<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheNextHorizon</a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
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<p>As the Kindle edition sale on "8" comes to its end, a big thanks to everyone who participated, and a little reminder that there's a lot more to explore in The Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction universe!</p><p><a href="http://michaelshotter.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>michaelshotter.com</a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>Fast food for thought. New worlds, cool cats, and fresh ideas—follow Inkican for fun sci-fi stories and friendly vibes. Change the world by changing yourself- one story at a time.</p><p><a href="https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inkican.com/emergency-reality-</span><span class="invisible">shelter</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#Scifi</a> <a href="/tags/gsbcw/" rel="tag">#GSBCW</a> <a href="/tags/scificommunity/" rel="tag">#scificommunity</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a></p>
<p>Great article on post-Jules Verne French science fiction that I had never heard of before.</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> </p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-french-merveilleux-scientifique-fiction-reframed-reality" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-french-merveilleux-scientifique-fiction-reframed-reality"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-french-merv</span><span class="invisible">eilleux-scientifique-fiction-reframed-reality</span></a></p>
<p>Chapter 15 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Aurora Rosegrass, Queen of Queens, looks back on the day Minerva died, when her successor challenged her for her title...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>
<p>My latest read: "The Forgotten War" by Adam Hulse - Author - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're a fan of multi-genre speculative fiction, this is a book you won't soon forget!</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7790752183" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7790752183"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7790752183</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/alternatehistory/" rel="tag">#alternatehistory</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendations/" rel="tag">#bookrecommendations</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>As you might expect, when Ronald McGillvray and I created The Post Mortem Report over three years ago, one of our goals was to inform readers about us and our work as authors but we also like to have fun, something I think comes across nicely in our latest trailer for the show. 🙂</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5DBGUaoM7Rc" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/5DBGUaoM7Rc</a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/authorcast/" rel="tag">#authorcast</a> <a href="/tags/trailer/" rel="tag">#trailer</a> <a href="/tags/teaser/" rel="tag">#teaser</a> <a href="/tags/sample/" rel="tag">#sample</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booktube/" rel="tag">#booktube</a> <a href="/tags/authortube/" rel="tag">#authortube</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
<p>Thousands of years from now... humans have long since left a depleted Earth, and much of what we know about it is forgotten or confused.</p><p>But the arts are thriving, and two drama graduates find something unexpected when they make a pit stop to find parts to fix their tea machine...</p><p>An Unscheduled Stop: a short story inspired by Orford Ness<br><a href="https://www.draliceviolett.com/an-unscheduled-stop/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.draliceviolett.com/an-unscheduled-stop/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.draliceviolett.com/an-unsc</span><span class="invisible">heduled-stop/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#ShortStory</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#Hopepunk</a></p>
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<p>Here's the weekly THU-THU 🐘 <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> / <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartycalendar/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyCalendar</a> 📅for JUNE 26-JULY 3, 2025</p><p>🚨UPDATES, links & details➡️ <a href="http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties</a><br>🕰️ All times Eastern</p><p>NOTE: <a href="/tags/fugitivetv63/" rel="tag">#FugitiveTV63</a> is <a href="/tags/elleryqueen75/" rel="tag">#ElleryQueen75</a> this weekend</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/westerns/" rel="tag">#Westerns</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/mysteries/" rel="tag">#Mysteries</a> <a href="/tags/action/" rel="tag">#Action</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartyalert/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyAlert</a> </p><p>💐 THX FELLOW HOSTS <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MatthewTitus88" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MatthewTitus88</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@MirrorAyako" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MirrorAyako</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Taweret</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lilymarswrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lilymarswrites</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>analgesicsleep</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AnnOMalley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AnnOMalley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greenpepper22</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@theotherbrook" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theotherbrook</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lazybear.social/@hyde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hyde</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rsmon77" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rsmon77</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@LisaMarieBowman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LisaMarieBowman</span></a></span></p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7XJROmBNujm2wzcedzSCdv" rel="nofollow">Sleeping Giants</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Sylvain Neuval.</p><p>An alien artifact triggers a race to harness its immense power. Told mostly via interview transcripts, which kinda works (I liked how the interviewer gradually becomes more of a protagonist, and more invested in the interviewees) but doesn't do justice to the action sequences. Smoking Man X-Files vibes.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>
<p>Transmission <a href="/tags/28/" rel="tag">#28</a> – From the Head of Sericulture<br>Transmission from: Briony Ash, Head of Sericulture, Luxembourg Base, Copernicus D Crater, Moon<br>Earth Received Time: 12 June 2045, 10:13:49 UT</p><p>The latest report from Project Abeona, a small group of poets living off-world in a speculative future</p><p>(Transmission <a href="/tags/28/" rel="tag">#28</a> by Pippa Goldschmidt)</p><p><a href="https://projectabeonapoetry.substack.com/p/transmission-28-from-the-head-of" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projectabeonapoetry.substack.com/p/transmission-28-from-the-head-of"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projectabeonapoetry.substack.c</span><span class="invisible">om/p/transmission-28-from-the-head-of</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/prosepoem/" rel="tag">#prosepoem</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a></p>
It suddenly struck me the other day that generative AI used in government and media has a very Memoirs Found in a Bathtub quality about it. One of the premises of Lem's (amazing) novel is that paper disintegrates for unknown reasons, leaving very few hard records of anything. The book is a mock diary of a person who lived through the disorienting chaos that ensued.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/stanislawlem/" rel="tag">#StanislawLem</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/cybernetics/" rel="tag">#cybernetics</a><br>
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<p>Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12015.Feersum_Endjinn" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/book/show/12015.Feersum_Endjinn"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/book/show/12</span><span class="invisible">015.Feersum_Endjinn</span></a></p><p>1 of thi moust entataynink syfy reeds ov ol, hooj recomindayshn :)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#kindle</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/knihy/" rel="tag">#knihy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> @bookstodon @scifi @knihy</p>
<p>My latest read: "Fleet of Knives" by Gareth L. Powell - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoyed "Embers of War" and like yourself some full-blown space opera action and adventure, this one's definitely worth a look!</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7783350308" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7783350308"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7783350308</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi </p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#bookrecommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendations/" rel="tag">#bookrecommendations</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
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<p>You are walking at a nearby park when suddenly a beautiful being with pointy ears asked you question in a language that seems alien. What will be your first thought or yoyr first words?</p><p>Tags: <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/elf/" rel="tag">#Elf</a> <a href="/tags/vulcan/" rel="tag">#Vulcan</a> <a href="/tags/warcraft/" rel="tag">#Warcraft</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#DnD</a> <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/lordoftherings/" rel="tag">#LordOfTheRings</a> <a href="/tags/fae/" rel="tag">#Fae</a></p>
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<p>You finished your lunch meeting and on your way back to your office when suddenly a handsome being with pointy ears asked you question in a language that sounds elvish and a voice that is soothing to your ears. What will be your first thought or your first words?</p><p>Tags: <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/elf/" rel="tag">#Elf</a> <a href="/tags/vulcan/" rel="tag">#Vulcan</a> <a href="/tags/warcraft/" rel="tag">#Warcraft</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#DnD</a> <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/lordoftherings/" rel="tag">#LordOfTheRings</a> <a href="/tags/fae/" rel="tag">#Fae</a></p>
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<p>Here's a fun one I like to dust off from time to time: A playlist of all the songs mentioned in my epic sci-fi action/adventure novel "309." Which one is your favorite?</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/44jn2ZtxT042lQqA2cyV6f?si=6cce850b89ed489d" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.spotify.com/playlist/44jn2ZtxT042lQqA2cyV6f?si=6cce850b89ed489d"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/playlist/44jn</span><span class="invisible">2ZtxT042lQqA2cyV6f?si=6cce850b89ed489d</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @scifi @specfic </p><p><a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/playlist/" rel="tag">#playlist</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/action/" rel="tag">#action</a> <a href="/tags/adventure/" rel="tag">#adventure</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/309book/" rel="tag">#309Book</a> <a href="/tags/nodwellstimelines/" rel="tag">#NodWellsTimelines</a> <a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>Smashwords - Free Scifi Summer - My short stories are FREE from Smashwords July 1-31, 2025! Grab a free story from any of the eighteen below:</p><p><a href="https://inkican.com/smashwords-free-scifi-summer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inkican.com/smashwords-free-scifi-summer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inkican.com/smashwords-free-sc</span><span class="invisible">ifi-summer/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/freestuff/" rel="tag">#freestuff</a> <a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#free</a> <a href="/tags/freebies/" rel="tag">#freebies</a> <a href="/tags/giveaway/" rel="tag">#giveaway</a> <a href="/tags/frugal/" rel="tag">#frugal</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#Sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booksforkids/" rel="tag">#booksforkids</a></p>
<p>16 to go in the next 5 months!</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/honzin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/profile/honzin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/profile/</span><span class="invisible">honzin</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#kindle</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/knihy/" rel="tag">#knihy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> @bookstodon @knihy</p>
<p>An older review of my The Last Philosopher that still makes me smile 😊 </p><p>First part of The Last Philospher available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @fantasy <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> @worldbuilding <br> <br><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/workinprogress/" rel="tag">#WorkInProgress</a><br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/specualtivefiction/" rel="tag">#SpecualtiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a><br><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#Bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a></p>
<p>Great update and background by Rachel Cordasco on who's publishing science fiction in translation</p><p><a href="https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=16357" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sfintranslation.com/?p=16357"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sfintranslation.com/?p=163</span><span class="invisible">57</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>
<p>Five stars:</p><p>Trouble Wore Red by Chris Lewis and James Meunier (Narrator) (2025) is a noir inspired mystery with a science fiction setting. Imagine a blending of the world of Cowboy Bebop / Carole and Tuesday with the mysteries of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Now imagine a group of characters who have reached middle age and feel it in every muscle; that's this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.</p><p><a href="https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/trouble_wore_red.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/trouble_wore_red.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents_02/trouble_wore_red.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#mystery</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audioBook</a></p>
