James Islington
@IslingtonJames
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Author of the Licanius trilogy and the newly released Hierarchy series.
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Hey all, March’s progress update is now up – my estimate from December turned out to be a bit(!) optimistic, but everything’s been smooth sailing otherwise - happy to say that The Strength of the Few is almost ready to hand in!
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And in other news, The Will of the Many has been shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards this year, which is lovely!
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I'm seeing this for the first time myself! Love it!!
I need a moment to recover after seeing the phenomenal Italian cover of THE WILL OF THE MANY. 😳🔥💓
@IslingtonJames
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Hey everyone, The Will of the Many has made it into the first round of this year's Goodreads Choice Awards! First time one of my books, so I’m thrilled. And of course, if you have a Goodreads account and are inclined to vote… 😀
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Release day for The Will of the Many!! I started writing this book in *2019*. Surreal that it's finally out in the wild.
A HUGE thank you to those who have taken the time to read and review it over the last few months. And to everyone picking it up now it's out- hope you enjoy!!
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Check out the beautiful cover for The Will of the Many! So keen for y'all to be able to read this in 2023😁
[Elisabeth]
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Started writing 'The Shadow of What Was Lost' ten years ago today. What a surreal, rewarding decade. Thanks so much to everyone who's given my books a shot.
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The Will of the Many has been picked as one of Audible's 'Best of 2023'! Lovely news.
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Happy New Year everyone! Just a heads up that I'll be checking in online even less(!) to start 2024 as I focus on finishing The Strength of the Few, but as soon as it's been submitted - or if there's any other major news in the meantime - I'll be sure to let you know here!
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My special edition of The Will of the Many has arrived! Looks incredible in person. Amazing work again from
@binding_broken
!
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I think that's enough of signing my name for... a while.
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Hey all, we have a release date for The Will of the Many: May 23, 2023!
This has been a long time coming – it's already a touch over three years(!) since The Light of All That Falls came out. Very, very excited to finally get this into everyone’s hands.
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Arrived in the mail today... couldn't be happier with how it turned out!!
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My copies of the Licanius special editions from
@binding_broken
arrived today - couldn't be happier with how they've turned out!!
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My wrist has definitely earned a break, but tip-ins for the
@binding_broken
edition of The Will of the Many are all signed and ready to go!
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I'll be travelling on the day, but a reminder for Aussies that THE WILL OF THE MANY will be out in bookstores here on Tuesday! Hard to photograph properly, but the foil print on our edition looks amazing. (Plus I got a bunch of awesome matching bookmarks!)
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The Light of All That Falls in now available worldwide 🤩🤩
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Wow - sale started just before I went to bed, woke up to this! Pretty nice way to start the day. Massive thanks to everyone who jumped on it so quickly. Cannot wait to get my copy!
Our special edition copies of The Will of the Many by
@IslingtonJames
have now sold out. A huge thank you to all who have picked up a copy!💚
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Info and images for the special edition of The Will of the Many!! Some beautiful artwork by
@CatrinaPaints
, and huge thanks to
@PetrikReads
for his input too. Can't wait to see it in person. Sale details in the original thread!
We are extending excited to finally reveal our special edition of The Will of the Many by
@IslingtonJames
in association with
@SagaPressBooks
🏛️🥳!!
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Another quick Hierarchy update: Major edits for The Will of the Many are now done! Discussions around the book cover are underway, and everything is moving forward. Hoping to have an official release date to share very soon! More on the website:
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A fantastic review from Petrik. Incredibly flattered.
Wow. This book was so amazing
@IslingtonJames
@SagaSFF
"The Will of the Many by James Islington is the best fantasy book with a magical school trope I’ve ever read since The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss."
Review on NN:
YT:
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Incredibly flattered! And this is just generally a great list to check out.
Merry Christmas everyone! Here's my top 15 best books of 2023. Happy holidays!
@IslingtonJames
@BrandSanderson
@Wraithmarked
@Richard_S_Swan
@RCahillAuthor
@tadwilliams
@ArdalanKian
@SagaPressBooks
@torbooks
@SpecHorizons
@FondaJLee
@kyliu99
@DelReyBooks
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I haven't read Light Bringer yet but as a huge Red Rising fan, this is about as high praise as you can get!
I never expected to say this because Light Bringer by Pierce Brown exists and it was very good, but The Will of the Many by
@IslingtonJames
is shaping up to be my favorite read of the year🔥🔥🔥
#AmReading
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The Will of the Many is now out in hardcover in the UK!
To celebrate, here's a really cool 'on sale now' animation that I somehow completely forgot to share for the US release.
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New, brief (and slightly late) progress report for THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW is up! Not a lot to say, but that's generally good news - everything's still solidly on track.
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Only one week left till the release of The Light of All That Falls!!🤩
If you want a refresher on what's happened so far but don't have time to re-read the first two books, there are some short recaps on the website () to get you prepared.
(Elisabeth)
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I know these sold out very quickly, so a great second chance for those who are interested!
The Will of the Many by
@IslingtonJames
was one of our favourite books of 2023!
Pleased RT to win a free copy of our special edition 💚
Winner called 14/12/23
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Day two at
@SupanovaExpo
Melbourne, come down to the
@QBDBooks
stall to get a signed copy of the Licanius books (or just to say hello)
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Copyedits for The Light of All That Falls are now complete. December 10 release date continues to look good!
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Final draft for 'The Light of All That Falls' (Licanius
#3
) has been submitted to Orbit - just edits to go, now! More details in this month's progress update:
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The Light of All That Falls is out now! Ebook and hardcovers are available in the US from Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and the audiobook is available worldwide on Audible. UK release tomorrow!
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(Unsurprisingly) great to chat with Petrik!!
The release of The Will of the Many is tomorrow. Here's my spoiler-free chat with
@IslingtonJames
! The Licanius trilogy & The Will of the Many are some of my favorite books of all time. We chatted about his books, Red Rising, indie/trad pub, etc!
@SagaSFF
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Some lovely news: 'An Echo of Things to Come' made the USA Today bestseller list! A huge thanks to everyone who picked it up!
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Hey Everyone, I've just updated my website. Head over to to check it out.
(and keep getting excited for Licanius
#3
coming Dec 10!)
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Hey everyone, an early heads up that I'll be doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) in r/books starting around this time tomorrow. So if you have any burning questions for me- about Hierarchy, Licanius, or anything else- make sure to jump over to Reddit then!
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I don't usually do TV recs but if you haven't seen Arcane on Netflix yet, do yourself a favour and check it out. Just finished the first season and I think it's the best fantasy show I've seen, period.
@riotgames
knocked it out of the park.
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These are looking amazing.
We are thrilled to finally reveal our special editions of the Licanius Trilogy by
@IslingtonJames
🥳
Specs:
Four colour designed end papers
Block sprayed edges (from light to dark)
Foils on boards
Signed & Numbered (1500)
TBB Exclusive Bookmark
Royal Hardback
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My UK copies (both hardcover and paperback) arrived today. Rather pleased with how they've turned out!
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If you haven't already, head over to to pre-order the final instalment of The Licanius Trilogy on audiobook! The book launches on December 10 (only two weeks away!!)
@PodiumAudio
@Kramer_Reading
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Hey all, in anticipation for the release of The Light of All That Falls James has done an interview for
@BNBuzz
with the awesome
@EvanWinter
about the process of writing a fantasy trilogy. If you want to check it out, head over to:
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The Will of the Many has made Audible's mid-year 'Best Listens of 2023 (So Far)' list!
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June's progress update for Hierarchy Book 1 is up. On the home stretch!
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"I’m now 40k words (~15%-20%) into the second draft of The Will of the Many"! A new update on the next book is up on the website:
[Elisabeth]
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Hey everyone, March's progress report for THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW is now up! Short version is: first draft is complete, it’s going well.
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September's progress report for 'The Will of the Many' is up. Short version: submitted for editing!
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Hey everyone, a new (very brief) Hierarchy progress report is now up - it's been a bit of a slow start to the year in terms of pure word count, but otherwise things are going well!
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Hey all, audiobook pre-orders are now available for The Light of All That Falls on audible!
(Elisabeth)
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A few days later than intended (sorry!), but particularly for anyone listening to the audiobook, I've now posted glossaries and maps from The Will of the Many on my website. Thanks
@fantology_books
for the nudge!
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This time tomorrow!
Got a pair of discussions coming up this week on the channel. First, with fantasy bestselling author
@IslingtonJames
tomorrow night. That'll be 7pm Houston time.
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Looking good!!
The Shadow of What Was Lost by
@IslingtonJames
has arrived! Work has begun and we expect to see stock ship Monday morning. We aim to get An Echo of Things to Come out in the same week 😁😊
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Progress is being made! An update on James's next book, The Will of the Many, is up on the blog:
(Elisabeth)
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Quick update for Feb - edits for THE LIGHT OF ALL THAT FALLS have been submitted. Getting close now!
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Final progress report for 2022 is up!
Short version: a much better few months of writing to finish off the year, first draft of Hierarchy
#2
is now at 160k words. Coming along well!
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GIVEAWAY! (worldwide this time😁) We're giving away signed hardcovers of the full Licanius trilogy.
Head over to to enter!!
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James is at
@SupanovaExpo
Gold Coast today and tomorrow. Come to the
@QBDBooks
stall to say hello and get your books signed 🤩🤩
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Hey everyone, the audiobook pre-order link for THE WILL OF THE MANY is now live!
Releases May 23 (same day as print/ebook), and narrated by the fantastic Euan Morton!
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The paperback of AN ECHO OF THINGS TO COME is officially out today in the UK and Aus!
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Aussies! Thrilled to announce that we have local publication news - THE WILL OF THE MANY will be in paperback here on July 18 ($34.99 AU), and the Kindle edition available from June 13 ($9.99 AU).
Introducing your newest fantasy obsession! 🌟🏛️
THE WILL OF THE MANY is the epic first instalment in a new historical fantasy series imbued with dark academia intrigue, from bestselling Australian author
@IslingtonJames
.
#TheWillofTheMany
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Some great news today - THE WILL OF THE MANY has been given a starred review from Publishers Weekly!
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Hey everyone, been a while since I’ve posted – I’ll be on social media even more rarely than usual until book 3 is done, now - but just a quick heads up that ‘An Echo of Things To Come’ is releasing in paperback in the US tomorrow!
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A real pleasure to do this interview with
@EvanWinter
. And I say it both there and in my review over on Goodreads (), but it's worth reiterating - I loved THE RAGE OF DRAGONS! Hugely recommended for anyone looking for a new fantasy read.
Explore a book's epic journey to the shelves as we host a chat between authors
@IslingtonJames
(THE SHADOW OF WHAT WAS LOST) and
@EvanWinter
, whose African-inspired epic fantasy THE RAGE OF DRAGONS is one of 2019's best debuts.
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Hierarchy update for December - work has begun on Book 2!
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Huge congrats to
@MichaelKramerVO
- he did such a great job on the whole series, well deserved!
We're thrilled to have received our second Earphones Award from
@AudioFileMag
! 🎉 Massive shoutout to narrator Michael Kramer for his performance of The Light of all that Falls by James Islington - job well done!
@Kramer_Reading
Read the review here >>
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Hey everyone, cover launch for An Echo of Things To Come (Licanius
#2
): . Book officially releases in August!
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'feeling fairly upbeat about my progress on the second draft of The Will of the Many'
A new update on the next book is up on the website:
[Elisabeth]
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Had a great time chatting with Mike today! I completely spaced and didn't even think to post the link when we were live, but still definitely worth checking out the recorded stream if you're interested.
Interview With The Author: James Islington (Author of The Licanius Trilogy & Hierarchy)
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Hey everyone, just an early heads up for those within travelling distance - I'll be dropping by for a (relatively rare, for me) signing at Eltham Bookshop on October 7th at 2pm. Hope to see some of you there!
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@BrandSanderson
's Mistborn was one of the series that inspired me to write, so a mention from the man himself has really made my day!
James Islington's The Light of All That Falls, the final volume of The Licanius Trilogy is out today. My assistant Adam wrote a little post about it that you can read on my website.
@IslingtonJames
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Q & A I did recently with Writer's Digest, for those interested!
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Unfortunately, the Goodreads giveaway is only available in the US and Canada (we would've made it worldwide if we could 🙃) but we are planning on running another giveaway soon that'll be available for everyone 😁
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An Echo of Things to Come is now out in the US! The audiobook is also now available worldwide, I believe.
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A heads up for everyone: Barnes & Noble currently have 25% off all pre-orders for the next couple of days, including THE WILL OF THE MANY!
@BNBuzz
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The Light of All That Falls is out now in trade paperback! 🤩
US:
UK:
[Elisabeth]
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First progress update for 2018 (and first in a while) on 'The Light of All That Falls':
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That about wraps up things for me this year – can’t wait for next May. Wishing you all a safe and happy holidays!
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Hey everyone! Just a heads up - as I’m focusing in on writing my next series, Elisabeth (my assistant) will largely be taking over posts for my social media accounts (which, let’s face it, means they’ll now be a good deal more useful to follow).
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Just wanted to highlight this cool pre-order promotion for The Will of the Many, from Mclean & Eakin in Michigan. Love it when indie bookstores do unique stuff like this!
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Enjoyed this! Spoiler-free chat about The Will of the Many, and a bit about Licanius and other things too.
Special guest
@IslingtonJames
was gracious enough to chat with Ben & Stephen about his brilliant new book, The Will of the Many, which releases next Tuesday!
YouTube:
Apple Podcasts:
#jamesislington
#thehierarchy
#licanius
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Russian SHADOW and German ECHO covers look great 😍
(Elisabeth)
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Hey all, we've just set up a space on the website for purchasing signed copies of the Licanius books! We're happy to ship worldwide (but pricing will change depending on where you live). If you're interested head over to:
(Elisabeth 😁)
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GIVEAWAY! Hey all, we're giving away a signed ARC of The Light of All That Falls on Goodreads. Head over to to enter!
(Elisabeth 😁)
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Hey everyone, I've agreed to take some time out to do an AMA (Ask Me Anything) over at in a few days - I'll be online on the 9th starting at 2pm PST (10th at 9am AEDT, for Aussies). So if you have any burning questions for me, that's where and when to ask!
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This weekend James will be at
@SupanovaExpo
Melbourne for signings, and Supanova Gold Coast next weekend!
For more info and tickets:
(Elisabeth)
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March's progress report for Hierarchy is up, for those keeping track!
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And just to clear up some of the confusion surrounding Amazon's wildly varying release dates: the most likely one is Dec 10, 2019. We're looking into getting the wrong ones updated straight away... my apologies to anyone who thought they'd be reading book 3 in a couple of months!
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The Audible pre-order page for 'An Echo of Things to Come' is now live!
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One day left to enter the Goodreads giveaway for a signed ARC of Licanius
#3
! Get on it if you haven't already 😁
(US and Canada only)
(Elisabeth)
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Hi all, we have some exciting news for those of you in Australia! James will be doing books signings at Supanova Melbourne (7th-8th March) and Supanova Gold Coast (13th-14th March) this year. We hope to see a bunch of you there!
(Elisabeth)
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Just a quick reminder for locals - I'll be signing books at Eltham Bookshop tomorrow, 2pm-3pm!
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The hardcover of 'An Echo of Things to Come' is out today in the UK! Looks like it's been released in ebook format worldwide now, too.
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An Echo of Things to Come is now out (in ebook format, anyway) in Australia! Only a few hours to go for the US, too...
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Head over to: to check out James's interview with Fantasy Focus on the Licanius trilogy, and finishing book
#3
!
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[Elisabeth]
@AKLarkwood
's The Unspoken Name is a beautifully written coming-of-age fantasy. If you're keen for a new read, I'd encourage you to check it out, review is up on the blog!
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'An Echo of Things To Come' is, essentially, complete! -
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Looking for a new book to read? Check out
@orbitbooks
'Choose Your Next SFF Read Based on Your Favourite Trope' page: They've got some good picks😉
[Elisabeth]
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The audio files for 'Echo' have now been submitted to Audible. Publisher expects the listing for it to show up within the next week or so!
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