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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.

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

    Started reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara And The Sun"
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    So, this is clearly one of those stories where people who are dismissive of say, "oh, no, it's ," and it is but yeah, it's .

    Started reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara And The Sun" So, this is clearly one of those stories where people who are dismissive of #ScienceFiction say, "oh, no, it's #SpeculativeFiction," and it is but yeah, it's #SciFi.

    Alt...Started reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara And The Sun" So, this is clearly one of those stories where people who are dismissive of #ScienceFiction say, "oh, no, it's #SpeculativeFiction," and it is but yeah, it's #SciFi.

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

      Wishing you all a peaceful

      A Brand New World
      from On The Edge Of The Galaxy

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

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

          Guy from another planet, waiting.

          Illustration of an extraterrestrial creature, standing arms crossed, wearing a ragged skirt.

          Alt...Illustration of an extraterrestrial creature, standing arms crossed, wearing a ragged skirt.

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

            It’s a tradition in their culture, during the hot summer cycle, to take out their brain-egg so it can air out from time to time.

            Drawing of an extraterrestial humanoid creature holding an egg

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

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

                Weird Tales vol 12 number 03 (September 1928) - featured story: The Devil-Plant by John Murray Reynolds.




                @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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                Cover art by C. C. Serf.

                Weird Tales vol 12 number 03 (September 1928) - featured story: The Devil-Plant by John Murray Reynolds. Cover art by C. C. Serf. A woman with long, flowing dark hair and a thin, bright red headband is trapped in the mouth of what looks like a giant Venus fly trap. She is looking toward the right with her arms raised toward the encroaching plant matter, her fingers splayed near the twisting, tubular stalks that curve in heavy, rhythmic loops. A man wearing a grey short-sleeved shirt, tan trousers, and a rounded pith helmet stands with his back to the viewer, holding a large silver knife aloft by its hilt, the blade catching a sharp white glint. The plant tentacles feature irregular, bumpy patches of fleshy pink skin and wrap tightly around the woman's torso, waist, and limbs. These appendages transition from a deep forest green to a lighter lime hue where they meet the organic, textured areas of the pulsating loops. Dense leafy textures and jagged, pointed foliage cluster at the base of the figures, obscuring their lower legs with overlapping layers of vegetation consisting of broad, dark leaves and sharp, serrated edges. The metal of the knife reflects a bright white light, and blood can be seen on the tip of the knife, and dripping from one of the plant's "hands", reaching toward the man's shirt and the edge of his pith helmet.

                Alt...Weird Tales vol 12 number 03 (September 1928) - featured story: The Devil-Plant by John Murray Reynolds. Cover art by C. C. Serf. A woman with long, flowing dark hair and a thin, bright red headband is trapped in the mouth of what looks like a giant Venus fly trap. She is looking toward the right with her arms raised toward the encroaching plant matter, her fingers splayed near the twisting, tubular stalks that curve in heavy, rhythmic loops. A man wearing a grey short-sleeved shirt, tan trousers, and a rounded pith helmet stands with his back to the viewer, holding a large silver knife aloft by its hilt, the blade catching a sharp white glint. The plant tentacles feature irregular, bumpy patches of fleshy pink skin and wrap tightly around the woman's torso, waist, and limbs. These appendages transition from a deep forest green to a lighter lime hue where they meet the organic, textured areas of the pulsating loops. Dense leafy textures and jagged, pointed foliage cluster at the base of the figures, obscuring their lower legs with overlapping layers of vegetation consisting of broad, dark leaves and sharp, serrated edges. The metal of the knife reflects a bright white light, and blood can be seen on the tip of the knife, and dripping from one of the plant's "hands", reaching toward the man's shirt and the edge of his pith helmet.

                  [?]Jendia Gammon » 🌐
                  @jendiagammon@wandering.shop

                  It’s almost cover reveal time for THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT! Can’t wait until you can see the stunning cover for the last book in my Amethyst Lantern trilogy. This one is written under my J. Dianne Dotson pen name. Signups at MTMC Tours are here: mtmctours.com/2026/06/27/cover
                  Add it to your TBR if you love:
                  ✨Lush & romantic
                  🩵Whimsical & bittersweet
                  ✨Found family
                  🩵Ecological hope
                  ✨Impossible science
                  🩵The enduring light we carry into the dark

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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

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

                      Gaia Pulse
                      by Solar Phasing

                      solarphasing.bandcamp.com/trac

                      @electronicmusic
                      @ExperimentalMusic

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

                        "There are people who will kill to protect certain secrets, or to own them. Since I’m not in the habit of endangering people without a reason, let’s try this: You might need this, and I’m basing that on a well-informed hunch.”

                        📚

                        books2read.com/b/decoherencene

                        The cover of DECOHERENCE with the tag line "Time itself is hard to beat" with a black background and pictures of cities, DNA, and crime scenes almost framing it.

                        Alt...The cover of DECOHERENCE with the tag line "Time itself is hard to beat" with a black background and pictures of cities, DNA, and crime scenes almost framing it.

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

                          Dear Space Rockers,

                          I'm featured on Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library #245. Based on the track “Leonora Christine” by “Thaneco” from the release “Tau Zero”.

                          On Side B with my track: The Reflection Of Time from Electronic Patterns.

                          Enjoy the sonic journey :
                          trevor.se/2026/06/19/trevs-vir

                          @electronicmusic

                          I'm featured on Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library #245. Based on the track “Leonora Christine” by “Thaneco” from the release “Tau Zero”. On Side B with my track: The Reflection Of Time from Electronic Patterns.

                          Alt... I'm featured on Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library #245. Based on the track “Leonora Christine” by “Thaneco” from the release “Tau Zero”. On Side B with my track: The Reflection Of Time from Electronic Patterns.

                            [?]Ododo Press » 🌐
                            @ododopress@bookstodon.com

                            4 days to the release of this story, about an old woman who is struggling to fit in because her village has a tight sense of community, yet she doesn't like being in the company of other people, and so when the duty of coordinating the defense of their decentralized nation falls on her, she fears she won't make it.

                            Read a sample chapter and pre-order!
                            ododopress.com/novellas/the-bl

                            Advert for a book. On the right side of the image, three print copies lie on each other, and a tablet ebook reader with the cover of the book stands on them. The title of the book is The Blossoming of the Big Tree, and the cover has a spider-robot design, and it's yellow. On the opposite side is a blurb, with the words Pre-order, and Release date 1st July ontop and below it respectively. The blurb goes "delightful - wonderful worldbuilding with a thoughtfully constructed solarpunk vision as well as a compelling story that hooks you in!" Susan Kaye Quinn

                            Alt...Advert for a book. On the right side of the image, three print copies lie on each other, and a tablet ebook reader with the cover of the book stands on them. The title of the book is The Blossoming of the Big Tree, and the cover has a spider-robot design, and it's yellow. On the opposite side is a blurb, with the words Pre-order, and Release date 1st July ontop and below it respectively. The blurb goes "delightful - wonderful worldbuilding with a thoughtfully constructed solarpunk vision as well as a compelling story that hooks you in!" Susan Kaye Quinn

                              [?]Kris Bock Romance/Mystery » 🌐
                              @KrisBock@mastodon.social

                              New K-lytics Scifi & Fantasy Seminar: The Sci-Fi bestseller list has continued its remarkable upswing in 2026 so far. Get a map of all 183 Sci-Fi & Fantasy categories to find the highest sales potential and the lowest levels of competition.
                              k-lytics.com/dap/a/?a=16040&p=

                              The image shows some screenshots from K-lytics with crime scene tape and a blue glove in the background. Text says What If You Knew Exactly Which Genres Sell?

                              Alt...The image shows some screenshots from K-lytics with crime scene tape and a blue glove in the background. Text says What If You Knew Exactly Which Genres Sell?

                                [?]Lauren McMenemy » 🌐
                                @spookygirl@mastodon.scot

                                This coming Monday! Free for BFS members! For everyone else, it’s less than the price of the coffee you’re not buying because it’s too hot for anything! (ie £2)

                                _____

                                BFS Online is excited to announce a special guest interview: Master of weird fantasy & horror Paul Tremblay chats to BFS Blog Editor Lauren McMenemy, Mon 29th June 2026, 7pm (BST).

                                Ticket: tinyurl.com/paultrem

                                Shown is a graphic with a foggy background, the outlines of bare tree on the left and long grass on the right. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a white dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Left is a photo of Paul Tremblay, who has dark curly hair and is wearing glasses and a black shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. Right is the cover for Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep, Paul’s latest book. The cover has a white background with a back rabbit jumping across the middle. Text: BFS Online; Special Guest Interview; Bestselling author; Paul Tremblay; Monday 29th June 2026; 7pm BST; Online.

                                Alt...Shown is a graphic with a foggy background, the outlines of bare tree on the left and long grass on the right. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a white dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Left is a photo of Paul Tremblay, who has dark curly hair and is wearing glasses and a black shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. Right is the cover for Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep, Paul’s latest book. The cover has a white background with a back rabbit jumping across the middle. Text: BFS Online; Special Guest Interview; Bestselling author; Paul Tremblay; Monday 29th June 2026; 7pm BST; Online.

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

                                  Born this day: 06/26/1965
                                  Daryl Gregory is an American science fiction, fantasy and comic book author. The Devil's Alphabet (2010) was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.

                                  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Gr


                                  @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                  astralcomputing.com

                                  The cover of The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory, featuring art by David Stevenson, presents a centered, symmetrical close-up of a human face integrated into a cracked, parchment-like surface. The title, "THE devil's alphabet," is rendered in a large, black, stylized serif font with jagged edges, spanning the upper and middle sections: "THE" sits at the top, "devil's" overlays the eyes and nose, and "alphabet" rests below the mouth. The pale face is covered in a dense network of fine, dark cracks resembling parched earth or shattered ceramic. The skin and background share a monochromatic, cream-to-off-white tone, creating a unified texture. Striking patches of deep red surround the wide, dark, staring eyes and the corners of the mouth, evoking themes of distress, madness, or decay. These crimson areas contrast sharply against the de-saturated palette. At the bottom, a dark, horizontal band with a deep-grooved wood-grain texture holds the author's details. On the left, "DARYL GREGORY" is printed in a large, metallic gold, serif font. On the right, a smaller, stark white, serif font reads: "William L. Crawford / Award-winning author / of Pandemonium." The lighting is flat and even, emphasizing the raised texture of the fissures and the raw redness around the facial features.

                                  Alt...The cover of The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory, featuring art by David Stevenson, presents a centered, symmetrical close-up of a human face integrated into a cracked, parchment-like surface. The title, "THE devil's alphabet," is rendered in a large, black, stylized serif font with jagged edges, spanning the upper and middle sections: "THE" sits at the top, "devil's" overlays the eyes and nose, and "alphabet" rests below the mouth. The pale face is covered in a dense network of fine, dark cracks resembling parched earth or shattered ceramic. The skin and background share a monochromatic, cream-to-off-white tone, creating a unified texture. Striking patches of deep red surround the wide, dark, staring eyes and the corners of the mouth, evoking themes of distress, madness, or decay. These crimson areas contrast sharply against the de-saturated palette. At the bottom, a dark, horizontal band with a deep-grooved wood-grain texture holds the author's details. On the left, "DARYL GREGORY" is printed in a large, metallic gold, serif font. On the right, a smaller, stark white, serif font reads: "William L. Crawford / Award-winning author / of Pandemonium." The lighting is flat and even, emphasizing the raised texture of the fissures and the raw redness around the facial features.

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

                                    Weird Tales vol 12 number 02 (August 1928) - featured story: Red Shadows by Robert E. Howard.



                                    @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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                                    Cover art by C. C. Senf.

                                    Weird Tales vol 12 number 02 (August 1928) - featured story: Red Shadows by Robert E. Howard. Cover art by C. C. Senf. A man wearing a wide-brimmed dark brown hat and a heavy tunic layered with a bright red cape leans forward over a woman, his body angled downward as he holds a metallic silver dagger with a pointed tip directed toward her torso with his fingers wrapped tightly around the hilt. The woman, wears a white sleeveless top paired with a dark, patterned skirt featuring intricate shapes and heavy, overlapping folds. She is reclined on the ground with her arms bent and her hands pressed firmly against her chest, while her head is tilted backward to expose her neck. The ground beneath them is composed of patches of green moss and dark brown earth, with small tufts of dry, yellowish grass interspersed among the dirt. In the upper right background is a gnarled brown tree that extends into the space, its bark textured with deep, dark ridges. The surrounding environment is sparse, focusing on the interaction between the two figures and the tree. The illustration utilizes a palette of saturated red, stark white, deep brown, black, and pale grey, set against a solid red backdrop that encompasses the edges of the scene.

                                    Alt...Weird Tales vol 12 number 02 (August 1928) - featured story: Red Shadows by Robert E. Howard. Cover art by C. C. Senf. A man wearing a wide-brimmed dark brown hat and a heavy tunic layered with a bright red cape leans forward over a woman, his body angled downward as he holds a metallic silver dagger with a pointed tip directed toward her torso with his fingers wrapped tightly around the hilt. The woman, wears a white sleeveless top paired with a dark, patterned skirt featuring intricate shapes and heavy, overlapping folds. She is reclined on the ground with her arms bent and her hands pressed firmly against her chest, while her head is tilted backward to expose her neck. The ground beneath them is composed of patches of green moss and dark brown earth, with small tufts of dry, yellowish grass interspersed among the dirt. In the upper right background is a gnarled brown tree that extends into the space, its bark textured with deep, dark ridges. The surrounding environment is sparse, focusing on the interaction between the two figures and the tree. The illustration utilizes a palette of saturated red, stark white, deep brown, black, and pale grey, set against a solid red backdrop that encompasses the edges of the scene.

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                                      [?]Seth Rutledge [He/Him] » 🌐
                                      @eldritch48@mastodon.social

                                      Something a little different from my livestream today, here's the illustration with and without titles for my 3rd album: "Day 3287" - coming soon :)

                                      A grave with a cross made from rotted driftwood in front of a young tree. Both are hit by a warm beam of sunlight, in front of a rusted and destroyed series of panels that used to belong to a giant spaceship. "Day 3287:" and "Unelectable" are written on top of the image.

                                      Alt...A grave with a cross made from rotted driftwood in front of a young tree. Both are hit by a warm beam of sunlight, in front of a rusted and destroyed series of panels that used to belong to a giant spaceship. "Day 3287:" and "Unelectable" are written on top of the image.

                                      A grave with a cross made from rotted driftwood in front of a young tree. Both are hit by a warm beam of sunlight, in front of a rusted and destroyed series of panels that used to belong to a giant spaceship.

                                      Alt...A grave with a cross made from rotted driftwood in front of a young tree. Both are hit by a warm beam of sunlight, in front of a rusted and destroyed series of panels that used to belong to a giant spaceship.

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                                        [?]RobotWig :verified: » 🌐
                                        @robotwig@socel.net

                                        "I wanna get this thing, and I need you to do it! And if it won't kill you, then maybe that helps us fight it!"

                                        All shot practically using real lighting, smoke, figures and miniature sets

                                        Dog Alien approaches close to Ripley as she lures it into a trap

                                        Alt...Dog Alien approaches close to Ripley as she lures it into a trap

                                          [?]Curt Johnson - Indie Genius » 🌐
                                          @indiegenius@mastodon.social

                                          Movie TV Tech Geeks 10 Most Influential Sci-Fi Books of All Time dlvr.it/TTDPkk

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

                                            Illustration from 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne - Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1870). With colors.

                                            imgur.com/gallery/illustration

                                            Illustration from 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne - Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1870). With colors.

                                            Alt...Illustration from 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne - Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1870). With colors.

                                              [?]scottymarinara » 🌐
                                              @scottrossi@mastodon.social

                                              i looove reading these characters need to cooperate and fight to survive! there are convenient piles of assault rifles laying around, like in us based zombie apocalypse fiction!

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

                                                A waxing gibbous moon hung low over the eastern horizon, not quite above the palmettos shivering near the bay. There was worse weather for a manhunt than sixty percent humidity and low seventies with a sea breeze.

                                                📚

                                                books2read.com/b/convergencepo

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

                                                  Born this day: 06/25/1903 (d. 01/21/1950) George Orwell was an English author and journalist. Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) centers on totalitarianism & mass surveillance.

                                                  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_O


                                                  @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                  astralcomputing.com

                                                  Art by Michael Kennard

                                                  Designed by Michael Kennard, the book cover for George Orwell's "nineteen eighty-four" features a minimalist, typographic design on a solid, opaque, deep forest green background. The backdrop is a uniform, dark, saturated green, devoid of patterns or grain. The title is positioned prominently in the center, rendered in a large, bright white, flowing cursive script. The letters feature thick, rounded strokes and smooth, continuous loops, creating a soft, handwritten appearance that stands out sharply against the green. Layered directly behind this text is a very large, semi-transparent version of the numerals "1984." Rendered in a light, muted gray, these numerals are set in a clean, modern sans-serif typeface and span nearly the entire dimensions of the cover, acting as a subtle, ghostly element that intersects with the white script. At the top edge, the author's name, "George Orwell," appears in the same white cursive script, though at a smaller size. At the very bottom, the phrase "a novel" is centered in a small, matching white cursive font. The composition is strictly centered and symmetrical, utilizing a limited palette of dark forest green, stark white, and light gray. There are no images or illustrations; the design relies entirely on the high-contrast relationship between the typography and the dark field. The lighting is flat and even, with no shadows, highlights, or gradients, resulting in a smooth, matte, two-dimensional graphic appearance.

                                                  Alt...Designed by Michael Kennard, the book cover for George Orwell's "nineteen eighty-four" features a minimalist, typographic design on a solid, opaque, deep forest green background. The backdrop is a uniform, dark, saturated green, devoid of patterns or grain. The title is positioned prominently in the center, rendered in a large, bright white, flowing cursive script. The letters feature thick, rounded strokes and smooth, continuous loops, creating a soft, handwritten appearance that stands out sharply against the green. Layered directly behind this text is a very large, semi-transparent version of the numerals "1984." Rendered in a light, muted gray, these numerals are set in a clean, modern sans-serif typeface and span nearly the entire dimensions of the cover, acting as a subtle, ghostly element that intersects with the white script. At the top edge, the author's name, "George Orwell," appears in the same white cursive script, though at a smaller size. At the very bottom, the phrase "a novel" is centered in a small, matching white cursive font. The composition is strictly centered and symmetrical, utilizing a limited palette of dark forest green, stark white, and light gray. There are no images or illustrations; the design relies entirely on the high-contrast relationship between the typography and the dark field. The lighting is flat and even, with no shadows, highlights, or gradients, resulting in a smooth, matte, two-dimensional graphic appearance.

                                                    [?]Martin Rundkvist » 🌐
                                                    @mrundkvist@archaeo.social

                                                    I miss the Hartwell & Cramer "Year's Best SF" anthologies. They were on the techie "hard" side of the genre without going too far. The eighteenth and last one came out 13 years ago now. I'd be happy to buy something similar in 2026.

                                                    Whatcha think, @cstross ?

                                                      [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                                                      @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                                                      Grant Dickie on 10 things he learned at CYMERA 2026, Scotland’s festival of science fiction, fantasy, & horror writing – not including that Sarah Mughal Rana has a dagger collection or that Marvellous Michael Anson would love someone to write a book where every character dies.

                                                      scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10

                                                        [?]Game Master's Book Club » 🌐
                                                        @gamemastersbookclub@mastodon.social

                                                        Day 25 - Queer Book set in a Historical Setting -

                                                          [?]Michael Shotter » 🌐
                                                          @michaelshotter@mastodon.social

                                                          "The Nemesis Legacy" now has 15 ratings on Goodreads, all of which are positive. Just sayin'. 📚🙂👍

                                                          goodreads.com/book/show/228875

                                                          "The Nemesis Legacy" by Michael Shotter at Goodreads

                                                          Alt..."The Nemesis Legacy" by Michael Shotter at Goodreads

                                                            [?]Janie Karma S 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏿 » 🌐
                                                            @Karma_J@mastodon.social

                                                            @linuxgal

                                                            Andor 1982 TV Intro

                                                            youtube.com/watch?v=zhOiRkB3-Ds





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

                                                              Painting by David A Hardy (1974). Called Artificial Planets.

                                                              imgur.com/gallery/painting-by-

                                                              Painting by David A Hardy (1974). Called Artificial Planets.

                                                              Alt...Painting by David A Hardy (1974). Called Artificial Planets.

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

                                                                Ivy felt her world crashing down around her. “B–but, what about all the reports from this summer? Everyone said the bureau was covering up the fact that a clone was working as an agent.”

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                                                                books2read.com/b/decoherencene

                                                                The cover for Decoherence– Yellow police tape with the title is crossed in front of a scene with the silhouette of a truck with police lights on the top. The authors name, Liana Brooks, is at the top of the cover and the tag line, “Time itself is hard to beat…” is in the bottom right corner.

                                                                Alt... The cover for Decoherence– Yellow police tape with the title is crossed in front of a scene with the silhouette of a truck with police lights on the top. The authors name, Liana Brooks, is at the top of the cover and the tag line, “Time itself is hard to beat…” is in the bottom right corner.

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

                                                                  Born this day: 06/24/1915 Fred Hoyle (d. 08/20/2001)
                                                                  Fred Hoyle was an English science fiction author of The Black Cloud, Ossian's Ride, A for Andromeda and others...

                                                                  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoy

                                                                  Please BOOST!
                                                                  SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION of The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle

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                                                                  or see the full collection here:

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                                                                  THE BLACK CLOUD by Fred Hoyle, a Collector's Edition from the Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection by The Easton Press, issued as a limited run. The volume is bound in full grey leather with a hubbed spine, the leather softly grained with a fine, lightly creased texture and a deep charcoal-grey tone. The title, THE BLACK CLOUD, runs vertically up the spine in 22k gold stylized script; below it, set between raised hubbed bands, sits a small 22k gold emblem of a stylized cloud, and near the foot the author name FRED HOYLE appears in 22k gold. The front cover is framed by a thin 22k gold rule border and carries original artwork by Richard Powers, rendered as fine 22k gold line-work on the dark leather ground: a rising sun, its many straight rays fanning outward, partially eclipsed by a large dark cloud of curling gold outlines, with further stylized clouds and rolling wave-like forms toward the lower right. The page block is printed on acid-neutral, archival paper and finished with gilded edges. The binding features Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints, and the inside front cover holds a pristine bookplate. A single-owner copy from a private collection, it is accented throughout in 22k gold and has always been stored in a dust-free bookcase in a dry climate. The condition is pristine, as-new, and unread.

                                                                  Alt...THE BLACK CLOUD by Fred Hoyle, a Collector's Edition from the Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection by The Easton Press, issued as a limited run. The volume is bound in full grey leather with a hubbed spine, the leather softly grained with a fine, lightly creased texture and a deep charcoal-grey tone. The title, THE BLACK CLOUD, runs vertically up the spine in 22k gold stylized script; below it, set between raised hubbed bands, sits a small 22k gold emblem of a stylized cloud, and near the foot the author name FRED HOYLE appears in 22k gold. The front cover is framed by a thin 22k gold rule border and carries original artwork by Richard Powers, rendered as fine 22k gold line-work on the dark leather ground: a rising sun, its many straight rays fanning outward, partially eclipsed by a large dark cloud of curling gold outlines, with further stylized clouds and rolling wave-like forms toward the lower right. The page block is printed on acid-neutral, archival paper and finished with gilded edges. The binding features Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints, and the inside front cover holds a pristine bookplate. A single-owner copy from a private collection, it is accented throughout in 22k gold and has always been stored in a dust-free bookcase in a dry climate. The condition is pristine, as-new, and unread.

                                                                  The book cover for "the BLACK cloud" by Fred Hoyle, with cover art by Desmond Skirrow. The title, "the BLACK cloud", is positioned in the lower half of the cover. "the" is in small, white, lowercase, sans-serif font. "BLACK" is in a large, bold, red, uppercase, sans-serif font. "cloud" is in small, black, lowercase, sans-serif font. The author's name, "Fred Hoyle", is located at the top of the cover in a large, black, bold, sans-serif font. Above the name, a smaller line of text in a red, lowercase, sans-serif font reads, "a novel by the leading astronomer". The overall scene features a dramatic, high-contrast sky filled with large, dark, swirling clouds. The clouds are a deep charcoal or black color and appear thick and textured, with irregular, jagged edges. They are set against a bright, off-white or pale cream background, creating a stark, atmospheric contrast. A solid, bright red circle, resembling a sun or a planet, is positioned on the right side of the cover, partially obscured by the dark clouds. The color palette is limited and striking, consisting of white, black, charcoal, and a vibrant red. The background is a flat, pale cream color. The lighting is stark and dramatic, with the bright white areas contrasting sharply with the dark, heavy clouds. The texture of the clouds appears somewhat grainy or mottled, adding to the sense of movement and turbulence. The entire cover is enclosed within a thick, solid red border.

                                                                  Alt...The book cover for "the BLACK cloud" by Fred Hoyle, with cover art by Desmond Skirrow. The title, "the BLACK cloud", is positioned in the lower half of the cover. "the" is in small, white, lowercase, sans-serif font. "BLACK" is in a large, bold, red, uppercase, sans-serif font. "cloud" is in small, black, lowercase, sans-serif font. The author's name, "Fred Hoyle", is located at the top of the cover in a large, black, bold, sans-serif font. Above the name, a smaller line of text in a red, lowercase, sans-serif font reads, "a novel by the leading astronomer". The overall scene features a dramatic, high-contrast sky filled with large, dark, swirling clouds. The clouds are a deep charcoal or black color and appear thick and textured, with irregular, jagged edges. They are set against a bright, off-white or pale cream background, creating a stark, atmospheric contrast. A solid, bright red circle, resembling a sun or a planet, is positioned on the right side of the cover, partially obscured by the dark clouds. The color palette is limited and striking, consisting of white, black, charcoal, and a vibrant red. The background is a flat, pale cream color. The lighting is stark and dramatic, with the bright white areas contrasting sharply with the dark, heavy clouds. The texture of the clouds appears somewhat grainy or mottled, adding to the sense of movement and turbulence. The entire cover is enclosed within a thick, solid red border.

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

                                                                    Her cheek burned where she’d scraped it on the ground. Blood, black in the moonlight, dripped onto her hands.

                                                                    📚

                                                                    books2read.com/b/daybefore?utm

                                                                    The cover of THE DAY BEFORE next to the words: A bad day at the office, Girl (just wants to be the) Boss, Killer plays with a Detective, Giant Doggo, Twist Ending

                                                                    Alt...The cover of THE DAY BEFORE next to the words: A bad day at the office, Girl (just wants to be the) Boss, Killer plays with a Detective, Giant Doggo, Twist Ending

                                                                      [?]Brian Tatosky » 🌐
                                                                      @virtualbri@mastodon.online

                                                                      I love Adrian Tchaikovsky's sci-fi books, so this interview with him about theory and process is very fascinating to me. REALLY recommend his sci-fi, and I haven't even got to his fantasy yet.

                                                                      youtube.com/watch?v=LO0qHnhpkDs

                                                                        Carolyn boosted

                                                                        [?]Seth Rutledge [He/Him] » 🌐
                                                                        @eldritch48@mastodon.social

                                                                        It was a hot, hazy day when the head of the House was laid to rest in his family's mausoleum in the oldest cemetery on the planet. Originally used for the first colonists, now only Houses with seats in Parliament were interred there.

                                                                        Two views of a cemetery with above-ground mausoleums, in a similar style to French cemeteries, or those in New Orleans. One mausoleum has the door open, and a bouquet of flowers laid at the entrance.

                                                                        Alt...Two views of a cemetery with above-ground mausoleums, in a similar style to French cemeteries, or those in New Orleans. One mausoleum has the door open, and a bouquet of flowers laid at the entrance.

                                                                        Two views of a cemetery with above-ground mausoleums, in a similar style to French cemeteries, or those in New Orleans. One mausoleum has the door open, and a bouquet of flowers laid at the entrance.

                                                                        Alt...Two views of a cemetery with above-ground mausoleums, in a similar style to French cemeteries, or those in New Orleans. One mausoleum has the door open, and a bouquet of flowers laid at the entrance.

                                                                          [?]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 "U"?

                                                                          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-T). Or just do the ones you want. Their hashtags are , etc

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