James Tivendale
@youandibooks.bsky.social
Sober. Runner. Peer Mentor. Pool Player. OU Student. Grimdark Magazine Reviewer.
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“I once saw a post online placing bets on who would likely deliver their book first (George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss or yours truly). I had the longest odds.” Interview with @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/interview-wi... @torbooks.bsky.social @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“I once saw a post online placing bets on who would likely deliver their book first (George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss or yours truly). I had the longest odds.” Interview with @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/interview-wi... @torbooks.bsky.social @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social
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J.V. Jones is a legend of dark fantasy and grimdark fiction, and our team were fortunate enough grab an interview.
INTERVIEW: with author J.V. Jones
J.V. Jones is a legend of dark fantasy and grimdark fiction. She released the epic fantasy Book of Words trilogy in the 1990s with Robert Jordan remarking ‘Wonderful… J.V. Jones is a striking writer’.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
J.V. Jones is a legend of dark fantasy and grimdark fiction, and our team were fortunate enough grab an interview.
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“Casthen Gain works well as a standalone science fiction novella, which invites fans of her trilogy to return or new readers to discover what her detailed, complex, and beautiful universe offers.”
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Review of ~ Essa Hansen – Casthen Gain (The Graven)
I received a review copy of Casthen Gain from Grimdark Magazine in exchange for an honest review. Please note: I write reviews for Grimdark Magazine infrequently, but have nothing to do with the pu…
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July 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Casthen Gain works well as a standalone science fiction novella, which invites fans of her trilogy to return or new readers to discover what her detailed, complex, and beautiful universe offers.”
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War Lord does not change the formula that has been so successful for The Saxon Stories. It perfects, polishes and enhances it to a rewarding and memorable final outing for Uhtred and his companions.
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REVIEW: War Lord by Bernard Cornwell
War Lord is the 13th and final entry in the popular and engaging The Saxon Stories written by Bernard Cornwell.
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July 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
War Lord does not change the formula that has been so successful for The Saxon Stories. It perfects, polishes and enhances it to a rewarding and memorable final outing for Uhtred and his companions.
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Cover reveal time!
A haunted lighthouse
A Justice accused of murder
And a single question:
What is the Scour?
An all new Empire of the Wolf novella coming October in all formats from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
A haunted lighthouse
A Justice accused of murder
And a single question:
What is the Scour?
An all new Empire of the Wolf novella coming October in all formats from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Cover reveal time!
A haunted lighthouse
A Justice accused of murder
And a single question:
What is the Scour?
An all new Empire of the Wolf novella coming October in all formats from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
A haunted lighthouse
A Justice accused of murder
And a single question:
What is the Scour?
An all new Empire of the Wolf novella coming October in all formats from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
A few photos from my life recently. All is good. I am hoping to be posting more bookish and review stuff over the next couple of months. I hope everyone is doing well x
June 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A few photos from my life recently. All is good. I am hoping to be posting more bookish and review stuff over the next couple of months. I hope everyone is doing well x
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Welcome to our Year-End Awards for 2024! Come discover our favourite books of the year, as nominated and voted for by the Fantasy Hive team
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December 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Welcome to our Year-End Awards for 2024! Come discover our favourite books of the year, as nominated and voted for by the Fantasy Hive team
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This morning’s run x
December 14, 2024 at 12:13 PM
This morning’s run x
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Warbreaker is gripping, the action races by, the intrigue builds up, and it is anything but predictable || James reviews WARBREAKER by Brand Sanderson || www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-warbr...
REVIEW: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson is a pretty wonderful fantasy tale that works as a standalone within the universe of the Cosmere.
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December 12, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Warbreaker is gripping, the action races by, the intrigue builds up, and it is anything but predictable || James reviews WARBREAKER by Brand Sanderson || www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-warbr...
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I’m so excited to announce our second novella project for 2025, this time with the brilliant @essahansen.bsky.social ! Full details on the comments below.
December 10, 2024 at 11:05 AM
I’m so excited to announce our second novella project for 2025, this time with the brilliant @essahansen.bsky.social ! Full details on the comments below.
These awesome looking books are on the review horizon for me early next year #hannahkaner #faithbreaker #nicholasbinge #dissolution - Thanks @fiona-denton.bsky.social @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 6:48 PM
These awesome looking books are on the review horizon for me early next year #hannahkaner #faithbreaker #nicholasbinge #dissolution - Thanks @fiona-denton.bsky.social @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
How cool? My @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social review is quoted on Amazon UK for Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War x
December 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM
How cool? My @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social review is quoted on Amazon UK for Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War x
My hobby blog You and I Books has had 70,000 hits. Cool cool. youandibooks.wordpress.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:22 PM
My hobby blog You and I Books has had 70,000 hits. Cool cool. youandibooks.wordpress.com
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Tell your TBR piles to grit their teeth and get ready, because you’re about to pile on the pain!
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The dark fantasy, SF, and horror novels we can't wait to read in 2025
2025 is bringing a wide variety of dark fantasy, cyberpunk, sci-fi, and horror books to our literary shores, and while my credit card is telling me no, my impulse book buying is telling me yes.
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December 3, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Tell your TBR piles to grit their teeth and get ready, because you’re about to pile on the pain!
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Just finished my The Stormlight Archive reread before starting Wind and Truth. I am sooo ready for this book! x
November 30, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Just finished my The Stormlight Archive reread before starting Wind and Truth. I am sooo ready for this book! x
After running 35km in 35km/hour winds. x
November 24, 2024 at 8:50 PM
After running 35km in 35km/hour winds. x
Life at the moment is full-time work, spending time with my awesome partner, part time English degree, training for a marathon, seeing friends and family and rereading The Stormlight Archive. Things are pretty damn awesome. x
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Life at the moment is full-time work, spending time with my awesome partner, part time English degree, training for a marathon, seeing friends and family and rereading The Stormlight Archive. Things are pretty damn awesome. x
People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favorite movies?
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November 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM
People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favorite movies?
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Here’s my Goodreads if anybody would like to add me on there. www.goodreads.com/youandi
November 16, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Here’s my Goodreads if anybody would like to add me on there. www.goodreads.com/youandi
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Review - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
"Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is exquisite. It all wraps up sublimely and I had to wipe away tears as I closed the book's final pages."
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"Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is exquisite. It all wraps up sublimely and I had to wipe away tears as I closed the book's final pages."
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Review - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson - BEFOREWEGOBLOG
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is exquisite. It all wraps up sublimely and I had to wipe away tears as I closed the book's final pages.
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September 2, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Review - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
"Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is exquisite. It all wraps up sublimely and I had to wipe away tears as I closed the book's final pages."
Review by James Tivendale
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"Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is exquisite. It all wraps up sublimely and I had to wipe away tears as I closed the book's final pages."
Review by James Tivendale
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Time for our first Bluesky giveaway! We ars giving away a T2 set of the Green Bone Saga by @fondalee.bsky.social
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November 15, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Time for our first Bluesky giveaway! We ars giving away a T2 set of the Green Bone Saga by @fondalee.bsky.social
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OK, I'm bringing out the big guns to test Bluesky engagement😀
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One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.
Repost & follow to be in the draw!
One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.
November 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM
OK, I'm bringing out the big guns to test Bluesky engagement😀
Repost & follow to be in the draw!
One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.
Repost & follow to be in the draw!
One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.
November 13, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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Absolutely crammed with imagination, horror, epic scale, and characters I simply could not put down. Grave Empire is going to be one of the best dark fantasies 2025 has to offer || GRAVE EMPIRE by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social || www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-grave...
REVIEW: Grave Empire by Richard Swan
Author Richard Swan takes us back into the Empire of the Wolf with Grave Empire, the dark flintlock fantasy horror with sweeping epicness, an intense and building sense of dread, and characters grimda...
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November 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Absolutely crammed with imagination, horror, epic scale, and characters I simply could not put down. Grave Empire is going to be one of the best dark fantasies 2025 has to offer || GRAVE EMPIRE by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social || www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-grave...