Oliver Arditi

@paracyclops.bsky.social

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Writer, librarian, worldbuilder, conlanger, lapsed musician. I like fantasy, science-fiction and horror, books, records, comics, games, cats, food, and holding inexplicable opinions.

A white male hand holding a copy of Simon Roy's 'Habitat' in front of a leaded window.
A white male hand holding a copy of Claire North's 'Slow Gods' in front of some summer greenery.
A white male hand holding the Winter 2024 edition of Fantasy & Science Fiction in a domestic interior.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'Gloriana, or, the unfulfill'd queen' by Michael Moorcock, in a cluttered domestic interior.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'The Skills' by Monica Galetti in a messy cottage kitchen.
A white male hand holding a copy of the Penguin 'Complete Cosmicomics' by Italo Calvino in an overgrown garden.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'Do Aliens Speak Physics' by Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Nemesis Games' by James S.A. Corey in a domestic setting.
A white male hand holding a copy of ‘Metal Hurlant: the Monster Within’ in a domestic interior.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Buffalo Gals and other animal presences' by Ursula K. Le Guin in a domestic interior.
A white male hand holding BFS Horizons #17 in a domestic setting.
A white male hand holding a copy of Hiromi Kawakami's 'Under The Eye of the Big Bird' translated by Asa Yoneda in a domestic interior.
A cat on a footstool, tilted.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Folk Song in England' by Steve Roud in a cluttered domestic space
A British Fantasy Awards ‘I’ve voted’ sticker
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Waterblack' by Alex Pheby, in front of a bookcase and some sheet music.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'Spent' by Alison Bechdel in a Spanish holiday apartment.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'The Honjin Murders' by Yokomizo Seishi in a Spanish holiday apartment.
A white male hand holding an iPad displaying Interzone #299 on a plane.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'It Lasts Forever And Then It's Over' by Anne de Marcken in a domestic setting.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'The Finance Curse' by Nicholas Shaxson, against a domestic background.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'The Running Man' by Stephen King in a domestic setting.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Metal Hurlant—Space Stares Back' in a domestic setting.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Red Sands' by Caroline Eden in a kitchen.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'Cast Long Shadows' by Cat Hellisen.
A white male hand holding a copy of Michael Moorcock's 'Count Brass' in a messy office.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'The Arrival' by Shaun Tan.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'The Works of Vermin' by Hiron Ennes.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'The Essential Cuisines of Mexico' by Diana Kennedy in front of a cluttered sitting room.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'William Blake Now: Why He Matters More Than Ever' by John Higgs, in a hotel room.
A copy of 'The Lotus Empire' by Tasha Suri, held by a white male hand in front of some audio equipment.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Cloud Labour' by Sabrina Huang, translated by Lin King, in a messy office.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'The Beginning Place' by Ursula K. Le Guin, above a plaid blanket .
A piece of paper with visual notes attempting to distinguish between conjunctions, demonstratives and indirect objects
A white male hand holding a copy of 'The Gift of Not Belonging' by Rami Kaminski, in front of a curtain with a 1950s style pattern.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks in a messy office.
A white male hand holding up a copy of A.G. Riddle's 'Quantum Radio' in front of a messy living room.
A white male hand holding a copy of Michael Moorcock's 'Earl Aubec' in an airport.
A white male hand holding a copy of Emily St. John Mandel's 'Sea of Tranquility' in front of a dirty cottage window and some flowers.
A copy of Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Eye of the Heron' held by a white male hand in front of a bookcase bearing some other Le Guin books.
A copy of 'The World We Make' by N.K. Jemisin, on a table, partially shadowed.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Under The Moon' by E.M. Faulds in front of some stringed instruments.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'The City We Became' by N.K. Jemisin
A white male hand holding an iPad displaying the cover of the ebook of 'Earthsong' by Suzette Haden Elgin.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'Moon Witch Spider King' by Marlon James in front of a messy sitting room.
A white male hand holding a copy of Michael Moorcock's 1993 omnibus 'Stormbringer' in front of a shelf bearing other titles from the 1990s 'Tale of the Eternal Champion' omnibus series.
A copy of ‘Black Leopard Red Wolf’ by Marlon James resting on a black cat in a cardboard box
A copy of N.K. Jemisin's 'The Kingdom of Gods' lying on a fireplace.
A white male hand holding up a copy of 'Metal Hurlant: Old Dreams, Young Visions' in front of some wet foliage.
A white male hand holding a copy of 'To Green Angel Tower: Siege' by Tad Williams, by a widow with foliage visible through it.
A white male hand holding a copy of Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘Steering the Craft’ in front of a shed.
A while male hand holding up 'Orsinia' by Ursula K. Le Guin in front of a shelf of Le Guin's other books.
The cover of Interzone #298 held by a white male hand in front of some red geraniums
A white male hand holding up a copy of Lord Dunsany's 'Time And The Gods' in front of some cosy domestic mess.
A white male hand holding 'Cibola Burn' by James S.A. Corey in front of a garden path.