reddit Fantasy NOW with Orbit New Voices! Come and ask us questions! (But not in a Glokta way.)
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December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm also part of this! Come ask questions!
You have ways of making us talk, and those ways are mostly typing and question marks.
You have ways of making us talk, and those ways are mostly typing and question marks.
Friends! There’s an AMA happening over on Reddit Fantasy NOW with Orbit New Voices! Come and ask us questions! (But not in a Glokta way.)
www.reddit.com/user/orbitbo...
www.reddit.com/user/orbitbo...
From orbitbooks's profile on Reddit: AMA: Orbit's 2025 New Voices!
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December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Friends! There’s an AMA happening over on Reddit Fantasy NOW with Orbit New Voices! Come and ask us questions! (But not in a Glokta way.)
www.reddit.com/user/orbitbo...
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*prepares to invoke book 2*
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
*prepares to invoke book 2*
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I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
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Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
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This book was incredible, y'all. Almost 600 pages, and I gobbled it up in 3 days. I quite literally could not tear myself away. 11/10.
HI HELLO I HAVE A MINOR BOOKISH UPDATE!!!!
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This book was incredible, y'all. Almost 600 pages, and I gobbled it up in 3 days. I quite literally could not tear myself away. 11/10.
“This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary using AI Assistant”
F*{< off. It’s only 9 pages long. Also how do you plan on summarising my dramatis personae of fantasy characters?
Also f^{< off.
F*{< off. It’s only 9 pages long. Also how do you plan on summarising my dramatis personae of fantasy characters?
Also f^{< off.
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary using AI Assistant”
F*{< off. It’s only 9 pages long. Also how do you plan on summarising my dramatis personae of fantasy characters?
Also f^{< off.
F*{< off. It’s only 9 pages long. Also how do you plan on summarising my dramatis personae of fantasy characters?
Also f^{< off.
Every time someone bemoans prologues / epilogues, I add another ten interludes into my WIP.
a man with a beard is wearing a red shirt and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a red shirt and looking at the camera .
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December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Every time someone bemoans prologues / epilogues, I add another ten interludes into my WIP.
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do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
Realistically if you follow me there's probably someone in your circle this would make a great gift for! Possibly that person is you!
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We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
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Sri Lanka is hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah with severe flooding across the island. Over a hundred and fifty are dead, and tens of thousands are displaced. Some ways you can help:
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Cyclone Ditwah Flood Relief Sri Lanka
How to donate to Sri Lankan flood relief initiatives in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Sri Lanka is hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah with severe flooding across the island. Over a hundred and fifty are dead, and tens of thousands are displaced. Some ways you can help:
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My first translation! 🥹 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST came out in Italian yesterday, published by Fanucci Editore! Such a gorgeous edition, translated by Annarita Guarnieri.
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My first translation! 🥹 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST came out in Italian yesterday, published by Fanucci Editore! Such a gorgeous edition, translated by Annarita Guarnieri.
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Small business Saturday, you say? Consider supporting FIYAH as we approach year ten of publishing Black SFF stories and poetry! Back issues, art, gift subscriptions, merch, and more! Tell a friend, you never know who is missing out 🔥🔥🔥 fiyahlitmag.com/shop/
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Small business Saturday, you say? Consider supporting FIYAH as we approach year ten of publishing Black SFF stories and poetry! Back issues, art, gift subscriptions, merch, and more! Tell a friend, you never know who is missing out 🔥🔥🔥 fiyahlitmag.com/shop/
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
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All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.
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I'm not the only author I know who has a huge surfeit of ideas for books that we would love to write and send out into the world if only we had the time to write them.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not the only author I know who has a huge surfeit of ideas for books that we would love to write and send out into the world if only we had the time to write them.
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If you haven't checked out this amazing SFF series, get to it! Such a complex world and story. I just ate it up! Can't wait for the next one.
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you haven't checked out this amazing SFF series, get to it! Such a complex world and story. I just ate it up! Can't wait for the next one.
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BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
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Here we go
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Here we go
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First book is a banger, and look at book 2 cover!
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
First book is a banger, and look at book 2 cover!
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....