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Would I read this crossover, hell yes I would!

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Picture of the cover of Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" with an inserted photo from Monty Python's "Holy Grail" where the Black Knight has just had his arms chopped of and it's apprently just a scratch....

Would I read this crossover, hell yes I would! 😂 @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop @bookstodon

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It's less of a collection and more a state of mind, and that state is cluttred and disorganised

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Post by Henry Sotheran ART COLLECTORS: my vault is hermetically sealed COMIC COLLECTORS: everything is ordered by issue and in plastic TOY COLLECTORS: I've never even opened this box BOOK COLLECTORS: (erupts from a pile of books) I have no idea what I was looking for when I started

It's less of a collection and more a state of mind, and that state is cluttred and disorganised... 😂

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I don't think he knows about "reading the books you have" 😂

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Three panel meme with scene from the Lord of the Rings film where Pippin is asking about second breakfast. Pippin: What about a new book? Aragon: We've already bought new book. Pippin: We've bought one, yes. But what about a second new book?

I don't think he knows about "reading the books you have" 😂

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My latest read: "NIGHTMARES" by J

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An excerpt from Michael Shotter's Goodreads/StoryGraph review of the book "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen

My latest read: "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen - Searching for a new speculative-horror collection to sink your teeth into? This one's worth a look!

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There nothing quite like stale russian despair

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Post by Existential Comics British novel: let's go to a party and find a wife. German novel: let's go to the wilderness and find ourselves. Russian novel: let's go to the depths ofdespair and then find out there is an even deeper level of despair we didn't know about and go there.

There nothing quite like stale russian despair... 😂

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The Pieces of "8" are a great way to get a quick sample of The Nod/Wells Timelines and my style of writing but they're just the tip of the iceberg

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An image featuring positive reviews of the four "story singles" from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of the Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" - "Paper or Plastic?," "Office Hours," "Hostile Takeover," and "Fair Game"

The Pieces of "8" are a great way to get a quick sample of The Nod/Wells Timelines and my style of writing but they're just the tip of the iceberg. Explore a vast universe of speculative fiction that's only getting bigger!

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What do you mean OR?

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Post by C.G. Drews Apparently some people go to bed and just...sleep??? They don't plot a 7-book epic fantasy series or softly broil in existential dread or replay every mistake they ever made??? And then they wake up [checks notes] REFRESHED? | just. It sounds a bit fake.

What do you mean OR? 🤔 I can broil in existential dread and plot a fantasy series at the same time. 😂 Luckily I don't make mistakes, at least not any I'm willing to admit too 😜

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With work on "The Nemesis Legacy" winding down, my focus has begun to shift back toward other projects, such as an omnibus edition, containing the ...

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The Nod/Wells Timelines literary universe - aailable now ia Amazon, Audible, bookshop.org, Waterstones, and more!

With work on "The Nemesis Legacy" winding down, my focus has begun to shift back toward other projects, such as an omnibus edition, containing the first third of The Nod/Wells Timelines, which will arrive later this year, and the universe's compendium, scheduled for 2027.

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My latest read: "Death of a Clown" by Catherine McCarthy - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy speculative fiction that fills the ...

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My latest read: "Death of a Clown" by Catherine McCarthy - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy speculative fiction that fills the heart as much as the mind, this is an experience you don't want to miss!

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My latest read: "Badlands" by Gary Kruse - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy crime thrillers with hints of horror and the ...

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My latest read: "Badlands" by Gary Kruse - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy crime thrillers with hints of horror and the supernatural, this one's worth a look!

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A great reminder that reviews don't have to be super involved and detailed to be effective

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A Goodreads review of "Office Hours," one of the story singles from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines"

A great reminder that reviews don't have to be super involved and detailed to be effective. By the way, "8" and its story singles now have well over 50 positive ratings on Goodreads from all sorts of readers. Why not give them a try today?

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My latest read: "Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers" from Stars and Sabers Publishing @ starsandsabers - See my Goodreads review for details but if ...

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My latest read: "Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers" from Stars and Sabers Publishing @starsandsabers - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a smorgasbord of speculative fiction, this one's sure to satisfy!

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I AM ready for words (b*tch)!

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Message by Lord Penis: Two pictures of Dune by Frank Herbert and a message saying, You assholes didn’t tell me this is like a book book Reply by your fantasy dad; hope you like words bitch

I AM ready for words (b*tch)! So I'm taking suggestions for book book books 😂

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What's new, you ask?

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Michael Shotter is a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a lover of science, fiction, and fantasy, his works aim to push beyond the boundaries of traditional genre fiction into new and exciting realms born from literary craftsmanship.

What's new, you ask?

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My latest read: "Pact" by Daniel Lorn - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're in search of a quick horror tale to churn your gut and ...

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My latest read: "Pact" by Daniel Lorn - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're in search of a quick horror tale to churn your gut and rattle your brain, this one's worth a look!

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My latest read: "Kenai" by Dave Dobson @ davedobson - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're searching for a new science-fiction novel, ...

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My latest read: "Kenai" by Dave Dobson @davedobson - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're searching for a new science-fiction novel, this one's worth a look!

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I could write that, but it would be called: "Suck it, I do what I want!

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Picture of a satirical penguin classic: PENGUIN BOOKS Suck It: A Defense of my Life Choices J. M. Howard COMPLETE UNABRIDGED

I could write that, but it would be called:"Suck it, I do what I want! And other stories about the time I f*cked around and found out." 😜😂 An instant peguin classic!

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My favorite reads of 2025 (so far

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Michael Shotter's favorite reads of 2025 (so far.) See Goodreads link in post for details.

My favorite reads of 2025 (so far.)

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All good choices, but one is clearly better than the others 😁

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All good choices, but one is clearly better than the others 😁

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My latest read: "A Bleak Remedy" by DS LaLonde - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a meaty horror novel with a fresh take ...

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My latest read: "A Bleak Remedy" by DS LaLonde - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a meaty horror novel with a fresh take on vampires, this one's sure to satisfy!

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The Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction literary universe combines the best of science fiction, horror, and thrillers of all sorts

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The Nod/Wells Timelines literary universe - Available now via Amazon, Audible, Bookshop.org, Waterstones, and more! - http://michaelshotter.com

The Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction literary universe combines the best of science fiction, horror, and thrillers of all sorts.

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My latest read: "Colossus with a Poison Tongue" by Coy Hall - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're a fan of far-future post-apocalyptic ...

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My latest read: "Colossus with a Poison Tongue" by Coy Hall - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're a fan of far-future post-apocalyptic sci-fi stories oozing with vivid depictions of horror and the occult, this one's for you!

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My latest read: "One Day All This Will Be Yours" by Adrian Tchaikovsky - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy time-travel stories, or ...

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My latest read: "One Day All This Will Be Yours" by Adrian Tchaikovsky - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy time-travel stories, or even if you don't, this one's worth a look!

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A little reminder that all of my books are available via bookshop(dot)org, which means that pretty much any local book store can stock them, and ...

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A little reminder that all of my books are available via bookshop(dot)org, which means that pretty much any local book store can stock them, and benefit from their sale online. If you haven't tried Bookshop, here's a great place to start!

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"Cutter's Deep" is my personal favorite but if you like creepy and unsettling horror, you really can't go wrong with any book or story from Ronald ...

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"Cutter's Deep" is my personal favorite but if you like creepy and unsettling horror, you really can't go wrong with any book or story from Ronald McGillvray. As far as I'm concerned, this is an empirical fact. 📚🙂👍

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Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊

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Picture of a book where the map folds out so at to stay on the side of the text while you read. Captioned: Every book should have its maps set up like this...

Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊

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My latest read: "The Forgotten War" by Adam Hulse - Author - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're a fan of multi-genre speculative ...

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My latest read: "The Forgotten War" by Adam Hulse - Author - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're a fan of multi-genre speculative fiction, this is a book you won't soon forget!

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My latest read: "Fleet of Knives" by Gareth L

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My latest read: "Fleet of Knives" by Gareth L. Powell - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoyed "Embers of War" and like yourself some full-blown space opera action and adventure, this one's definitely worth a look!

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Here's a fun one I like to dust off from time to time: A playlist of all the songs mentioned in my epic sci-fi action/adventure novel "309

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Here's a fun one I like to dust off from time to time: A playlist of all the songs mentioned in my epic sci-fi action/adventure novel "309." Which one is your favorite?

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As the Kindle edition sale on "8" comes to its end, a big thanks to everyone who participated, and a little reminder that there's a lot more to ...

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Nonspecific editions > Specific editions 😂

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Nonspecific Editions by John Atkinson, Wrong Hands Some Musketeers, Dumas Roughly The Mid Nineteen Eighties, Orwell An Unsightly Property on the Yorkshire Moons, Bronte The Approximate temperature Paper Catches Fire, Bradbury Around the World Eventualy, Verne One of the Henrys, Shakespeare

Nonspecific editions > Specific editions 😂

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LAST CHANCE to get a big discount on the Kindle edition of my latest book, the first standalone expansion of the Nod/Wells Timelines ...

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Excerpts from reviews of Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" by Brian Bowyer, Daniel Lorn, and Tony Travis

LAST CHANCE to get a big discount on the Kindle edition of my latest book, the first standalone expansion of the Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction literary universe. Offer ends July 22!

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"Office Hours" is just one of 12 new stories in "8

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An excerpt from "Office Hours," one of the stories from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines"

"Office Hours" is just one of 12 new stories in "8." This potent blend of science fiction and terror from The Nod/Wells Timelines has a lot to offer fans and newcomers alike. The Kindle edition of "8" is on sale in the US & the UK until July 22 via Amazon!

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The Kindle edition sale on "8" continues!

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An excerpt from Tony Travis' 4-star review of Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines"

The Kindle edition sale on "8" continues! Need some convincing? Check out this review from fellow speculative-fiction author Tony Travis:

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Luckily Bert is right, you don't HAVE to read Dostoyevsky 😂 But you can if you want 😊

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Picture of a blackboard sign with colourful chalk writing: Bert's Books Don't cry for me Dostoyevsky The truth is I never read you All through your chapters Your epic fiction You kept on writing I kept my distance

Luckily Bert is right, you don't HAVE to read Dostoyevsky 😂 But you can if you want 😊

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Story structure can be good, it can also make it painfully obvious

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One panel comic by Tom Gauld showing a tall man and a short elf walking over a mountain. The elf reading a book says, "We've had our "inciting incident" and we're on the "journey" so it seems like we'll be having a "crisis" any minute now..." The man looking annoyed replies, "This quest was a lot more fun before you got that book on story structure."

Story structure can be good, it can also make it painfully obvious. Personally I prefer not being able to guess the ending after the first chapter... 🤔😁

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I mean it does make a certain kind of sense, an evil facist wouldn't consider happy people civilized 🤔

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Post by Oliver Clegg SAURON: I shall create three rings for the elves, seven for the dwarf lords and nine for mortal men HOBBITS: wow ok none for us cool SAURON: and thus I shall have dominion over all the civilised races of middle earth HOBBITS: WOW

I mean it does make a certain kind of sense, an evil facist wouldn't consider happy people civilized 🤔

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I mean it does make a certain kind of sense, an evil facist wouldn't consider happy people civilized 🤔

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Post by Oliver Clegg SAURON: I shall create three rings for the elves, seven for the dwarf lords and nine for mortal men HOBBITS: wow ok none for us cool SAURON: and thus I shall have dominion over all the civilised races of middle earth HOBBITS: WOW

I mean it does make a certain kind of sense, an evil facist wouldn't consider happy people civilized 🤔

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This is the kind of math we like around here 😜

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Picture if a pink sign standing on a table covered in books saying, BOOK MATH: Buying the series means you really only bought one book.

This is the kind of math we like around here 😜

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