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Fresh newsletter incoming in one week! Want a peek at what you're missing? Check out the full archive, then sign up for a free ebook!<a href="https://xaurielzwaan.ca/NewsletterArchive" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="xaurielzwaan.ca/NewsletterArchive">https://xaurielzwaan.ca/NewsletterArchive</a><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a>

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My latest read: "A Bleak Remedy" by DS LaLonde - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a meaty horror novel with a fresh take on vampires, this one's sure to satisfy!<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7815169569" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7815169569">https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7815169569</a>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks <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/vampire/" rel="tag">#vampire</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/booksreviews/" rel="tag">#booksreviews</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</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> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a>

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Chapter 16 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">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city</a>Nicole takes center stage for the dress rehearsal of the command performance, but she has an odd little ache in her neck, the whole time...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a>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?<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

(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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Alien (1979) <a href="/tags/alien/" rel="tag">#alien</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/nostromo/" rel="tag">#nostromo</a> <a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/spacecraft/" rel="tag">#spacecraft</a> <a href="/tags/spaceshuttle/" rel="tag">#spaceshuttle</a> <a href="/tags/outerspace/" rel="tag">#outerspace</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/spaceexploration/" rel="tag">#spaceexploration</a> <a href="/tags/ridleyscott/" rel="tag">#ridleyscott</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a>

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One of these is better than the others... you know the one I mean 😁 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</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> <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> <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>

Meme compairing three Fantasy writers worldbuilding:

J.K Rowling: Only start creating a lore after you already finished half of the series and keep adding stuff a decade after finishing it

G.R.R Martin: Steal 90% of your deep lore from real life history and other authors to fill out your world map

J.R.R Tolkien: Create an entire universe with a bloody, theological history with of hundreds of characters and dozens of devastating wars, then write a childrens book in it

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Chapter 42 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">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city</a>Umak hand-delivers a wax stamped and sealed letter from Kazic, which Nicole is quite excited to read, because it's a formal invitation to some mysterious event...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

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My favorite reads of 2025 (so far.)Follow the authors: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@aptshadow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aptshadow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@garethlpowell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@garethlpowell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@DSLaLonde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DSLaLonde</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@stevestred" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stevestred</a> See my reviews: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/71384024-michael-shotter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/list/71384024-michael-shotter">https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/71384024-michael-shotter</a>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</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/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <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/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a>

Michael Shotter's favorite reads of 2025 (so far.) See Goodreads link in post for details.

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

(Left) The cover of The Third Wish, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

A wizard in a black robe that glitters with hints of gold stands on a mountain and looks down at a city of sky scrapers covered in greenery. In his shadow lurks a creature with glowing red eyes.

In the background, the sun is setting and stars are becoming visible.

(Right Background) Four images separated by black lines, with the silhouette of a woman wielding two swords laid over them. She's outlined in black and her interior is yellow clock-based imagery that spirals outward from the center.

The upper left quarter is a queen in a red, furred robe, wearing a gold and diamond crown. She has dark eyebrows and blond hair.

Upper right is a planet seen from orbit.

Lower left is a symbolic wire frame representation of the view inside a wormhole, in green and yellow.

Lower right is dandelions among grass.

The angle of the planet, one of the woman's swords, the yellow highlights of the wormhole and some of the dandelions form a line that draws the eye along a sweeping curve.

(Right Foreground) The following quote:

He admired the flawless beauty of the insane swordswoman’s fluid movements as Ida took desperate step after step, backwards!

He felt waves of mental energy pour off the panic-stricken troll, but the energy bounced right off of Nicole’s mind, as though she’d shut herself inside a solid, red-hot, steel box of rage!

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Another older review, and I have to say I agree, what's better than "some good old cynicism and humour." 😁 Free eBook in comments.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @fantasy <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop <a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <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> <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/cynicism/" rel="tag">#Cynicism</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> <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/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#Bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a>

The Last Philosopher, an epic fantasy has mastered all of the essentials of the genre. The worldbuilding is incredible. And might I say I was very excited to see maps included in the chapters. Our world is important as it shapes not only the plot but the characters as well. I get the sense that in this first installment we are getting the tip of the massive iceberg behind the world of Huom.

Something that you did incredibly well with was your characterization. Your characterization in this story was absolutely incredible. You showed us stellar characterization through actions and the inner thoughts of the characters themselves.

Overall, this was a refreshing unique take on fantasy! A very engaging read. The pacing is a little slow but the pay-off and reward is so worth it in the end. And the plot has so much potential going forward. There is so much clever wit in this story as well which | thoroughly enjoyed!

Nothing like some good old cynicism and humor!

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Fanart of Richard, long for Dick, the control freak of galactic proportions 😁 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> @fantasy <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> @worldbuilding <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@joinin</a><a href="/tags/fanartfriday/" rel="tag">#FanArtFriday</a> <a href="/tags/fanart/" rel="tag">#FanArt</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <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/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/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a>

Water colour drawing of a blackhole in a starry sky.

Made by Cheniffe who I've lost touch with but who used to be available on wattpad.

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Did you miss the <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> Lates at the Science Museum yesterday? Or maybe you were there and got caught up in all the cool events, so you missed Ready Singer One (the UK's nerdiest choir)?Never fear! A playlist is here: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhMQGIHtptywhBxsr-3HDiHG1oyPIkql&si=NiF-ok6RV88Erjg6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhMQGIHtptywhBxsr-3HDiHG1oyPIkql&si=NiF-ok6RV88Erjg6">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhMQGIHtptywhBxsr-3HDiHG1oyPIkql&si=NiF-ok6RV88Erjg6</a> By one of our choristers in attendance. 🖖 <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/singing/" rel="tag">#singing</a> <a href="/tags/london/" rel="tag">#London</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#liveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/tvmusic/" rel="tag">#TVmusic</a> <a href="/tags/montypython/" rel="tag">#MontyPython</a> <a href="/tags/klingon/" rel="tag">#Klingon</a> <a href="/tags/enterprise/" rel="tag">#Enterprise</a> <a href="/tags/tos/" rel="tag">#ToS</a> <a href="/tags/strangenewworlds/" rel="tag">#StrangeNewWorlds</a> <a href="/tags/choralmusic/" rel="tag">#choralMusic</a> <a href="/tags/choralsinging/" rel="tag">#choralSinging</a>

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Chapter 26 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">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city</a>Having enjoyed fighting Ustrina, because the event reminded her of being young again, Eden asks Nicole to take her on one of her upcoming missions, that they might share an adventure...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

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This week on Big Picture Science, science fiction author Andy Weir discusses his space-travelling tale, Project Hail Mary, from its description of interstellar flight to aliens that thrive in extreme environments - including the sun.Listen here: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/skeptic-check-project-hail-mary" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/skeptic-check-project-hail-mary">https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/skeptic-check-project-hail-mary</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a>

Screen capture of a moment in the film Project Hail Mary, where lead character Ryland Grace floats above his spacecraft, wearing a spacesuit, in front of a Jupiter like planet full of swirling storms. The planet is mostly green with a few redder areas.

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch</a> Audiobook: <a href="https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch">https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch</a>The undead queen of the space pirates kidnapped Amelia’s sisters and damaged her ship, leaving her with little fuel. Amelia’s a dead woman without her sisters, forced to attack the pirate’s mountain-sized star ship, despite how slim the odds are…<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a>

(Left) The cover of Starwitch, by Owen Tyme.

In the background is a red, orange and white nebula.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior is red, with an appearance similar to stained glass.

(Right) In the background is a red and orange galaxy, with a blue core, which bears a resemblance to an eye. It has the following text over it:

“First you turn my dog against me, then you steal my ship’s core? What’s next, pulling my teeth?”

“We didn’t ask for this! You attacked us! Why don’t you just let us go?”

“I might as well cover myself in tartar sauce, then go swimming in shark infested waters! My lieutenants would tear me to shreds, just the same!”

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

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25% off @ Smashwrods: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116</a>After encountering the worst life has to offer, including the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

(Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme.

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline.

At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand.

The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather.

(Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote:

Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing she’d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not!

“How dare you do this to me? Why?”

“I’m always in need of strong spirits and I’ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.”

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

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wants to watch <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://eggplant.place/movie/73bmsT0TRbiByvoZYWQG9g" rel="nofollow">FantastiCozzi</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 Documentary on Luigi Cozzi, director of <a href="/tags/monsterdon/" rel="tag">#Monsterdon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/bmovies/" rel="tag">#BMovies</a> like Starcrash, Hercules etcInteresting but would have been more so if they had others (e.g. Argento, actors & producers etc) also speaking about him & his films, not just him.<a href="https://flixhouse.com/video/5793/fantasticozzi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flixhouse.com/video/5793/fantasticozzi">https://flixhouse.com/video/5793/fantasticozzi</a><a href="/tags/neodb/" rel="tag">#NeoDB</a>

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Latest <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> is on <a href="/tags/projecthailmary/" rel="tag">#ProjectHailMary</a> . It took me about a week to write because that thing happened where I really liked the movie in the theatre, yet when thinking about it afterwards I had more and more issues with it. Anyway, I still liked it, but you do have to be willing to engage with it to enjoy it. Plus, it's just time to move away from stories about a single white man coming to save us.<a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sf/" rel="tag">#sf</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="https://write.as/the-casual-critic/project-hail-mary-friendship-rocks" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="write.as/the-casual-critic/project-hail-mary-friendship-rocks">https://write.as/the-casual-critic/project-hail-mary-friendship-rocks</a>

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Wow, <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/starfleetacademy/" rel="tag">#StarfleetAcademy</a> S1 E09 was unexpected. I've always imagined ***** and I'm happy to see it in this episode. ***** STO or the Relaunch series?<a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="https://skyblur.uk/post/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/3mgdlhtv4ycmv" rel="nofollow">Skyblur</a>

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Wow, <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/starfleetacademy/" rel="tag">#StarfleetAcademy</a> S1 E09 was unexpected. I've always imagined ***** and I'm happy to see it in this episode. ***** STO or the Relaunch series?<a href="https://skyblur.uk/post/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/3mgdlhtv4ycmv" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="skyblur.uk/post/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/3mgdlhtv4ycmv">https://skyblur.uk/post/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/3mgdlhtv4ycmv</a><a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a>

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Anyone else old enough to remember Short Circuit? A 1986 family comedy about a military drone turned into a mechanised hipster by a lightening strike, Frankenstein style. The 1988 follow-up was one of those rare sequels that's as good as the original, if not better.In hindight, Neill Blomkamp's Chappy (2015) borrows as heavily from Short Circuit as it does from the Robocop franchise. Both are coming of age stories for sentient robots.(1/2)<a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#comedy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/shortcircuit/" rel="tag">#ShortCircuit</a> <a href="/tags/chappy/" rel="tag">#Chappy</a>

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So I figured out editing the universal book link so here is a URL with all stores where my new novella is listed for pre-order. <a href="https://books2read.com/blossoming" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/blossoming</a>It's about a 70yr old woman, probably autistic, who accepts to coordinate the defense committee of her decentralized country, a seemingly easy job responding to climate disasters, until a colonizer invades to steal the tech that makes their nation a <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> utopia.Read a sample: <a href="https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/">https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/</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>

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</a>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

(Left) The cover of Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

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

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Know what's better than one book? Two! Or in the case of the Space Rogues series, ten! One minute they're saving the entire commonwealth, the next they're helping a drunk space wizard. And so much more!<a href="https://johnwilker.com/series/space-rogues/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="johnwilker.com/series/space-rogues/">https://johnwilker.com/series/space-rogues/</a> <a href="/tags/scifibooks/" rel="tag">#scifibooks</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon @scifi <a href="https://tagpush.app/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a>

Space rogues books 1 and 2 as paperbacks on a desk with a laptop, succulent, pair of hipster glasses and cup of black coffee. The succulent looks fake.

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Currently on BBC Sounds: THE STATE OF THE ART by Iain M. BanksIn 1977, the Culture starship GCU ARBITRARY discovers Earth: a primitive society on the edge of self-destruction.When Contact agent Dervley Linter decides to go native, can Diziet Sma change his mind?@bookstodon <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hv1dz" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hv1dz">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hv1dz</a><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/iainbanks/" rel="tag">#IainBanks</a> <a href="/tags/iainmbanks/" rel="tag">#IainMBanks</a> <a href="/tags/theculture/" rel="tag">#TheCulture</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a>

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