T R Napper

Today (July 7) is publication day for my new book. I’m incredibly proud of This Machine Kills Billionaires. Available now in all formats, I can’t wait for you to read it. If you’re after dark, thoughtful, propulsive, but above all: deeply human science fiction, look no further.

He’s not bad (for a human). @trnapper.bsky.social returns to Adelaide and Brisbane with the perfect piece of prose for Aliens Supa-Fans! T.R. Napper is the first Australian author to write a tie-in to the Aliens franchise with Aliens: Bishop. For more information, visit supa.fans/TRNapper

The Audiobook for ‘This Machine Kills Billionaires’ (narrated by the brilliant Luke Arnold) is currently on sale for 5 bucks at @libro.fm, an audiobook app that splits all profits with indie bookstores. Do yourself a favour: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

I love novellas, both as palate cleansers between bigger books and for how much they can pack into a smaller page count. If you’re looking for some shorter reads, check out these awesome SFF novellas that you can finish in a weekend.

The Audiobook for ‘This Machine Kills Billionaires’ (narrated by the brilliant Luke Arnold) is currently on sale for 5 bucks at @libro.fm, an audiobook app that splits all profits with indie bookstores. Do yourself a favour: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Exactly where 36 STREETS belongs. Seminal work of cyberpunk, and one hell of a ride.

It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.

The debate has flared up again over whether chatbots are conscious. Which brings to mind this section of dialogue in my most recent book, This Machine Kills Billionaires (2026):

The debate has flared up again over whether chatbots are conscious. Which brings to mind this section of dialogue in my most recent book, This Machine Kills Billionaires (2026):

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I absolutely loved T.R. Napper's latest novel, THE ESCHER MAN. It's a bloody cyberpunk thriller, but it's also quite introspective. The deadliest weapon isn't a crazy flamethrower mod or a high-tech gun: it's memory. Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-e...

Want to know the golden rule for becoming a better writer? Well, I'm giving you, for free, the secret all great writers know. Link below. nappertime.com/the-golden-r...

Early days, but the response to my latest work has been fantastic. This Machine Kills Billionaires is currently my highest rated book ever. Link in the next tweet.

The end boss of correct opinions:

Currently vying for first place on my TBR. Fuck I love books:

This review of Aliens: Bishop, correctly mentions one of my most important contributions to the lore:

It includes The Hidden God, the best novella of 2025

I really love this recent review of Ghost of the Neon God (@titanbooks.bsky.social). In its own way, it sums up everything I tried to do in the novella.

Host Matt got to interview one of Season 3 guests on his Darkmatters blog…

Currently listening to This Machine Kills Billionaires by @trnapper.bsky.social Prescient? Possibly Relevant? Definitely Incisive as always.

Fantastic review for my latest book, 'This Machine Kills Billionaires', in Grimdark Magazine (@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social). Link in the next tweet:

#bookreview 📚💙 📚🪐 Fan of: - Cyberpunk - Bad MFs - Corporate malfeasance - Violence - Identity - Upgrading your sound system Try: @trnapper.bsky.social's The Escher Man nappertime.com/my-books/ A troubled hard boiled street samurai's memory loss has him asking questions that just lead to more trouble

Reading: The golden rule for becoming a better writer: nappertime.com/the-golden-r...

Rereading The Return of the King, for the first time I looked through the appendices. There's a section that covers the fates of the Fellowship. The most poignant: After Sam's wife, Rose, passes away, Sam (at the age of 102) immediately leaves for Valinor to join Frodo.

Rereading The Return of the King, for the first time I looked through the appendices. There's a section that covers the fates of the Fellowship. The most poignant: After Sam's wife, Rose, passes away, Sam (at the age of 102) immediately leaves for Valinor to join Frodo.

I very rarely see my debut collection, Neon Leviathan, out in the wild. But somehow LarrySmith’s bookstore has a copy at WorldCon. Now signed. @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

My books (including my brand new release, This Machine Kills Billionaires) are available at Larry Smith’s Books, far back corn of the dealer’s room at WorldCon ( @laworldcon.bsky.social). Partake, I insist.

I'll be flying across the globe to attend WorldCon LA (27-31 August), and I'm really looking forward to it. Panel schedule below (is it just me or is there a theme here?) If you're there, and see me wandering the halls (or leaning against the bar), definitely say hello. @laworldcon.bsky.social

Another round of Big Indie Weekend panels coming 25th to 27th September, who's joining us for some amazing panels, talks and Indie awesomeness?

I read The Buffalo Hunter Hunter and had the feeling that I was reading something genre defining. That @stephengrahamjones.com is gonna be/should be talked about as a true horror great. Im reading @trnapper.bsky.social's latest, and I get the same feelings about him, with cyberpunk.

Obvious cyberpunk jokes aside, authors can absolutely have clauses in their contracts that prevent this. I use suggested anti-AI language from the Australian Society of Authors, but examples for these types of riders are widespread. Use them. Help protect the livelihoods of creatives.

Want to know the golden rule for becoming a better writer? Well, I'm giving you, for free, the secret all great writers know. Link below. nappertime.com/the-golden-r...

I'll be flying across the globe to attend WorldCon LA (27-31 August), and I'm really looking forward to it. Panel schedule below (is it just me or is there a theme here?) If you're there, and see me wandering the halls (or leaning against the bar), definitely say hello. @laworldcon.bsky.social

I do have to say, though, being in an unending state of “now” has got me back to reading and exploring new music. I discovered a great modern Cyberpunk author, T.R. Napper. I’m reading his novel, “Ghost of the Neon God.” A cyberpunk Sydney 🧵

I enjoyed the hell out of This Machine Kills Billionaires by @trnapper.bsky.social. Sharp cyberpunk stories that remember the importance of the punk bit. The audio version is great as well.

BLADE RUNNER (1982, Ridley Scott)

Had the #cyberpunk joy of interviewing the most excellent @trnapper.bsky.social darkmatt.blogspot.com/2026/08/t-r-...

My Amazon UK review of THIS MACHINE KILLS BILLIONAIRES now has company – what looks like a review by Robin CM Duncan of BFS fame. Anyway, THIS MACHINE KILLS BILLIONAIRES by @trnapper.bsky.social is an amazing, intelligent, topical read. Literature that entertains and matters.

5 YEARS! SFF Addicts is already half a decade old! We can’t believe that time has flown by so freakin’ fast, but it’s been an incredible ride so far. So, from @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social Greta Kelly & FanFiAddict, THANK YOU. To every fan and guest, you mean the world to us ❤️

10 Recommendations for Current Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors. It's a good list, although I think you should focus on #4, and #4 only. Watch here: tinyurl.com/bdhx6ucz