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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&amp;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&#x27;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&#x27;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>

<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: &quot;Fleet of Knives&quot; by Gareth L. Powell - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoyed &quot;Embers of War&quot; and like yourself some full-blown space opera action and adventure, this one&#x27;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> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">18%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">ELF! Can you show me some elven magick?</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="6 votes">55%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">VULCAN! Live-long and prosper.</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="3 votes">27%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">FAE?! Run!</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">11 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 272d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<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> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="9 votes">23%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">ELF! Can you show me some elven magick?</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="20 votes">51%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">VULCAN! Live-long and prosper.</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="10 votes">26%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">FAE?! Run!</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">39 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 272d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>Here&#x27;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 &quot;309.&quot; 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>Great update and background by Rachel Cordasco on who&#x27;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&#x27;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>

<p>If you have never listened to my audiobooks before and don&#x27;t know where to start, allow me to recommend The Giantess Slave by Amber Collins.</p><p>A female mad scientist kidnaps two party girls to create the ultimate instrument of her revenge: a 200-foot tall woman!</p><p>It&#x27;s a scifi story with a light sapphic vibe that&#x27;s the lowest heat of all my books -- it&#x27;s far more suggestive than explicit and barely registers as PG-13.</p><p>It&#x27;s also as campy as a 1950&#x27;s drive-in movie.</p><p>And I had more fun than I know how to tell you doing the sexy mad scientist voice!</p><p>Bonus: for reasons I absolutely do not understand, several listeners have told me that they love to listen to this book to fall asleep to. Maybe my MILF-y Mad Scientist voice is soporific?</p><p>It&#x27;s available through Amazon, Audible and Apple Books. You can hear a quick free sample in any of the listings!</p><p><a href="https://geni.us/TGSla" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TGSla</a></p><p>@audiobooks @bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @scifi @sizestodon @smutstodon</p><p><a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#Audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqbookstodon/" rel="tag">#LGBTQbookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#Scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sizefantasy/" rel="tag">#SizeFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/macrophilia/" rel="tag">#Macrophilia</a></p>

<p>A little reminder that all of my books are available via bookshop(dot)org, which means that pretty much any local book store can stock them, and benefit from their sale online. If you haven&#x27;t tried Bookshop, here&#x27;s a great place to start!</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/michaelshotter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookshop.org/shop/michaelshotter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/shop/michaelshott</span><span class="invisible">er</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/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/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?</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>

<p>It&#x27;s almost like publishers don&#x27;t know the Spice of Life when they see it 😜😂 </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> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/dune/" rel="tag">#Dune</a><br><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

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<p>My latest read: &quot;Colossus with a Poison Tongue&quot; by Coy Hall - See my Goodreads review for details but if you&#x27;re a fan of far-future post-apocalyptic sci-fi stories oozing with vivid depictions of horror and the occult, this one&#x27;s for you!</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7804641794" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7804641794"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7804641794</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/occult/" rel="tag">#occult</a> <a href="/tags/postapocalyptic/" rel="tag">#postapocalyptic</a> <a href="/tags/farfuture/" rel="tag">#farfuture</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</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></p>

<p>Chapter 17 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>Irkith, the first king of the Ulkun, is restored to life, while Nicole&#x27;s neck continues to ache.</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>The most recent <a href="/tags/asimovssciencefiction/" rel="tag">#AsimovsScienceFiction</a> to appear in my mailbox features an absorbing cover future story from <a href="/tags/gregegan/" rel="tag">#GregEgan</a> about a dementia sufferer&#x27;s experimental brain implants that lead him to a partial recovery, but also highlights a world of techbro hype, conspiracy theories, and dubious intellectual property claims surrounding the technology. My favourite story in the collection was the beautiful, very short, &#x27;Catch a Tiger in the Snow&#x27; by <a href="/tags/raynayler/" rel="tag">#RayNayler</a> . Also nice to see a rare appearance of a New Zealand author in a <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> collection, <a href="/tags/seanmonaghan/" rel="tag">#SeanMonaghan</a> . <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></p>

<p>Hey! I&#x27;ve got eight <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> and <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> available for sale. Six of them are <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> collections; two are novels.</p><p>You can get <a href="/tags/drmfree/" rel="tag">#DRMfree</a> copies at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop</a></p><p>Or you can find them through your favorite vendor at <a href="https://books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve-DeGroof" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve-DeGroof"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve</span><span class="invisible">-DeGroof</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/shamelessselfpromo/" rel="tag">#ShamelessSelfPromo</a></p>