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Danie Ware

@danacea

#Author Titan, Black Library, Aconyte, Rebellion. #Bookseller. 20yrs specialist pop culture marketing, events and PR. Ex-reenactor, #ttrpg gamer, likes cats, #NOAI. Views my own. https://linktr.ee/danacea

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Seven months and counting, and I have absolutely had enough of the whole mess 😭

06.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black cat with visible panic written on it Alt: a black cat with visible panic written on it

#LeaseExtension bollocks ongoing, and me, every fucking TIME there's another round of emails/deadlines/administration/demands for money...

06.03.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaking at the London Book Fair Somehow, I’ve managed to get myself inveigled onto a panel at the London Book Fair, next week. I’m no stranger to panels, having talked on subjects ranging from the correct uses of Social Media (that...

Anyone at the #LondonBookFair, next week, I'll be there and speaking about #Manga.

The panel is 'Manga is Mainstream: Why Japanese Comics Connect With Global Readers’, and I'm very much looking forward to it!

danacea.ghost.io/speaking-at-...

06.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You absolutely do :)

05.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

:)

05.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pile of spine-on books. From the bottom up: The Rose in Darkness, The Rose at War, The Triumph of Saint Katherine, Aestred Thurga, Ecko Rising, Ecko Burning, Ecko Endgame, Children of Artifice.

Pile of spine-on books. From the bottom up: The Rose in Darkness, The Rose at War, The Triumph of Saint Katherine, Aestred Thurga, Ecko Rising, Ecko Burning, Ecko Endgame, Children of Artifice.

Oh go on then, as it's #worldbookday.

Eight novels, plus Lugan makes nine, ten coming very soon, eleven may see the daylight by the end of this year (?), and I'm a third of the way into twelve.

It's not a massive pile, compared to some of you, but it is mine :)

05.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Submissions Closing Date for They Are Still Here – Wizard's Tower Press

Don't forget submissions for They Are Still Here close at midnight on March 21st, so you've got a smidge over 2 weeks to get your story in!

wizardstowerpress.com/2026/submiss...

05.03.2026 09:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hurrah!! Really glad you enjoyed it!!!

05.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible book. One of my favourite ever :)

05.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't question, just go read them.

Go on.

05.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and The Way of the Househusband Vol 1 by Kousuke Oono

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and The Way of the Househusband Vol 1 by Kousuke Oono

For #WorldBookDay, read these:

05.03.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Aestred Thurga

Aestred Thurga

A gift from my lovely fiancΓ©. <3 So, so many zombies! Always a treat to get a surprise @danacea.bsky.social book.

04.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eeeeee!! I hope you enjoy it! ⚜️

04.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image "At home, a lot of girls dress the same way.
It's boring. I pretty much dress like this all
the time. People always get a shock when I
turn up to their door to fix something. I work
with lots of fortysomething men and they
probably just think I'm a bit weird."

"At home, a lot of girls dress the same way. It's boring. I pretty much dress like this all the time. People always get a shock when I turn up to their door to fix something. I work with lots of fortysomething men and they probably just think I'm a bit weird."

Trope doing rounds in Reform circles that Hannah Spencer is a "fake plumber" because those people can't imagine that a Green politician might be anything other than the sum of their horrid prejudices.

If it were a lie she'd have been playing the longest of long games... because here she is in 2013.

28.02.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 1185 πŸ” 257 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 17

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27.02.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's a lot better, chilling out much more

27.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black cat, front paws extended over a Transformers box, looking up

Black cat, front paws extended over a Transformers box, looking up

Handsome boi. You'd never believe he spent three years as a battlin' backstreet tomcat!

27.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
The cover for Fight Like A Girl #1, edited by Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall.

The images shows a woman with short red hair wearing a vest, combat trousers and boots. She carried a machine gun. Around her are images of various playing cards showing items that she might use to fight with.

Art by Oisin McGann.

The cover for Fight Like A Girl #1, edited by Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall. The images shows a woman with short red hair wearing a vest, combat trousers and boots. She carried a machine gun. Around her are images of various playing cards showing items that she might use to fight with. Art by Oisin McGann.

Cover reveal! Because you asked for it, we are bringing Fight Like A Girl #1 back into print. Here is Oisin McGann's fabulous cover for the new edition.

26.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election with Labour pushed into third by Reform Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, also becomes the first Green Party candidate to win a Westminster by-election.

**YES!**

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...

27.02.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

🌹

27.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's wonderful to hear, thank you! 🌹

I hope you enjoy this one as much :)

27.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can think my Q/Enquiry teacher, Neil Butler, wherever he may now be.

And yes, it's a really <really> useful thing!

26.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh amazing, thank you!

It was something I learned at school, when I was about ten (?). Has served in very good stead :)

26.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I will be back, btw, but am rather enjoying not having to fight with the horrors, all the time.

I'm also getting LOT more done.

Whodafuckingthunkit.

26.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Allister Heath 
Danie Ware's writing is not a police, it is a fanatic religion bent on our destruction 
Allister Heath
The Telegraph

Allister Heath Danie Ware's writing is not a police, it is a fanatic religion bent on our destruction Allister Heath The Telegraph

These are too much fun :)

26.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’–βšœοΈ

24.02.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic stuff. Really hope you enjoy it! ⚜️

24.02.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A hardback fancy preorder copy of the Sororitas novel Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith. The cover features a very fierce-looking Aestred wielding a banner.

A hardback fancy preorder copy of the Sororitas novel Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith. The cover features a very fierce-looking Aestred wielding a banner.

A signed frontispiece for the Aestred book showing that it is copy 2094/2500.

A signed frontispiece for the Aestred book showing that it is copy 2094/2500.

My pre-order arrived and she's stunning - thankyou, @danacea.bsky.social 🀩

#AestredThurga #Sororitas

23.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh amazing! I really hope you enjoy it! ⚜️⚜️

23.02.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
White Rabbit - The Amazing Digital Circus.
White Rabbit - The Amazing Digital Circus. YouTube video by Wearer of the Cheese

My son does incredible fan-edits, remixing footage of his/our fave shows to music.

He's done #Buffy #DoctorWho #StarTrek #Transformers, all the good stuff.

This one is #TheAmazingDigitalCircus, an indie show by Gooseworx and Glitch Productions, remixed to White Rabbit...

youtu.be/KcWyJlFHviI?...

23.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0