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Convergence Problems

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **I received an arc for an honest review** Description From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice;… Continue reading Convergence Problems

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At Dark, I Become Loathsome

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you. A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of the internet. Written by Ashley Lutin, who has often thought that, and worse, in the years… Continue reading At Dark, I Become Loathsome

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The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.Nor do they have tails.But they are most assuredly dead. Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn… Continue reading The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

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The Resurrectionist

** I received an ARC for an honest review** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description Edinburgh, Scotland, 1828. Naïve but determined James Willoughby has abandoned his posh, sheltered life at Oxford to pursue a lifelong dream of studying surgery in Edinburgh. A shining beacon of medical discovery in the age of New Enlightenment, the city’s university offers everything James… Continue reading The Resurrectionist

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Pride Anthology Update

https://videopress.com/v/YBnqGq9U?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&muted=true&persistVolume=false&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I am pleased to announce that the Australasian Pride Anthology Rebels and Rainbows to be published by Deadset Press is going ahead. I’m excited to be co-editing this anthology to include LGBTQI, gender identities and ally authors from Australia and New Zealand to celebrate our diversity, community and continue to have our voices heard.… Continue reading Pride Anthology Update

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Cover Real: Loki Novel

Cover Design: Luke Spooner I am very excited to real the cover for my first novel Loki: Untangling A Tale published by IFWG Publishing and releasing worldwide in May 2025! Want to know more? You can read announcement here From the description: What if you were born a monster? Deformed and shunned by your race?… Continue reading Cover Real: Loki Novel

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Black History Month Reads

Black History Month (1 February - 1 March) recognises and celebrates the struggles and vibrancy of African-American authors. Some of the issues tackled in the books I've read or currently reading include the slave trade, war, refugees, social inequality and marginalisation. So check out all these amazing books from gothic horror, speculative fiction, dark academia,… Continue reading Black History Month Reads

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The Night Ends With Fire

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin’s father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell Meilin for her dowry instead – but when she discovers that her husband-to-be is violent and ill-tempered, she decides… Continue reading The Night Ends With Fire

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This Ravenous Fate

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description SOMETIMES TRUE LOVE DEFIES DEATH ITSELF. New York, 1926. Reapers - once-human vampires - stalk the shadows.  The Saint family has reigned over the city for years, protecting its inhabitants through their thriving reaper-hunting enterprise. But reluctant heir Elise Saint faces a chilling… Continue reading This Ravenous Fate

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Twice-Spent Comet

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description The fall from hopeful revolutionary to prison laborer is a hard one. Fer’s world has shrunk from the whole damn universe to this anonymous asteroid and the four other convicts who share it with them. It’s a fitting end, for someone who used… Continue reading Twice-Spent Comet