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<p>Chapter 27 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 meets with Kontoti again, while the two of them sit on the edge of volcanic caldera, with a lake in the bottom.</p><p>They watch a human woman being run down by wolves, who barely makes it into the valley, but just as the wolves leap for the kill, she asks for help...</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>

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<p>So this <a href="/tags/solarpunksunday/" rel="tag">#solarpunksunday</a> you can get an advance readers copy of my new novella, The Blossoming of the Big Tree, on BookSirens. It's the story of an old woman who has to organize the defense of her decentralized nation when a colonizer invades, to steal a technology that makes her national a solarpunk utopia. Here is the link <a href="https://booksirens.com/author/K5YAEKD/KZWYELM" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="booksirens.com/author/K5YAEKD/KZWYELM"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">booksirens.com/author/K5YAEKD/</span><span class="invisible">KZWYELM</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 28 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>Kazic visits Nicole's birth mother, Lyra, because he wants to ask permission to seek Nicole's hand in marriage.</p><p>Lyra is overcome with joy and he asks her advice on the right approach to proposing...</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>

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<p>It's been a while since I've done a <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> of a <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> series, and it's my first <a href="/tags/starwars/" rel="tag">#starwars</a> related one, about Season 2 of Andor.</p><p>It took me a long time to write. I found Andor genuinely very good. But maybe because of that, I was disappointed by its narrow view of agency in a hostile world. Though there is only so much any Star Wars product can do, given the constraints of the source material. </p><p>Anyway, in-depth <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> here: <a href="https://write.as/the-casual-critic/andor-season-2-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-warp" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="write.as/the-casual-critic/andor-season-2-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-warp"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">write.as/the-casual-critic/and</span><span class="invisible">or-season-2-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-warp</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/sf/" rel="tag">#SF</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky</a></p><p>Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it’s hard to say which will win.</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>

(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following quote is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

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

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<p>Excerpt of an older review by Isabella Thordenson.<br>Laughing the whole time to me is the most postive feedback I can get 😊 </p><p>Part One available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a></p><p><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @reading@fedigroups.sociall @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> <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<br> <br><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><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/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><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/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</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>

ACTUAL REVIEW:

Okay, definitely read this. It's amazingly thought out and though it might not make a lot of sense at first, I promise that this is one of those stories that just wraps you up in it! Has amazing adventure/action scenes and is for someone who has good comprehension skills. It's super funny (from the very first line to the very last) and I was laughing nearly the entire time while reading this! Read it!!!

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<p>Is <a href="/tags/thephantomtollbooth/" rel="tag">#ThePhantomTollbooth</a> good? I've never read it. At least I don't think I have. Is it a fun read? <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/kidslit/" rel="tag">#KidsLit</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a>?</p>

The Phantom Tollbooth
A man with white hair stands nose to nose with a HUGE brown dog. The do looks annoyed. A watch is on the dog. I can't tell if it is a part of the dog, sewn onto the dog, or just resting beside him. I suspect it's part of his body.
Norton Juster

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<p>finished watching <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://eggplant.place/movie/73bmsT0TRbiByvoZYWQG9g" rel="nofollow">FantastiCozzi</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>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 etc</p><p>Interesting 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.</p><p>Full movie:<br><a href="https://flixhouse.com/video/5793/fantasticozzi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flixhouse.com/video/5793/fantasticozzi"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flixhouse.com/video/5793/fanta</span><span class="invisible">sticozzi</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/neodb/" rel="tag">#NeoDB</a></p>

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<p>Publication alert! My essay about how ISFDB indexes translations, translator invisibility, and a straightforward fix the ISFDB admins could implement is live over at the <a href="/tags/sfintranslation/" rel="tag">#SFinTranslation</a> blog!</p><p><a href="https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=16513" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sfintranslation.com/?p=16513"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sfintranslation.com/?p=165</span><span class="invisible">13</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/metadata/" rel="tag">#metadata</a> <a href="/tags/indexing/" rel="tag">#indexing</a></p>

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<p>Ender’s Game is a brilliant <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> about relationships - brothers and sisters, children and adults, group dynamics… and <a href="/tags/loneliness/" rel="tag">#loneliness</a></p><p>A war that begins because they cannot simply talk to each other. </p><p>And love for the enemy, without which true victory is impossible.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/endersgame/" rel="tag">#endersgame</a> <a href="/tags/orsonscottcard/" rel="tag">#orsonscottcard</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingclub/" rel="tag">#readingclub</a> <a href="/tags/readit/" rel="tag">#readit</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</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></p>

Enders Game

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<p>RE: <a href="https://sunny.garden/@lichendust/116217917003025888" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sunny.garden/@lichendust/116217917003025888"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sunny.garden/@lichendust/11621</span><span class="invisible">7917003025888</span></a></p><p>Not knowing what I'm doing is how I do everything 😂 </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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><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> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><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>When we're busy worldbuilding it's easy to forget that stories are supposed to have a story 😂 </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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><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> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> @fantasy <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> @keepwriting </p><p><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>

Four panel comic meme with two people in an office, one pitching something to the others from whiteboard.

Guy: "So, what do you guys think?"
Whiteboard: 500+ pages of lore and worldbuilding
Others: "It's good, how much is important to the story?"
Guy: "STORY?"

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<p>Chalk Scribblers meet the author: Ken MacLeod<br>1 April, free online</p><p>Ken MacLeod’s first novel, The Star Fraction, was published in 1995 and earned him a place among the cohort of British science fiction authors who were gaining prominence at the time. He’s been nominated for every genre award worth being nominated for & he’s won more than a few of them.</p><p>Recurring themes in his work include socialist theory & marine zoology.</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scribblers-meet-the-author-ken-macleod-tickets-1984677623197?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scribblers-meet-the-author-ken-macleod-tickets-1984677623197?aff=oddtdtcreator"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-s</span><span class="invisible">cribblers-meet-the-author-ken-macleod-tickets-1984677623197?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#Sciencefiction</a></p>

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<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Levi Jacobs always dreamed of being like his father, the greatest wizard in the world, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi’s journey from bumbling teen to a great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are initially completely beyond him and barely under control.</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>

The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion.

(Background) View of a planet from space.

(Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text:
Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

(Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf.

(Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed.

(Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends.

(Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads.

(Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather.

(Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

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<p>Chapter 43 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>Kazic's surprise is revealed: he intends to dance the Pas De Deux with Nicole and she's completely overwhelmed with emotion.</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>

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The Bloodhounds of Zirth by Lloyd Palmer <br><br><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64527" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64527</a><br><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/scifiart/" rel="tag">#scifiart</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefictionart/" rel="tag">#sciencefictionart</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#retro</a> <a href="/tags/retrofuturism/" rel="tag">#retrofuturism</a> <a href="/tags/pulpfiction/" rel="tag">#pulpfiction</a> <a href="/tags/pulp/" rel="tag">#pulp</a> <a href="/tags/bookart/" rel="tag">#bookart</a> <a href="/tags/bookcovers/" rel="tag">#bookcovers</a> <a href="/tags/coverart/" rel="tag">#coverart</a>

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<p>Cover Reveal! Here is our next book, which opens for pre-orders soon, and it is a reprint of what some scholars say is a landmark publication, the first single-author collection of speculative stories from an African author (based on the continent and in contemporary times, we believe). First published in 2014, it went out of print when the original publisher folded. We are proud to bring it back to life!</p><p><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/blog/cover-reveal-a-killing-in-the-sun/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/blog/cover-reveal-a-killing-in-the-sun/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/blog/cover-</span><span class="invisible">reveal-a-killing-in-the-sun/</span></a><br><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> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a></p>

The cover of a collection of short stories. It's blue, with the main image being a creature that looks like an octopus with a human face, and two of its tentacles are human hands. It is coming out of what looks like the circular hatch of a spherical vehicle. The title, at the top of the page, is A Killing In the Sun, above that is a blurb. "Well worth reading" Strange Horizons. Below the image is another blurb "So loving these sci-fi short stories... each one is memorable" Zukiswa Wanner. At the bottom of the image is the name of the author, Dilman Dila.

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<p>Chapter 32 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>Kazic speaks first with Umak, Eden's first officer, then her husband, Max, seeking advice on how to ask Nicole to marry him...</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>

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<p>If you have never listened to my audiobooks before and don'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's a scifi story with a light sapphic vibe that's the lowest heat of all my books -- it's far more suggestive than explicit and barely registers as PG-13.</p><p>*Friends sometimes say they'd like to check out my work but feel uncomfortable at the thought of listening to me narrate spicy sex scenes. I respect that! This might fit the bill.</p><p>It's also as campy as a 1950'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'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><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</span></a></span> <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><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> <a href="/tags/sapphiclit/" rel="tag">#SapphicLit</a></p>

A 200-foot woman, barely contained by her white bandeau bikini top, scowls as she crushes a blue sedan in her left hand. To her right, text says: "The Giantess Slave. Written by Amber Collins. Narrated by Adara Astin".

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<p>When someone says they don't like speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" I'm always reminded of this meme 😂 </p><p>@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> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/monsterdon/" rel="tag">#Monsterdon</a> <a href="/tags/monstersinc/" rel="tag">#MonstersInc</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> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</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></p>

Screenshot of the CEO of Monsters Inc being arrested.

Caption: In Monsters Inc (2001), the wealthy CEO of Monsters Inc is held accountable for his actions. This is to remind the audience that the movie is a work of fiction.

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<p>Artemis flight has some tough deprivations ahead. Here's to a successful trip. Also enjoying the fact I get to pull out all my space memes.</p><p><a href="/tags/artemis/" rel="tag">#Artemis</a> <a href="/tags/artemisii/" rel="tag">#ArtemisII</a> <a href="/tags/moon/" rel="tag">#Moon</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#meme</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#Aliens</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a></p>

Astronaut One: I can't find any milk for my coffee.
Astronaut Two: In space no one can. Here. Use cream.

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<p>Chapter 34 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>Nicole experiments with Bevna's speed spell, to catch up to the Monkey King.</p><p>She's initially distracted by the beauty of the very nearly frozen world surrounding her, but soon begins to grow sick from the magic coursing through her body, getting back to the task at hand...</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>

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<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Levi Jacobs always dreamed of being like his father, the greatest wizard in the world, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi’s journey from bumbling teen to a great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are initially completely beyond him and barely under control.</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>

The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion.

(Background) View of a planet from space.

(Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text:
Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

(Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf.

(Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed.

(Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends.

(Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads.

(Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather.

(Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

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<p>My job as a writer is to talk about the stuff my readers don’t talk about. I’m Jackson Allen – I’m on a journey to become successfully-sufficient author of sci-fi by the end of 2026 … I hope you can join me.</p><p><a href="https://www.inkican.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.inkican.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/explore/" rel="tag">#explore</a> <a href="/tags/myself/" rel="tag">#myself</a> <a href="/tags/intro/" rel="tag">#intro</a> <a href="/tags/thisisme/" rel="tag">#thisisme</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

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<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>

(Left) The cover of The Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme.

The black silhouette of a man and woman embracing. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background is the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heart shape that surrounds the couple. Everything is in shades of blue.

(Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text:

“You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…”

“No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!”

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

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