b0nfire.xyz is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.

This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.

Site description
It's lit
Admin email
ww@mailfire.xyz
Admin account
@firekeeper@b0nfire.xyz

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 name begins with the letter "O"?

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

    Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

    [?]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 CLASS OF 1999 (1990), a sort of Last-Of-The-Reaganauts, What's-Wrong-With-The-Kids-Today picture about killer robot teachers. Imagine The Substitute, but the hardass teacher is a murder robot.

    ...I may be overselling this film.

    Anyway, it's on Tubi free with ads over here: tubitv.com/movies/343309/class

    Or you can download from Archive.org over here: archive.org/details/class-of-1

    See you this Sunday!

      [?]Theresa » 🌐
      @TheresaReason@socialbc.ca

      Just started reading The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter! It is reminding me so much of Stephen King, and the Dark Tower for some reason.

      And I love a book that starts on the timeline that I am in myself - February 2026 the Green family started their migration.( the book was published 2012)

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

        I’m giving away three short stories to encourage readers – two of them are audio books, so you can do immersive ASMR while you read! inkican.com/flash-sale-free-su

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

          Weird Tales vol 09 number 03 (March 1927) - featured story: The CITY of GLASS by Joel Martin Nichols Jr.



          @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

          astralcomputing.com

          Cover art by C. C. Senf.

          Weird Tales vol 09 number 03 (March 1927) - featured story: The CITY of GLASS by JOEL MARTIN NICHOLS JR. Cover art by C. C. Senf. Weird Tales vol 09 number 03 (March 1927) The Unique Magazine. 25 cents. A large, blue-skinned humanoid figure with white hair, white eyebrows, and large, white eyes with dark pupils stands on the left. It has a wide mouth with visible white teeth, a small, dark nose, and blue-textured skin. One hand with long, thick fingers is near a woman's right shoulder. The figure's body is covered in blue hair. A light-toned woman with long, reddish-brown hair stands on the right, wearing a white, sleeveless top and a long, light pink skirt. Her right arm is raised toward the humanoid, and her left hand is extended outward. She is positioned in front of a vertical, white and grey column with a cracked surface. Behind the figures is a dark blue background with white, horizontal, wavy lines near the top. The bottom of the image is a dark brown, opaque area. A solid red border surrounds the central illustration. The text is white with dark outlines. The magazine title is at the top in a large, serif font. The story title and author name are in the lower section of the central illustration.

          Alt...Weird Tales vol 09 number 03 (March 1927) - featured story: The CITY of GLASS by JOEL MARTIN NICHOLS JR. Cover art by C. C. Senf. Weird Tales vol 09 number 03 (March 1927) The Unique Magazine. 25 cents. A large, blue-skinned humanoid figure with white hair, white eyebrows, and large, white eyes with dark pupils stands on the left. It has a wide mouth with visible white teeth, a small, dark nose, and blue-textured skin. One hand with long, thick fingers is near a woman's right shoulder. The figure's body is covered in blue hair. A light-toned woman with long, reddish-brown hair stands on the right, wearing a white, sleeveless top and a long, light pink skirt. Her right arm is raised toward the humanoid, and her left hand is extended outward. She is positioned in front of a vertical, white and grey column with a cracked surface. Behind the figures is a dark blue background with white, horizontal, wavy lines near the top. The bottom of the image is a dark brown, opaque area. A solid red border surrounds the central illustration. The text is white with dark outlines. The magazine title is at the top in a large, serif font. The story title and author name are in the lower section of the central illustration.

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

            Many points of entry into The Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction literary universe exist.

            Whether you're a fan of sci-fi, horror, the paranormal, or simply crave unique and thrilling tales that will stay with you forever, there's something for every reader!

            michaelshotter.com

            Alt...There are mand points of entry into The Nod?Wells Timelines speculative-fiction literary universe.... Find more info at https://michaelshotter.com

              Prof. Sam Lawler boosted

              [?]Juan Carlos Muñoz » 🌐
              @astro_jcm@mastodon.online

              Apparently Amazon has cancelled their planned sequel 😥 I wonder if we should pitch one that takes place at @esoastronomy 's Paranal Observatory in Chile...

              eso.org/public/images/adaptor-

              A man in a lab coat standing next to large high-tech-looking ring structure. The ring shape, together with some triangular devices placed along it at regular intervals, makes this look like a stargate from the namesake show.

              Alt...A man in a lab coat standing next to large high-tech-looking ring structure. The ring shape, together with some triangular devices placed along it at regular intervals, makes this look like a stargate from the namesake show.

                [?]Knud Jahnke » 🌐
                @knud@mastodon.social

                Ursula knew 50 years ago what still misunderstands: "Science fiction is not predictive; it's descriptive." And: "Science fiction isn't about the future."

                (From the author's foreword to 'The Left Hand of Darkness', 1976)

                  Stan Stewart aka muz4now boosted

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

                  Check this out: if you don't have them, you can actually get 3 of @solarphasing Albums for FREE:

                  Electronic Patterns on GetMusic
                  getmusic.fm/r/solar-phasing-el

                  The Serenity Path & In Slow Motion on Band Codes
                  band.codes/solar-phasing/

                  The Serenity Path Album by Solar Phasing

                  Alt...The Serenity Path Album by Solar Phasing

                  Electronic Patterns Album by Solar Phasing

                  Alt...Electronic Patterns Album by Solar Phasing

                  In Slow Motion EP by Solar Phasing

                  Alt...In Slow Motion EP by Solar Phasing

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

                    Finished reading Kemi Ashing-Giwa's "The King Must Die."
                    amzn.to/4b3GM7m
                    📖👑🪐
                    This was a seriously epic and gripping story. This is her second book (third forthcoming) and I suspect it won't be the last I love.

                    Finished reading Kemi Ashing-Giwa's "The King Must Die." This was a seriously epic and gripping #SciFi #SpaceFantasy story. This is her second book (third forthcoming) and I suspect it won't be the last I love.

                    Alt...Finished reading Kemi Ashing-Giwa's "The King Must Die." This was a seriously epic and gripping #SciFi #SpaceFantasy story. This is her second book (third forthcoming) and I suspect it won't be the last I love.

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

                      Born this day: 06/02/1915 (d. 05/10/1993)
                      Lester del Rey was an American SciFi author and editor. Author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the SciFi/Fantasy editor at Del Rey Books and Ballantine Books. 1991 winner of the Nebula Grand Master Award.

                      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_d


                      @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                      astralcomputing.com

                      Art by Paul Orban

                      Illustrated by Paul Orban, the cover art for Lester Del Rey’s "Marooned on Mars" features a massive, vertical rocket ship dominating the upper and middle-left. Rendered in dark, shadowed tones, the vessel tapers to a sharp tip and is anchored by large stabilizing fins. In the right foreground, two astronauts are shown from the waist up, angled toward the ship. The lead astronaut wears a deep blue pressurized suit, while the figure behind wears dark red. Both sport large, clear, spherical helmets revealing their facial expressions. Their bulky suits are highly detailed, showing rugged fabric, utility belts, and functional straps. The setting is a desolate Martian landscape under a star-studded, pitch-black sky. At the rocket's base, a brilliant yellow light erupts, illuminating tiny, distant figures near the landing site and casting a harsh glow against silhouetted, dark green mountains. A single, pale moon or planet hangs in the upper left. Sharp, directional lighting creates long shadows across the jagged terrain and highlights the textures of the astronauts' gear. At the bottom, a black band contains the text "A SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL" in bold, bright yellow capitals. The title, "Marooned on Mars," appears in the upper right in a large, white, flowing cursive font, with the author's name, "By LESTER DEL REY," positioned directly below in a clean, white, sans-serif font.

                      Alt...Illustrated by Paul Orban, the cover art for Lester Del Rey’s "Marooned on Mars" features a massive, vertical rocket ship dominating the upper and middle-left. Rendered in dark, shadowed tones, the vessel tapers to a sharp tip and is anchored by large stabilizing fins. In the right foreground, two astronauts are shown from the waist up, angled toward the ship. The lead astronaut wears a deep blue pressurized suit, while the figure behind wears dark red. Both sport large, clear, spherical helmets revealing their facial expressions. Their bulky suits are highly detailed, showing rugged fabric, utility belts, and functional straps. The setting is a desolate Martian landscape under a star-studded, pitch-black sky. At the rocket's base, a brilliant yellow light erupts, illuminating tiny, distant figures near the landing site and casting a harsh glow against silhouetted, dark green mountains. A single, pale moon or planet hangs in the upper left. Sharp, directional lighting creates long shadows across the jagged terrain and highlights the textures of the astronauts' gear. At the bottom, a black band contains the text "A SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL" in bold, bright yellow capitals. The title, "Marooned on Mars," appears in the upper right in a large, white, flowing cursive font, with the author's name, "By LESTER DEL REY," positioned directly below in a clean, white, sans-serif font.

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

                        Weird Tales vol 09 number 02 (February 1927) - featured story: THE MAN WHO CAST NO SHADOW by Seabury Quinn



                        @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                        astralcomputing.com

                        Cover art by "PETRIS"

                        Weird Tales vol 09 number 02 (February 1927) - featured story: THE MAN WHO CAST NO SHADOW by Seabury Quinn. Cover art by "PETRIS". The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Edmond Hamilton, John Martin Fehry, G. Appleby Terrall, Bassett Morgan, Victor Rousseau, and B. Wallis are listed. The price is 25 cents. The signature 'PETRIS' is in the lower right. The illustration depicts a scene in a dark, indoor space with brown wooden structures. In the foreground, a person with light skin and light hair lies on a flat, light-colored surface. Their head is on the far left, turned toward the center. A single green candle stands in a small, dark holder near the person's left shoulder. A bright, vertical beam of white and yellow light descends from the top left corner, illuminating the central portion of the scene. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a dark green garment, is visible from the chest up. He holds a thick, brown wooden staff vertically. To the right of the man, a dark brown, rounded container sits on a wooden surface. Behind the man, vertical dark brown wooden planks form a wall. A dark, rectangular brick-like pattern is in the upper left corner. A dark, thin, cord-like object is tied around a vertical post on the left edge. The background consists of dark shadows and dark brown tones. The top of the magazine cover features a rectangular white area containing the title and publication information.

                        Alt...Weird Tales vol 09 number 02 (February 1927) - featured story: THE MAN WHO CAST NO SHADOW by Seabury Quinn. Cover art by "PETRIS". The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Edmond Hamilton, John Martin Fehry, G. Appleby Terrall, Bassett Morgan, Victor Rousseau, and B. Wallis are listed. The price is 25 cents. The signature 'PETRIS' is in the lower right. The illustration depicts a scene in a dark, indoor space with brown wooden structures. In the foreground, a person with light skin and light hair lies on a flat, light-colored surface. Their head is on the far left, turned toward the center. A single green candle stands in a small, dark holder near the person's left shoulder. A bright, vertical beam of white and yellow light descends from the top left corner, illuminating the central portion of the scene. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a dark green garment, is visible from the chest up. He holds a thick, brown wooden staff vertically. To the right of the man, a dark brown, rounded container sits on a wooden surface. Behind the man, vertical dark brown wooden planks form a wall. A dark, rectangular brick-like pattern is in the upper left corner. A dark, thin, cord-like object is tied around a vertical post on the left edge. The background consists of dark shadows and dark brown tones. The top of the magazine cover features a rectangular white area containing the title and publication information.

                          [?]Rafael Pérez ☀️ » 🌐
                          @rperezrosario@mastodon.social

                          I've just finished reading Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life" (the short story the movie "Arrival" was based on), and it was great. It is part of a compilation of stories by the author titled "Stories of Your Life and Others."

                          Its explanation of the heptapods' language is more detailed than is the movie's, and more central to the plot. It's a great piece of science fiction you can finish in a few reads (it's only 120 pages long.)

                            [?]Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
                            @h4ckernews@mastodon.social

                            Crystal Nights by Greg Egan

                            gregegan.net/MISC/CRYSTAL/Crys

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

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

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

                              (Again, stuff like "Lieutenant" don't count unless it's a proper name & not simply a rank)

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

                              NOTE: you can always participate in previous letters too (A-K). 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 name begins with the letter "M"?

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

                                (Again, stuff like "Major" don't count unless it's a proper name & not simply a rank)

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

                                NOTE: you can always participate in previous letters too (A-L). 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 name begins with the letter "N"?

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

                                    1 ★ 4 ↺
                                    Literbook boosted

                                    [?]firekeeper [he/him] » 🌐
                                    @firekeeper@b0nfire.xyz

                                    Book update

                                    Finished "Before they are Hanged" by Joe Abercrombie. Good middle-book. Lands a bit flat but carried well, well set up for the end. Starting Tad Williams's "The Dragonbone Chair" since I'm sunsetting Abercrombie's series in one more book.

                                    It's um,... a bit jarring to go from cynical backstabbing to whimsical tale starring a young hopeful teenage lad, but rather than shun it for more hopeful and optimistic outlooks(which ain't happening), I'm trudging on with the hope it grows with maturity as the protagonist ages, if Simon even is the protagonist - NO SPOILERS.

                                    On the backburner, and why I refuse to watch the film right now, is Andy Weir's "Hail Mary". I'm halfway done, but it keeps getting sidetracked by the fantasy novels... and...

                                    Last night I read "Careless People..." by Sarah Wynn-Williams, in pseudo-entirety, a biography from a leading Facebook executive. I skipped a lot of info dumps I already knew from other sources, but a lot I did not know, especially anything pre-2016. I'm 38, but I wasn't politically "engaged" until around 2015.

                                    So that's that!

                                    no Sanderson!? No PRATCHETT?!
                                    Not yet, not yet, but maybe soon. I only have two eyes, you know. 😊


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

                                      I’m giving away three short stories to encourage readers – two of them are audio books, so you can do immersive ASMR while you read! inkican.com/flash-sale-free-su

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

                                        The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                        S03E15 - The Unending Scream Of Nyarlathotep

                                        The final confrontation of the Silent War takes on a new twist with the emergence of the Graav’Gaal superorganism: an amalgamation of all the dark gods.

                                        Hope rests in desperate innovation as the Republic send in suicide troops armed with their desperate gambit: Akari’s bioweapon.

                                        ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                                        Image by Ivan Santamaria. Pictured is a Graav'Gaal superheavy dreadnought: a fleshy, cancerous lump of necrotic flesh the size of a small moon carrying a single equally corrupted being of immense age and power. It is unclear whether this suppurating congealed lump of tissue is a ship, or an extension of the creature within. There are other species with bioships, but they are recognizable as vehicles of conveyance and weapons of war. This, however, is more of an affront to nature, a twisted insult to the very concept of life.

                                        Alt...Image by Ivan Santamaria. Pictured is a Graav'Gaal superheavy dreadnought: a fleshy, cancerous lump of necrotic flesh the size of a small moon carrying a single equally corrupted being of immense age and power. It is unclear whether this suppurating congealed lump of tissue is a ship, or an extension of the creature within. There are other species with bioships, but they are recognizable as vehicles of conveyance and weapons of war. This, however, is more of an affront to nature, a twisted insult to the very concept of life.

                                          🗳

                                          [?]Jack Graham » 🌐
                                          @jack@xeno.glyphpress.com

                                          Hard sci-fi or brussel sprouts?
                                          🥦 🚀

                                          hard SF:10
                                          Brussels sprouts:4

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

                                            FYI: This month's selection for my little speculative-fiction book club over at The Book Radar is my most recent read, "This World of Vile Wonder," a collection of historical horror that was put together by Coy Hall. Have a look!

                                            thebookradar.com/book-club/2

                                            The "Michael Shotter Readers" book club at The Book Radar

                                            Alt...The "Michael Shotter Readers" book club at The Book Radar

                                              Ben boosted

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

                                              This ad blocker turns all your ads into 'They Live'-style slogans. You need this now. github.com/davmlaw/they_live_a

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

                                                Died this day: 06/01/1966 (b. 03/24/1924)
                                                Peter Bryan George was a Welsh author, most famous for the 1958 Cold War thriller novel Red Alert, the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's film Dr. Strangelove, winner of the 1965 Hugo for Best Dramatic Production.

                                                en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ge


                                                @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                astralcomputing.com

                                                Art by Tomi Ungerer

                                                This minimalist movie poster for Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," featuring cover art by Tomi Ungerer, is a stylized graphic illustration set against a plain white background. At the top, light blue silhouettes of B-52 bombers are arranged in a V-formation, radiating from the center toward the upper corners. The centered text begins with "Stanley Kubrick's" in a small black font, followed by "Peter Sellers • George C. Scott" in small red font. The main title, "Dr. Strangelove," is rendered in a large, bold, red, sans-serif font. Below it, the subtitle "Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb" is stacked vertically in black, sans-serif font. Near the bottom, the phrase "the hot-line suspense comedy" appears in lowercase black, sans-serif font. In the lower foreground, two black silhouettes of men in suits are seen from the back, framing the bottom corners, both holding red telephone receivers to their ears. Between them, a portion of a globe is visible, featuring a graphic design of the U.S. flag merging into a red field with a white symbol. Fine black print at the bottom lists additional cast: "Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens and introducing Tracy Reed." It credits the screenplay to "Stanley Kubrick, Peter George & Terry Southern," notes the film is "Based on the book 'Red Alert' by Peter George," and concludes with "Produced & Directed by Stanley Kubrick - Columbia Pictures Release."

                                                Alt...This minimalist movie poster for Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," featuring cover art by Tomi Ungerer, is a stylized graphic illustration set against a plain white background. At the top, light blue silhouettes of B-52 bombers are arranged in a V-formation, radiating from the center toward the upper corners. The centered text begins with "Stanley Kubrick's" in a small black font, followed by "Peter Sellers • George C. Scott" in small red font. The main title, "Dr. Strangelove," is rendered in a large, bold, red, sans-serif font. Below it, the subtitle "Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb" is stacked vertically in black, sans-serif font. Near the bottom, the phrase "the hot-line suspense comedy" appears in lowercase black, sans-serif font. In the lower foreground, two black silhouettes of men in suits are seen from the back, framing the bottom corners, both holding red telephone receivers to their ears. Between them, a portion of a globe is visible, featuring a graphic design of the U.S. flag merging into a red field with a white symbol. Fine black print at the bottom lists additional cast: "Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens and introducing Tracy Reed." It credits the screenplay to "Stanley Kubrick, Peter George & Terry Southern," notes the film is "Based on the book 'Red Alert' by Peter George," and concludes with "Produced & Directed by Stanley Kubrick - Columbia Pictures Release."

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

                                                  Weird Tales vol 09 number 01 (January 1927) - featured story: DROME by John Martin Leahy.



                                                  @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                  astralcomputing.com

                                                  Cover art by LeRie.

                                                  Weird Tales vol 09 number 01 (January 1927) - featured story: DROME by John Martin Leahy. Cover art by LeRie. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. The cover price is 25 cents. An artist signature in the bottom right corner reads LeRie. The illustration depicts a large, brown, ape-like creature with white fur around its snout and eyes, positioned at the top left and extending downward across the center. The creature has thick, dark brown fur, large paws with light-colored claws, and visible teeth. Below the creature, a person with fair skin, dark hair, and dark eyes is positioned horizontally across the frame, facing toward the right. The person wears a dark green long-sleeved garment and a dark green head covering. Their right arm is bent with the hand near their chest, and their left arm extends downward toward the bottom right corner, wearing a light brown cuff. The background consists of large, white and light gray shapes that resemble ice or snow, with patches of light blue and dark gray shadows. A large white shape occupies the upper right portion of the background. The person is oriented diagonally across the lower half of the image. The bottom left corner contains the text January, 1927. The entire scene is set against a solid black border that surrounds the central illustration and the top masthead area. The colors used are primarily brown, dark green, white, gray, and black.

                                                  Alt...Weird Tales vol 09 number 01 (January 1927) - featured story: DROME by John Martin Leahy. Cover art by LeRie. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. The cover price is 25 cents. An artist signature in the bottom right corner reads LeRie. The illustration depicts a large, brown, ape-like creature with white fur around its snout and eyes, positioned at the top left and extending downward across the center. The creature has thick, dark brown fur, large paws with light-colored claws, and visible teeth. Below the creature, a person with fair skin, dark hair, and dark eyes is positioned horizontally across the frame, facing toward the right. The person wears a dark green long-sleeved garment and a dark green head covering. Their right arm is bent with the hand near their chest, and their left arm extends downward toward the bottom right corner, wearing a light brown cuff. The background consists of large, white and light gray shapes that resemble ice or snow, with patches of light blue and dark gray shadows. A large white shape occupies the upper right portion of the background. The person is oriented diagonally across the lower half of the image. The bottom left corner contains the text January, 1927. The entire scene is set against a solid black border that surrounds the central illustration and the top masthead area. The colors used are primarily brown, dark green, white, gray, and black.

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

                                                    Ebook and paperback: books2read.com/TrollSong
                                                    Series Ebook omnibus: books2read.com/TheWizardsScion

                                                    @bookstodon

                                                    The cover of Troll Song, by Owen Tyme, Illustrated by Ryan Johnson. There's a woman in mud spattered white, leather armor crossing a pair of short swords against the neck of a terrified, shirtless dwarf. The woman has white hair and a darker skin tone on the left side of her face. Her left eye is green and her right eye is blue. The dwarf's hair and beard are blond. The background is a green forest, with some flowers among the tall grass.

                                                    Alt...The cover of Troll Song, by Owen Tyme, Illustrated by Ryan Johnson. There's a woman in mud spattered white, leather armor crossing a pair of short swords against the neck of a terrified, shirtless dwarf. The woman has white hair and a darker skin tone on the left side of her face. Her left eye is green and her right eye is blue. The dwarf's hair and beard are blond. The background is a green forest, with some flowers among the tall grass.

                                                    A sample page from The Wizard's Scion.

                                                    Alt...A sample page from The Wizard's Scion.

                                                    A sample page from The Wizard's Scion.

                                                    Alt...A sample page from The Wizard's Scion.

                                                    A sample page from The Wizard's Scion.

                                                    Alt...A sample page from The Wizard's Scion.

                                                      Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

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

                                                      Hive Mind: Looking for a sci-fi book read in the mid-'60s. Takes place in a moon colony run by a large corporation. Murders are happening & no one can find the murderer. A detective is brought up from Earth to assist. He is blind & has a "birth defect" that allows him to see people as strange, colorful geometric objects, which leads to the answer. Need author & title.





                                                      *Please Boost*

                                                        Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

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

                                                        Folks, it is ONE HOUR until the weekly monster movie watch party! Better set up a hashtag filter if you wanna avoid a bunch of goofy toots about a bad monster movie.

                                                        If you'd like to join in, this week we're watching SEEDPEOPLE (1992), which looks *truly* horrible - the monsters in the trailer are somewhere between adorable and second-grade papier mache project :P

                                                        The flick is free with ads over on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/478272/seedp

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

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

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

                                                          The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                                          S03E14 - Blind Idiot Gods

                                                          The Graav’Gaal are decimating planets and murdering billions of sapient creatures, and the grand allied fleet is hunting them down in an attempt to end the slaughter.

                                                          Inspired by some initial success, the grand allied fleet confront the Graav'Gaal directly, but they have one more trick in their repertoire.

                                                          ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                                                          Image by Tomas Rodriguez. Lin Mei welcomes Yiu Quon to her new office. They both stand in front of a large rectangular window which affords them a great view of the city of Xianhai on the planet Tian. Many spires of the commercial district can be seen. It is a rather inspiring view, but it does neatly avoid any of the less salubrious areas: the vertical slums and the tight, overgrown industrial streets. The office is decorated with aesthetics from ancient Chinese culture, where the Yeung Corporation, who owns the planet, originated from, all those millennia ago. Lin Mei stands with her back to the audience, hands behind her back, and staring out of the window. Yiu Quon faces her, his expression kindly and dispensing wisdom to her.

                                                          Alt...Image by Tomas Rodriguez. Lin Mei welcomes Yiu Quon to her new office. They both stand in front of a large rectangular window which affords them a great view of the city of Xianhai on the planet Tian. Many spires of the commercial district can be seen. It is a rather inspiring view, but it does neatly avoid any of the less salubrious areas: the vertical slums and the tight, overgrown industrial streets. The office is decorated with aesthetics from ancient Chinese culture, where the Yeung Corporation, who owns the planet, originated from, all those millennia ago. Lin Mei stands with her back to the audience, hands behind her back, and staring out of the window. Yiu Quon faces her, his expression kindly and dispensing wisdom to her.

                                                            [?]Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 » 🌐
                                                            @Lazarou@mastodon.social

                                                            "Art of any kind is to be enjoyed. Yes, it's ok to be critical of something. However, what is not ok is hating something just because it's not what you wanted or expected."

                                                            justincox.com/blog/2024/07/fan

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

                                                              Weird Tales vol 08 number 06 (December 1926) - featured story: The Metal Giants by Edmond Hamilton.



                                                              @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                              astralcomputing.com

                                                              Cover art by Joseph Doolin

                                                              Weird Tales vol 08 number 06 (December 1926) - featured story: The Metal Giants by Edmond Hamilton. Cover art by Joseph Doolin. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. The cover price is 25 cents. A large, dark humanoid figure with a metallic texture dominates the upper two-thirds of the frame. This figure has a black, featureless head shape with a small white area at the top. The torso and arms are dark grey and brown. The figure's left hand is large and dark. The figure's right arm extends down towards a small, green house with a white-trimmed window and a dark roof. Behind the giant, the background is a bright yellow and orange gradient. To the right of the house is a tall, red building with a white-trimmed window and a dark doorway. In the bottom foreground, several people are visible. A man with a bald head and tan skin looks toward the right. To his right, a woman with blonde hair is visible from the shoulders up. To the left of the bald man, a man with dark hair and a white shirt looks upward. Other figures with various skin tones and hair colors are partially visible, some with hands raised toward the sky. One figure in the lower left wears a brown garment. A portion of a person's arm and shoulder in a dark brown sleeve appears in the bottom left corner. The bottom section of the illustration is composed of overlapping heads and shoulders of various individuals positioned below the massive dark figure and the buildings.

                                                              Alt...Weird Tales vol 08 number 06 (December 1926) - featured story: The Metal Giants by Edmond Hamilton. Cover art by Joseph Doolin. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. The cover price is 25 cents. A large, dark humanoid figure with a metallic texture dominates the upper two-thirds of the frame. This figure has a black, featureless head shape with a small white area at the top. The torso and arms are dark grey and brown. The figure's left hand is large and dark. The figure's right arm extends down towards a small, green house with a white-trimmed window and a dark roof. Behind the giant, the background is a bright yellow and orange gradient. To the right of the house is a tall, red building with a white-trimmed window and a dark doorway. In the bottom foreground, several people are visible. A man with a bald head and tan skin looks toward the right. To his right, a woman with blonde hair is visible from the shoulders up. To the left of the bald man, a man with dark hair and a white shirt looks upward. Other figures with various skin tones and hair colors are partially visible, some with hands raised toward the sky. One figure in the lower left wears a brown garment. A portion of a person's arm and shoulder in a dark brown sleeve appears in the bottom left corner. The bottom section of the illustration is composed of overlapping heads and shoulders of various individuals positioned below the massive dark figure and the buildings.

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

                                                                56 read so far! 57 will be"stir of echoes by matheson yessssss!!!!

                                                                  Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

                                                                  [?]Crystal_Fish_Caves » 🌐
                                                                  @Crystal_Fish_Caves@mstdn.party

                                                                  the cat from Red Dwarf is displayed like those old paper doll sets you can change the clothes

                                                                  Alt...the cat from Red Dwarf is displayed like those old paper doll sets you can change the clothes

                                                                    [?]martin [he/him] » 🌐
                                                                    @martin@dice.camp

                                                                    Continuing my Discworld re-read, now at book #12, Witches Abroad.

                                                                    I love Nanny Ogg. 😂

                                                                    Photo of page of book: 'By gor', that's a bloody enormous cat.' 'It's a lion,' said Granny Weatherwax, looking at the stuffed head over the fireplace. 'Must've hit the wall at a hell of a speed, whatever was,' said Nanny Ogg. 'Someone killed it,' said Granny Weatherwax, surveying the room. 'Should think so,' said Nanny. 'If I'd seen something like that eatin' its way through the wall I'd of hit it myself with the poker.'

                                                                    Alt...Photo of page of book: 'By gor', that's a bloody enormous cat.' 'It's a lion,' said Granny Weatherwax, looking at the stuffed head over the fireplace. 'Must've hit the wall at a hell of a speed, whatever was,' said Nanny Ogg. 'Someone killed it,' said Granny Weatherwax, surveying the room. 'Should think so,' said Nanny. 'If I'd seen something like that eatin' its way through the wall I'd of hit it myself with the poker.'

                                                                      [?]Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) [He/Him] » 🌐
                                                                      @golgaloth@writing.exchange

                                                                      Okay. Locked off my next novella for the moment, and sent the revisions to my editor.

                                                                      Coming soon! Desolation: The Hollow Drum by D. Harrigon.

                                                                      There's even a page and everything, if you want to drop in and check it out:
                                                                      kickstarter.com/projects/dharr

                                                                      Or you can head along Goodreads and look up the series to see all the lovely reviews.

                                                                        Back to top - More...

                                                                        about this site - powered by snac/2.92