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Tom Lloyd
@tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
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Writer of Words. Bane of Editors. Eater of Contracts. Shambles of a Man.

He/Him

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tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
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...
Cover art for moon's Artifice, an armed man at the edge of a wide canal facing a buildings that may be burning in the distance
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
IT'S ALIVE!

Ahem... I mean the book's now live on amazon for purchase, in ebook and paperback

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0FX...
Promo card for the devil in the vicarage
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
It's spooky season so I might have to re-read this little gem from @jonolivereditor.bsky.social
A copy of the language of beasts by Jonathan Oliver
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Just spotted my brother's dog looking jealous that mine is getting attention in the pub
A spaniel resting his head on a pub chair
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Since The Devil in the Vicarage is released at the end of this week, I've decided book 1 should go on sale all this week until I get home from world fantasy, so 99p in the link below!
Stained glass style cover are with a devil's hands resting on a young woman's shoulders as she holds a staff
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
This worked better I think
Looking up through trees to a blue sky
October 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
This phone is odd sometimes. It can take some lovely outdoor photos but at times, just fails to pick up colour. I took this because the light was shining golden on bright yellow leaves and yet...
Autumn trees and a carpet of leaves
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
promo card for Devil Inside with the text "My name is Eve Carnell. I’m 29 years old, single and have a devil in me. It’s not as cool as you might think. My entire world fell apart when I was sixteen. Now all I want is a normal life, but that’s not easy when you’re on every “usual suspects” list going. And normal goes out the window the day MI5 come to ask me about my dead grandfather. They’re hunting a spy and while I may be the absolute worst choice for the job, apparently I have a very particular set of skills. Who knew, right? Out now in E-book and paperback"
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Devil Inside - a contemporary British fantasy of magic, spies and a young woman just trying to escape her past.

Out now: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
cover art for Devil Inside with the captions "a secret family legacy" "possessed, sick or a bit of both?" "mansions, money and Tory ministers" "sex, spies and great bit wands", "some very good dogs" "government secrets" with the caption "this is romantasy"
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Is this the first proof where I don't immediately spot something I've screwed up?!
A proof copy of the devil in the vicarage sitting on a table
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Lazy dog just hid when my wife put her coat on, just in case she was being taken for a walk...
A keeshond, trying to look unobtrusive behind a child's chair
October 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
And of course, if you've not yet checked out book 1 in the series, you can get DEVIL INSIDE here:

UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5QRD1K5/
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
If anyone wants a bit of gently creepy contemporary fantasy this Halloween, The Devil in the Vicarage goes on sale the 30th of October and you can buy it here:

UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Vicara...
US: www.amazon.com/Devil-Vicara...
Promo card for The Devil in the Vicarage with the artwork and cover copy: Something bad lurks in the leafy heart of Surrey. Well yes, obviously there’s Guildford, but that’s not what I... Okay, fine – there’s another horror lurking in the depths of Surrey. When I receive a cryptic phone call one morning, it’s my new life as a gentlewoman-wizard calling. The Carnells may be unpopular and almost extinct, but apparently one of us still has a duty. My destination? Winterfold Vicarage in the village of Cranleigh. My task? Unknown, but how could sending me of all people to a vicarage possibly go badly? Yes, obviously apart from me being slightly possessed by a devil?
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Just finished the excellent The Damned King by @justinleeanderson.com - by turns twisty and brutal, filled with flawed and broken people trying to do the right thing in the face of overwhelming awfulness - that maybe has a few parallels to present day, given truth matters so little to some.
A copy of the damned king by Justin Lee Anderson
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Just found this image in a folder. Ten years since someone in a campaigns meeting went "yeah, but lets not actually spend money on him, despite the fact you've got room in your budget"
Promo piece for Stranger Of Tempest promising a targeted marketing and promotion campaign for the author's new series"
October 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Nice - got myself a few of these to give away at the Oxford indie bookfair, possibly world fantasy too I guess
A bookmark advertising The DEVIL Diaries with a stained glass style owl sitting atop a row of books
September 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
It's a grey and rainy day so time to start this I reckon!
A copy to the damned king by Justin Lee Anderson
September 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Lovely weekend in London without the kids - traditional sightseeing culture, a modern spin on art and three different cuisines.
View towards tower bridge Interior of St pauls Looking out onto the st Paul's whispering gallery Memorials to londoners who died trying to save others, some as young as ten all sacrificing themselves in their efforts.
September 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Writers of Bluesky, a random question but how many actual weapons do you have within reach at your usual writing desk?

I'm imagining the fantasy writers average at least two.

Picture is the bookcase to my immediate left, there's also another knife under papers. No two-handed warhammer yet but...
a knife, throwing axe and some book covers
September 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
"Think back to your childhood. Do you remember when the anxiety started?"
a still from Jaws with the shark rising out of the water, a movie I watched when WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY too young.
September 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
DEVIL INSIDE is on sale everywhere this weekend - only 0.99 in the UK, Canada & Australia!

If you want a contemporary fantasy told by a snarky, troubled/troublemaker MC with even more dark secrets than she realises, it's the book for you!

www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
Cover art for devil Inside - shelves of books in the border, a young woman holding a staff on the front and a devil's hands on her shoulders
September 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Look what's just arrived in the post! Thanks @orbitbooks.bsky.social @justinleeanderson.com
A paperback copy of the dammed king by Justin Lee Anderson
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
The great @narratess.com Indie Book Sale is LIVE! Aug 23rd-25th, choose from a huge range of indie fantasy, SFand horror priced 1.99. 0.99 or FREE, including my own MOON'S ARTIFICE!

Check out the sale here: indiebook.sale
August 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
VERONA IN AUTUMN - What follows Romeo & Juliet if the pair don't die & early 15th century politics intrudes, currently just £2.03 in paperback!

Or of course DEVIL INSIDE, my new book about magic on the streets of England, religious fanatics & (ugh) Tory politicians

www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
a tree with blues leaves on the left side and red leaves down the right, containing a cup, dagger and skull among other things in their branches
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Cheap books, if anyone wants 'em?

MOON'S ARTIFICE - 2ndary world fantasy where a cop stumbles across an Empire-threatening conspiracy, only 99p/c

www.amazon.co.uk/Moons-Artifi...

FALLING DARK - wreck-diver gets trapped in a spaceship & isn't alone there £1.99

www.amazon.co.uk/Falling-Dark...
A derelict space ship floating in front of a gas giant
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM