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E. J. Swift

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Author of When There Are Wolves Again, The Coral Bones (Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist 2023), Paris Adrift, The Osiris Project trilogy. Repped by Margaret Halton at PEW Literary. https://geni.us/WhenThereAreWolves www.ejswift.co.uk

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So glad you're enjoying it :)

11.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley β€” Runalong The Shelves I would like to thank Solaris for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Solaris Published – out Now Price – Β£18.99 hardback Β£7.99 ebook Before...

New Review - a timely tale exploring how war itself can be a form of story. I absolute loved The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley and strongly recommend it to you! Out now and many thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/...

09.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Voting for the 2026 Locus Awards is open to everyone! Choose your champions and give a voice to your favorite works and authors of the year.

Vote online at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!

05.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Thank you so much!

01.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Adam! And to you!

01.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm reading A Thousand Blues at the moment and really enjoying it :)

01.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My Locus piece on 2025 reading, in which I don't really know what's going on with American SF, find some unexpected pairings elsewhere, and have lots of good books to recommend throughout. locusmag.com/feature/the-...

28.02.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks, Anne!

01.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! And same to you!

01.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Lavie!

01.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much, that's lovely to hear 😊🐺

01.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, and congrats to you - heard so many great things about Project Hanuman! :)

01.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

01.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

01.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vote for the BSFA Awards

When There Are Wolves Again is a BSFA finalist! 🐺 Utterly delighted and in amazing company too. Congratulations to all the finalists!

www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

01.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very good dog invades course but falls short of medal glory at Winter Olympics A local dog has missed out on a historic medal at the Winter Olympics despite a lung-bursting stretch in the homestretch

Nazgul flying the flag for wolfdogs everywhere 😍

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

19.02.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promo image for When There Are Wolves Again paperback edition (coming June 2026)  in the Waterstones pre-order sale until 20 Feb, use code FEB26 for 25% discount.

Promo image for When There Are Wolves Again paperback edition (coming June 2026) in the Waterstones pre-order sale until 20 Feb, use code FEB26 for 25% discount.

The paperback edition of When There Are Wolves Again (coming June 2026) is currently in the Waterstones pre-order sale until 20 Feb, code FEB26 for 25% discount 😊🐺

www.waterstones.com/book/when-th...

17.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The cover of Paul McAuley's novel Loss Protocol

The cover of Paul McAuley's novel Loss Protocol

Happy publication day to this little book

12.02.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
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Explore the longlist - The Climate Fiction Prize Explore the inaugural longlist for the Climate Fiction Prize

The Climate Fiction Prize longlist looks fantastic 😍 A few that were on my radar and more to explore...

climatefictionprize.co.uk/longlist-2026/

05.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From starting ballet at four to starting writing this in 2021, it’s been a long and winding road but…
The Apple and The Pearl is out TODAY from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!!

03.02.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Happy book birthday! πŸ₯³

03.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah what a fabulous review to wake up to on publication day! πŸ€—βœ¨οΈ

"a wonderfully told story...the language and atmosphere really make this a perfect tale to read on a chilly dark evening and wonder exactly did that shadow in the corner of your eye just move?"

03.02.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy pub day! 😊

03.02.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting!

02.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Recommended Reading List Welcome to the LocusΒ Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…

Thanks so much @locusmag.bsky.social for including When There Are Wolves Again in the Recommended Reading List 🐺🀍

So many fab reads to explore and great to see the new translated works category too.

locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

02.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, and thanks so much for sharing the post!

28.01.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for sharing!

28.01.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leafy seadragon seen in Melbourne aquariuum for additional temptation

28.01.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Coral Bones is currently down to Β£2.99 on Kindle (not sure for how long)

Three women, three centuries, the Great Barrier Reef, sharks, corals, mantas, leafy seadragons, bonus numbats (the best marsupial) 🌊 πŸͺΈπŸ¦ˆπŸ πŸ‰

amzn.eu/d/0UJGTQu

28.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Here it comes! "The Dead Man's Empire", the long-awaited second book in the Holy Mountain series! Is it a sequel to "The Last Blade Priest"? Yes! But in theory you could read it without reading TLBP!

27.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3