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Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt

@swordandlaserTracked since May 2026

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Paid members

336

−0.9% · 30 days

Total audience

824

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$1.4K

Starting price

$3/mo

6 membership tiers

Membership tiers

Where the 810 observed tier members sit

$060.2%$321.9%$512.7%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free— the bar only uses public tier patron counts.

$0/moFree48860.2% of observed tier members

$3/moShieldbearers17721.9% of observed tier members

$5/moLasermaster10312.7% of observed tier members

$10/moKnighthood/Space Marine Level!364.4% of observed tier members

$20/moLem's Library Cardholders50.6% of observed tier members

$50/moLem's Librarians10.1% of observed tier members

Growth signals — Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt

−0.9%

336 paid members · past 30 days

Membership

343340336

May 202615 weeks trackedNow

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt336 members · $1.4K/mo

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Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt	Freshness
#5	Laser TimePodcastsContent relevance + business context	571	235 more	Aug 14, 2026
#6	Locus MagazinePodcastsContent relevance + business context	381	45 more	Aug 5, 2026
#7	Veronica Belmont and Tom MerrittProfilePodcastsPaid members position in Recommended cohort	336	Reference	Aug 13, 2026
#8	StorylordsPodcastsContent relevance + business context	84	252 fewer	Aug 12, 2026
#9	Can't Be Killed CreationsPodcastsContent relevance + business context	2	334 fewer	Aug 14, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

What they publish

Recent posts

604Profile posts3 postsLast month33.3%Members-only

Previews available for 28 of 604 posts

Article Latest postPublic#539 - Floss, Floss, Floss!

Cucamelons, short lists, long lists, Tom sings Le Sserafim, and we talk about books that changed our view of the world. Plus, what book would you want to portal into? Our first non-spoilery first impressions of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews.

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#538 - It's The Words, Tom!What's the best SciFi/Fantasy book title. Are there too many Bobs? What about Murderbots?ArticleJuly 23Public 0 0 August Book Pick - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona AndrewsJuly 22ArticleJuly 22$3 tier & up 2 1 #537 - Roman Fantasy is Romantasy?Starlog is back! The Le Guin shortlist is out. Why Tom is naked. We kick off our July read and struggle to understand why some people think Red Rising is Romantasy. Now we know.ArticleJuly 3Public 0 1 July Book Pick: A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa, translated by Slin JungFor July we're going to read A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa, translated by Slin JungArticleJune 21$3 tier & up 0 0 #536 - That's So Ender's GameWe check in on our June reading of Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Why do romantasy people like this? Veronica is making a tincture. And we have fun coming up with a Sci-Fi/Fantasy equivalent of the EGOT.ArticleJune 18Public 0 0 #535 - Slow WingsTom and Veronica remember when they read a book. It was called Slow Gods by Claire North. And they're definitely not just reading the latest Dungeon Crawler Carl book instead of that one or the next one, Red Rising.ArticleJune 5Public 0 0 Red Rising by Pierce Brown - June PickMay 25ArticleMay 25$3 tier & up 3 2 #534 - No Noox, Just BooxJan has taken over the show and is exhibiting the personality of the AI from Dungeon Crawler Carl. Veronica hates awards. Tom puts the butt before the horse in deference to Veronica's theory of good things happening. And we don't wrap up Slow Gods, but we still have non-spoilery thoughts.ArticleMay 21Public 0 0 #533 – Octavia Butler's GhostThe Hugo voting is open! The Guild is coming back! Is "best and most popular" actually fair? Is it right to defy a dead author's wishes? Tom risks Octavia Butler's ghost to explain. Plus, we share our opening thoughts on Slow Gods by Claire North.ArticleMay 8Public 0 0 #532 - Chekhov's Dead BodyEat zucchini! And Bleu cheese. Also, we didn’t get nominated for a Hugo, but loads of our favorite authors did. We kick off our May read (a little early) and wrap up our spoiler thoughts on The Raven Scholar.ArticleApril 23Public 0 1 May 2026 Book Pick - Slow Gods by Claire NorthApril 22ArticleApril 22$3 tier & up 0 0

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