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Award winning script writer, novelist, and games designer. john-french.com Rep'ed by @losbennett.bsky.social @liverpool-lit.bsky.social Love fantasy, horror and building worlds.

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A man, a staff, a baby

A man, a staff, a baby

Albrecht Durer.

Woodcut

08.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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‘ 34 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

World book day. Go read a book. That is all. Happy reading.

05.03.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Infinite and the Divine Annotated and Illustrated cover.

Infinite and the Divine Annotated and Illustrated cover.

Infinite and the Divine Annotated and Illustrated side profile with sprayed edges.

Infinite and the Divine Annotated and Illustrated side profile with sprayed edges.

β€œAlright, greenieβ€”up on the shelf with the others!”

β€œAlright, greenieβ€”up on the shelf with the others!”

Book mail day! And what a handsome book it is!

I can’t show you the inside but let me assure you the illustrations are gorgeous. The charcoal and green theme is fantastic.

04.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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This guy is definitely getting to escape his fate as a Dome Runner and go straight into my Inquisition warband
#warhammer40k #necromunda #inq28

02.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assembling Inquisitor Barabbas Eiddon’s entourage of the mad, the bad and the righteous.
#warhammer40k #necromunda #inq28

26.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Am I exited? Maybe. NO WAIT - that’s a total lie! I mean, how can I NOT be excited would be the better question because this is a new Simon StΓ₯lenhag books book.
Am I exited?
Absolutely. And just the right amount of scared.

#books #scifi #art

24.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too - I grew up on BBC dramas. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the classic Brian Sibley adaptation of Lord of the Rings are still the pinnacle of the medium for me.

23.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Servants of the Inquisition collection is on sale on audible now. Agent of the Throne, Eisenhorn audio dramas and a bunch more are all in there.

www.audible.co.uk/pd/Servants-...?

#warhammer #warhammer40k #audiobook

18.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho it’s off to the Inquisition we go…
#warhammer #warhammer40k #inq28

14.02.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(Hey, my boy, it’s you and us knife missiles now,
Our lunge and speed and bloody secret:
The way to a man’s heart is through his chest!’)

3/3

11.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There are books that you enjoy, books that change you. Then there are books that hit you like a truck.
This was one of those.
I never thought you could have sci-fi like this. Part of me still thinks there isn’t any like it now.

2/3

11.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

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Round about now, on a cold day in February, 31 years ago, I opened this book.

1/3

11.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Canon StarWriter 60

Canon StarWriter 60

Best writing machine ever? Not mine but I wrote my some of my first stories on a StarWriter 60 just like this one. Still think it’s a bit magical.
#writing #retro #tech

08.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Once it hit its stride it became a genuine page-turner, one that provided a breezy and entertaining mystery without getting in its own way. If you found the humor in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves hilarious (as I did), this one will be right up your alley."

#BookSky #BlackLibrary

06.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Dropsite Massacre interview with John French
Dropsite Massacre interview with John French YouTube video by Mira Manga's Grimdark Buddies

My interview with @miramanga.bsky.social is live! We talk about the Dropsite Massacre, the poetry in the Horus Heresy, and Fulgrim being casually disturbing.

Watch it now:

youtu.be/ojIYM02vvas?...

02.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assembling some more miscreants for Necromunda
#necromunda #warhmmer40k #warhammer

31.01.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dawn of War IV gameplay reveal – trailer gets brutal and cunning with the Orks See the latest gameplay trailer packed with Ork action.

Cunning and brutal, and brutally cunning!
Gotta luv an Ork!
www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

29.01.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apropos of nothing, you should read some Hilary Mantel.

26.01.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing prose, just amazing.

26.01.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Build Your Routine To create, you need to build a routine. To create that routine you need to look at your time. Start small, and then build, until your routine takes the place of motivation.

This one is for the writers whose word count resolutions are dying in January. Like mine are…

24.01.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Battle Report

Battle Report

Jude Reid S&S

Jude Reid S&S

There’s a Black Library bumper crop on Warhammer TV today, as my guest spot on Battle Report goes live along with a Scribes & Scriveners episode with the unmatchable @squintywitch.bsky.social!

See me play 40K like it was intendedβ€”by making weird little sound effects every time my minis do stuff.

21.01.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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And the finished article:

21.01.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stage by stage for my ruined zone mortalis tile:
#warhammer #warhammer40k #necromunda

21.01.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Library Weekly: Auspex Scans Clear...For Now The Black Library Weekly, your recap of the fictional universes of the Games Workshop brands, is here!

The Black Library Weekly, your recap of the fictional universes of the Games Workshop brands, is here!

19.01.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

100%

19.01.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An unpainted Sissendra from the Blades of the Hollow King keeping me company at my writing desk today (though she does look as though she is about to try and stab my fingers)
#warhammer #warhammerageofsigmar #vampires

19.01.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Announcement

Announcement

Josh and I. This was genuinely so much fun.

Josh and I. This was genuinely so much fun.

I pulled my personal Trazyn and Orikan models out of the display case at Warhammer World to let them tussle with @princeofbieltan.bsky.social’s beautiful Salamanders army on Battle Report!

Genuinely one of the most fun gaming experiences I’ve ever had. Thanks so much to the entire WarhammerTV team.

18.01.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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The 2025 @goonhammer.com Book Awards!

Who will win Best 30K/40K Novel? Nominees include:

> Ashes of the Imperium by Chris Wraight

> Dropsite Massacre, by @johnfrench.bsky.social

> Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social

VOTE NOW!

www.goonhammer.com/the-2025-goo...

#Warhammer

17.01.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 2025 @goonhammer.com Book Awards!

Who will win Best #BlackLibrary Writer? Nominees are:

> @johnfrench.bsky.social

> @guyhaley.bsky.social

> Robbie MacNiven

> @aptshadow.bsky.social

> @cjpt.bsky.social

VOTE NOW!

www.goonhammer.com/the-2025-goo...

#Warhammer #BookSky

17.01.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0