Alex - Spells & Spaceships

Hi everyone, exciting news - I've created a new home for more content from me! Beyond the Barrow is a space for folklore, fantasy, myth and magic, even some spooky stories 🍂✨❄️ 🎃 I'd love it if you'd join me and even consider subscribing! beyondthebarrow.substack.com

The entirety of The Edan Trilogy is now available on audiobook! @allenxandria (Allen Walker) does a stunning job with his narration of The Way of Edan, The Prophet of Edan, and (as of today) Return to Edan. Check the reviews! Available on Audible, Amazon, iTunes. Please share!🙏

I bought the whole of malazan for £9.91 to be fair. That's the power of being tight and having an e-reader

It's a fair point. As a non-romantasy reader, is it frustrating trying to find the fantasy you like amongst it? Yes. But can you blame the publishers? No. I just wish there were distinctions between romantasy and epic fantasy for example so it was easier for everyone.

⚔️🔥PUBLICATION DAY!🔥⚔️ Viking Conqueror - The story of Harald Hardrada's time as King of Norway and his invasion of England, The finale of my Last Viking series is out today. According to Goodreads reviews, it is one of the highest-rated historical fiction series of all time.

Books are so cool. I had to pull these out again this morning - I think I spent most of 2025 gushing about how great they are, and I'm already itching to read them again.

@NoSaintsBooks @luke_tarzian

@luke_tarzian @BlogSpells God we bad some dumbass moments too 🤣🤣🤣

I miss book Twitter circa 2020-2022. It was fun. People made friends. The community was THRIVING. Now it’s just bots, rage baiting, and people glazing the same 5 books over and over. And god forbid you dislike one of the popular books.

@whatMickreads @NoahIsaacsBooks It looks a really intriguing book, and let's face it, can't be any more disappointing than Spurs

About to jump into an ARC of @NoahIsaacsBooks book Heretic! Just realised he’s an Arsenal fan so I will try my best to remain unbiased (as a Spurs fan) 😂

@SledgevsBooks Thankyou for writing it ❤️👊💪

@BlogSpells dude. fuck yes. you are who SLEDGE is for. so stoked he found you. preciate these words big time. 👊💪⚒️

A SLEDGE MANIFESTO With the SLEDGE flick in the works and The Wendigo about to be unleashed, it’s easy to get hyped . . . but just as easy to feel the weight of expectation . . . and the fear of failure. Every time those evil thoughts creep in, I remind myself of this story: I’ve always been into underground, hardcore, badass sh;t. my first love was skateboarding, because it was illegal. through skating I found action, horror and metal, always searching for the most hardcore movie/book/band . . . In the late 80s, I found them. the ultimate badass band. too hardcore for radio. songs too long, too gnarly for MTV. their first album held a blood-covered hammer. their 2nd, a live execution. I LOVED them. because they were mine. no one else even knew their name. that’s what made them so badass. then 1991 hit and their new album had 3min songs all over the radio, with music videos to boot. suddenly all the girls in my middle school were into them. I immediately hated them. have ever since. because they aren’t mine any more. they aren’t badass. they sold out. they’re called Metallica. Sledge vs The Labyrinth is my Kill Em All. Sledge vs The Wendigo my Ride the Lighting. I don’t want SLEDGE on the bestseller lists. I love him exactly where he is. where he should be: underground, unrated, hardcore . . . BADASS. 🤘💀⚒️

@SledgevsBooks It's in my top 10 reads and I've read 300+ Can't wait for book 2

@SledgevsBooks I read Sledge on a whim, I expected to leave it part-read like most books I start. Hooked immediately and all the way through. It felt defiant and strong. Ferocious and resilient against the way the world feels like it's going, against the current state of publishing.

@Medievalhtybuff This and the civil war destroyed so much heritage

The dissolution of the monasteries did so much damage, it's ridiculous.

If you use AI to write your books and make your covers, you're not an indie author. You're not any type of author. You're a thief. And you're potentially stealing from actual hard working indie authors.

If tattoos had been socially acceptable when you were below 10 years old, which tattoos would you be walking around with now?

🐉 Dragons 🐲 Missed flat lay Friday, but eh. I can’t think of anything better in a fantasy novel than a dragon. Who is your favorite dragon from media or literature?

@Siennafrst Yeah 😅👀

@BlogSpells I didn’t even read the blurb. 😅 Is that what it says?

Just finished this yesterday. The verdict: Oh Bravo. BRAVO. Details below in 🧵 👇

@Siennafrst Looking at the synopsis, how does the author handle a main character who's "killed, he's robbed, and he's burned more homesteads than he can count to the ground with their families inside."? Sounds like a challenge!

Characterization: 7/10. It’s not flawed bc everyone stays IC, and they’re distinctive enough. But this being a very short, plot driven novel where everything is condensed and informations are hidden on top of it being written in 1st, you will not be reading this for the characterization. There isn’t room for it. Not for what the author is trying to achieve.

@J0hnADouglas I'm trying not to be de-hyped, but this looks shit.

“I want God of War.” “We have God of War at home.” God of War at home:

@book_yorkshire Ha yeah! Madness

@BlogSpells “Oh wow what a cool house I’d love to do someth- oh two an a half million pounds. Never mind”

Ok, own up, whose house is this? Book city!! rightmove.co.uk/properties/171…

@binding_broken Do you have any plans to reprint earlier runs such as this one? For general sale?

We’ve loved seeing your photos of Kings of the Wyld all over our socials. Perhaps one of the coolest editions we’ve ever done? 😎 Thank you to our rep @abbiesbookworld for the photos 📸