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

The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

Mira Candor:

Feared sapient acquisition specialist. The definition of criminal can be a little hazy, depending on the territory, but Mira doesn't care. Whatever brings the credits in.

A former slave, Mira has developed a burning hatred for the trade. If you're a slaver, and you're wanted, it's always dead, never alive.

ratchman.com/characters/charac

Image by SBSIllustration.

Mira Candor is more of a cypher than an identifiable human. Mira is the armour that they wear.

The armour itself is deep scarlet, and covers most of the body, leaving a few gaps around the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees.

The helmet has a menacing visor in the shape of two glowering pupil-less eyes, though angular and rectangular. The rest of the face is enclosed by a filter which gives Mira an anonymous sneer.

Mira is prudent about making the armour the identity of the feared bounty-hunter, as it allows them to walk unmolested without it, a valuable trait for a manhunter.

Mira stands in an alert pose, with a handgun held up beside the helmet as they track a potential target.

Alt...Image by SBSIllustration. Mira Candor is more of a cypher than an identifiable human. Mira is the armour that they wear. The armour itself is deep scarlet, and covers most of the body, leaving a few gaps around the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The helmet has a menacing visor in the shape of two glowering pupil-less eyes, though angular and rectangular. The rest of the face is enclosed by a filter which gives Mira an anonymous sneer. Mira is prudent about making the armour the identity of the feared bounty-hunter, as it allows them to walk unmolested without it, a valuable trait for a manhunter. Mira stands in an alert pose, with a handgun held up beside the helmet as they track a potential target.

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

    "Bumblebee, our war rages on. You must protect Earth, and its people."

    All shot practically using real figures, lighting and a bit of old tree bark.

    Optimus Prime talks to Bumblebee in a desert like setting

    Alt...Optimus Prime talks to Bumblebee in a desert like setting

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

      50% off @ : smashwords.com/books/view/1657
      Series Ebook omnibus: smashwords.com/books/1733647

      After the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.

      @bookstodon

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

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

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

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

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

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

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

“How dare you do this to me? Why?”

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

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

      Alt...(Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme. The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space. The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline. At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand. The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather. (Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote: Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing she’d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not! “How dare you do this to me? Why?” “I’m always in need of strong spirits and I’ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

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

(Background) View of a planet from space.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      Alt...The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion. (Background) View of a planet from space. (Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text: Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my! Just another day for a young wizard. (Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf. (Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed. (Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends. (Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads. (Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather. (Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

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

        A full moon shone on Mac with all the gentleness of a searchlight. The breeze that stirred the grass was no longer the lightly perfumed breath of spring but the hot, bone-dry promise of summer.

        📚

        books2read.com/b/daybefore?utm

        On a black background is the cover of THE DAY BEFORE next to the photo of a large brown mastiff dog yawning. Around it are city and crime scene photos.

        Alt...On a black background is the cover of THE DAY BEFORE next to the photo of a large brown mastiff dog yawning. Around it are city and crime scene photos.

          [?]MarkG » 🌐
          @markgrieveson@mindly.social

          Just finished a good book that I randomly picked up at the Toronto Public Library.

          The Y Chromosome, by Leona Gom.

          Science fiction. Recommended.

            [?]InkBreaker » 🌐
            @InkBreaker@mastodon.social

            If Blade Runner or cyberpunk games hooked you, dive deeper: Synners by Pat Cadigan, Neuromancer by William Gibson, and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Neon heists, hacker minds, and a pizza-delivering swordsman await. All three expand upon the unique aesthetic and dystopia of the cyberpunk genre in different ways. 🤖 ⚡️ 💻

            Alt...Lupin the cat recommends these Cyberpunk books: Synners by Pat Cadigan, Neuromancer by William Gibson, and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.

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

              The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

              Loren Roth:

              Spy and information broker operating within the criminal underworld, she is a woman with a horrific past who is trying to piece herself together again. More than happy to exploit the criminal community for her own gain.

              Known to have some form of relationship with the notorious bounty-hunter Mira Candor, though details are unknown.

              ratchman.com/characters/charac

              Image by mdw_jason.

Loren Roth is a woman with a very cynical nature, and that distrust is often written on her face. She rarely smiles, and wears a sneer most of the time.

She has an athletic build and has a distinguishing scar on the left hand side of her face. It is a thin scar leading from the side of her eye down to her jawline. Not too obvious from a distance, but becomes more apparent at close range.

She is self-conscious of this, and often hides it with her shoulder length hair.

She is stood in a defiant pose, smoking a cigarette, dressed in a maroon leather jacket and trousers, with a black shirt with the logo 'nihilist' emblazoned upon it.

              Alt...Image by mdw_jason. Loren Roth is a woman with a very cynical nature, and that distrust is often written on her face. She rarely smiles, and wears a sneer most of the time. She has an athletic build and has a distinguishing scar on the left hand side of her face. It is a thin scar leading from the side of her eye down to her jawline. Not too obvious from a distance, but becomes more apparent at close range. She is self-conscious of this, and often hides it with her shoulder length hair. She is stood in a defiant pose, smoking a cigarette, dressed in a maroon leather jacket and trousers, with a black shirt with the logo 'nihilist' emblazoned upon it.

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

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

                Laid-back in orbit, they found their minds.
                They found their minds were very clean and clear.
                Clear crystals in swarms outside were their fireflies and larks.
                Larks they were in lift-off, swallows in soaring…

                —Edwin Morgan, “A Home in Space”
                from CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)

                , 20 July, 1969, Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon

                carcanet.co.uk/9781784109967/c

                A Home in Space
Edwin Morgan

Laid-back in orbit, they found their minds.
They found their minds were very clean and clear.
Clear crystals in swarms outside were their fireflies and larks.
Larks they were in lift-off, swallows in soaring.
Soaring metal is flight and nest together.
Together they must hatch.
Hatches let the welders out.
Out went the whitesuit riggers with frames as light as air.
Air was millions under lock and key.
Key-ins had computers wild on Saturday nights.
Nights, days, months, years they lived in space.
Space shone black in their eyes.
Eyes, hands, food-tubes, screens, lenses, keys were one.
One night – or day – or month – or year – they all –
all gathered at the panel and agreed –
agreed to cut communication with –
with the earth base – and it must be said they were –
were cool and clear as they dismantled the station and –
and gave their capsule such power that –
that they launched themselves outwards –
outwards in an impeccable trajectory, that band –
that band of tranquil defiers, not to plant any –
any home with roots but to keep a –
a voyaging generation voyaging, and as far –
as far as there would ever be a home in space –
space that needs time and time that needs life.

                Alt...A Home in Space Edwin Morgan Laid-back in orbit, they found their minds. They found their minds were very clean and clear. Clear crystals in swarms outside were their fireflies and larks. Larks they were in lift-off, swallows in soaring. Soaring metal is flight and nest together. Together they must hatch. Hatches let the welders out. Out went the whitesuit riggers with frames as light as air. Air was millions under lock and key. Key-ins had computers wild on Saturday nights. Nights, days, months, years they lived in space. Space shone black in their eyes. Eyes, hands, food-tubes, screens, lenses, keys were one. One night – or day – or month – or year – they all – all gathered at the panel and agreed – agreed to cut communication with – with the earth base – and it must be said they were – were cool and clear as they dismantled the station and – and gave their capsule such power that – that they launched themselves outwards – outwards in an impeccable trajectory, that band – that band of tranquil defiers, not to plant any – any home with roots but to keep a – a voyaging generation voyaging, and as far – as far as there would ever be a home in space – space that needs time and time that needs life.

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

                  50% off @ : smashwords.com/books/view/1845

                  Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?

                  @bookstodon

                  (Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme.

The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue.  This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces.

The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire.  The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover.

(Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top:

“We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.”

“Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?”

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

                  Alt...(Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme. The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces. The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover. (Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top: “We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.” “Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/FeyFighters

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

                    Folks, it is now about an hour away from the weekly monster movie watch party. If you want to avoid it, best set up a hashtag filter now.

                    If you'd like to join in, this week we're watching SOLARBABIES (1986) which is not, in spite of the name, a spinoff movie about the sun from Teletubbies. I'm still not entirely clear what it IS, even after reading the description, but it's not that.

                    The flick's available free with ads over on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/466653/solar

                    Or you can download from archive.org over here: archive.org/details/Solarbabies

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

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

                      THIS SUNDAY at 9pm Eastern (that's 1am Monday UTC) it's the weekly monster movie watch party! Come watch a goofy monster movie with the nerds of the fediverse!

                      This week we're watching SOLARBABIES (1986) in which ecoterrorists rule the future and some kids are apparently re-enacting E.T, but slightly dumber? I dunno, this is a weird one.

                      The flick's available free with ads over on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/466653/solar

                      Or you can download from Archive.org over here: archive.org/details/Solarbabies

                      See you on Sunday!

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

                        RE: retro.pizza/@CactuarJoe/116937

                        Movie tonight! movie tonight~!

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

                        THIS SUNDAY at 9pm Eastern (that's 1am Monday UTC) it's the weekly monster movie watch party! Come watch a goofy monster movie with the nerds of the fediverse!

                        This week we're watching SOLARBABIES (1986) in which ecoterrorists rule the future and some kids are apparently re-enacting E.T, but slightly dumber? I dunno, this is a weird one.

                        The flick's available free with ads over on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/466653/solar

                        Or you can download from Archive.org over here: archive.org/details/Solarbabies

                        See you on Sunday!

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

                            Illustration by Edouard Riou for "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - by Jules Verne (1864)

                            imgur.com/gallery/illustration

                            Illustration by Edouard Riou for "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - by Jules Verne (1864)

                            Alt...Illustration by Edouard Riou for "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - by Jules Verne (1864)

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

                              Titan Sciarra was striking, intelligent, and had a body she’d cross battle lines for, but he was also out of reach.

                              📚

                              books2read.com/b/bodies-in-mot

                              A dark-skinned man with dark, short cut hair scowling with a galaxy in the background.

                              Alt...A dark-skinned man with dark, short cut hair scowling with a galaxy in the background.

                                [?]Ashad Mukadam » 🌐
                                @thefantasticone21@mastodon.social

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

                                The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                Valentine Rao:

                                When Lex Teel murdered his mother, it sent Valentine down a dark path of vengeance he knows will likely end with his own death.

                                But after spending the majority of his adult life pushing people away, he makes an unlikely friend that might bring him back in touch with humanity.

                                But is it enough to stop him digging two graves?

                                ratchman.com/characters/charac

                                Image by SBSIllustration.

Valentine is a tall south Asian man with a long face with a full beard and eyes that hold a sadness about them.

He inherited his good looks from his mother, Lakshmi, who was a popular actor of her time, and to whom, Valentine was devoted.

Viktor Heller, knowing Valentine's heritage, offered to train him following his mother's murder, equipping him with the tools he'd need for his vengeance. This has led to him being in excellent shape, and being very lean.

He is dressed in a long black duster jacket, black top and black trousers, and holding a gun pointing towards the camera.

                                Alt...Image by SBSIllustration. Valentine is a tall south Asian man with a long face with a full beard and eyes that hold a sadness about them. He inherited his good looks from his mother, Lakshmi, who was a popular actor of her time, and to whom, Valentine was devoted. Viktor Heller, knowing Valentine's heritage, offered to train him following his mother's murder, equipping him with the tools he'd need for his vengeance. This has led to him being in excellent shape, and being very lean. He is dressed in a long black duster jacket, black top and black trousers, and holding a gun pointing towards the camera.

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

                                  what's a vanilla/boring/popular/cold take you have about a hobby/fictional work/series/genre/etc that you're into?

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

                                    [?]Stack of Goats [he/him] » 🌐
                                    @stackofgoats@dice.camp

                                    Finished The Language of Liars by S L Huang yesterday and wrote up thoughts on it here: stackofgoats.studio/blog/revie

                                    My verdict is that its a good book on its technical merits with a (IMO) terrible message that really undercut my enjoyment of the rest of the book.

                                      [?]Dianora (Diane Bruce) » 🌐
                                      @Dianora@ottawa.place

                                      @mwl has been writing stories that remind me of the Stainless steel rat series for a while and I just discovered them.

                                      mwl.io/static/books/aidan-redd

                                        [?]Eric de Redelijkheid :fedi: » 🌐
                                        @ericdere@mastodon.nl

                                        Uitgelezen/Finished: The Man in the High Castle (1962) door/by Philip K. Dick
                                        (@ellecordova's SciFi Book Club)

                                        Boek/book:
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick

                                        Alt...Boek/book: The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick

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

                                          A warm hand covered hers and a calloused finger ran over her knuckles. :They can’t see or hear us. I’ll keep you safe.:

                                          :I can keep myself safe.

                                          📚
                                          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.

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

                                            “See how far we have fallen, the forgotten generation, the children of distant stars,” she quoted the old poem. “See how far we will travel, the rising generation, the ancestors of a million tomorrows.”

                                            📚

                                            books2read.com/b/bodies-in-mot

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

                                              What if the perfect life is built on a lie? Corrosive is part of The Rogue Element only 99c everywhere! books2read.com/u/m2oGW7

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

                                                My beautiful two forthcoming books!
                                                🍂 Godfestation - adult Appalachian weird and folk horror, dark fantasy
                                                🌅 The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight - adult fantasy, sci-fi, romance prequel to my award-nominated Amethyst Lantern books (as J. Dianne Dotson)

                                                Background of morning glories and foreground of two books and text

UPCOMING BOOKS
From Nebula & BSFA Finalist
JENDIA GAMMON
Godfestation - August 11
Appalachian
Weird & Folk Horror
Dark Fantasy
Novella

The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight - October 20
Fantasy, Sci-fi,
Romance Prequel to
The Inn at the
Amethyst Lantern (as J. Dianne Dotson)

jendiagammon.com

                                                Alt...Background of morning glories and foreground of two books and text UPCOMING BOOKS From Nebula & BSFA Finalist JENDIA GAMMON Godfestation - August 11 Appalachian Weird & Folk Horror Dark Fantasy Novella The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight - October 20 Fantasy, Sci-fi, Romance Prequel to The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern (as J. Dianne Dotson) jendiagammon.com

                                                  Sara boosted

                                                  [?]Annalee Newitz 🍜 [They/Them] » 🌐
                                                  @annaleen@wandering.shop

                                                  Only two more weeks to enter your sci-fi stories for the Protopian Prize, given to works that imagine positive futures for humanity, w/tech that serves the public interest. (I'm one of the judges!) Two winners get $5000 US each, and publication in an anthology from MIT Press! protopianprize.com/

                                                    [?]Silver Spook Games » 🌐
                                                    @silverspookgames@mastodon.social

                                                    Galactic Workers of the Worlds Unite! Interstellar strike ensues between working terrestrial masses and the space trillionaires -- in Neofeud 2 my 90's-style game! store.steampowered.com/app/461
                                                    Itch: silverspook.itch.io/neofeud2

                                                    Alt...Neofeud 2 in game footage

                                                      [?]Silver Spook Games » 🌐
                                                      @silverspookgames@mastodon.social

                                                      "A storyline worthy of a William Gibson novel... If you like story driven pnc adventures and cyberpunk, then you will like this game," --Neofeud reviewer on Steam Neofeud store.steampowered.com/app/461

                                                      "A storyline worthy of a William Gibson novel... If you like story driven pnc adventures and cyberpunk, then you will like this game,"

                                                      Alt..."A storyline worthy of a William Gibson novel... If you like story driven pnc adventures and cyberpunk, then you will like this game,"

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

                                                        Born this Day: Sheri Stewart Tepper 7/16/1929 , (d. 10/ 22/2016) was an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels.

                                                        Shadow's End was nominated for the 1995 Locus Award

                                                        Please BOOST!
                                                        SPECIAL SIGNED COLLECTORS EDITION of Shadow's End by Sheri S. Tepper

                                                        astralcomputing.com/books/shad

                                                        or see the full collection here:

                                                        astralcomputing.com



                                                        @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                        SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Pristine, leather-bound Collector Edition of Shadow's End by Sheri S. Tepper, published by The Easton Press in 1994 as part of The Signed First Editions of Science Fiction Collection. Introduction by James Gunn Beautifully bound in creamy blue leather, with elegant 22k gold-foil embossing. At the top and bottom sections of the spine are intricate gold-embossed designs resembling repeating symbols of stylized figures or ornate keys. The book's title, Shadow's End, appears in gold uppercase letters in the center of the spine. Below the title, the author's name, Sheri S. Tepper, is embossed in gold in a slightly smaller font. Further down, a rectangular gold-embossed label states SIGNED FIRST EDITION in capital letters, surrounded by decorative designs similar to those found at the top and bottom of the spine. The spine itself features hubbed spines, which add a classic, textured appearance. The pages are printed on archival-quality, acid-neutral paper. The page edges are 22k gold gilded. Inside, the book includes a pristine bookplate and features an original frontispiece artwork by Jill Bauman. The smyth-sewn binding ensures durability, while concealed muslin joints provide additional structural integrity Meticulously preserved in a dust-free bookcase within a dry climate by a single private owner, this volume remains in pristine condition A stunning and rare collectible!

                                                        Alt...SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Pristine, leather-bound Collector Edition of Shadow's End by Sheri S. Tepper, published by The Easton Press in 1994 as part of The Signed First Editions of Science Fiction Collection. Introduction by James Gunn Beautifully bound in creamy blue leather, with elegant 22k gold-foil embossing. At the top and bottom sections of the spine are intricate gold-embossed designs resembling repeating symbols of stylized figures or ornate keys. The book's title, Shadow's End, appears in gold uppercase letters in the center of the spine. Below the title, the author's name, Sheri S. Tepper, is embossed in gold in a slightly smaller font. Further down, a rectangular gold-embossed label states SIGNED FIRST EDITION in capital letters, surrounded by decorative designs similar to those found at the top and bottom of the spine. The spine itself features hubbed spines, which add a classic, textured appearance. The pages are printed on archival-quality, acid-neutral paper. The page edges are 22k gold gilded. Inside, the book includes a pristine bookplate and features an original frontispiece artwork by Jill Bauman. The smyth-sewn binding ensures durability, while concealed muslin joints provide additional structural integrity Meticulously preserved in a dust-free bookcase within a dry climate by a single private owner, this volume remains in pristine condition A stunning and rare collectible!

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

                                                          The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                                          Zhang Kai:

                                                          Ambitious member of Yeung Corporations Executive Directorate with designs on taking sole charge of the empire.

                                                          Arch-rival to Yiu Quon, who was responsible for his father's humiliating exit from the same position.

                                                          Brash, impulsive and hedonistic, but retaining enough sensibility to avoid falling prey to his rival's machinations.

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                                                          Image by mdw_jason.

Zhang Kai is young, lithe and handsome, with long, flowing hair and a definite swagger about his body language.

Although he is handsome, there is also a hint of his underlying nastiness that can be glimpsed in his eyes.

Where Yiu Quon is the wise dragon, Zhang Kai is the virile tiger.

He is wearing a very expensive blue suit with white shirt and navy blue tie, and standing in a very confident pose accentuating his slim physique.

                                                          Alt...Image by mdw_jason. Zhang Kai is young, lithe and handsome, with long, flowing hair and a definite swagger about his body language. Although he is handsome, there is also a hint of his underlying nastiness that can be glimpsed in his eyes. Where Yiu Quon is the wise dragon, Zhang Kai is the virile tiger. He is wearing a very expensive blue suit with white shirt and navy blue tie, and standing in a very confident pose accentuating his slim physique.

                                                            [?]Lauren McMenemy » 🌐
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                                                            Ready for some more crew announcements for Writing the Occult: Time & Place? Here's our first representative of the non-fiction world, and they're bringing the goods for one of the biggest and most talked about mysterious lost lands ever. It's also publication week for their latest book, Atlantis Through Time, which is all rather exciting. Here's Sian Ingham ⬇️

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