Andrew Knighton

@aknighton

Writer of sff + comics. Rearranging words for a living since 2013. he/him Mailing list: Also found at andrewknighton.com

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Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 8d

Four years today since Spooky joined our household. I sometimes wonder if we've adopted a hobbit rather than a cat - nervous of both change and strangers, very food focused, tiny furry feet - but either way, he's a source of joy & occasional bewilderment. Keep up the good work buddy.

A tuxedo cat perching next to a shelf full of books.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 13d

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'ride' #BookQW #BookSky Raul might be a fake chosen one, but he's about to set off on a real adventure in Forged For Destiny... andrewknighton.com/forged-for-d...

The cover for the novel Forged for Destiny by Andrew Knighton. A sword lies across a crescent moon inside a ring, against a background of flames.

Next to the cover is a quote from the book:

His sword. That one thing made all the difference, because it meant that he wasn’t just leaving his life behind—he was setting out on a mission.
At first, he expected to ride out on horses, galloping for the capital like Balbianus in his prime, or to trek across the countryside, seeking shelter with friendly locals like in the story of Merin and Varn. But Prisca had other plans.
“We need to avoid drawing attention,” she explained.
“Everyone pays attention to actors,” Raul pointed out.
“To actors, yes, but not to their stagehands.”

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 15d

This weekend's main reading, The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean. Strong story, interesting structure, cool use of its historical setting. Puts its characters through a special sort of torment, which get me gripped.

A book - The Girl With a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean. Its cover shows the face of a woman with white eyes amid stylised depiction of water currents.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 20d

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'decide/decision' #BookQW #BookSky In a world of endless summer where precious metals channel divine power, the goldsmith Cualli is drawing unwanted attention. andrewknighton.com/publications...

The cover of the novella Silver and Gold by Andrew Knighton. It shows a piece of pre-Columbian gold jewellery against a blue background.

Beside it is a quote from the novella:

"I know you’re following me,” Cualli said.

“Good.” The man’s expression was serious. “If you were stupid, you wouldn’t be worth my talking to.”

“You didn’t decide to talk,” Cualli said, rolling up her sleeves and flexing her biceps.

“Really?” the man said.

Footsteps made Cualli turn. Two more men and a woman had appeared around the bend of the alley, trapping her between them and the spy. As Baako backed away, two more appeared beyond him, sturdily built and serious looking, dressed in simple tunics and with heavy sticks in their hands.

Cualli cursed herself for a fool.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 22d

Book post. Very much looking forward to these - Andor Analysed 1 had some great essays, & Red Futures' work sits right in the sweet spot of my interests.

Two books - The Expanse Expanded and Andor Analysed Part 2, both edited by Jamie Woodcock.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 27d

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'change', and after crash landing on a quarantined planet Clifford's whole life is being transformed... #BookQW andrewknighton.com/all-that-is-...

The cover for Luna Novella #24, All That Is in the Earth by Andrew Knighton. It shows a pair of overlapping green circles against a grey background.

Next to it is a section from the book:

He'd never seen anything like it, not on farms or fieldwork or in any of his textbooks, finger-long crystals expressing out of the earth in the aftermath of rain. The crystals changed the whole world around them, scattering the sunlight in beautiful blue fragments.
That light could have emerged from a tall tale of the Ossian terraformers, a world remade in strange and fascinating forms. Legends said that half the inhabited planets in the galaxy had been reshaped by the Ossians, those elusive engineers rebuilding entire biosystems before moving on to their next challenge. But the myths about Abaddon painted it as a hellscape, not a miracle of ingenious reinvention.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· 28d

The Drake meme, with the text:
Watching England vs Spain.
Playing bowls like Sir Francis.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jul 8

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'simple' #BookQW #BookSky In Walking a Wounded Land, Paul's enjoying the simple pleasures of roaming the countryside, and maybe finding some magic along the way... andrewknighton.com/walking-a-wo...

The cover of Wiz Duo book 3, containing the novellas The Sheltering Flame by Ruthanna Emrys and Walking a Wounded Land by Andrew Knighton.

The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's.

Beside it is a quote from Walking a Wounded Land:

Only two sorts of people follow this trail: teenagers and tourists, none of whom will know me. Without the anxiety of expectation, I find my stride and I find myself, enjoying a simple, steady rhythm. My body is occupied but not busy, my mind drifting but not distracted. As thoughts fade, I feel the dirt beneath my feet, the rocks below, the grass on the hillside and the windswept trees, their roots reaching into the earth. The essence of the land rises into me, and my essence sinks into it. Call it magic, ghosts, or the memory of the land, it's all the same thing, a piece of your past that you leave for those who follow, and who know how to look. With these footsteps, I carve a trail into the skin of England. Footsteps remain forever, if you know how to find them.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jul 3

It was my pleasure, a really interesting chat. And I managed to get a few photos of you signing...

Author Mike Brooks signing books beneath a pride flag.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jul 2

Spidermug Spidermug Does whatever a spider does. Off to York's fine Portal Books, Going to interview Mike Brooks. Look out, here comes Spidermug! (And maybe take this excuse for some browsing in York's fantastic selection of bookshops first)

A Spiderman travel mug and a sticker-covered laptop on a table on a train.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jul 2

This might be the most on-brand thing I ever produce - WW2 commandos vs Nazi occultists & an ancient dragon. Out now in the few remaining places that can handle this level of excitement. Buy it now, before the dragon awakes & burns down your local TG Jones. andrewknighton.com/out-now-comm...

The cover for Commando comic issue 5971, Commandos Vs Dragons. The cover art by Graeme Neil Reid shows a snowy mountain peak on which a World War Two British commando stands wieldy a sword and a gun, facing a fire-breathing dragon.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jul 1

This sale includes Wiz Duos 3, with novellas by myself & @r-emrys.bsky.social if you want two stories for the price of one as well as 25% off... www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton.

The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's.

Beside it are quotes from other authors:

“Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks

“Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark

“Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware

“A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 27

This weekend's reading. It's living up to the hype.

A paperback copy of The Murderbot Diaries volume 1 by Martha Wells.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 24

What's this unexpectedly sprouting in the herb bed? Looks like the new issue of Fission, featuring my scifi fairytale Thirty Percent Pig, in which a guy with bought organs tries to grow his own home while being stalked by a lupine debt collector. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068721634

A copy of the anthology Fission #6 lying in an oregano bush.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 19

Spooky has melted in the heat.

A tuxedo cat spread across and beyond his blanket nest, spreading out as best he can.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 12

** It's larp o'clock! Time to be this guy for the weekend - rant in the street, strike deals around campfires, & attend midnight cult meetings. Game on!

A man in a renaissance-esque doublet with curling horns.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 12

Spidermug Spidermug Does whatever a spider does. Travelling with Infinity* To escape reality**. Look out, here comes Spidermug! * New issue of Shoreline of Infinity arrived this week. If you're not already subscribed, it's a great mag, check it out.

A Spiderman travel mug and an e-reader on a blue bench. The e-reader shows the cover for Shoreline of Infinity 40.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 9

As is traditional at this time of year, I've woken up to a small stack of books. And because the Prof is the best, I also got homemade cake for breakfast. Writing may or may not happen today, but reading definitely will.

Four books in a pile - Die Wand by Marlen Haushofer, The British Imaginatino by Peter Watson, Akira volume 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo, and History of the World Map By Map, forward by Peter Snow.

An iced cake with the number 48 marked out in sugary decorations and a single candle burning in the middle.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Jun 3

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'several' #BookQW #BookSky - Turns out I've not used this word much in the recent novellas, so here's a classic fantasy tavern moment from Forged for Destiny... andrewknighton.com/forged-for-d...

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· May 22

Spidermug Spidermug Does whatever a spider does. Reads about magic gone wrong, Tries to make it form a song. Look out, here comes Spidermug!

A Spiderman travel mug sitting on a seatback table next to an e-reader showing the cover of Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· May 13

Haven't done a "buy my books" post in a while, so hey, if you'd like a slice of action-packed scifi that's also about soil science & building community in the face of disaster (can't think why that one's relevant now...), here's my novella All That Is In The Earth- andrewknighton.com/all-that-is-...

The cover for Luna Novella #24, All That Is in the Earth by Andrew Knighton. It shows a pair of overlapping green circles against a grey background.

Above it is a section from the book:

He was too scared to cry, to run, to do anything except stare out through his helmet and the window beyond, into the heat haze and the smoke drifting out across a planet where only the dead dwelt. He prayed to a god he'd never believed in, and he stared.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· May 13

Finished The Last Jager by @naomi72.bsky.social last night, a cracking little scifi western in the classic mode of a single gunslinger protecting local homesteaders against the rich big bad. One for folks who like both Pale Rider & The Expanse.

A novella, The Last Jager by S. Naomi Scott, its cover showing a militay figure gazing out across a landscape of dusty browns.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· May 7

Did a democracy.

A selfy of a middle aged man standing outside a polling station.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 30

Bought myself a tiny folding keyboard, so that I can (theoretically) write on my phone at times when I'm not carrying a laptop around. Now we'll see whether the limitation was the workman or his tools.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 30

Extremely seasonal author copy arrived.

An envelope holding a murder mystery game titled "Killer at Christmas".

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 24

Spidermug, Spidermug, Does whatever a spider does. Going larping on the train Turns out to be a huge pain. Look out, here comes Spidermug (and he's knackered already)!

Assorted bags sitting next to a metal seat in a train station. On the seat is a Spiderman travel mug.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 23

Today's not all bad - I got book post! Well done past me for ordering something nice. Now to get started on the story in a subgenre I particularly wanted this for...

The book Spec Fic for Newbies Vol 3, by Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan, leaning against a keyboard on a desk.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 9

I have another Commando comic out. This time, Polish resistance fighters take on the occupiers. Will the allies they're counting on prove reliable? Let's just say that this one feels a little too timely. andrewknighton.com/out-now-phoe...

The cover of Commando issue 5949, Phoenix from the Flames. The cover image shows Second World War Polish partisans behind a wall of sandbags facing off in a fight against German soldiers and a tank.

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 3

This is the book! Getting an in person launch this time as part of the Luna Press event, Saturday 6pm at Eastercon.

Images of the book "All That Is In The Earth" by Andrew Knighton, out February 3, 2026, with a QR code. A quote from the book is included: "He was too scared to cry, to run, to do anything except stare out through his helmet and the window beyond, into the heat haze and the smoke drifting out across a planet where only the dead dwelt. He prayed to a god he'd never believed in, and he stared."

Andrew Knighton@aknighton· Apr 3

Spidermug Spidermug, Does whatever a spider does. Off to Brum to launch a book, You should all give it a look. Look out Eastercon, here comes Spidermug!