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β€’Fantasy Cartographer & Graphic Designer. β€’Maps for: A Wizard of Earthsea, The First Law (Curious King), Farseer, The Bound & the Broken, (and more!)

UK
Joined July 2013
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People have been receiving their @binding_broken Malazan copies, which means I can (probably) show off this BEAST I completed earlier in the year... Huge thanks to all at the BB for supporting this project and of course Steven Erikson. Wait til you see the gold foil version.
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My new website is LIVE!!!!! I spent a while putting together something that'd actually show off all the maps I've made so far and be easy to update with new ones. tallshepherd.com/
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Jack | π”—π”žπ”©π”©π”–π”₯𝔒𝔭π”₯𝔒𝔯𝔑 retweeted
Happy Friday! Before the week is out, we wanted to share our love for the incredible Ursula K. Le Guin, a true master of her craft, who would have turned 97 on Wednesday. Happy belated birthday!
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We've got a launch date, people. This is NOT a drill. Phase 2 of the GodEater Saga is launching on November 10th. Be sure to follow the campaign to know the moment it launches because the first 100 backers get a little bonus!
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Jack | π”—π”žπ”©π”©π”–π”₯𝔒𝔭π”₯𝔒𝔯𝔑 retweeted
β€˜Wildwood’ director Travis Knight on AI: β€œA pencil is a tool. A paintbrush is a tool. A 3D printer is a tool. A digital capture is a tool. AI is not a tool. AI can go fuck itself.”
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Jack | π”—π”žπ”©π”©π”–π”₯𝔒𝔭π”₯𝔒𝔯𝔑 retweeted
So proud of the @Grimdark_Mag team for another stellar novella release with @Richard_S_Swan’s The Anguished Earth! Go get your copy today!!!
LET US BE ABOUT IT The Anguished Earth by @Richard_S_Swan is out today! Vonvalt and Bressinger are back, hunting down an escaped murderer in the plague-ridden town of EisbrΓΌck. Available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, audio, and signed special edition from @binding_broken
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AI in creative work is inherently repulsive to me. In art (including gameplay programming), all of the fine details, rough edges, nuance, happy accidents, are the product of someone's intent. It's what gives it life and meaning. AI is incapable of creating anything with intent.
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Jack | π”—π”žπ”©π”©π”–π”₯𝔒𝔭π”₯𝔒𝔯𝔑 retweeted
We are thrilled to reveal the @Waterstones special edition of ONCE THERE WERE HEROES, the indie phenomenon by @PCQuaintrell πŸ‰ Available to preorder now! waterstones.com/book/once-th…
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How your email finds me:
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Jack | π”—π”žπ”©π”©π”–π”₯𝔒𝔭π”₯𝔒𝔯𝔑 retweeted
The Anguished Earth by Richard Swan is out tomorrow! We are so pumped to bring you Vonvalt and Bressinger venturing into the teeth of a plague to find a murderer. Get your copy in HC, PB, audio, and @binding_broken signed HC. Ebook will be up on Amazon in a couple of days.
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Me, talking with George RR Martin youtube.com/watch?v=10U3K-yt…
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Plague, horrors, meddling with terrifying creatures, and the iron law of Sova brought to the frontier by Vonvalt and Bressinger once more. Only four days to go until THE ANGUISHED EARTH by Richard Swan is out in the world!
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What a day!! 🀯 A huge thank you to all who made the trip to the shop today, the shelves have been decimated! Good job we stocked up 😜 We look forward to opening our doors again tomorrow at 10:30 πŸ’š
What a journey it has been to get to this point! Stock is now in and we look forward to opening the doors to our first physical store tomorrow morning. A huge thank you to all who have supported us over the years, we couldn’t have done this without you πŸ’š
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Jack | π”—π”žπ”©π”©π”–π”₯𝔒𝔭π”₯𝔒𝔯𝔑 retweeted
The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
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Loved doing the maps for @Grimdark_Mag & Richard Swan's original release of these, they should be in these versions too (I think)!
We are excited to reveal our exclusive edition of The Anguished Earth by @Richard_S_Swan, in association with @gdmmagazine πŸ₯³
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What a journey it has been to get to this point! Stock is now in and we look forward to opening the doors to our first physical store tomorrow morning. A huge thank you to all who have supported us over the years, we couldn’t have done this without you πŸ’š
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I'm not religious but damn, this Pope is the best.
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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Check out the epic cover for Blood Dynasty, the final novel in the Great Silence trilogy from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan. Out in Feb 27, pre-order now! Illustration: Philip Harris Design: Ben Prior
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