Tobias S. Buckell

Author, Futurist, Wordsmith for Hire

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Member-supported fiction and articles

Supporters who back and gain membership to the site via here or Patreon get access to new, member-only fiction in their inboxes or via the site right here. Here is the table of contents to member-supported stories, articles, and videos:

Novels

The Island in the Sky (first 5 chapters free to non-supporters)

Short stories:

45. The Twisted Whisk (Apr. 2024)
44. The Mahogany Man (Nov. 2022)
43. By the River’s Edge (Sep. 2022)
42. The Fisher Dragon (Dec. 2021)
41. Crypto Draconis (Aug. 2021)
40. Holofernes, from His Basement (Apr. 2021)
39. The Bars at the End of the World (Jan. 2021)
38. The Inheritance (Dec. 2020)
37. The Suggestion (Sep. 2020)
36. One Last Dance Before You Go (Jul. 2020)
35. Crush Depth (Jun. 2020)
34. Where the Glass Winds Blow (May 2020)
33. An Old World’s Seeds (Apr. 2020)
32. The Widow’s Cut (Mar. 2020)
31. The Longest Distance (Feb. 2020)
30. The Atheist and the Angel (Jan. 2020)
29. That Faraway Kingdom (Dec. 2019)
28. A Girl and Her Rover (Nov. 2019)
27. The Dockmaster’s Gambit (A Xenowealth Story) (Oct. 2019)
26. The Emperor and His Totally Amazing, Awesome Clothes (Sep. 2019)
25. When the Ants Went on Strike (Aug. 2019)
24. Captain Velocity Saves the World (Jul. 2019)
23. The Very Last Curator of What Little Remains of the Western World (Jun. 2019)
22. DW (May 2019)
21. Mr. Skin’s Heart (Mar. 2019)
20. When All Was Brillig (Feb. 2019)
19. The Scar That Stains Red the Gulch (Jan. 2019)
18. The Human in the Box (Dec. 2018)
17. A Prayer to Berlinetta (Sep. 2018)
16. Five Point Three Milligrams (Aug. 2018)
15. The Unsung (Jul. 2018)
14. The Alien from Verapaz (Jun. 2018)
13. Life Considered as a Set of Common Online Security Questions (May 2018)
12. Sweet Songs of Melody Pure (Apr. 2018)
11. Destination Day Blues (Mar. 2018)
10. The Fear Itself (Feb. 2018)
9. Chi’s Cargo (Dec. 2017)
8. Lifeguards (Nov. 2017)
7. The Boneyard (Oct. 2017)
6. The Hand That Wields (Sep. 2017
5. Sunset (Aug. 2017)
4. The Placement Agency (Jul. 2017)
3. A Different Kind of Place (May 2017)
2. Shoggoths in Traffic (Apr. 2017)
1. The Man Who Spoke (A Xenowealth Story) (Mar. 2017)

Exclusive Access to Reprinted Short Stories for Supporters

4. The Grove’s Lament (Nov. 2023/posted for Patrons Sep. 2025)
3. The Last Cathedral of Earth, in Flight (/posted for Patrons Jan. 2025)
2. By Throat and Void (/posted for Patrons Dec. 2024)
1. Apocalypse Considered through a Helix of Semiprecious Foods and Recipes (/posted for Patrons Apr. 2022)

Exclusive Articles for Patreon Supporters

2. How I used Obsidian to custom roll my own writing environment/app
1. A Career is Like a Stock Market

Exclusive Videos:

2. Creating a custom Obsidian writing environment: a video guide
1. Show vs Tell

Free Stories Online

A list of my stories published online that can also be read by anyone for free is here.

Support & Membership

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  • About Me:

    A New York Times Bestselling and World Fantasy Award winning author of over a hundred stories in nineteen languages, nominated for multiple awards.
    [MORE ABOUT ME]

    My Latest Book:

    The Lord of the Rings meets Call of Duty in this delirious mashup pitting confused soldiers against legendary monsters. This riotous campaign of a novel could only have sprung from the nerdy minds of a science fiction award-winner and an extreme amateur landscaper [more].

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    More About My Novels

    Crystal Rain is the first of my Xenowealth books (Caribbean SF adventures). My latest novels are A Stranger in the Citadel and The Runes of Engagement.
    [MY NOVELS]

    More About My Short Stories

    You can get started reading some free short stories of mine published online or podcast here. My bibliography also lists all the stories I've ever had published.
    [FREE STORIES]

    What I’m up to:

    Soon to be published:

  • Short story 'Off the Rock' will appear in the anthology Virgin Islands Noir (Aug. 2026).

    What I'm currently working on:
  • Novel "In Empire's Shadow" (revising, 23% done)
  • Novel "The Maroon" (first draft, 100% done, now in revision)

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    I do not have accounts on common social media platforms other than Bluesky and FaceBook. My FaceBook is for family and local events, I don't use it professionally.

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