Thomas J Devens-The Revolting Peasant of Grimdark
@StoneandShield
Writer. Foundry Worker. Axe Thrower. Drinker. (He/Him). Author of the Fall of Emros and Vermin of the Old Empire series of gritty fantasy.
I can't even begin to say how excited I am to announce the coming audiobook of The Scroungers, narrated by the immensely talented @RJBayley ! Fall of 2025! I gush about it in the link in the comments!

"A totally original and well-penned gothic tale, Dance With Me is a vivid and grippingly claustrophobic read that is satisfying from beginning to end." An incredible 5⭐️review for DANCE WITH ME at @IndiesToday. I'm and happy! speechless
#IndieAuthorSummer day 27: Ready to discover a new author? Check out Clayton W Snyder, author of Cold West at cw-snyder.com. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books. #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #IndieBooks
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THREE. DAYS. 😱 THE WINDS OF WAR is out in three days. I have never worked so hard on anything in my life, nor have I ever been so proud of something I've created. I can't wait for you to experience it. 😊
Like magic? Battles? Meddling gods? Scorpion Men??? 🦂 The Relics of War trilogy is on sale now through the end of the month! Details below:
#IndieAuthorSummer day 25: Ready to discover a new author? Check out @Endalia, author of Undine’s Blessing and Tales of Lunis Aquaria at tessa.narratess.com. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books. #WritingCommunity
🔥My challenge has been accepted🔥 At 2:30pm EST there will be a livestreamed writing duel between myself and @realmattfalcon 😎 Join us, cast your votes, bring a beer 🍻
Had the week off of work, but money's tight, so couldn't do much. But we were able to have a nice day, bringing the pups out to the lake. I even took two pictures, haha.


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Hot damn, this is one hell of an amazing analysis!
Spare and unflourished prose can speak volumes about character, tone, and truth. A new weekly essay is here, analysing an excerpt sentence by sentence, and including specific considerations on how to achieve this. Read in my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/liviajelli…
#IndieAuthorSummer day 23: Ready to discover a new author? Check out Phil Parker, author of The British Bureau For The Arcane series at philparker-fantasywriter.com. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books #WritingCommunity
This week is Self-Published Author Appreciation Week or #SPAAW I reviewed A Quiet Vengeance by Tim Hardie for it: pagechewing.com/a-quiet-vengea… #fantasy #bookreview #books #bookbloggers
PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: Shield of The Mothership by JCM Berne #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/22/pub…
Tim writes some of the best in-depth, norse-inspired, epic fantasy around. If you're interested in rich lore/worldbuilding, compelling characters, and intriguing magic check out Hall of Bones!
#IndieAuthorSummer day 22: Ready to discover a new author? Check out @TimHardieAuthor, author of The Brotherhood of The Eagle series at timhardieauthor.co.uk. Already read the author's work and loved it? Consider sharing this post to help boost their books #WritingCommunity
🔥🔥THREE DAYS TO GO!!🔥🔥 The finale to the Dragon Spirits Trilogy drops this Friday on my website! 😱 And the first review has come through!! 😍😍 Want to read it first? Make sure you've pre-ordered it: llmacrae.com/shop/p/ebook-b… (Amazon releases a few days later)
Have you pre-ordered your copy? Multi-POV epic fantasy set in a magic-drenched world, with found family, talking griffins, sapphic rep, underdogs, ancient evils, and more dragons than you can shake a stick at! 🔥 Paperback: llmacrae.com/shop/p/thebrok… eBook: llmacrae.com/shop/p/ebook-b…