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@mikebrooks668

That freelance Audible-bestselling, British Fantasy Awards-losing SFF author with Very Tall Hair. Guitarist, singer, occasional DJ. (d)eaf, queer. He/him. All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency www.mikebrooks.co.uk

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This Is Where The Future Bleeds A thrilling adventure packed with laughs, escapes and kick-ass action, about a smart-talking bunch of rogues and dropouts being thrust into an epic quest to save the future and meddle with the destini...

A FANTASY NOVEL? FOR Β£6.99?! IN THIS ECONOMY???

YES!

If you'd like to pre-order my upcoming fantasy adventure novel THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS then you can do so NOW and you can do it HERE and I will love you forever (or at least be positively disposed): forbiddenplanet.com/486220-this-...

05.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

Nothing further, Your Honour.

06.03.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Oh Yeah’ by Ash but the title lyrics are sung by Macho Man Randy Savage.

06.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission The UK’s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative gains in AI technology, a House of Lords committee has warned, as the government prepares to reveal the economic cost of proposals to change copyright rules. A report by peers has urged ministers to develop a licensing regime for the use of creative works in AI products and abandon proposals to let tech firms use the work of novelists, artists, writers and journalists without permission. Continue reading...

UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

06.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 141 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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There's something wonderful about holding the book you've worked on for so long - and this one is very special indeed! Many thanks to the team @discoverkelpies.bsky.social for bringing it to life - pre-orders are open now, and it's out on the 19th!

discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/fantas...

06.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

As Ted "Theodore" Logan awoke one morning from most heinous dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a non-resplendent bug.

05.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Tazz: Really popping those hips.

05.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

05.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS pre-orders! - Mike Brooks My upcoming fantasy adventure novel This Is Where The Future Bleeds is up for pre-orders! Pre-orders are important because they give publishers an idea of how many books they need to print, and also m...

New blogpost! Guess what it's about! www.mikebrooks.co.uk/2026/03/this...

05.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's fantasy! We need to get it right, or Karl Urban will have the wrong length hair!

05.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a self-contained story! (it's a miracle, I can't normally construct a story in less space than a trilogy)

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Much appreciated!

05.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What? Don't know what you mean. There's no post there. I can word.

05.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pre-orders make authors more popular with publishers, not least because it means they have a better idea of how many copies to print! So please buy if you can (with the acknowledgement that the world is on fire), and share around?

Come for the giant wasps, stay for the sapphic romance.

05.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very decent of you.

05.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's now available for pre-order everywerhe, and other retailers are of course available! If you're heading to Bookshop dot org and you don't have a particular one in mind then maybe you'd be kind enough to direct it to the Portal Bookshop in York? They're friends, and wonderful people :)

05.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

AMERICA! You too can get in on the pre-order love, and may I direct you to the establishment of Barnes & Noble? www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-is-wh...

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This Is Where The Future Bleeds A thrilling adventure packed with laughs, escapes and kick-ass action, about a smart-talking bunch of rogues and dropouts being thrust into an epic quest to save the future and meddle with the destini...

A FANTASY NOVEL? FOR Β£6.99?! IN THIS ECONOMY???

YES!

If you'd like to pre-order my upcoming fantasy adventure novel THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS then you can do so NOW and you can do it HERE and I will love you forever (or at least be positively disposed): forbiddenplanet.com/486220-this-...

05.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

Came here to make this joke, I salute you for getting there first.

05.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

05.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

28.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 3849 πŸ” 1915 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 26

A mother that you love???

05.03.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These people presumably assume that no sexist man has ever married a woman.

05.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

IT’S A DIFFERENT SORT OF PAUSE

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Skateboard stop-motion

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UK puts emergency brake on study visas for four countries’ nationals Shabana Mahmood says UK’s generosity abused as study visas halted for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

Cruelty upon cruelty: Labour is banning would-be students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan as well as work visas to Afghans.

These announcements often come with Shabana Mahmood smiling. What an achievement.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

04.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

i'm taking a brave stance that may get me canceled: there is no reason for the pervert glasses to exist

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27.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 716 πŸ” 234 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 33

I had to see this (and hear it in my head), now so do you.

04.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Jesus, and I cannot stress this enough, Christ.

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