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

Born this day: 05/30/1922 (d. 10/29/2003)
Hal Clement was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction sub-genre. "Uncommon Sense" published in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1945, won the Retro Hugo Award in 1996.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Clem


@books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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Cover Art by William Timmins

Astounding Science Fiction Magazine (September 1945) - featured story: World of A by A. E. Van Vogt. A large, curved architectural structure made of light gray concrete or stone occupies the center and background. This structure features multiple horizontal rows of large, rectangular glass windows, each reflecting vertical strips of green and light blue. A single red rectangular door is located at the base of the curved wall. Tall, dark brown vertical tree trunks frame the left and right edges of the composition. Thick green foliage and branches extend into the lower left corner. In the middle ground, a figure wearing a white shirt and red trousers stands on a patch of green grass at the base of the structure. A small, dark, irregular shape resembling a flying car is positioned in the upper middle area, centered between the tree trunks and the top edge of the structure. The sky is a light, pale off-white color. The bottom of the image consists of a foreground of green grass and dark green leafy plants. Large, white-lettered text of the story title and author is overlaid on the right side, partially obscuring the dark brown trees and the light gray structure. The color palette consists of dark brown, green, light gray, red, light blue, and white.

Alt...Astounding Science Fiction Magazine (September 1945) - featured story: World of A by A. E. Van Vogt. A large, curved architectural structure made of light gray concrete or stone occupies the center and background. This structure features multiple horizontal rows of large, rectangular glass windows, each reflecting vertical strips of green and light blue. A single red rectangular door is located at the base of the curved wall. Tall, dark brown vertical tree trunks frame the left and right edges of the composition. Thick green foliage and branches extend into the lower left corner. In the middle ground, a figure wearing a white shirt and red trousers stands on a patch of green grass at the base of the structure. A small, dark, irregular shape resembling a flying car is positioned in the upper middle area, centered between the tree trunks and the top edge of the structure. The sky is a light, pale off-white color. The bottom of the image consists of a foreground of green grass and dark green leafy plants. Large, white-lettered text of the story title and author is overlaid on the right side, partially obscuring the dark brown trees and the light gray structure. The color palette consists of dark brown, green, light gray, red, light blue, and white.

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

    Weird Tales vol VIII number 5 (November 1926) - featured story: "The Peacock's Shadow" by E. Hoffmann Price.



    @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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    Cover art by E. M. Stevenson

    Weird Tales vol VIII number 5 (November 1926) - featured story: The Peacock's Shadow by E. Hoffmann Price. Cover art by E. M. Stevenson. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Other contributors listed are B. Wallis, Anthony, Oscar Cook, H. Warner Munn, Maria Moravancy, Victor Rousseau, Edmond Hamilton, Robert Emmett Lewis, and Frank Belknap Long Jr. The price is 25c. The illustration depicts a man with dark black hair and a dark beard wearing a long red garment with wide sleeves. He stands on the right side of the frame, holding a silver-colored dagger with a pointed blade aloft in his right hand, arm extended upward. Behind him is a large, dark blue shape with many pointed, feather-like projections fanning out in a semi-circle, resembling a peacock's tail. In the background, a pale, nude figure lies horizontally across the center of the frame, draped over a dark, black railing. The nude figure's head is on the left and its feet are on the right. On either side of the central scene, two vertical, white rectangular panels feature red-colored, stylized faces with dark eyes and dark mouths. The background behind the blue shape contains patches of red and white. The overall color palette consists of red, dark blue, white, and black. The bottom left corner contains the text November 1926 in white. The bottom right corner contains the text 25c in white. The left edge of the magazine contains the vertical text WEIRD TALES, NOVEMBER, 1926, and USA in white.

    Alt...Weird Tales vol VIII number 5 (November 1926) - featured story: The Peacock's Shadow by E. Hoffmann Price. Cover art by E. M. Stevenson. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Other contributors listed are B. Wallis, Anthony, Oscar Cook, H. Warner Munn, Maria Moravancy, Victor Rousseau, Edmond Hamilton, Robert Emmett Lewis, and Frank Belknap Long Jr. The price is 25c. The illustration depicts a man with dark black hair and a dark beard wearing a long red garment with wide sleeves. He stands on the right side of the frame, holding a silver-colored dagger with a pointed blade aloft in his right hand, arm extended upward. Behind him is a large, dark blue shape with many pointed, feather-like projections fanning out in a semi-circle, resembling a peacock's tail. In the background, a pale, nude figure lies horizontally across the center of the frame, draped over a dark, black railing. The nude figure's head is on the left and its feet are on the right. On either side of the central scene, two vertical, white rectangular panels feature red-colored, stylized faces with dark eyes and dark mouths. The background behind the blue shape contains patches of red and white. The overall color palette consists of red, dark blue, white, and black. The bottom left corner contains the text November 1926 in white. The bottom right corner contains the text 25c in white. The left edge of the magazine contains the vertical text WEIRD TALES, NOVEMBER, 1926, and USA in white.

      [?]Jody Still Writes » 🌐
      @jodystillwrites@toot.community

      I stumbled across E.M. Forster’s 1909 story “The Machine Stops” years ago, and his dystopian vision still haunts the edges of my thoughts. When I think about technology, social media, and the relationship between ideas and reality—or when I just have that dazed, floaty feeling from spending too much time staring at screens—I picture the story’s main character, Vashti...

      thingsinvisible.substack.com/p

        If the oceans die, we die.... boosted

        [?]Nick East (Indie Writer) » 🌐
        @NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art

        I know some people say they don't read speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" well guess what 😜😂

        @bookstodon @books
        @worldbuilding @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop





        Photo of Baron Harkonnen from the 1984 Dune film. Caption: I quite like the 1984 film version of Dune, but the characters are a bit far fetched. An obese, orange, diseased peadophile starting a war for his own selfish needs. Come on.

        Alt...Photo of Baron Harkonnen from the 1984 Dune film. Caption: I quite like the 1984 film version of Dune, but the characters are a bit far fetched. An obese, orange, diseased peadophile starting a war for his own selfish needs. Come on.

          [?]Scott Rochester » 🌐
          @scottrochester@mastodon.social

          30 May 'Is it possible for someone in your world to make a living as a writer or artist?'

          Yes - but you don’t see that until book 3 of 6 in Nov 2027

          SlenderWolf Seeds of Change

          More about AngryBard on the website

          slenderwolf.com/novels/charact

          a fan arrangement of six book covers as if they were playing cards - the first clearly says SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances by Scott Rochester. It has a graphic of a white ghostly horse set over a panorama of earth seen from space. The other five book covers are deliberately obfuscated so that the titles are not fully visible - the five graphics, all ghostly white, reveal just enough to identify (in sequence) a sailing ship, a wolf, a few chess pieces, a glider, and a crossbow. copyright © Scott Rochester 2026

          Alt...a fan arrangement of six book covers as if they were playing cards - the first clearly says SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances by Scott Rochester. It has a graphic of a white ghostly horse set over a panorama of earth seen from space. The other five book covers are deliberately obfuscated so that the titles are not fully visible - the five graphics, all ghostly white, reveal just enough to identify (in sequence) a sailing ship, a wolf, a few chess pieces, a glider, and a crossbow. copyright © Scott Rochester 2026

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

            Clone or corpse? If the body on the ground is a clone, Sam is dealing with littering. If it's not, she's finally caught the murder case that can reset her career. But the question Sam needs to be asking isn't What but Who is in the body bag.

            books2read.com/b/daybefore?utm

            The cover for The Day Before - Yellow police tape across the foggy background hinting at a crime scene. The title is in black on the police tape. There are handcuffs in the foreground. The tagline reads "It's not a murder if there's no body."

            Alt...The cover for The Day Before - Yellow police tape across the foggy background hinting at a crime scene. The title is in black on the police tape. There are handcuffs in the foreground. The tagline reads "It's not a murder if there's no body."

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

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

                Born this day: 05/29/1906 (d. 01/17/1964)
                T. H. White was an English SciFi & Fantasy author. He is best known for his Arthurian novels. In 2014, The Sword in the Stone was awarded a retrospective Hugo Award for Best Novel for 1939.

                en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._H._Wh


                @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                astralcomputing.com

                "The Sword in the Stone," set across three lines in large, ornate gold blackletter (Gothic) script filling the upper third. Author: T. H. White, in the same gold blackletter directly beneath the title. No cover artist is printed on the image, and a credited cover designer could not be confirmed from available sources. The composition is a flat matte-black background, with every element drawn in fine gold line work and no shading or gradient. Below the lettering sit twelve heater-shaped heraldic shields, arranged in a grid of three rows by four columns, evenly spaced and uniform in size. Top row, left to right: a rearing unicorn; a saltire of crossed arrows; three lions passant stacked vertically in the manner of English royal arms; a coiled dragon. Middle row: a diagonal band crossed by a chain with a small winged form; a shield divided into bands with a cluster of small squares at center; a coiled serpent; a diagonal division bearing small stars and an elongated object. Bottom row: a recumbent figure lying across a vertical sword; an upright beast beneath an overhanging branch; a long-necked bird among foliage; a shield with two many-pointed stars above a masonry brick pattern. The fine detailing within several shields is partly indistinct against the dark ground. Lighting is even and flat, with no highlights, texture, or background gradient. The overall effect is a formal, medieval heraldic motif rendered entirely in gold on black.

                Alt..."The Sword in the Stone," set across three lines in large, ornate gold blackletter (Gothic) script filling the upper third. Author: T. H. White, in the same gold blackletter directly beneath the title. No cover artist is printed on the image, and a credited cover designer could not be confirmed from available sources. The composition is a flat matte-black background, with every element drawn in fine gold line work and no shading or gradient. Below the lettering sit twelve heater-shaped heraldic shields, arranged in a grid of three rows by four columns, evenly spaced and uniform in size. Top row, left to right: a rearing unicorn; a saltire of crossed arrows; three lions passant stacked vertically in the manner of English royal arms; a coiled dragon. Middle row: a diagonal band crossed by a chain with a small winged form; a shield divided into bands with a cluster of small squares at center; a coiled serpent; a diagonal division bearing small stars and an elongated object. Bottom row: a recumbent figure lying across a vertical sword; an upright beast beneath an overhanging branch; a long-necked bird among foliage; a shield with two many-pointed stars above a masonry brick pattern. The fine detailing within several shields is partly indistinct against the dark ground. Lighting is even and flat, with no highlights, texture, or background gradient. The overall effect is a formal, medieval heraldic motif rendered entirely in gold on black.

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

                  Weird Tales vol VIII number 4 (October 1926) - featured story: The SUPREME WITCH by G. Appleby Terrill.



                  @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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                  Art by C. Barker Petrie Jr.

                  Weird Tales vol VIII number 4 (October 1926) - featured story: The SUPREME WITCH by G. Appleby Terrill. Cover art by C. Barker Petrie, Jr.. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Other contributors listed are Eli Colter, Edmond Hamilton, Greye La Spina, Seabury Quinn, Victor Rousseau, Henry S. Whitehead, and others. The cover price is 25 cents. The illustration depicts an architectural setting with stone arches and a paved ground. On the left, a person with dark hair, a dark eye patch over the right eye, and a dark brown coat with gold trim stands near an open wooden door. This figure wears light-colored pants and dark shoes. To the right, a figure wearing a dark brown hood and a brown garment holds a person in a white dress. The person in white is positioned horizontally, with their head near the hooded figure's torso and their legs extending toward the left. A dark red pot with a lid sits in the lower right foreground. A hanging lantern with a metal frame is attached to the stone archway. In the background, through the arches, there are indistinct shapes of buildings and a pale sky. The color palette consists of browns, whites, dark reds, and greys. A dark shadow is cast on the ground beneath the figure in the brown coat. The stone walls are grey and beige. The wooden door is light brown. The ground is composed of grey and tan paving stones. The overall scene is set within a stone courtyard or passageway.

                  Alt...Weird Tales vol VIII number 4 (October 1926) - featured story: The SUPREME WITCH by G. Appleby Terrill. Cover art by C. Barker Petrie, Jr.. The tagline reads The Unique Magazine. Other contributors listed are Eli Colter, Edmond Hamilton, Greye La Spina, Seabury Quinn, Victor Rousseau, Henry S. Whitehead, and others. The cover price is 25 cents. The illustration depicts an architectural setting with stone arches and a paved ground. On the left, a person with dark hair, a dark eye patch over the right eye, and a dark brown coat with gold trim stands near an open wooden door. This figure wears light-colored pants and dark shoes. To the right, a figure wearing a dark brown hood and a brown garment holds a person in a white dress. The person in white is positioned horizontally, with their head near the hooded figure's torso and their legs extending toward the left. A dark red pot with a lid sits in the lower right foreground. A hanging lantern with a metal frame is attached to the stone archway. In the background, through the arches, there are indistinct shapes of buildings and a pale sky. The color palette consists of browns, whites, dark reds, and greys. A dark shadow is cast on the ground beneath the figure in the brown coat. The stone walls are grey and beige. The wooden door is light brown. The ground is composed of grey and tan paving stones. The overall scene is set within a stone courtyard or passageway.

                    [?]Hel ✨ » 🌐
                    @helynalc@wandering.shop

                    Hello reader, do you fancy a 🔥🔥🔪 REVOLUTION??!

                    Check out the books the Revolutionary May Sale, organized by Sheila Jenne!

                    sheilajenne.com/revolutionary-

                    In my dark fantasy, Imbued, a rebel mage fights to free the persecuted magic users of Kamphua...at all costs. 👀

                    Twelve book covers in a grid on grey-ish background with Revolutionary May (May 24-31) written as a title. The link sheilajenne/com/revolutionary-may-sale is at the bottom. The books are: - The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan - Imbued by Helyna L. Clove - Ice Crown by Kay L. Moody - Caenogenesis by Tasha He - Wrath and the Revolution by A. J. Calvin - The Healer by Hannah E. Carey - Dyrwolf by Kat Kinney - Be by Ellie Lieberman - Black Sails to Sunward by Sheila Jenne - The Sea of Clouds by Sheila Jenne - Playing the Hero by K. E. Ireland - Symbol of Hope by K. E. Ireland

                    Alt...Twelve book covers in a grid on grey-ish background with Revolutionary May (May 24-31) written as a title. The link sheilajenne/com/revolutionary-may-sale is at the bottom. The books are: - The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan - Imbued by Helyna L. Clove - Ice Crown by Kay L. Moody - Caenogenesis by Tasha He - Wrath and the Revolution by A. J. Calvin - The Healer by Hannah E. Carey - Dyrwolf by Kat Kinney - Be by Ellie Lieberman - Black Sails to Sunward by Sheila Jenne - The Sea of Clouds by Sheila Jenne - Playing the Hero by K. E. Ireland - Symbol of Hope by K. E. Ireland

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

                      My latest read: "This World of Vile Wonder" - a multi-author collection of historical horror edited by Coy Hall.

                      Love unorthodox speculative fiction? Don't miss this! 👍

                      Goodreads
                      goodreads.com/review/show/8625
                      Book Radar
                      thebookradar.com/review/5442
                      StoryGraph
                      app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

                      "This World of Vile Wonder" Edited by Coy Hall

                      Alt..."This World of Vile Wonder" Edited by Coy Hall

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

                        Tomorrow. It happens tomorrow. Disclosure Day. The Big Hunt. Case files loaded. Grab your ticket for Writing the Occult: Seekers. Join us online to talk all things weird and paranormal investigations. Tix/full details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co

                        A graphic of a red flying saucer with a white beam of light at the bottom, next to the number 1 indicating one day to go until Writing the Occult: Seekers.

                        Alt...A graphic of a red flying saucer with a white beam of light at the bottom, next to the number 1 indicating one day to go until Writing the Occult: Seekers.

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

                          The stunning conclusion to the Time & Shadows trilogy is everything you ever wanted! Come read it today!

                          lianabrooks.com/books/time-sha

                          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.

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

                            The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                            S03E11 - The Kollomeen Sorrow

                            As the Eyrians are distracted with a growing crisis in unexplored space, Conn Teel takes advantage and invades Kollomeen territory, expecting an easy victory without their protectors.

                            Elsewhere, Lin Mei returns to Tian, Conn finds a use for his sociopathic son Lex, and Livia’s rivalry with Victoria takes on a new and deadly twist.

                            ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                            Image by drawtech_studio. Inspector Lin Mei returns to Xianhai on the planet Tian, homeworld of the Yeung Corporation. The cityscape is loud and confusing, a mixture of high technology and tradition. Ancient Chinese culture infuses the towering spires, the canyons of the streets populated by its diverse people. It is home to Lin Mei, and she loves the city, for all of its faults. But after an extended period off-planet, she is now more aware of the subtle oppression woven into its fabric. She is now more aware of the omniscient presence of the judiciary officers, a system she is herself is a part of, and the endless surveillance and corporate propaganda. It is a city of wonder and chaos and variety, but there is also an ugliness that lies just under the surface.

                            Alt...Image by drawtech_studio. Inspector Lin Mei returns to Xianhai on the planet Tian, homeworld of the Yeung Corporation. The cityscape is loud and confusing, a mixture of high technology and tradition. Ancient Chinese culture infuses the towering spires, the canyons of the streets populated by its diverse people. It is home to Lin Mei, and she loves the city, for all of its faults. But after an extended period off-planet, she is now more aware of the subtle oppression woven into its fabric. She is now more aware of the omniscient presence of the judiciary officers, a system she is herself is a part of, and the endless surveillance and corporate propaganda. It is a city of wonder and chaos and variety, but there is also an ugliness that lies just under the surface.

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

                                Stan Stewart aka muz4now boosted

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

                                I've been working on three new compositions these past few days.

                                Two are in the Berlin School vibes, and one is experimental and is meant to "simulate" machines trying to communicate with each other, to feed into "Machines."
                                solarphasing.bandcamp.com/albu

                                I'm experimenting a lot, to be honest.

                                I've been inactive since December 2025; it was time..

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

                                  Born this day: 05/28/1955
                                  Geoffrey Alan Landis is a SciFi author and scientist, working for NASA. Winner of a Nebula, two Hugos and a Locus Award. "A Walk in the Sun" won the 1992 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, published in Asimov Science Fiction - October 1991.

                                  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey


                                  @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                  astralcomputing.com

                                  Art by Broeck Steadman

                                  Asimov Science Fiction Magazine (October 1991) - featured story: TERROR STALKS THE BLITZ IN JACK by CONNIE WILLIS. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Asimov Science Fiction is printed in large, white, sans-serif capital letters at the top. October 1991 and $2.50 U.S./$3.25 CAN are in the upper corner. TERROR STALKS THE BLITZ IN JACK is printed in white, capital letters, with CONNIE WILLIS printed below. R. Garcia y Robertson, Tanith Lee, and Gregory Benford are printed in a smaller white font. The illustration features a close-up of a man's face in the bottom right foreground. His skin is pale with light brown shadows on the sides of his nose and temples. He has short, light brown hair and brown eyes looking toward the viewer. His mouth is slightly open, revealing white teeth. He wears a dark blue garment. Behind him is a cityscape of London. The Elizabeth Tower, containing Big Ben, is visible with a light-colored circular clock face and dark architectural details. To the left are gothic-style buildings with pointed spires and dark silhouettes. The sky is a gradient of orange, yellow, and light brown. The buildings are rendered in dark brown and black tones. The color palette consists of orange, yellow, brown, dark blue, and black. A white barcode in the bottom left corner contains the numbers 36009 and 0 387167 6.

                                  Alt...Asimov Science Fiction Magazine (October 1991) - featured story: TERROR STALKS THE BLITZ IN JACK by CONNIE WILLIS. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Asimov Science Fiction is printed in large, white, sans-serif capital letters at the top. October 1991 and $2.50 U.S./$3.25 CAN are in the upper corner. TERROR STALKS THE BLITZ IN JACK is printed in white, capital letters, with CONNIE WILLIS printed below. R. Garcia y Robertson, Tanith Lee, and Gregory Benford are printed in a smaller white font. The illustration features a close-up of a man's face in the bottom right foreground. His skin is pale with light brown shadows on the sides of his nose and temples. He has short, light brown hair and brown eyes looking toward the viewer. His mouth is slightly open, revealing white teeth. He wears a dark blue garment. Behind him is a cityscape of London. The Elizabeth Tower, containing Big Ben, is visible with a light-colored circular clock face and dark architectural details. To the left are gothic-style buildings with pointed spires and dark silhouettes. The sky is a gradient of orange, yellow, and light brown. The buildings are rendered in dark brown and black tones. The color palette consists of orange, yellow, brown, dark blue, and black. A white barcode in the bottom left corner contains the numbers 36009 and 0 387167 6.

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

                                    In my new interview with author Tim Weed, he calls his new novel "The Gatepost" a "hallucinatory thriller," a portal fantasy story, a near-future sci-fi novel, "or simply a literary speculative novel incorporating elements of all of the above."
                                    paulsemel.com/exclusive-interv
                                    📖🖊️
                                    . . . . . . . . . .

                                    In my new interview with author Tim Weed, he calls his new novel "The Gatepost" a "hallucinatory thriller," a portal fantasy story, a near-future sci-fi novel, "or simply a literary speculative novel incorporating elements of all of the above."

                                    Alt...In my new interview with author Tim Weed, he calls his new novel "The Gatepost" a "hallucinatory thriller," a portal fantasy story, a near-future sci-fi novel, "or simply a literary speculative novel incorporating elements of all of the above."

                                      [?]Harry Dehrian » 🌐
                                      @harrydehrian@mastodon.social

                                      Book Promotion: First in a series on Unlimited

                                      A collection of 107 for you. My book is DRM-free.

                                      @bookstodon

                                      books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-m

                                        [?]Stuart J. Whitmore » 🌐
                                        @stuart_j_whitmore@about-the-author.online

                                        For that are not free, did you know Barnes & Noble makes it easy to find books by indie authors?

                                        I'll make it even easier for you! The link below will take you directly to and books by indie authors on B&N. (You could find mine there, but it's probably easier to start from my site - I'm *ahem...* not a bestseller.)

                                        barnesandnoble.com/shop/indie-

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

                                          Weird Tales vol8 num3, Sept. 1926:
                                          Featured story "THE BIRD OF SPACE" by Everil Worrell



                                          @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                          astralcomputing.com

                                          Art by E. M. Stevenson

                                          Weird Tales vol8 num3, Sept. 1926: Featured story "THE BIRD OF SPACE" by Everil Worrell, with cover art by E. M. Stevenson. The central illustration depicts a man and a woman in a dynamic pose against a vibrant yellow gradient background that transitions from pale lemon to deep amber. On the left, a man with dark, slicked-back hair, wearing a tailored dark suit and white shirt, clings vertically to a thick, textured brown tree trunk with heavy, dark striations. He leans inward, looking down with an intense expression. Wrapped in his arms, a woman sweeps horizontally across the frame in a wide arc. She wears a bright red, long-sleeved mid-thigh dress, opaque white stockings, and dark, low-heeled shoes. Her head is tilted back, her dark hair flows wildly, and her arms are spread as if being swept away. The lighting is flat and even, creating a bold, graphic, poster-like quality. Above the illustration, the title "Weird Tales" appears in large, bold, white serif letters with a thin black outline, accompanied by the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" in elegant white script. The bottom right corner features the date "SEPTEMBER 1926" and the price "25¢" in stark red font. Below the date, a black list of featured authors includes: E. Phillips Oppenheim, Henry S. Whitehead, Edmond Hamilton, Victor Rousseau, Talbert Josselyn, H.P. Lovecraft, Greye La Spina, and Seabury Quinn.

                                          Alt...Weird Tales vol8 num3, Sept. 1926: Featured story "THE BIRD OF SPACE" by Everil Worrell, with cover art by E. M. Stevenson. The central illustration depicts a man and a woman in a dynamic pose against a vibrant yellow gradient background that transitions from pale lemon to deep amber. On the left, a man with dark, slicked-back hair, wearing a tailored dark suit and white shirt, clings vertically to a thick, textured brown tree trunk with heavy, dark striations. He leans inward, looking down with an intense expression. Wrapped in his arms, a woman sweeps horizontally across the frame in a wide arc. She wears a bright red, long-sleeved mid-thigh dress, opaque white stockings, and dark, low-heeled shoes. Her head is tilted back, her dark hair flows wildly, and her arms are spread as if being swept away. The lighting is flat and even, creating a bold, graphic, poster-like quality. Above the illustration, the title "Weird Tales" appears in large, bold, white serif letters with a thin black outline, accompanied by the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" in elegant white script. The bottom right corner features the date "SEPTEMBER 1926" and the price "25¢" in stark red font. Below the date, a black list of featured authors includes: E. Phillips Oppenheim, Henry S. Whitehead, Edmond Hamilton, Victor Rousseau, Talbert Josselyn, H.P. Lovecraft, Greye La Spina, and Seabury Quinn.

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

                                            In writing her near-future science fiction thriller novel "Cash And Gravity," author Perrin Pring not only took influence from the classic sci-fi books she's read, but also her work as a park ranger. To find out how, check out this exclusive interview.
                                            paulsemel.com/exclusive-interv
                                            📖⚛️
                                            . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

                                            In writing her near-future science fiction thriller novel "Cash And Gravity," author Perrin Pring not only took influence from the classic sci-fi books she's read, but also her work as a park ranger. To find out how, check out this exclusive interview.

                                            Alt...In writing her near-future science fiction thriller novel "Cash And Gravity," author Perrin Pring not only took influence from the classic sci-fi books she's read, but also her work as a park ranger. To find out how, check out this exclusive interview.

                                              [?]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 "A".

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

                                              Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                              Use the tag for further subgrouping.

                                              *and yes we are going to do 26 of these, maybe not every day, it depends on the response rate

                                                [?]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 "B"?

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

                                                Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                                Add the hashtag to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

                                                  [?]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 "C"?

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

                                                  Note: Captain/Commander/etc only count if that's a proper name & not just a rank. Captain America/Marvel, Captain N are their proper hero names so they count, but Captain Picard/Kirk do not.

                                                  Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                                  Also add the hashtag so we can sub-sort the answers too.

                                                    [?]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 "D"?

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

                                                    Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                                    Similar to the rules on "C", Detective/Doctor/etc don't count unless that's a proper name & not a title. (i.e. Detective Chimp & The Doctor count, Detective Lennie Briscoe & Dr. House do not)

                                                    Add the hashtag to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

                                                      [?]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 "E"?

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

                                                      Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                                      Add the hashtag to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

                                                      NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A, B, C, or Ds.

                                                        [?]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 "F"?

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

                                                        Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                                        Add the hashtag to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

                                                        NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A, B, C, Ds or Es.

                                                          [?]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 "G"?

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

                                                          Include the hashtags and to it so we can group the answers.

                                                          Similar to the rules on "C" and 'D", General or other G titles don't count unless it's a proper name, so Grand Admiral Thrawn doesn't count as G for example.

                                                          NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too (A to F).

                                                            [?]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 "H"?

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

                                                            Include the hashtag also, so we can easily group the answers.

                                                            Add the hashtag to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

                                                            NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A to Gs.

                                                              [?]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 "I"?

                                                              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 the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A to Hs. 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 "K"?

                                                                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 the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A to Js. Their hashtags are , etc

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

                                                                  Born this day: 05/27/1934 (d. 06/28/2018) Harlan Jay Ellison was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Jeffty Is Five (1978) won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards

                                                                  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_E


                                                                  @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                                                  astralcomputing.com

                                                                  Art by Don Ivan Punschatz

                                                                  Artwork for JEFFY IS FIVE by HARLAN ELLISON The title "JEFFY IS FIVE" is prominently centered at the top in a large, vibrant, red, hand-drawn font. In the upper left, "HARLAN ELLISON reads" appears in a smaller, clean, red, sans-serif font. The cover, illustrated by Don Ivan Punschatz, features a high-contrast, black-and-white illustration with sharp red accents. The scene depicts a young child leaning over a table, gazing directly at the viewer with large, expressive eyes. The child rests their chin on their left hand while gripping a bright red marker over an open coloring book. Rendered in stark white and grey tones, the child's skin and clothing emphasize texture and fabric folds. The foreground coloring book contains black-and-white comic panels, one clearly displaying the text "JEFFY IS FIVE." At the book's bottom edge, "UTOPIA" is printed in a bold, blocky font. Scattered on the table are grey markers and a small, dark, indistinct object. To the left, a white candle features a black cartoon picture of Mickey Mouse; a shadowed container is partially visible to the right. Dramatic, directional lighting creates piercing white highlights on the child's face and the book's edge against a deep, void-like black background. Behind the child, is a grey, curved, old-fashion tube-type radio. The entire composition is encased within a thick, solid red border.

                                                                  Alt...Artwork for JEFFY IS FIVE by HARLAN ELLISON The title "JEFFY IS FIVE" is prominently centered at the top in a large, vibrant, red, hand-drawn font. In the upper left, "HARLAN ELLISON reads" appears in a smaller, clean, red, sans-serif font. The cover, illustrated by Don Ivan Punschatz, features a high-contrast, black-and-white illustration with sharp red accents. The scene depicts a young child leaning over a table, gazing directly at the viewer with large, expressive eyes. The child rests their chin on their left hand while gripping a bright red marker over an open coloring book. Rendered in stark white and grey tones, the child's skin and clothing emphasize texture and fabric folds. The foreground coloring book contains black-and-white comic panels, one clearly displaying the text "JEFFY IS FIVE." At the book's bottom edge, "UTOPIA" is printed in a bold, blocky font. Scattered on the table are grey markers and a small, dark, indistinct object. To the left, a white candle features a black cartoon picture of Mickey Mouse; a shadowed container is partially visible to the right. Dramatic, directional lighting creates piercing white highlights on the child's face and the book's edge against a deep, void-like black background. Behind the child, is a grey, curved, old-fashion tube-type radio. The entire composition is encased within a thick, solid red border.

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

                                                                    I've begun reading a compilation of short stories by Ted Chiang, including "Story of Your Life", on which the film "Arrival" was based on. I hope they're at least as good as the movie was for me.

                                                                      Stan Stewart aka muz4now boosted

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

                                                                      Space Drift track history

                                                                      Also, the 1st track of Solar Phasing project.

                                                                      solarphasing.com/?p=1

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

                                                                        The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                                                        S03E09 - The Girl In The Box

                                                                        Hanna and Skenn venture to Caliban with the intent to steal technology. It's a mission Hanna accepts as it offers her the opportunity to rescue the 'girl' she encountered before, as she is intrinsically linked to the project.

                                                                        What has happened to Asteria is abhorrent, but the truth behind the project shows the lengths to which Conn Teel will go.

                                                                        ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                                                                        Image by mdw_jason. Pictured are Hanna Ilyas and Namor Skenn. Hanna is a compassionate woman of Arabic ancestry with telepathic gifts that have rendered her shunned by so many of the people she is pledged to defend. Here she is employing her gifts by trying to influence the guards whose perspective we inhabit. Namor Skenn is an athletic Caucasian male of a deliberately unremarkable appearance and a former covert agent of the Teel Corporation, now a defector. Though many mistrust his motivations, he is committed to assisting Hanna, who has been one of the few to defend him. He is pointing an advanced handgun towards our viewpoint.

                                                                        Alt...Image by mdw_jason. Pictured are Hanna Ilyas and Namor Skenn. Hanna is a compassionate woman of Arabic ancestry with telepathic gifts that have rendered her shunned by so many of the people she is pledged to defend. Here she is employing her gifts by trying to influence the guards whose perspective we inhabit. Namor Skenn is an athletic Caucasian male of a deliberately unremarkable appearance and a former covert agent of the Teel Corporation, now a defector. Though many mistrust his motivations, he is committed to assisting Hanna, who has been one of the few to defend him. He is pointing an advanced handgun towards our viewpoint.

                                                                          Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

                                                                          [?]Coach Sankhavaram ® » 🌐
                                                                          @paninid@mastodon.world

                                                                          Joe Sondow @JoeSondow Let me clear it up for you. Sci fi is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that's possible, and fantasy is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that's impossible. Hope this helps.

                                                                          Alt...Joe Sondow @JoeSondow Let me clear it up for you. Sci fi is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that's possible, and fantasy is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that's impossible. Hope this helps.

                                                                            [?]Harry Dehrian » 🌐
                                                                            @harrydehrian@mastodon.social

                                                                            Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Romance,

                                                                            A collection of 176 for you to read free on . My book is DRM-free.

                                                                            @bookstodon

                                                                            books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews

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