scifi

55d

50% off omnibus @ #Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1733647

Levi always dreamed of being like his father, a great wizard, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi's journey from bumbling teen to great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are barely under control.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

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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44d

Finished the third and most recent of #AdrianTchaikovsky 's Children of Time series - but the fourth is coming in a couple of months (https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/children-of-strife/9781035057788)! This one really worked for me, with its blend of hard lives on an inadequately terraformed planet with surreal and brain-bending temporal inconsistencies and fairytale elements. While the dive into hyperevolved animal intelligence feels less deep than the first two Children books, I did appreciate the acknowledgement of a bird psychology book by Jennifer Ackerman, one of my favourite pop science authors. @bookstodon #Bookstodon #SciFi

Children of Memory, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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43d

Chapter 51 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

While Nicole, Cha'da and The Seventh Sage work to defuse the explosive spell, the rest of Nicole's team search the blasted landscape for the painted witch...

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

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59d

Fresh newsletter incoming in one week! Want to catch up on past missives and get a sneak peek at what you're missing? Check out the archive and subscribe today for a free ebook!

https://xaurielzwaan.ca/NewsletterArchive

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #AmWriting

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59d

Hallelujah Baby Klaus!

Lust auf Sauerkrautfelder, Lauerschweine und insgesamt schönen Quatsch...but in space?

Es gibt jetzt eine neue Folge von #RaumschiffPaprika auf allen Streamingdiensten.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mLsaBmr8b54H3xZhdKz2NxwXSZvzUt9Kg

#SciFi #Comedy #Hörspiel #ScienceFiction

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43d

Some will consider it pathetic, but 16 scifi books in 15 months represents an intense period of reading for me, more stressful than I would like to admit.

My write-up represents a new start to my online presence, and is my introduction to the Indieweb (please be gentle), and the blog will develop out from this.

https://khleedril.org/blog/2025-12-31--cleared-a-tbr-pile.html

#scifi #reading #indieweb #bookblog @books @bookstodon

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53d

Christmas (miracle) review on Part One of my Fantasy/Attempted Comedy story The Last Philosopher 😊

P.S Links to places where I'm currently posting Part Two are on my profile, updated weekly.

@reading @fantasy @bookstodon @writingbooks @keepwriting

#WIPWednesday #WIP #AmWriting #IndieAuthor
#SpecualtiveFiction #FantasyBooks #High #Fantasy #SciFi #Satire #Humor #Humour #Comedy
#FantasyBooks
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity #Review #Bookreview #BookRecommendation

I really really like this
by 167five on The Last Philosopher: Part one Wednesday, December 24th, 2025.

Overall rating: 5/5 stars

Honestly, when I read the first chapter, I was like...
What the heck am I reading?
I thought that the writing was going to just be random philosophical nonsense. And for the first couple of paragraphs, that was what I recieved.
But then...
Herschel being a prisoner in a far off fantasty world really got to me. It seemed just an interesting premise, and seeing him give his satrical thoughts and ideas are just very entertaining to read.
The grammar, plot, and story are all greatly done as well.
Overall, this is a great story that I would recommend to other new readers.

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23d

Paperback now available: https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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54d

My latest patch-up novel under my M.E. Purfield name came out last week, The Saoirse War.

A sci-fi novel that started out being influenced by pulp sci-fi and the Warsaw Uprising but now it reflects the Palestinian Genocide. Go figure.

You can buy it here in my store:https://mepurfield.gumroad.com/l/yblokh

It's also available in major stores.

#scifi #sciencefiction #pulpfiction

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1y

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Enjoy the grand finale of Spooktoberween with the 🦋 #Bluesky & #Fediverse #WatchPartyCalendar for OCT. 31-NOV. 7 (THU-THU) 💀 👻

details & updates thru the week @ http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties ⌚️All times Eastern

#scifi #StarTrek #Westerns (or this week: #samurai #Comedy #Music #Horror #Mysteries #Action #Movies #TV

Thank you hosts!💐
@rsmon77 @MatthewTitus88 @culturalgutter @FabuLiz @noirdame @JohnnyDoesntCare
@MirrorAyako @Taweret @lilymarswrites @analgesicsleep @revmagdalen

31 OCT - THU

@ 6:30pm #RetroView: Happy Halloween playlist - on Mastodon
8pm #AlIStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
8pm [ Bluesky ] #DriveinMob: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY (OcTOMBer movies)
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub: HALLOWEEN (1978) (horror/scifi movies)

1 NOV - FRI

3pm #MOKTV: MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN (2 episodes) on Mastodon
515m #Catitstu: MOONLIGHTING on Mastodon
730pm #FridayThrillerClub: THE HURT LOCKER (Armed Forces Films) on Mastodon
8pm #AlIStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub: THE CLEANSING HOUR; THE BURROWERS (horror/scifi movies)
11:59m *NEW EVENT* #NightFlightFriday on Mastodon

2 NOV - SAT

@ 1 am #CultShelf: AMSTERDAMNED (1988) with @rsmon77 on Mastodon
12pm #KungFuSat: DRESSED TO FIGHT (1979) on Mastodon
2pm #ActionMatineeBSG: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003-2009) - on Mastodon
630pm #StewARama (music) with @rsmon77 on Mastodon
10pm #ILikeToWatch (music videos) w/ @otheorange_tag on Mastodon
10pm #RubyTombsdayHorrorShow on streamlounge.io
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub: Shudder double feature (horror/scifi movies)
11:10pm #SymSat: FANTASIA playlist w/ @silverseasun on Mastodon

3 nov - sun

@ 1pm #SundayFunnies: LET IT RIDE (1989) w/ @MatthewTitus88 on Mastodon
5pm #Rockford TV w/ @MatthewTitus88 on Mastodon
6pm #FugitiveTV63 (s1-s4) on Mastodon
7:30pm #BaroqueSun w/ @otheorange_tag on Mastodon
8pm #AlIStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
9pm #Monsterdon: THEM! (1954) - on Mastodon
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub: DON'T MOVE (2024) (horror/scifi movies)
11pm #Catitstu: ONLY MURDERS IN THE BDLG (s4) - on Mastodon

4 Nov - MON

8pm #AlIStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
8m #MondayActionMovie w/ @RevMagdalen on Mastodon
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub: GROTESQUE (2022) (horror/scifi movies)
11:15pm #MartinMonday (Doc Martin) w/ @noirdame & @JohnnyDoesntCare on Mastodon

5 Nov, TUE

8pm #AllStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
8pm #TVMysteries: DARK WINDS (S1, e1-2) - on Mastodon
10pm #Catitstu: HOMICIDE (7 seasons) - on Mastodon
10pm **HIATUS** #Archivedon (movies) w/ @jigmedatse (Fediverse event)
10pm *NEW EVENT* #UFOTuesday w/ Ann O'Malley on Mastodon
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub (horror/scifi movies)

6 nov - wednesday

@ 12-1205am #CultShelf with @rsmon77 on Mastodon
6pm #MusComEnt: COCO (2017) on Mastodon
8pm #AlIStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
10pm #WestWed: SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) on Mastodon
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub (horror/scifi movies)

7 NOV - THU

@ 6pm *EARLY START* #RetroView: DICK (1999) - on Mastodon
8pm #AlIStarTrek (5 eps nightly) on Mastodon
8pm [ Bluesky ] #DrivelnMob: (movies)
10pm [ Bluesky ] #FrightClub: CHUCKY (S2, e7-8) (horror/scifi movies)

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50d

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

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…

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

(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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1y

📺 The #WatchPartyCalendar 📅 has way too many new events at🦋 #Bluesky for me to list. There are of course lots 📺on the #Fediverse 🐘🦣NOV. 21-28 (THU-THU) 🦃

details @ http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties ⌚️All times Eastern

#scifi #Westerns #Comedy #Music #Horror #Mysteries #Action #Movies #TV

Thank you Mastodon hosts!♥️ (separate post on bsky)
@rsmon77 @MatthewTitus88 @culturalgutter @FabULiz @noirdame @JohnnyDoesntCare
@MirrorAyako @Taweret @lilymarswrites @analgesicsleep @AnnOMalley @LisaMarieBowman

THU-SUN event details @ http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties ⌚️All times Eastern

MON-THU event details @ http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties ⌚️All times Eastern

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1y

Quick #Introduction - I write middle-grade scifi. Live in PNW with 2 rescue 🐈s. Also running a worldwide silent book club - more details here:

https://inkican.com/gsbcw

#GSBCW #writer #scifi

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51d

PLEASE SHARE:

WoodPig Press opens to submissions on Monday. Well, if you're super keen, midnight on Sunday (i.e. 12 AM GMT 5/1/26). We've had LOTS of interest, and we've limited submission slots, so if you're planning on submitting, read on.

But first, a reminder of what we're about.

#SmallPress #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Bookstodon #Submissions #SciFi #speculative #nonfiction

CC: @writing @writers @bookstodon @bookstodon@a.gup.pe

(1/15) 🧵

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51d

Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch
Audiobook: https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch

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…

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

(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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1y

The fifth and final volume of The Wizard's Scion, The Inverted Glass, is now available for pre-order as an Ebook!

Read more on my blog: https://owentyme.us/blog/available-for-pre-order-the-inverted-glass.html

Or go straight to the store links: https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

An hourglass with white sand in the top, partially covering a black humanoid figure, while the bottom has black sand and a white humanoid figure.

The hourglass supports a balance arm and a pair of scales weighing a heart against a feather.

The background shows a view of a purple and pink nebula, in space.

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48d

Hi there - I'm on a journey to become a self-sufficient author of trauma-informed STEM scifi by the end of 2026 ... by myself if I have to. I hope you can join me.

inkican.com/about/

#author #introduction #explore #myself #intro #thisisme #scifi

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40d

A fine, balanced review of Stranger Things season 5 by Haley Zapel - especially about the evolution of the show from small budget to Marvel-size money and excessive CGI

www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/revi...

#scifi #strangerthings

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40d

The epilogue of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

The Seventh Sage presents Nicole with a choice: he can explain the nature of Olyna's deception to Kurg, teaching it about the nature of a lie, or Nicole can go her own way, staying separate from the magic city.

It isn't an easy choice for her to make...

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

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1y

The Ebook of Sky Children is now available for purchase! Print copies will be available on Friday, January 3rd!

You can learn more at my website:
https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/sky-children.html

Or go straight to the store links:
https://books2read.com/SkyChildren

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

The cover of the novel Sky Children, by Owen Tyme.

The cover shows the dark silhouette of a man against a night sky consisting of a view of the Milky Way, in more stunning detail than it's usually seen.

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38d

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

Nicole greets the Ulkun as the board Jigasw City, since there's finally room for all of them, then heads for the primary bridge, to get the city into orbit, in preparation for the next leg of their journey, which will take them all over the galaxy.

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

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1y

Happy 2025! Back from vacation with a shortened 🐘 #Mastodon #WatchPartyCalendar 📅 (+ Bluesky🦋) for SUN-THU, Jan. 5-9🎉

Details & updates @ live calendar http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties ⌚️All times Eastern

#scifi #Westerns #Comedy #Music #Horror #Mysteries #Action #Movies #TV

Tx hosts♥️
@rsmon77 @MatthewTitus88 @FabULiz @noirdame @JohnnyDoesntCare @culturalgutter @MirrorAyako @Taweret @lilymarswrites @analgesicsleep @AnnOMalley

A schedule of upcoming streaming events for January 5-9, featuring various movie and show watch parties, including themes like horror, sci-fi, and classic films. Each entry lists the time, event title, and associated social media platform or hosts.

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37d

Do fantasy/sc-fi readers agree with this? I love specualtive fiction, but I also love me some good non-fiction, am I the weird one? 🤔😁

@reading @joinin @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#SpeculativeFiction #SciFi #Fantasy #NonFiction
#Book #Books #BookMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour
#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Litterature #Bookshelf #Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #FantasyBook

Meme photo of two puppies each holding one end of a stick.
Caption:
Golden puppy: Fantasy readers
German shepard puppy: Sci fi readers:
Stick: Hating non fiction

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36d

Chapter 1 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

The Seelie Queen, Minerva Lovelysky, and the Unseelie Queen, Thistle Treelash, form a truce, because their world is dying and a powerful being is on his way, to consume their entire galaxy.

They face The Void as a unified front, despite how much it outclasses their queenly magic...

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

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36d

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

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?

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

(Left) The cover of Troll Song, by Owen Tyme, Illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

There's a woman in mud spattered white, leather armor crossing a pair of short swords against the neck of a terrified, shirtless dwarf.

The woman has white hair and a darker skin tone on the left side of her face. Her left eye is green and her right eye is blue.

The dwarf's hair and beard are blond.

The background is a green forest, with some flowers among the tall grass.

(Right) The background is a snow-covered forest, with a pair of dark silhouettes in it, one small and the other large, like a giant. The smaller silhouette is of a young woman walking away and the interior is filled with musical symbols, in green, white and two shades of blue. The larger silhouette is a woman wielding two swords and the interior is full of blood spatter. The larger one appears to be chasing the smaller one.

The following text is laid over the scene:

“I can’t die until Lyra takes her last breath! She’ll regret betraying her sisters!”

“There’s no price I won’t pay to see that happen, no pain I won’t endure and I’d sacrifice the whole world to seal her fate!”

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

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