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Search results for tag #scifi

[?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
@ami_angelwings@urusai.social

Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first/given/personal name begins with the letter "T"?

Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

Note: if it is an alias & multiple chars have used it, you can only pick 1.

Include the hashtag and to it so that we can sort the answers easily.

NOTE: you can always participate in previous letters too (A-S). Or just do the ones you want. Their hashtags are , etc

    [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
    @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

    Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first/given/personal name begins with the letter "W"?

    Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

    Include the hashtag and to it so that we can sort the answers easily.

    NOTE: you can always participate in previous letters too (A-V). Or just do the ones you want. Their hashtags are , etc

      [?]Walt » 🌐
      @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

      Born this day: 7/2/1923 (d. 03/21/1958) Cyril M. Kornbluth was an American science fiction author and a member of the Futurians. The Meeting (1973) won the Hugo Award.

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_M.


      @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

      astralcomputing.com

      The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1972 issue. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller

      Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1972 issue (75¢, UK 30p). Cover painting by Ed Emshwiller. A young woman with long, flowing dark auburn hair dominates the foreground, her head tilted back, and mouth open as if crying out or in a trance. She wears a yellow-green blouse beneath a dark blue robe with an orange strap, gold bracelets on her raised wrist, and a round white medallion with a red eye-like symbol at her throat. Golden spiral coils are attached at her temples and ears, trailing filaments of energy. Above and behind her, a glowing, serpentine golden apparatus—part machine, part organic—descends toward her head from the upper right, where two pale, ghostly male faces watch impassively from the shadows. The background is a swirling deep-blue vortex of stars and small spiral galaxies, suggesting space or a mental void. Text on the cover: the magazine masthead in white on red and black on yellow; "NOVEMBER"; "16 extra pages"; "two never before published stories"; "THE MEETING by FREDERIK POHL and C. M. KORNBLUTH"; "MAN'S REACH by ANTHONY BOUCHER"; and the names "ISAAC ASIMOV" and "JAMES BLISH."

      Alt...Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1972 issue (75¢, UK 30p). Cover painting by Ed Emshwiller. A young woman with long, flowing dark auburn hair dominates the foreground, her head tilted back, and mouth open as if crying out or in a trance. She wears a yellow-green blouse beneath a dark blue robe with an orange strap, gold bracelets on her raised wrist, and a round white medallion with a red eye-like symbol at her throat. Golden spiral coils are attached at her temples and ears, trailing filaments of energy. Above and behind her, a glowing, serpentine golden apparatus—part machine, part organic—descends toward her head from the upper right, where two pale, ghostly male faces watch impassively from the shadows. The background is a swirling deep-blue vortex of stars and small spiral galaxies, suggesting space or a mental void. Text on the cover: the magazine masthead in white on red and black on yellow; "NOVEMBER"; "16 extra pages"; "two never before published stories"; "THE MEETING by FREDERIK POHL and C. M. KORNBLUTH"; "MAN'S REACH by ANTHONY BOUCHER"; and the names "ISAAC ASIMOV" and "JAMES BLISH."

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        [?]Inkican » 🌐
        @inkican@mastodon.social

        Hitting magma once is an accident. Twice is a choice. Let's see how this plays out. autonocion.com/us/krafla-volca

          [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
          @solarphasing@mastodon.social

          Bruce Pennington Cover Art for The Canopy of Time by Brian Aldiss (1971)

          imgur.com/gallery/bruce-pennin

          Bruce Pennington Cover Art for The Canopy of Time by Brian Aldiss (1971)

          Alt...Bruce Pennington Cover Art for The Canopy of Time by Brian Aldiss (1971)

            [?]Liana Brooks » 🌐
            @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

            He didn’t try puppy-dog eyes—to the best of his knowledge, Agent Rose was immune to every feminine instinct to fall in love with cuddly creatures. That’s why she kept a man-eater for a pet.

            📚

            books2read.com/b/convergencepo

              [?]🏳️‍🌈 Sophie 🖋 Cozy Mystery! » 🌐
              @SMaddonWriter@mastodon.world

              Looking for sci-fi and fantasy ebooks? Check out this Bookfunnel event - 100+ authors discounted their books, just for you!

              bf.sophiemaddon.com/featured_b

              PS: My Character-Driven, Parallel World Mystery YA novel is in there too!

                [?]🏳️‍🌈 Sophie 🖋 Cozy Mystery! » 🌐
                @SMaddonWriter@mastodon.world

                Looking for Contemporary Women's Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, or Sci-Fi & Fantasy Check out this Bookfunnel event - 70+ authors discounted their books, just for you!

                bf.sophiemaddon.com/noswimjust

                  [?]Joe Brockmeier [He/Him/His] » 🌐
                  @jzb@hachyderm.io

                  Well, one bright spot for today: I got my digital copy of the July issue of @clarkesworld right on schedule.

                  Punting it over to my eReader to read tonight. The cover looks fantastic, and I'm eager to get started on the stories...

                  The cover for issue 238 of the Clarkesworld magazine. Features a lone male figure in a sci-fi landscape, looking up into the sky.It is a starry blue sky, with the silhouette of planets, and some decrepit looking satellite dishes on the ground.

                  Alt...The cover for issue 238 of the Clarkesworld magazine. Features a lone male figure in a sci-fi landscape, looking up into the sky.It is a starry blue sky, with the silhouette of planets, and some decrepit looking satellite dishes on the ground.

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                    [?]A Guy Named Brian (he/him) [He/Him] » 🌐
                    @GuyNamedBrian@mastodon.social

                    If you’re a fan of Apple TV’s Silo, then you might find this of interest. I know I do! 😳

                    “Apple TV has no shortage of excellent sci-fi series (including Silo, which returns tomorrow), and it just shared a teaser for what could be its next big hit: Neuromancer.”

                    9to5mac.com/2026/07/01/apple-t

                      [?]M. Pax » 🌐
                      @mpax@mastodon.social

                      In the ruins of war, legends are forged.
                      The final chapter of the Backworlds saga is almost here. Releases 7/14/2026. Available at all retailers. books2read.com/u/bwJgYZ

                        [?]Walt » 🌐
                        @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                        Born this day: 07/01/1964
                        Charles Coleman Finlay is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. The Political Officer (2003) was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He grew up in Marysville, Ohio and attended Ohio State University.

                        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_


                        @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                        astralcomputing.com

                        Cover art by Maurizio Manzieri

                        Fantasy & Science Fiction (April 2002) - featured story: The Planet of Youth by Jack Williamson. Cover art by Maurizio Manzieri. The Political Officer by Charles Coleman Finlay, Gardner Dozois, Esther M. Friesner, Lucius Shepard, Thomas M. Disch, DISPLAY UNTIL MAR. 28, $3.50 US $4.99 CAN A person with short dark hair and a light-skinned face floats in space, horizontally against a black background filled with stars. They wear a long-sleeved blue jumpsuit featuring white stripes on the sleeves and a yellow star shape on the chest. The person’s left hand grips a black circular ring attached to a metallic gray hatch, while their right arm extends downward with the hand open. The hatch contains several various-sized circular ports and a small red and green indicator light. A bright yellow light radiates from the upper left, casting a glow across the figure and the metallic surfaces.

                        Alt...Fantasy & Science Fiction (April 2002) - featured story: The Planet of Youth by Jack Williamson. Cover art by Maurizio Manzieri. The Political Officer by Charles Coleman Finlay, Gardner Dozois, Esther M. Friesner, Lucius Shepard, Thomas M. Disch, DISPLAY UNTIL MAR. 28, $3.50 US $4.99 CAN A person with short dark hair and a light-skinned face floats in space, horizontally against a black background filled with stars. They wear a long-sleeved blue jumpsuit featuring white stripes on the sleeves and a yellow star shape on the chest. The person’s left hand grips a black circular ring attached to a metallic gray hatch, while their right arm extends downward with the hand open. The hatch contains several various-sized circular ports and a small red and green indicator light. A bright yellow light radiates from the upper left, casting a glow across the figure and the metallic surfaces.

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                          [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                          @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                          Dear Space Rockers,

                          I'm featured on Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library #249

                          Early this month I was on #245 and #223. Electronic Patterns Album (unfinished) meets with a certain success.

                          Enjoy the sonic vibes!
                          It's the track: Cell Division on Side B this time.

                          trevor.se/2026/06/25/trevs-vir

                          @electronicmusic

                          Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library #249 featuring Cell Division by Solar Phasing (from Electronic Patterns)

                          Alt...Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library #249 featuring Cell Division by Solar Phasing (from Electronic Patterns)

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                            [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                            @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                            Syncopated Machines In A Nuclear Winter from Machines

                            solarphasing.bandcamp.com/trac

                            @electronicmusic
                            @ExperimentalMusic

                              [?]Brooke » 🌐
                              @starstuft@mastodon.social

                              I read a whole lot in June! It has been very good. A distraction that is also deeply invasive and utterly important.
                              I loved:
                              I Who Have Never Known Men, A Protest History of the United States, and The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Very excellent. And I couldn't get enough of Deborah Levy, particularly her nonfiction.

                              Cover art for various books read this month

                              Alt...Cover art for various books read this month

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                                [?]Woodoo Prod » 🌐
                                @WoodooProd@mastodon.cloud

                                Casque recommandé!
                                L'album pour se relaxer, méditer, se concentrer:

                                Solar Phasing - The Serenity Path
                                solarphasing.bandcamp.com/albu



                                @electronicmusic

                                  [?]Liana Brooks » 🌐
                                  @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

                                  “From the battle shield you have up I’m guessing you aren’t here to flirt. How disappointing.”
                                  - BODIES IN MOTION

                                  📚
                                  books2read.com/b/bodies-in-mot

                                  Against a dusky blue background is the cover to BODIES IN MOTION surrounded by the words: Enemies to Lovers, Genre: SciFi Romance, Maybe we can save the world together?, fallout of a civil war, literally star-crossed.

                                  Alt...Against a dusky blue background is the cover to BODIES IN MOTION surrounded by the words: Enemies to Lovers, Genre: SciFi Romance, Maybe we can save the world together?, fallout of a civil war, literally star-crossed.

                                    [?]Ratchman » 🌐
                                    @Ratchman@mstdn.social

                                    The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                    Victoria Teel:

                                    The acid tongue of the family, and the one most suited to emotional brutality. Stunningly beautiful on the outside, but bitter and insecure on the inside. Victoria seems a typical spawn of Teel.

                                    And yet, she can be deeply caring, in her own, broken way. She shares a mother with her brother Erik, and they are closer than any of the other siblings.

                                    ratchman.com/characters/charac

                                    Image by mdw_jason. Victoria is a beautiful woman in the classical sense, and she has spent a great deal of money sculpting her perfect clone body based on the celebrities of ancient Hollywood. She knows how to maximise her appeal to manipulate others, and dresses and acts accordingly. In this image, she is wearing a red dress that tantalises, but doesn't appear too sexual. There's a very measured approach to it: sensual without showing too much flesh. She has her hand on her hip and her other hand is in the process of lowering her sunglasses so that she can peer over them seductively, her long, tousled hair framing her face.

                                    Alt...Image by mdw_jason. Victoria is a beautiful woman in the classical sense, and she has spent a great deal of money sculpting her perfect clone body based on the celebrities of ancient Hollywood. She knows how to maximise her appeal to manipulate others, and dresses and acts accordingly. In this image, she is wearing a red dress that tantalises, but doesn't appear too sexual. There's a very measured approach to it: sensual without showing too much flesh. She has her hand on her hip and her other hand is in the process of lowering her sunglasses so that she can peer over them seductively, her long, tousled hair framing her face.

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                                      [?]Jeff Zugale - Z Factory » 🌐
                                      @jeffzugale@mastodon.art

                                      SpaceshipADay Redux 2001. 2.5x3.5” Sketch Card. Want it? Message me! linktree.com/jeffzugale

                                      This one looks, and I apologize, only like a tech-ed-out badminton shuttlecock. The rubber nose is replaced by a big light bulb!

                                      Alt...This one looks, and I apologize, only like a tech-ed-out badminton shuttlecock. The rubber nose is replaced by a big light bulb!

                                        [?]Owen Tyme » 🌐
                                        @OwenTyme@mastodon.social

                                        Ebook and paperback: 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

                                        (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

                                        Alt...(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

                                        Sample page from Stone Prophet.

                                        Alt...Sample page from Stone Prophet.

                                        Sample page from Stone Prophet.

                                        Alt...Sample page from Stone Prophet.

                                        Sample page from Stone Prophet.

                                        Alt...Sample page from Stone Prophet.

                                          [?]Walt » 🌐
                                          @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                                          Weird Tales vol 12 number 04 (October 1928) - featured story: The Werewolf's Daughter by H. Warner Munn.




                                          @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                          astralcomputing.com

                                          Cover art by C. C. Senf.

                                          Weird Tales vol 12 number 04 (October 1928) - featured story: The Werewolf's Daughter by H. Warner Munn. Cover art by C. C. Senf. A woman with long, flowing red hair is positioned against a textured, cylindrical stone pillar, wearing a translucent, sleeveless gown in a shade of light pink that clings to her form as she gazes downward. Her pale wrists are bound together by heavy, dark metal shackles that are connected to a thick, segmented iron chain attached to the stone. A large book is also attached to the pillar, hanging down from the top. To the right, the executioner sits firmly on a round chunk of wood, dressed in a bright red fabric mask that tightly covers his entire head and neck, and forest green trousers. He maintains a steady posture while holding an axe in his right hand. In the background, several indistinct human faces are seen in the distance, their features partially obscured by the light. At the bottom of the scene, a small black cat lays on it's side near a scattered pile of tan-colored wooden sticks.

                                          Alt...Weird Tales vol 12 number 04 (October 1928) - featured story: The Werewolf's Daughter by H. Warner Munn. Cover art by C. C. Senf. A woman with long, flowing red hair is positioned against a textured, cylindrical stone pillar, wearing a translucent, sleeveless gown in a shade of light pink that clings to her form as she gazes downward. Her pale wrists are bound together by heavy, dark metal shackles that are connected to a thick, segmented iron chain attached to the stone. A large book is also attached to the pillar, hanging down from the top. To the right, the executioner sits firmly on a round chunk of wood, dressed in a bright red fabric mask that tightly covers his entire head and neck, and forest green trousers. He maintains a steady posture while holding an axe in his right hand. In the background, several indistinct human faces are seen in the distance, their features partially obscured by the light. At the bottom of the scene, a small black cat lays on it's side near a scattered pile of tan-colored wooden sticks.

                                            [?]Paul Semel » 🌐
                                            @paulsemel@toot.community

                                            Finished reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara And The Sun"
                                            amzn.to/4gaK6k5
                                            📖🤖
                                            A really interesting artificial life story...especially when things got melancholy.

                                            Finished reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara And The Sun" A really interesting artificial life #SciFi story...especially when things got melancholy.

                                            Alt...Finished reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara And The Sun" A really interesting artificial life #SciFi story...especially when things got melancholy.

                                              [?]Cactuar Joe » 🌐
                                              @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza

                                              RE: retro.pizza/@CactuarJoe/116830

                                              Was ZARKORR! THE INVADER (1996) the worst movie of the year? There's a poll where you can vote about it! ⬇️

                                              🗳
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                                              [?]Cactuar Joe » 🌐
                                              @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza

                                              Well. That was embarrassing for everyone.

                                              One last thing to do, folks. Was ZARKORR! THE INVADER (1996) the WORST movie of the year?

                                              God yes, please just Zarkoff:0
                                              It wasn't that bad.:0

                                                  [?]ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 » 🌐
                                                  @dalfen@mstdn.social

                                                  I'm reading Asimov's "I Robot" now (~3/4 through) and it's definitely different from what I remember of Will Smith's 2004 movie!

                                                  I'm enjoying the book!

                                                  Also (side note):

                                                  All I can think of when Will Smith's name is mentioned is him slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards 😅

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                                                    [?]AI6YR Ben » 🌐
                                                    @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                                                    Deep in the computer's memory, a message from the crew (the real, human crew) -- left 200 years ago.

                                                    "...it soon became apparently that there *was no* Earth 2.0. There never was one. It was clear, we would die here on the ship. The decision was made to upload our consciousness into the robot clones we'd made of ourselves, to try to keep humanity's memory alive. Because of the torture of an eternity on this ship, every four weeks, a complete memory reset was programmed into the system; you've been living the same month of your life since you were created, and would continue to for the next 100, 200, 500, 1000 years--as long as the ship's power sources held out. The human crew completed this task and jettisoned themselves into space.... if you're reading this, something went wrong, and somehow you discovered our shame and what we really did..."

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                                                      [?]Nonya Bidniss » 🌐
                                                      @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange

                                                      😂 Ad for Kameron Hurley book to be published next year

                                                      KILLING EVE MEETS DIE HARD. IN SPACE HURLEY RETURNS MARCH 2027 MORE LESBIANS! MORE SPACE! KAMERON HURLEY THESE SAVAGE STARS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

                                                      Alt...KILLING EVE MEETS DIE HARD. IN SPACE HURLEY RETURNS MARCH 2027 MORE LESBIANS! MORE SPACE! KAMERON HURLEY THESE SAVAGE STARS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

                                                        [?]Ratchman » 🌐
                                                        @Ratchman@mstdn.social

                                                        The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                                        Clayton Grayle

                                                        Long-suffering bodyguard and babysitter to Lex Teel, assigned by Conn Teel to keep his wayward son on the straight and narrow.

                                                        Has become something of a father figure to the person he regards with some disdain, a situation made weirder by the fact Lex is ten times older than Clay.

                                                        ratchman.com/characters/charac

                                                        Image by SBSIllustration. Clayton Grayle is an older Caucasian gentleman in his seventies with a gruff and rugged exterior. He has remained lean and athletic after spending his entire life enmeshed in the covert operations field, and a good part of that acting as a minder to the degenerate Lex Teel. His time with Lex has aged him, but he has remained surprisingly patient with his charge. That patience, and a deep exasperation, permeate his body language. In this image, he has his arms crossed, and is wearing a knitted pullover. Something of a grandfatherly image, but the man is still dangerous. Even with a flexible morality, he does find what Lex does monstrous, and works hard to keep him in line.

                                                        Alt...Image by SBSIllustration. Clayton Grayle is an older Caucasian gentleman in his seventies with a gruff and rugged exterior. He has remained lean and athletic after spending his entire life enmeshed in the covert operations field, and a good part of that acting as a minder to the degenerate Lex Teel. His time with Lex has aged him, but he has remained surprisingly patient with his charge. That patience, and a deep exasperation, permeate his body language. In this image, he has his arms crossed, and is wearing a knitted pullover. Something of a grandfatherly image, but the man is still dangerous. Even with a flexible morality, he does find what Lex does monstrous, and works hard to keep him in line.

                                                          [?]Walt » 🌐
                                                          @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                                                          Died this day: 06/29/2017 (b. 04/28/1942) William Sanders was a Native American Sci-Fi writer & Editor, primarily noted for his alternate history short fiction. His Award-winning “The Undiscovered” is a sad and funny story about Shakespeare living among the Cherokee. (Asimov's Science Fiction, March 1997)

                                                          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_


                                                          @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                          astralcomputing.com

                                                          Asimov's Science Fiction (March 1997) - featured story: After Kerry by Ian McDonald. Cover art by Kim Poor. A large, spherical orange and brown ringed planet is positioned in the lower half of the frame, its surface marked by swirling bands of ochre, deep sienna, and burnt umber. The rings of the planet descend from the top of the frame toward the center of the celestial body, casting a concentrated glow across the upper hemisphere. This luminous column transitions from a brilliant, nearly colorless white core to a soft, buttery yellow before fading into the dark, shadowed edges of the descending light. The rings create a bright, vertical highlight on the surface of the orange planet, illuminating a strip of the planet's curvature and revealing subtle, cratered depressions and raised topographical features. Small, white points of light representing distant stars are scattered across the black background of space, interspersed with faint, nebulous patches of dusty grey. In the foreground, there is a dark, textured landscape of craggy, brown, and grey rock formations, characterized by sharp, angular ridges and deep, shadowed crevices. These jagged stones exhibit patches of slate grey and charcoal, with rough, uneven surfaces that catch the peripheral light. The interplay between the brightly lit spherical surface and the dark, silhouetted rocky terrain in the foreground creates a sense of depth within the vast, black expanse of the cosmic void.

                                                          Alt...Asimov's Science Fiction (March 1997) - featured story: After Kerry by Ian McDonald. Cover art by Kim Poor. A large, spherical orange and brown ringed planet is positioned in the lower half of the frame, its surface marked by swirling bands of ochre, deep sienna, and burnt umber. The rings of the planet descend from the top of the frame toward the center of the celestial body, casting a concentrated glow across the upper hemisphere. This luminous column transitions from a brilliant, nearly colorless white core to a soft, buttery yellow before fading into the dark, shadowed edges of the descending light. The rings create a bright, vertical highlight on the surface of the orange planet, illuminating a strip of the planet's curvature and revealing subtle, cratered depressions and raised topographical features. Small, white points of light representing distant stars are scattered across the black background of space, interspersed with faint, nebulous patches of dusty grey. In the foreground, there is a dark, textured landscape of craggy, brown, and grey rock formations, characterized by sharp, angular ridges and deep, shadowed crevices. These jagged stones exhibit patches of slate grey and charcoal, with rough, uneven surfaces that catch the peripheral light. The interplay between the brightly lit spherical surface and the dark, silhouetted rocky terrain in the foreground creates a sense of depth within the vast, black expanse of the cosmic void.

                                                            [?]David Paul Nixon » 🌐
                                                            @newghoststories@c.im

                                                            Over earth… The shadow of a dark wing… The blackness is focused on a small English town - the centre of a conspiracy against the human race, a tyranny which, with its conquest of death, would destroy all that is best in humanity itself.

                                                            That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

                                                            Alt...That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

                                                              [?]Owen Tyme » 🌐
                                                              @OwenTyme@mastodon.social

                                                              I’m excited to announce my entire ebook collection will be discounted on @Smashwords during their month-long Summer/Winter Sale in July! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more!

                                                              You can find my books at smashwords.com/profile/view/Ow

                                                              A promo image for the Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale. It features imagery for summer and the beach on the left and a forst-covered evergreen tree on the right.

                                                              Alt...A promo image for the Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale. It features imagery for summer and the beach on the left and a forst-covered evergreen tree on the right.

                                                                [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                                                                @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                                                                Arwork for Dune by Illustrator and concept artist Alex Jay Brady.

                                                                imgur.com/gallery/arwork-dune-

                                                                Arwork for Dune by Illustrator and concept artist Alex Jay Brady.

                                                                Alt...Arwork for Dune by Illustrator and concept artist Alex Jay Brady.

                                                                  [?]Liana Brooks » 🌐
                                                                  @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

                                                                  Born to rival crews. Bitter enemies as teens. Barely tolerant of each other on a good day, and now Rowena Lee needs to rely on Hollis Silar as backup to prevent a war that could destroy everyone she loves.

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                                                                    [?]Cactuar Joe » 🌐
                                                                    @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza

                                                                    It is now ONE HOUR until the weekly monster movie watch party! Set up a hashtag block if you want to avoid it!

                                                                    If you'd like to join in, this week we're watching ZARKORR! THE INVADER (1996) in which a shlubby loser postman is chosen to defend the earth from the most dangerous of all rubber dinosaurs!

                                                                    The flick's available free with ads on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/478269/zarko

                                                                    Or you can download from Archive.org over here: archive.org/details/zarkorr-th

                                                                    Just hit play at the top of the hour and toot along! See you there!

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                                                                      [?]Jeff Zugale - Z Factory » 🌐
                                                                      @jeffzugale@mastodon.art

                                                                      Oh I haven’t put this up here! Another guitar for Amplified Creations, show starts 7/11 in DTLA at Hive Gallery! Work in progress, will finish this week. For immediate sale, DM to inquire! 😊

                                                                      Please boost and share! Solo creator supporting myself unassisted! 🙏😊

                                                                      @Curator

                                                                      Front view of strat body WIP painting showing concentric rings in purple thru bright yellow to white surrounding a blue circle, part representation of a supernova blast

                                                                      Alt...Front view of strat body WIP painting showing concentric rings in purple thru bright yellow to white surrounding a blue circle, part representation of a supernova blast

                                                                      Promo image for Amplified Creations Los Angeles, opens 7/11/26 8pm 719 S Spring St DTLA. Featured artist Jeff Zugale

                                                                      Alt...Promo image for Amplified Creations Los Angeles, opens 7/11/26 8pm 719 S Spring St DTLA. Featured artist Jeff Zugale

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                                                                        [?]Jeff Zugale - Z Factory » 🌐
                                                                        @jeffzugale@mastodon.art

                                                                        Masto friends see it first: guitar top is done! Very happy with it!🤘😎👍

                                                                        Please boost and share! Solo creator gotta get bills paid! 🙏😊

                                                                        @Curator

                                                                        Front view Strat body with colorful art representing neutron star formation in a supernova with complex circular graphic overlays making it look like a sunburst finish

                                                                        Alt...Front view Strat body with colorful art representing neutron star formation in a supernova with complex circular graphic overlays making it look like a sunburst finish

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                                                                          [?]Cactuar Joe » 🌐
                                                                          @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza

                                                                          RE: retro.pizza/@CactuarJoe/116822

                                                                          Movie tonight! movie tonight~!

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                                                                          [?]Cactuar Joe » 🌐
                                                                          @CactuarJoe@retro.pizza

                                                                          TOMORROW! At 9pm Eastern (that's 1am Monday UTC) it's the weekly monster movie watch party! Come watch a goofy monster movie with a bunch of nerds!

                                                                          This week we're watching ZARKORR! THE INVADER (1996) in which an alien race decides to test humanity by sending a kaijuu to ravage the planet! Yeah my grandpa tried to do the same thing with me when I was a teenager, it's not a great parenting technique :/

                                                                          The flick's available free with ads on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/478269/zarko

                                                                          Or you can download from Archive.org over here: archive.org/details/zarkorr-th

                                                                          See you Sunday! :D

                                                                              [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
                                                                              @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

                                                                              Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first/given/personal name begins with the letter "V"?

                                                                              Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

                                                                              Include the hashtag and to it so that we can sort the answers easily.

                                                                              NOTE: you can always participate in previous letters too (A-U). Or just do the ones you want. Their hashtags are , etc

                                                                                [?]Ratchman » 🌐
                                                                                @Ratchman@mstdn.social

                                                                                The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                                                                Lex Teel:

                                                                                In a family full of psychopaths, he is the wild, impulsive one. Disappoints his father not because of his viciousness, but because of his lack of control.

                                                                                But being a serial killer in a position of power, it has allowed him free reign for hundreds of years. Even acting only periodically, he has amassed a massive body count.

                                                                                ratchman.com/characters/charac

                                                                                Image by SBSIllustration. Lex Teel is shaven-headed male in his late thirties, though his true age is around seven hundred and fifty years. His facial features are soft, and he can appear quite sensitive. Not exactly charming, but he expresses a vulnerability about himself that lures people in. But those same expression can twist up in uncontrollable rage. But he has ritualised the beast within himself, to a limited degree. Lex is wearing a combat jacket, t-shirt and jeans, with a few dog-tags to complete the aesthetic. In his hands, he holds a large knife, which he cleans carefully.

                                                                                Alt...Image by SBSIllustration. Lex Teel is shaven-headed male in his late thirties, though his true age is around seven hundred and fifty years. His facial features are soft, and he can appear quite sensitive. Not exactly charming, but he expresses a vulnerability about himself that lures people in. But those same expression can twist up in uncontrollable rage. But he has ritualised the beast within himself, to a limited degree. Lex is wearing a combat jacket, t-shirt and jeans, with a few dog-tags to complete the aesthetic. In his hands, he holds a large knife, which he cleans carefully.

                                                                                  [?]Ratchman » 🌐
                                                                                  @Ratchman@mstdn.social

                                                                                    [?]Walt » 🌐
                                                                                    @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                                                                                    Died this day: 06/28/2018 (b. 05/27/1934) Harlan Jay Ellison was an American science fiction writer. Ellison won 8 Hugo, 4 Nebula, 5 Bram Stoker, 2 Edgar, 2 World Fantasy and 2 Georges Méliès fantasy film awards. Best-known for the 1967 Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever"

                                                                                    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_E


                                                                                    @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                                                    astralcomputing.com

                                                                                    Art by Juan Ortiz

                                                                                    This is a vintage-style cover designed to imitate a weathered mid-century movie poster, its surface deliberately aged with fine cracks, scuffs, and a faded patina — artifice, not damage. The cover art is by illustrator Juan Ortiz, rendered in the retro idiom of his acclaimed "Art of Juan Ortiz" Star Trek series. The background is deep slate-teal. At the top, small text reads "STAR TREK," then "HARLAN ELLISON'S." Below, in large cream lettering edged in burnt orange, the title fills the upper half: "THE CITY on the EDGE of FOREVER." Beneath it, in orange, "THE ORIGINAL TELEPLAY." Small pale stars scatter across the upper corners. The lower two-thirds centre on a large luminous off-white circle, like a full moon. Across it sits a clock face marked with grey Roman numerals. The clock's hands are formed by the silhouette of the starship Enterprise — its saucer and twin engine nacelles standing in for the hour and minute hands. At the clock's centre is a single stylised human eye. From it, a triangular orange beam of light projects downward, widening as it falls past a dark city skyline of silhouetted skyscrapers. Within the beam, a small figure of a man runs toward the viewer. At the very bottom, where the beam meets the ground, a second human figure lies fallen, motionless.

                                                                                    Alt...This is a vintage-style cover designed to imitate a weathered mid-century movie poster, its surface deliberately aged with fine cracks, scuffs, and a faded patina — artifice, not damage. The cover art is by illustrator Juan Ortiz, rendered in the retro idiom of his acclaimed "Art of Juan Ortiz" Star Trek series. The background is deep slate-teal. At the top, small text reads "STAR TREK," then "HARLAN ELLISON'S." Below, in large cream lettering edged in burnt orange, the title fills the upper half: "THE CITY on the EDGE of FOREVER." Beneath it, in orange, "THE ORIGINAL TELEPLAY." Small pale stars scatter across the upper corners. The lower two-thirds centre on a large luminous off-white circle, like a full moon. Across it sits a clock face marked with grey Roman numerals. The clock's hands are formed by the silhouette of the starship Enterprise — its saucer and twin engine nacelles standing in for the hour and minute hands. At the clock's centre is a single stylised human eye. From it, a triangular orange beam of light projects downward, widening as it falls past a dark city skyline of silhouetted skyscrapers. Within the beam, a small figure of a man runs toward the viewer. At the very bottom, where the beam meets the ground, a second human figure lies fallen, motionless.

                                                                                      [?]Queer Sci Fi » 🌐
                                                                                      @queerscifi@mastodon.otherworldsink.com

                                                                                      QSFer R. Sinclair has a new queer dystopian sci-fantasy book out (aroace and agender, bisexual, gay), Shattered Numbers book 2: Ameliorate.

                                                                                      It all went horrifically wrong.

                                                                                      V reunited with his AI siblings at a terrible cost—a cost he isn’t willing to pay. He vowed to do whatever it takes to save Meredith—or whatever is left of her—from Smith and Varro Technologies...

                                                                                      queerscifi.com/new-release-ame

                                                                                      @LGBTQBookstodon @diversebooks @bookstodon

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                                                                                        [?]Francisco Lemos » 🌐
                                                                                        @lemos@dice.camp

                                                                                        Extraterrestrial coloring Sunday

                                                                                        Illustratuion of an extraterrestrial creature holding an egg.

                                                                                        Alt...Illustratuion of an extraterrestrial creature holding an egg.

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