sciencefiction

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My newest audio dispatch, "Virus Alert", is now available to all patrons, or a la carte for only $3USD! A quick tale of pandemic, paranoia, and the creation of the ideal monster. Go give it a listen! It's not like the government is watching you or anything...

https://www.patreon.com/posts/virus-alert-152003440

#ScienceFiction #SciFi

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216d

I suppose an introduction is in order. Better make one before I forget...

I'm Ferrus, your local queer goat! 🐐

I'm a #pansexual, #agender, and #aromantic of the #autistic #furry variety! My presentation is primarily feminine, though I incorporate some masculine or neutral pieces when the mood strikes me.

I was born and raised in #newzealand, though you wouldn't know that from my accent, a weird american-british-kiwi hybrid.

My Hobbies/Special Interests include but are not limited to: #linux, #anime, #vidogames, #tabletop, #books, #movies, #tv, #space, #fantasy, #sciencefiction, #oldtechnology, #lego, and #sustainablefashion

My favourite pieces of media are: #Warhammer40K, #TheExpanse, #StarTrek, #StarBlazers, #Tensura, #DungeonsAndDragons, #Pathfinder, #WorldofDarkness, #Stargate, and the #nasuverse

I may occasionally toot about these

Currently looking for education in some kind of Systems Administration Role, and run #NixOS on a daily basis. I also build my own machines.

My toots and boosts may occasionally be #NSFW. DNI with these unless you are of legal age.

Feel free to DM me, unless you're a #troll, #bigot, or anything else of the sort.

Offenders will find themselves fed to an Elder Wyrm (the mute/block button)

#introduction #welcome #newhere

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5d

Chapter 25 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

Bevna favors speed over strength in her human form and Nicole soon finds herself outmatched, unable to keep up. The dragon uses magic to move supernaturally fast, but only for short bursts, because she's so badly injured...

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #actionadventure #fiction #fairies #webseries

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215d

The Skiffy and Fanty Show LIVE - Susana M. Morris on Positive Obsession + Octavia Butler! #scifi #books #podcast #sciencefiction #geekchat - alphabetstreams on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2541146616

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📚 The Illustrated Man by: Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these eighteen startling tales unfolding across a canvas of tattooed skin, living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal na...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-illustrated-man

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #classicsfiction #sciencefiction #generalfiction

Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these eighteen startling tales unfolding across a canvas of tattooed skin, living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets.

Provocative and powerful, The Illustrated Man is a kaleidoscopic blending of magic, imagination, and truth—as exhilarating as interplanetary travel, as maddening as a walk in a million-year rain, and as comforting as simple, familiar rituals on the last night of the world.

The Illustrated Man, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury’s career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time’s passage, is available from Simon & Schuster.

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📚 The Kraken Wakes by: John Wyndham

When strange celestial objects crash into the sea, most dismiss them as meteors. But as oceanic attacks escalate and global tensions rise, one journalist and his wife begin to piece together a terrifying truth. As entire coastlines collapse under attack and governments scramble to maintain order...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-kraken-wakes

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #apocalypticpostapocalyptic

When strange celestial objects crash into the sea, most dismiss them as meteors. But as oceanic attacks escalate and global tensions rise, one journalist and his wife begin to piece together a terrifying truth. As entire coastlines collapse under attack and governments scramble to maintain order, the couple's investigation reveals a chilling enemy that defies comprehension. In a world unprepared for such a threat, survival may depend not on firepower, but on understanding an alien intelligence that has no interest in negotiation.

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first post on mastodon, here’s some of my work!

I’m a sci-fi / fantasy illustrator and hoping to connect with other artists on here as well✌🏼✨

#scifiart #sciencefiction #solarpunk #procreate #digitalart #illustration #fantasyart #comicart

A galactic cargo ship hovering over an old city overlooking an aqua bay. It’s an old island with rich history and roots connected to other colonies amongst the stars.

A woman with wavy hair, her hand up to the sun as she looks up under the shadow of her hand. Wearing a shawl made of ethereal fabric.

A captain of the west plains, seasoned and rugged, wearing a worn captains coat, scarf, tan respirator, large brimmed hat and a long barreled pistol. On his chest he wears an armor breastplate, used primarily for protection out in the wild.

A mysterious woman with long hair at the foot of a mountain. At the top of the mountain in the distance, an old mansion styled house, a cosmic light over the top of it. This is the house of the star watcher.

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20d

Book Review: The Iron Garden Sutra by A. D. Sui
A death-monk in space, musing on what it means to be alive, and to be conscious... with a little bit of murder, too!
@chloroform_tea has the review at the NOAF blog for your Friday reading pleasure:

http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/book-review-iron-garden-sutra-by-d-sui.html

@bookstodon #books #review #sciencefiction

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204d

2 days to go!

An asteroid brought them. We built giant robots to keep them from terraforming the Earth!

Pre-order on whatever platform you prefer (or buy direct and read now!).

https://johnwilker.com/book/invasive-species/

#scifi #sciencefiction @scifi #bookstodon @bookstodon @sciencefiction

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For those in the SF Bay Area who are part of the local #ScienceFiction or #Pagan communities, you probably know of Tom Digby, aka Bubbles.

Tom is in palliative care and is about to be transitioned to hospice.

He'd appreciate visits and ice cream and the like. If you'd like to visit, please PM me privately and I'll give the information and other contacts (or contact Valerie Voigt if you know her).

https://conchord.org/xeno/digby/digby.html

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162d

Hello, folks fleeing Bluesky or hedging their bets! I hope you enjoy your Fediverse experience.

Quick #introduction: I write #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, and #Horror and often post about genre stuff. My dogs, Dipper and Mabel, sometimes appear on #DogsOfMastodon.

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186d

I've finished: The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

The Mercy of Gods starts with a group of scientists embroiled in some heavy lab politics. Then the aliens arrive.

Sadly, the rest of the novel continues to emphasize politics. Among the humans and with the different aliens, the questions are of relationships and power politics, not of science and research.

We have a group of researchers that never geek out about their ideas. When someone has a breakthrough it comes out of nowhere, there is no setup of gathering data, forming hypothesis, testing and coming to conclusions.

There is one character who actually tries to learn about the aliens, but he does so on his own and no one else is interested enough to have a conversation about his theories.

I expected something different from a novel about a biology research group that encounters an abundance of alien life forms and is given a lab and a research project to complete. Even if it is under horrific circumstances.

I understand the main dilemma of survival, resistance or compliance under fascist imperialism. But the lack of scientific discourse, geecking out or even curiosity among researchers is baffling to me.

Instead we spend an inordinate amount of time on who is fucking whom.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/727e8286-ed23-4fe1-89f3-c40c8bcef87e

@bookstodon @audiobooks
#ScienceFiction #amReading #bookstodon #Audiobooks

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201d

The grand finale is here!

The final two Chapters (43 and 44) of "A New Faith" are up on the website at https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith

#solarpunk #hopepunk #bookstodon #novel #climatechange #adaptation #migration #mystery
#thriller #amwriting #WritersCoffeeClub
#WordWeavers #ScribesAndMakers
#PennedPossibilities #writingcommunity #sciencefiction
#climatefiction

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20d

Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it:

“Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.”

“We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.”

“ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

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259d

stop and smell the harvesting spires

#scifiart #sciencefiction #solarpunk #procreate #digitalart #illustration #fantasyart #comicart

A lone wanderer on horseback traverses through a field of towering harvesting spires. These cylindrical spires are crucial for harvesting the suns energy to fuel growth long term.

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I'm going to try to sell you guys one more time on my newsletter. They're really more like mini-essays with some book and game recs (and of course an unavoidable element of commercial promotion -- that's just the hustle, folks!) Plus, you get a free ebook when you sign up!

(There's also cat pictures)

https://www.books.xaurielzwaan.ca/HumanNature

#SciFi #ScienceFiction

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196d

Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award:

https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-otherwise-award/2025-otherwise-award-recommendations

Recommendations for this year’s award close in late 2025 (date not yet set). Books, stories, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other forms of speculative fiction are eligible.

#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards

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185d

PictCon1
8 November, Perth
In-person tickets £20–30.00; tickets to access audio recordings of the events £6.00

A one-day science fiction convention in Perth, with a focus on SFF books, films & games produced in Scotland or by Scots. Featuring panel discussions, workshops & interviews.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon1-tickets-926790704947

#Scottish #literature #film #games #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #SFF

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199d

https://tinjar.ghost.io/anf/download-a-new-faith/

Ebook versions (EPUB and PDF) are available to download to your favorite ebook reader.

Both versions are DRM-free and should be usable with most ebook readers. DRM-free means that these are yours to keep and also share with friends/family just like a physical book.

#solarpunk #hopepunk #bookstodon #climatechange #adaptation #migration #mystery
#thriller #amwriting #WritersCoffeeClub
#WordWeavers #ScribesAndMakers
#PennedPossibilities #writingcommunity #sciencefiction

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Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it:

“Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.”

“We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.”

“ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

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Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

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Five cutting-edge Scottish sci-fi writers you need to read next

“Scotland has a long and proud tradition of science fiction writing – due, perhaps, to the country’s proficiency in both penmanship and scientific endeavour”

Barry Didcock looks at Martin McInnes, Ever Dundas, Anne Charnock, Rachelle Atalla, & TL Huchu

https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/25450575.five-cutting-edge-scottish-sci-fi-writers-need-read-next/

#Scottish #literature #sciencefiction #scifi

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189d

Your fun-packed, not at all murder and political intrigue-packed voyage through the stars will depart shortly…

#books #SciFi #sciencefiction #LittleBluePlanetTours #XanaduAffair @bookstodon #teasertrailer #upcomingreleases #humoroussciencefiction #newbooks

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It's #PortfolioDay 🔥

Hello there! I'm Gema (aka Ashenwave), I'm an illustrator from Spain who likes drawing colorful, whimsical worlds and characters.

I love sci-fi, fantasy and playing with original concepts. I’m always searching for bold colour combinations!✨

⚡I'm open to doing commissions (both personal and commercial)⚡

🌱My Portfolio: https://colorfuelcreations.carrd.co/
🌿My links: https://ashenwave.carrd.co/

#DigitalArt #Illustration #FantasyArt #ScienceFiction #BookCovers

Jellyheart. A green skinned mermaid with long dark hair floats at sea, surrounded by a big group of jellyfish of all colours. Her skin is translucent, her empty ribcage clearly visible through it. She is holding a small pink jellyfish against her chest that symbolizes her heart.

Burnout. Illustration of a winged creature of humanoid shape with a flaming head. They're crying as they crouch, using a hand to draw with ashes on the ground. Their wings are extended behind them surrounded by disembodied open eyes.

Mute. Portrait of a face with no mouth. In its place grow plants, algae and corals. They are looking straight at the viewer, trying to communicate something.

Cosmic Geometry. Colorful illustration of an astronaut floating in space, making first contact with an unknown entity in the form of a giant ball of convulsive energy.

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📚 Exiles by: Mason Coile

The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is...

https://bookblabla.com/book/exiles

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #horrorfiction #thrillers #psychologicalfiction #sciencefiction

The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is missing.

In this barren, hostile landscape where even machines have nightmares, the astronauts will need to examine all the stories--especially their own--to get to the truth.

Exiles is a terrifying, taut, one-sitting read, and Mason Coile once again blends science fiction and psychological horror to engage some of humanity’s deepest questions.

A terrifying locked-room mystery from the author of William--this time set on a remote outpost on Mars.

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