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[?]Walt » 🌐
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Weird Tales vol 8 number 2 (August 1926) - featured story: The Woman of the Wood by A. Merritt



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Art by C. Petrie

Weird Tales vol 8 number 2 (August 1926) - featured story: The Woman of the Wood by A. Merritt. Cover art by C. Petrie. The title "Weird Tales" runs across the top in large white serif lettering with black outline, set against a bright red background. Below, the tagline "The Unique Magazine" appears in black cursive script. In the upper left of the illustration, an orange-peach circular badge bordered in black announces "THE WOMAN OF THE WOOD By A. Merritt, Author of THE MOON POOL" in bold black lettering. The central painting depicts a tense forest confrontation. On the left, a bearded, dark-skinned man in a red turban, white sleeveless tunic, and dark blue sash strides forward with a fierce expression. He grips a short-handled axe with a red blade. A long orange-red scarf streams behind him. On the right looms a tall slender female with vivid green skin, dark hair pulled back, sharp pointed features, and a furious hollow-eyed stare. Her green arms cradle a pale nude female figure whose limp body and tilted head suggest unconsciousness. Behind them rises a willow tree with drooping green-leafed branches. The background is a misty gradient of dusty pink, lavender, and pale rose sky reflected in still dark water, with marsh grasses in the foreground. Lighting is dim and dusk-toned. At lower right, "AUGUST 1926" and "25¢" appear in pale yellow text. A narrow black banner at the bottom reads "Read—THE MONSTER-GOD OF MAMURTH, in This Issue" in white italic serif.

Alt...Weird Tales vol 8 number 2 (August 1926) - featured story: The Woman of the Wood by A. Merritt. Cover art by C. Petrie. The title "Weird Tales" runs across the top in large white serif lettering with black outline, set against a bright red background. Below, the tagline "The Unique Magazine" appears in black cursive script. In the upper left of the illustration, an orange-peach circular badge bordered in black announces "THE WOMAN OF THE WOOD By A. Merritt, Author of THE MOON POOL" in bold black lettering. The central painting depicts a tense forest confrontation. On the left, a bearded, dark-skinned man in a red turban, white sleeveless tunic, and dark blue sash strides forward with a fierce expression. He grips a short-handled axe with a red blade. A long orange-red scarf streams behind him. On the right looms a tall slender female with vivid green skin, dark hair pulled back, sharp pointed features, and a furious hollow-eyed stare. Her green arms cradle a pale nude female figure whose limp body and tilted head suggest unconsciousness. Behind them rises a willow tree with drooping green-leafed branches. The background is a misty gradient of dusty pink, lavender, and pale rose sky reflected in still dark water, with marsh grasses in the foreground. Lighting is dim and dusk-toned. At lower right, "AUGUST 1926" and "25¢" appear in pale yellow text. A narrow black banner at the bottom reads "Read—THE MONSTER-GOD OF MAMURTH, in This Issue" in white italic serif.

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

    Died this day: 05/26/2013 (b. 08/28/1916)
    Jack Vance was an American science fiction writer. The Last Castle (1967) won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

    "Galaxy Science Fiction," April 1966, Featured story: "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Van


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    Art by Jack Gaughan

    Magazine cover for "Galaxy Science Fiction," April 1966, priced 60 cents. Featured story: "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance, billed as "Complete in this issue—his finest story since THE DRAGON MASTERS." Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Additional contents in the narrow left column: "Lazarus Come Forth!" by Robert Silverberg, "The Primitives" by Frank Herbert, and "For Your Information" by Willy Ley, titled "The 'New Look' of the Solar System." Small icons accompany the side text: a blue rectangular cabinet near the top and a stylized blue bearded face below. The masthead "Galaxy" appears in large red brushstroke lettering across the top, with "SCIENCE FICTION" in black sans-serif beneath. Date and price sit right-aligned in black. The main illustration occupies the right two-thirds against a pale yellow-cream sky. It depicts a futuristic insect-like airborne craft with a bulbous dark central body, a propeller-style rotor, and trailing cables in red, turquoise, and blue. An attached cylindrical pod fires a white beam downward. Two slender alien or robotic figures with elongated limbs perch on dark blue angular wing structures jutting in from the right. Below, on a steep dark green rocky slope, tiny human silhouettes scatter from a bright yellow-and-white explosion. Faint ghostly outlines of enormous faces appear behind the craft in muted olive and tan. The palette combines pale yellow, dark teal-blue, olive green, and burnt orange.

    Alt...Magazine cover for "Galaxy Science Fiction," April 1966, priced 60 cents. Featured story: "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance, billed as "Complete in this issue—his finest story since THE DRAGON MASTERS." Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Additional contents in the narrow left column: "Lazarus Come Forth!" by Robert Silverberg, "The Primitives" by Frank Herbert, and "For Your Information" by Willy Ley, titled "The 'New Look' of the Solar System." Small icons accompany the side text: a blue rectangular cabinet near the top and a stylized blue bearded face below. The masthead "Galaxy" appears in large red brushstroke lettering across the top, with "SCIENCE FICTION" in black sans-serif beneath. Date and price sit right-aligned in black. The main illustration occupies the right two-thirds against a pale yellow-cream sky. It depicts a futuristic insect-like airborne craft with a bulbous dark central body, a propeller-style rotor, and trailing cables in red, turquoise, and blue. An attached cylindrical pod fires a white beam downward. Two slender alien or robotic figures with elongated limbs perch on dark blue angular wing structures jutting in from the right. Below, on a steep dark green rocky slope, tiny human silhouettes scatter from a bright yellow-and-white explosion. Faint ghostly outlines of enormous faces appear behind the craft in muted olive and tan. The palette combines pale yellow, dark teal-blue, olive green, and burnt orange.

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

      THE DAY BEFORE: The death of a clone in a futuristic North America leads to a discovery that could rewrite history.

      books2read.com/u/3nEBe9?utm_so

      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."

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

        Weird Tales vol 8 number 1 (July 1926) - featured story: Through the Vortex by Donald Edward Keyhoe



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        Art by E. M. Stevenson

        Weird Tales vol 8 number 1 (July 1926) - featured story: Through the Vortex by Donald Edward Keyhoe. Cover art by E. M. Stevenson. The magazine title "Weird Tales" appears in bold white sans-serif lettering across the top, with "The Unique Magazine" in a thin white cursive script below it, set against a solid black border. The central illustration is dominated by intense red, orange, and yellow flames that engulf the entire background in a swirling inferno. Looming at the top of the scene is a monstrous dragon-like creature with greenish-brown scaled skin, curved ridged horns, large dark eyes, an open snarling mouth showing pointed white fangs, and a pink tongue. Its long serpentine neck coils downward from the upper left. In the lower left foreground stands a young woman with long dark wavy hair, her face turned upward in shock, red lips parted and cheeks flushed pink. She wears a loose cream and pale yellow off-shoulder gown tied at the waist with a blue cord, her hands crossed defensively over her chest. On the right, a dark-clothed man stands amid the flames, aiming a small black pistol upward at the creature with his right arm fully extended. He wears a dark long-sleeved shirt and trousers; his face is in shadow. Tall yellow grass appears at the bottom. In the lower left corner, dark blue text reads "July 1926 25¢". In the lower right, the title "THROUGH the VORTEX" appears in shadowed black block letters with "DONALD EDWARD KEYHOE" in yellow beneath.

        Alt...Weird Tales vol 8 number 1 (July 1926) - featured story: Through the Vortex by Donald Edward Keyhoe. Cover art by E. M. Stevenson. The magazine title "Weird Tales" appears in bold white sans-serif lettering across the top, with "The Unique Magazine" in a thin white cursive script below it, set against a solid black border. The central illustration is dominated by intense red, orange, and yellow flames that engulf the entire background in a swirling inferno. Looming at the top of the scene is a monstrous dragon-like creature with greenish-brown scaled skin, curved ridged horns, large dark eyes, an open snarling mouth showing pointed white fangs, and a pink tongue. Its long serpentine neck coils downward from the upper left. In the lower left foreground stands a young woman with long dark wavy hair, her face turned upward in shock, red lips parted and cheeks flushed pink. She wears a loose cream and pale yellow off-shoulder gown tied at the waist with a blue cord, her hands crossed defensively over her chest. On the right, a dark-clothed man stands amid the flames, aiming a small black pistol upward at the creature with his right arm fully extended. He wears a dark long-sleeved shirt and trousers; his face is in shadow. Tall yellow grass appears at the bottom. In the lower left corner, dark blue text reads "July 1926 25¢". In the lower right, the title "THROUGH the VORTEX" appears in shadowed black block letters with "DONALD EDWARD KEYHOE" in yellow beneath.

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

          Book Promotion: Sci-Fi & Fantasy books on Kindle Unlimited

          A collection of 44 for you to read free on KU. My book is DRM-free.

          @bookstodon

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            [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
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            Fantastic Feminist Praxis: Consciousness-Raising in the Speculative Fiction of Lady Florence Dixie
            Scottish Literary Review 14/1, 2022
            Available on Open Access via Project MUSE

            Grace Borland Sinclair discusses gender politics in Florence Dixie’s speculative fiction

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            muse.jhu.edu/article/857655

            Abstract Born in 1855, Lady Florence Dixie was a prolific writer and women’s rights activist until her death in 1905. She was a poet, dramatist, novelist, travel writer, children’s writer, and war correspondent. She campaigned outspokenly for educational and professional equality, the amendment of divorce and marriage laws, Scottish and Irish Home Rule, animal rights and dress reform. Yet despite this high volume of productivity and public notoriety during her lifetime, her work has been critically neglected in both the Scottish and British literary fields. This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing work by scholars such as Valentina Bold, Catherine Barnes Stevenson, Nan Bowman Albinski, Precious McKenzie Stearns and Taryne Jade Taylor who have endeavoured to rediscover and reaffirm Dixie’s life and work. This paper explores Dixie’s utilisation of the speculative text for consciousness-raising (CR) purposes. It demonstrates that by combining the speculative text with an overtly political message, Dixie was able to expand the boundaries of literary genre in this period. The examples discussed illuminate Dixie’s attempt to explore a more nuanced and fluid conception of gender politics, which moves beyond gender inversion or the invasion of the masculinist ‘public’ sphere. Keywords Florence Dixie, Gloriana, Isola, consciousness-raising, nineteenth-century speculative fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, feminist pantheism, motherhood, gender, sexuality

            Alt...Abstract Born in 1855, Lady Florence Dixie was a prolific writer and women’s rights activist until her death in 1905. She was a poet, dramatist, novelist, travel writer, children’s writer, and war correspondent. She campaigned outspokenly for educational and professional equality, the amendment of divorce and marriage laws, Scottish and Irish Home Rule, animal rights and dress reform. Yet despite this high volume of productivity and public notoriety during her lifetime, her work has been critically neglected in both the Scottish and British literary fields. This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing work by scholars such as Valentina Bold, Catherine Barnes Stevenson, Nan Bowman Albinski, Precious McKenzie Stearns and Taryne Jade Taylor who have endeavoured to rediscover and reaffirm Dixie’s life and work. This paper explores Dixie’s utilisation of the speculative text for consciousness-raising (CR) purposes. It demonstrates that by combining the speculative text with an overtly political message, Dixie was able to expand the boundaries of literary genre in this period. The examples discussed illuminate Dixie’s attempt to explore a more nuanced and fluid conception of gender politics, which moves beyond gender inversion or the invasion of the masculinist ‘public’ sphere. Keywords Florence Dixie, Gloriana, Isola, consciousness-raising, nineteenth-century speculative fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, feminist pantheism, motherhood, gender, sexuality

              [?]BookShelves eBook Reader » 🌐
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              📖 Towel Day Sci-Fi Read: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

              H.G. Wells invented time travel fiction with this 1895 novella. Journey to the year 802,701, where humanity has split into two species — the gentle Eloi and the sinister Morlocks. Short, gripping, and endlessly influential.

              Read for free in BookShelves:
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                [?]Hel ✨ » 🌐
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                Hello, here's a cool little sale for you on this lovely Sunday!

                Do you want change? Fight some oppressors? Just fucking burn it all down? The Revolutionary May Sale is for you.

                12 indie SFF books for cheap, my book Imbued among them for $0.99!

                sheilajenne.com/revolutionary-

                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

                  [?]Paul Semel » 🌐
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                  Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Ruin."
                  amzn.to/4sU1Nb5
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                  As smart, inventive, compelling, and epic as the previous installment. And there's two more to go.

                  Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Ruin." As smart, inventive, compelling, and epic as the previous installment. And there's two more to go.

                  Alt...Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Ruin." As smart, inventive, compelling, and epic as the previous installment. And there's two more to go.

                    [?]Coach Sankhavaram ® » 🌐
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                    A graphic featuring white text on a solid orange background. The top of the image contains the words "Science Fiction" in a large, bold, sans-serif sans-serif font. Below that, the text "is the" is in a small, sans-serif font, followed by "JAZZ" in a very large, bold, sans-serif font. The text continues with "of" and "literature" in a medium-sized, serif font. At the bottom, the name "David Brin" is written in a white, cursive script.

                    Alt...A graphic featuring white text on a solid orange background. The top of the image contains the words "Science Fiction" in a large, bold, sans-serif sans-serif font. Below that, the text "is the" is in a small, sans-serif font, followed by "JAZZ" in a very large, bold, sans-serif font. The text continues with "of" and "literature" in a medium-sized, serif font. At the bottom, the name "David Brin" is written in a white, cursive script.

                      [?]scottymarinara » 🌐
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                      omggg i am reading this book called "american rapture" i wad told it was lusty rape rage zombies and at first it was a bleak purity culture critique. then, the instant it hits 20 percent, holy hells the 28 days later rage zombie orgy takes off at faster than light speeds!! i'll likely finish it tomorrow and its going to get 5 stars! not too many trigger warnings thus far and zero grotesque tortyure porn crap! yaaayyyyy!

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                        [?]Cactuar Joe » 🌐
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                        Folks, there's only one hour left until the weekly monster movie watch party! If you want to avoid a flood of toots about a goofy monster movie, best set up a hashtag filter.

                        If you'd like to join in, the movie this week is TERROR IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1973), in which there is terror! In a wax museum!

                        The flick is free with ads on Tubi over here: tubitv.com/movies/571724/terro

                        Or you can download from Arch9ve.org over here: archive.org/details/terror-in-

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

                          [?]Ratchman » 🌐
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                          The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                          S03E07 - Redemption

                          The HDR Liberator continues to work on saving the Naled colony from the ravages of a disease, but the Naled are understandably paranoid of humanity after the genocide perpetrated upon them.

                          Following the brutal assassination of his colleague, Yiu Quon unmasks the traitor on Yeung Corporation’s Executive Directorate.

                          ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                          Image by frankocean922. Tobor Genn stares downwards from his elevated position on a platform over the industrial grinder used for recycling within the intelligence complex at Everspring on the planet Feyd. Insider the grinder, Semyon Hayden clings on to the side of the funnel, his foot already being minced by the grinding gears. Semyon has a panicked expression on his face, knowing he has mere seconds left before he is dragged in, whilst Tobor is left satisfied that his rival is meeting a similar end to those he meted out to his victims.

                          Alt...Image by frankocean922. Tobor Genn stares downwards from his elevated position on a platform over the industrial grinder used for recycling within the intelligence complex at Everspring on the planet Feyd. Insider the grinder, Semyon Hayden clings on to the side of the funnel, his foot already being minced by the grinding gears. Semyon has a panicked expression on his face, knowing he has mere seconds left before he is dragged in, whilst Tobor is left satisfied that his rival is meeting a similar end to those he meted out to his victims.

                            [?]Ratchman » 🌐
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                              [?]Readbean » 🌐
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                              The huntress by Richard Rein Smith

                              http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78737

                              #books #reading #bookstodon #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart #sciencefictionart #retro #retrofuturism #pulpfiction #pulp #bookart #bookcovers #coverart

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                                In these times of despair, here is a hopeful story - “A New Faith”.

                                Available to read online or download (EPUB and PDF) for free at: tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith

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

                                  Born this day: 05/24/1963
                                  Michael Chabon is an American SciFi novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007) won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards.

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                                  Art by Will Staehle

                                  Book cover for 'The Yiddish Policemen's Union' by Michael Chabon, with cover art and jacket design credited to Will Staehle. The composition is highly symmetrical, balancing intricate graphic design elements with stylized retro typography that evokes a classic 1940s pulp detective novel, integrated with traditional Jewish iconography and indigenous Pacific Northwest Tlingit and Haida artistic motifs. The dominant color palette is striking and minimalist, composed of flat cream, solid black, and sharp red accents, establishing a stark, dramatic, and noir-inflected mood. At the upper portion of the layout, the book title 'THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION' is displayed in bold, blocky, and custom-lettered crimson-red capital letters, positioned squarely within a black ornamental border. Directly below the title, the author's name 'MICHAEL CHABON' appears in clean, high-contrast black sans-serif lettering. The central visual focus features a bold graphic illustration depicting a stylized black-and-white hand emerging from a tailored suit sleeve to firmly grip a revolver, with a subtle wisp of white gun smoke curling upward against a solid background. Surrounding this central figure are intricate geometric borders, concentric circles, and stylized wing-like patterns that mirror the formal abstraction of Alaskan tribal art forms. A small red Star of David symbol is nested symmetrically at the bottom center of the framing layout.

                                  Alt...Book cover for 'The Yiddish Policemen's Union' by Michael Chabon, with cover art and jacket design credited to Will Staehle. The composition is highly symmetrical, balancing intricate graphic design elements with stylized retro typography that evokes a classic 1940s pulp detective novel, integrated with traditional Jewish iconography and indigenous Pacific Northwest Tlingit and Haida artistic motifs. The dominant color palette is striking and minimalist, composed of flat cream, solid black, and sharp red accents, establishing a stark, dramatic, and noir-inflected mood. At the upper portion of the layout, the book title 'THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION' is displayed in bold, blocky, and custom-lettered crimson-red capital letters, positioned squarely within a black ornamental border. Directly below the title, the author's name 'MICHAEL CHABON' appears in clean, high-contrast black sans-serif lettering. The central visual focus features a bold graphic illustration depicting a stylized black-and-white hand emerging from a tailored suit sleeve to firmly grip a revolver, with a subtle wisp of white gun smoke curling upward against a solid background. Surrounding this central figure are intricate geometric borders, concentric circles, and stylized wing-like patterns that mirror the formal abstraction of Alaskan tribal art forms. A small red Star of David symbol is nested symmetrically at the bottom center of the framing layout.

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                                    [?]RobotWig :verified: » 🌐
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                                    "Today we fight to stop Skynet from ever being created. To change our future. The war to save mankind begins now!"

                                    All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets

                                    Sarah Connor hides from a T800 Endoskeleton looking to terminate her

                                    Alt...Sarah Connor hides from a T800 Endoskeleton looking to terminate her

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

                                      oh awesome!!!! my one book club just shared that theres a new book series! its a post apocalyptic series rewriting each of his best plays! i'd love to see titus andronicus rewritten like a terminator vengeance romp like john wick where he murders hundreds of rapists!

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

                                        Born this day: 05/23/1921 (d. 07/30/1975)
                                        James Benjamin "Jimmy" Blish was an American science fiction writer.
                                        He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. "A Case of Conscience" (1959) won the Hugo Award.

                                        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bl


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                                        Art by Fred Gambino

                                        Book cover for "A Case of Conscience" by James Blish, featuring cover art by Fred Gambino. The image is a vertical composition with a dominant color palette of bright orange, yellow, red, and contrasting deep blues. Along the left edge is a solid, bright yellow vertical stripe containing the text "SF MASTERWORKS" in black capital letters. In the upper right quadrant, the author's name "JAMES BLISH" is printed in large, dark blue sans-serif capital letters. Directly underneath, the book title "A Case of Conscience" is rendered in a black serif typeface. Below the title, smaller capitalized black text reads "WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL". The central illustration depicts an alien landscape. In the right foreground, a man's face is shown from the chest up, looking forward. He has brown, wavy hair and wears a futuristic metallic spacesuit with circular indentations around the neck. Visible inside the suit collar is a black clerical shirt with a white tab, accompanied by a small silver cross hanging from a thin chain. Bright yellow light illuminates his face from the right, while deep blue and red shadows cover his left side. To his left in the mid-ground stands a slender, bipedal reptilian alien creature with scales, large dark eyes, and a narrow head, dressed in an ochre tunic. In the background, two stylized palm-like trees with dark purple fronds and knobby trunks stand against an orange-to-yellow gradient sky. A small grey spacecraft floats in the upper left sky.

                                        Alt...Book cover for "A Case of Conscience" by James Blish, featuring cover art by Fred Gambino. The image is a vertical composition with a dominant color palette of bright orange, yellow, red, and contrasting deep blues. Along the left edge is a solid, bright yellow vertical stripe containing the text "SF MASTERWORKS" in black capital letters. In the upper right quadrant, the author's name "JAMES BLISH" is printed in large, dark blue sans-serif capital letters. Directly underneath, the book title "A Case of Conscience" is rendered in a black serif typeface. Below the title, smaller capitalized black text reads "WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL". The central illustration depicts an alien landscape. In the right foreground, a man's face is shown from the chest up, looking forward. He has brown, wavy hair and wears a futuristic metallic spacesuit with circular indentations around the neck. Visible inside the suit collar is a black clerical shirt with a white tab, accompanied by a small silver cross hanging from a thin chain. Bright yellow light illuminates his face from the right, while deep blue and red shadows cover his left side. To his left in the mid-ground stands a slender, bipedal reptilian alien creature with scales, large dark eyes, and a narrow head, dressed in an ochre tunic. In the background, two stylized palm-like trees with dark purple fronds and knobby trunks stand against an orange-to-yellow gradient sky. A small grey spacecraft floats in the upper left sky.

                                          [?]Walt » 🌐
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                                          Please BOOST!
                                          SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION of A Case of Conscience by James Blish

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                                          Art by Ellen Sull Farley

                                          Exquisite Collector's Edition copy of: A Case of Conscience by James Blish from The Easton Press's Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection, meticulously maintained by a single owner in a private collection, stored carefully in dust-free bookcases in a dry climate. Bound entirely in rich, black genuine leather, the volume is adorned with exquisite original artwork by Ellen Sull Farley, precisely accented in brilliant 22kt gold detailing - The front cover prominently features a striking illustration in 22kt gold foil depicting a detailed, symbolic image: a tree flourishing upward into branches, rooted deeply within a globe representing Earth, encapsulating the profound ethical and existential themes explored in the novel. Tiny golden stars surround the central design, adding elegance and cosmic depth to the artwork - The spine, luxuriously hubbed, displays the title A CASE OF CONSCIENCE and the author JAMES BLISH prominently in gleaming 22kt gold lettering, accompanied by intricate decorative motifs at both the top and bottom - Printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper to ensure longevity, the pages feature gilded edges that complement the gold accents of the cover. Expert craftsmanship includes traditional smyth-sewn binding and concealed muslin joints, providing exceptional durability. The volume contains a pristine, untouched bookplate inside the front cover and features an introduction by Walter E. Meyers. Flawless, pristine, unread, and as new

                                          Alt...Exquisite Collector's Edition copy of: A Case of Conscience by James Blish from The Easton Press's Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection, meticulously maintained by a single owner in a private collection, stored carefully in dust-free bookcases in a dry climate. Bound entirely in rich, black genuine leather, the volume is adorned with exquisite original artwork by Ellen Sull Farley, precisely accented in brilliant 22kt gold detailing - The front cover prominently features a striking illustration in 22kt gold foil depicting a detailed, symbolic image: a tree flourishing upward into branches, rooted deeply within a globe representing Earth, encapsulating the profound ethical and existential themes explored in the novel. Tiny golden stars surround the central design, adding elegance and cosmic depth to the artwork - The spine, luxuriously hubbed, displays the title A CASE OF CONSCIENCE and the author JAMES BLISH prominently in gleaming 22kt gold lettering, accompanied by intricate decorative motifs at both the top and bottom - Printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper to ensure longevity, the pages feature gilded edges that complement the gold accents of the cover. Expert craftsmanship includes traditional smyth-sewn binding and concealed muslin joints, providing exceptional durability. The volume contains a pristine, untouched bookplate inside the front cover and features an introduction by Walter E. Meyers. Flawless, pristine, unread, and as new

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

                                            Magazine cover for the January 1957 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction," featuring cover art by H. R. Van Dongen for the novella "Get Out of My Sky" by James Blish.


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                                            Magazine cover for the January 1957 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction," featuring cover art by H. R. Van Dongen for the novella "Get Out of My Sky" by James Blish. The cover presents a dramatic sci-fi scene dominated by deep reds, oranges, and yellows. The title "Astounding" appears in large yellow text, with "SCIENCE FICTION" in all-caps directly below it. The top right corner contains "January 1957 • 35 Cents" in white font. The top left features a minimalist white geometric line diagram. The background features a colossal red-orange planet filling the upper right quadrant. Behind it, a blazing sun creates an intense yellow-white glowing crescent that illuminates the planet's edge and the surrounding fiery orange sky. Thick, dark, billowing storm clouds in charcoal and crimson crowd the mid-ground, with faint, jagged streaks of white lightning flashing down toward the horizon. In the foreground, a choppy sea with rolling red and black waves carries a large futuristic vessel. The ship is styled like a military cruiser, rendered in shades of cream and light red. It features open decks crowded with numerous small figures dressed in uniform red clothing. At the left stern of the vessel, a massive, cylindrical jet propulsion unit with a swept-back vertical fin is mounted horizontally. At the bottom center, the text "Get Out of My Sky BY JAMES BLISH" is printed in bold white capital letters. The artist's signature "VAN DONGEN" is visible in the lower-left corner.

                                            Alt...Magazine cover for the January 1957 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction," featuring cover art by H. R. Van Dongen for the novella "Get Out of My Sky" by James Blish. The cover presents a dramatic sci-fi scene dominated by deep reds, oranges, and yellows. The title "Astounding" appears in large yellow text, with "SCIENCE FICTION" in all-caps directly below it. The top right corner contains "January 1957 • 35 Cents" in white font. The top left features a minimalist white geometric line diagram. The background features a colossal red-orange planet filling the upper right quadrant. Behind it, a blazing sun creates an intense yellow-white glowing crescent that illuminates the planet's edge and the surrounding fiery orange sky. Thick, dark, billowing storm clouds in charcoal and crimson crowd the mid-ground, with faint, jagged streaks of white lightning flashing down toward the horizon. In the foreground, a choppy sea with rolling red and black waves carries a large futuristic vessel. The ship is styled like a military cruiser, rendered in shades of cream and light red. It features open decks crowded with numerous small figures dressed in uniform red clothing. At the left stern of the vessel, a massive, cylindrical jet propulsion unit with a swept-back vertical fin is mounted horizontally. At the bottom center, the text "Get Out of My Sky BY JAMES BLISH" is printed in bold white capital letters. The artist's signature "VAN DONGEN" is visible in the lower-left corner.

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

                                              The weekend is a perfect time to enter a new speculative-fiction universe. "The Nod/Wells Timelines - A Primer" is a quick, potent introduction to a realm of sci-fi, horror, and thrillers unlike any other. Get the eBook for just $2, or a paperback for $8!

                                              books2read.com/nwtp

                                              "The Nod/Wells Timelines - A Primer" on Goodreads

                                              Alt..."The Nod/Wells Timelines - A Primer" on Goodreads

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

                                                Explores the Genres! Science Fiction Romance
                                                A Civil Campaign-Lois McMaster Bujold
                                                Chaos Station-Jenn Burke & Kelly Jensen
                                                O Human Star-Blue Deliquanti
                                                The Soltice Pudding-Angel Martinez
                                                The Spires of Turis-Christine Danse

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

                                                  Doyle didn’t just write Crime fiction: Alan Brown looks at Arthur Conan Doyle’s “vain, volatile, & brilliant” Scottish adventurer-scientist-explorer-&-dinosaur-hunter, Professor George Edward Challenger…

                                                  6/

                                                  reactormag.com/dinosaurs-in-th

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

                                                    After THE LOST WORLD, Challenger’s other adventures include the novels THE POISON BELT and THE LAND OF MIST, & the short stories “The World Screamed” & “The Disintegration Machine”. Alan Brown digs deeper into Doyle’s science fiction

                                                    7/

                                                    reactormag.com/the-further-adv

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

                                                      (Conan Doyle personally preferred Professor Challenger over Sherlock Holmes – even dressing up as the Professor for a photograph of Challenger’s Amazonian expedition)

                                                      8/

                                                      theguardian.com/books/2020/nov

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

                                                        Weird Tales vol VII number 6 (June 1926) - featured story: The Foot Fetish by Howard R. Marsh



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                                                        Art by E. M. Stevenson

                                                        Weird Tales vol VII number 6 (June 1926) - featured story: The Foot Fetish by Howard R. Marsh. Cover illustration by E. M. Stevenson. The magazine cover features a thick, bright red border enclosing a central illustration. At the top, the title "Weird Tales" is printed in large, white block letters with black outlines. Underneath, the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" is in black cursive. The main illustration depicts a dramatic, dimly lit scene. In the foreground, a pale woman with long dark hair lies flat on her back on a yellow mattress. Her eyes are closed, and she wears a gown with red, blue, and yellow patterns. A man in a green tunic with orange details leans over her, touching her arm. Behind them, a chaotic struggle unfolds. A man in a white shirt chokes another man whose head is thrown back. To the left, a man in a blue uniform and peaked cap points a pistol into the scene. In the background, a dark silhouette stands with raised hands. On the right wall, a menacing, green-hued face is visible, with blue smoke rising from a small lamp below it. The lighting is low and theatrical, casting high-contrast highlights on the white shirt and the woman. At the bottom left, "June 1926" and "25¢" are printed in black. The bottom margin reads "Don't Miss SPIDER-BITE, by Robert S. Carr, in This Issue" in white. The left margin contains vertical text: "JUNE, 1926", "WEIRD TALES", "Printed in U.S.A.", and "Vol. VII, No. 6—25c".

                                                        Alt...Weird Tales vol VII number 6 (June 1926) - featured story: The Foot Fetish by Howard R. Marsh. Cover illustration by E. M. Stevenson. The magazine cover features a thick, bright red border enclosing a central illustration. At the top, the title "Weird Tales" is printed in large, white block letters with black outlines. Underneath, the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" is in black cursive. The main illustration depicts a dramatic, dimly lit scene. In the foreground, a pale woman with long dark hair lies flat on her back on a yellow mattress. Her eyes are closed, and she wears a gown with red, blue, and yellow patterns. A man in a green tunic with orange details leans over her, touching her arm. Behind them, a chaotic struggle unfolds. A man in a white shirt chokes another man whose head is thrown back. To the left, a man in a blue uniform and peaked cap points a pistol into the scene. In the background, a dark silhouette stands with raised hands. On the right wall, a menacing, green-hued face is visible, with blue smoke rising from a small lamp below it. The lighting is low and theatrical, casting high-contrast highlights on the white shirt and the woman. At the bottom left, "June 1926" and "25¢" are printed in black. The bottom margin reads "Don't Miss SPIDER-BITE, by Robert S. Carr, in This Issue" in white. The left margin contains vertical text: "JUNE, 1926", "WEIRD TALES", "Printed in U.S.A.", and "Vol. VII, No. 6—25c".

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

                                                          Born this day: 05/22/1968
                                                          Paul Melko (born May 22, 1968) is an American science fiction writer whose work has appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and Live Without a Net. Won the Locus Award (2009) for Best First Novel for Singularity's Ring.

                                                          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mel


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                                                          Art by Daniel Dociu

                                                          Book cover for "Singularity's Ring" by Paul Melko, featuring art by Daniel Dociu. The composition is divided between a massive, intricate technological megastructure on the left and outer space on the right. This mechanical structure dominates the left two-thirds of the image, appearing as a dense, vertical wall of blocky, multi-layered architectural details. The surface is heavily distressed and complex, rendered in metallic shades of gold, bronze, ochre, dark brown, and black, suggesting a weathered, industrial exterior with numerous geometric protrusions, recesses, and openings. Near the lower center of this structure, a white and black circular wheel-like component is visible. On the upper right, a partial view of Planet Earth is visible against the dark backdrop of space, showing blue oceans, swirling white clouds, and green and tan landmasses. Below Earth, thin vertical cables or spires extend downward through a dark void toward a shadowed base. Across the middle of the cover sits a prominent rectangular text box with a dark gray background and a thin orange border. Inside the box, the title "SINGULARITY'S RING" is printed in a bold, blocky, lime-green sans-serif font across two lines. To the right of "RING," the author's name "PAUL MELKO" appears in a white, all-caps serif font. In the bottom right corner, a white logo features a stylized letter 'S' encircled by a ring, next to the text "Sci Fi" and the phrase "A SCI FI ESSENTIAL BOOK" in small capital letters.

                                                          Alt...Book cover for "Singularity's Ring" by Paul Melko, featuring art by Daniel Dociu. The composition is divided between a massive, intricate technological megastructure on the left and outer space on the right. This mechanical structure dominates the left two-thirds of the image, appearing as a dense, vertical wall of blocky, multi-layered architectural details. The surface is heavily distressed and complex, rendered in metallic shades of gold, bronze, ochre, dark brown, and black, suggesting a weathered, industrial exterior with numerous geometric protrusions, recesses, and openings. Near the lower center of this structure, a white and black circular wheel-like component is visible. On the upper right, a partial view of Planet Earth is visible against the dark backdrop of space, showing blue oceans, swirling white clouds, and green and tan landmasses. Below Earth, thin vertical cables or spires extend downward through a dark void toward a shadowed base. Across the middle of the cover sits a prominent rectangular text box with a dark gray background and a thin orange border. Inside the box, the title "SINGULARITY'S RING" is printed in a bold, blocky, lime-green sans-serif font across two lines. To the right of "RING," the author's name "PAUL MELKO" appears in a white, all-caps serif font. In the bottom right corner, a white logo features a stylized letter 'S' encircled by a ring, next to the text "Sci Fi" and the phrase "A SCI FI ESSENTIAL BOOK" in small capital letters.

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

                                                            Sam Rose thought she'd finally found peace. Instead, her husband is missing, her reality is collapsing, and the only way to save everything she loves is to find the killer who wants her dead. The thrilling conclusion to the Time & Shadows trilogy.

                                                            books2read.com/b/decoherencene

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

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

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

                                                              Every Friday, I meet a member of the British Fantasy Society and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Here's Yen Ooi, an East Asian scholar who loves vivid imagery, has just finished working on a game set in a 1980s world of yokai, and is helping people become Zen parents.

                                                              britishfantasysociety.org/meet

                                                              On a black background with flourishes of red lines and dots is the text: Meet the BFS members! Yen Ooi. The author Yen Ooi is pictured in the centre: she is an East Asian woman with short black hair, wearing am orange turtleneck sweater and looking up to the sky.

                                                              Alt...On a black background with flourishes of red lines and dots is the text: Meet the BFS members! Yen Ooi. The author Yen Ooi is pictured in the centre: she is an East Asian woman with short black hair, wearing am orange turtleneck sweater and looking up to the sky.

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

                                                                The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                                                                S03E04 - Vox Machinae

                                                                The Nova Sapien revealed, Schafer and Voight have the task of convincing Orin to help defend their section of the universe from The Silence.

                                                                Major Varma and Namor Skenn lead a prisoner of war rescue mission deep in UCH space. With a fleet of Poltergeist stealth ships at the ready to evacuate, it's a high-risk, high-reward mission.

                                                                ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                                                                Illustration by Nuwan Tharaka. The HFC Agincourt defends itself from a Cadir battleship. Led by Captain Valerie Eden, the Agincourt would be evenly matched by the Cadir battleship, but the latter has been recently damaged in a confrontation with the Republic's flagship, the Liberator. The Agincourt is a Churchill-class battleship and, like all Heller Corporation warships, is vertically aligned. The main body is rectangular, with a hangar located to one side of the centre, giving it a asymmetric profile. There are also two sail-like wings, one ventral and one dorsal, that extend from the main body. The Cadir ship is a rounded triangle. Narrow at the top, and broad at the bottom with biomechanical tentacles emerging from the base. The Cadir use a mix of artificial construction with an organic resin and some biological components to give their ships a distinct look that is both metallic and bio-mechanical at the same time.

                                                                Alt...Illustration by Nuwan Tharaka. The HFC Agincourt defends itself from a Cadir battleship. Led by Captain Valerie Eden, the Agincourt would be evenly matched by the Cadir battleship, but the latter has been recently damaged in a confrontation with the Republic's flagship, the Liberator. The Agincourt is a Churchill-class battleship and, like all Heller Corporation warships, is vertically aligned. The main body is rectangular, with a hangar located to one side of the centre, giving it a asymmetric profile. There are also two sail-like wings, one ventral and one dorsal, that extend from the main body. The Cadir ship is a rounded triangle. Narrow at the top, and broad at the bottom with biomechanical tentacles emerging from the base. The Cadir use a mix of artificial construction with an organic resin and some biological components to give their ships a distinct look that is both metallic and bio-mechanical at the same time.

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

                                                                    [?]John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻 » 🌐
                                                                    @jwilker@wandering.shop

                                                                    Happy release day to me!
                                                                    'Welcome, Please Leave' is now available wherever fine electronic books are sold!

                                                                    Wil and the Rogue Enterprises team have been hired to show Earth’s first ambassador to the Galactic Commonwealth around before his swearing in ceremony. He wants to see ‘the real GC.’

                                                                    johnwilker.com/book/welcome-pl

                                                                    @reading @scifi

                                                                    An iPad displays a digital book cover against a solid black background. The cover features a futuristic cityscape at night with skyscrapers and a large, glowing purple celestial body. A spacecraft flies between the buildings, leaving a trail of orange and yellow light. The text on the cover reads, "ROGUE ENTERPRISES", "Book 3", "Welcome, Please Leave", and "JOHN WILKER". 🌱 Energy used: 0.163 Wh

                                                                    Alt...An iPad displays a digital book cover against a solid black background. The cover features a futuristic cityscape at night with skyscrapers and a large, glowing purple celestial body. A spacecraft flies between the buildings, leaving a trail of orange and yellow light. The text on the cover reads, "ROGUE ENTERPRISES", "Book 3", "Welcome, Please Leave", and "JOHN WILKER". 🌱 Energy used: 0.163 Wh

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

                                                                      Born this day: 1956
                                                                      Robert A. Metzger is an American electrical engineer and science fiction author. Picoverse (2003) was nominated for the Nebula Award. Metzger began writing science fiction stories as a child, but it was not until 1987 that he sold his first science fiction short story.

                                                                      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A


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                                                                      The book cover for "PICOVERSE" features a sci-fi theme. At the top, the title "PICOVERSE" is displayed in large, bold, white, all-caps sans-serif typography across the width. Behind the title is a dark reddish grid pattern resembling a wireframe lattice. The center is dominated by a glowing cyan and electric blue field. Centered in this radiant field is a prominent, luminous cyan abstract icon resembling an elongated, interlocking knot or a twisted figure-eight loop. Two straight, thick beams of light project upward and outward diagonally from the top of this knot, forming a "V" shape that extends toward the title. The lighting radiates from this central neon-blue loop, casting bright horizontal flares and geometric highlights across the composition. On the left side, two promotional quotes are printed in black sans-serif font. The top quote reads, “Physics hasn't been this much fun since Timescape.” credited to —Robert J. Sawyer. Directly underneath, the second quote states, “A hard SF read at high velocity.” credited to —Gregory Benford. The bottom third transitions into a dark silhouette resembling an uneven, abstract landscape, with subtle highlights of yellow and green light emanating from small, vertical slit apertures near the base. The author's name, "Robert A. Metzger", is displayed at the bottom right in clean, white, sans-serif typography. Faint "Copyrighted Material" text appears at the very top and bottom borders. Cover artist credit is not visible on the cover.

                                                                      Alt...The book cover for "PICOVERSE" features a sci-fi theme. At the top, the title "PICOVERSE" is displayed in large, bold, white, all-caps sans-serif typography across the width. Behind the title is a dark reddish grid pattern resembling a wireframe lattice. The center is dominated by a glowing cyan and electric blue field. Centered in this radiant field is a prominent, luminous cyan abstract icon resembling an elongated, interlocking knot or a twisted figure-eight loop. Two straight, thick beams of light project upward and outward diagonally from the top of this knot, forming a "V" shape that extends toward the title. The lighting radiates from this central neon-blue loop, casting bright horizontal flares and geometric highlights across the composition. On the left side, two promotional quotes are printed in black sans-serif font. The top quote reads, “Physics hasn't been this much fun since Timescape.” credited to —Robert J. Sawyer. Directly underneath, the second quote states, “A hard SF read at high velocity.” credited to —Gregory Benford. The bottom third transitions into a dark silhouette resembling an uneven, abstract landscape, with subtle highlights of yellow and green light emanating from small, vertical slit apertures near the base. The author's name, "Robert A. Metzger", is displayed at the bottom right in clean, white, sans-serif typography. Faint "Copyrighted Material" text appears at the very top and bottom borders. Cover artist credit is not visible on the cover.

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

                                                                        Outwith Reality – Scottish Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
                                                                        26 August, Waterstones, Leeds – £5

                                                                        Hosted in conjunction with the British Fantasy Society, this panel will be a conversation about all things Scottish storytelling, mythology & folklore. With authors Ian Green, Shona Kinsella, Rafael Torrubia & Lorraine Wilson, & moderated by Katie Bruce.

                                                                        waterstones.com/events/panel-o

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

                                                                          Born this day: 05/21/1903 (d. 04/05/1986)
                                                                          Manly Wade Wellman was an American novelist. Nine Yards of Other Cloth (1959) was nominated for the Hugo Award

                                                                          Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman

                                                                          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly_Wa


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                                                                          Art by Brundage

                                                                          Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman. The cover art is signed by Brundage in the bottom right. The illustration depicts a supernatural scene against a dark blue background featuring a large, glowing moon with a halftone dot pattern. A muscular, dark-skinned demonic figure with large bat wings, curved horns, and pointed ears flies through the air. The demon's skin has deep blue and teal undertones, with glowing green eyes, looking down at the woman he carries. In his arms, the demon cradles an unconscious blonde woman. Her eyes are closed, and her head hangs back. She wears a long-sleeved, floor-length gown of a rich reddish-brown fabric that drapes dramatically. The dress features white cuffs at the wrists. Her pale lower legs and black shoes extend from the right side of the gown. Text on the cover includes "SEABURY QUINN Asks . . . 'Is the Devil a Gentleman?' —Enthralling Witchcraft Novelette!" across the top. The main title "Weird Tales" is rendered in a large, stylized, three-dimensional white font with a pinkish drop shadow. To the right is the price "15¢". On the left, white text reads "FRANK GRUBER'S Incredible Auction Sale!". At the bottom right, a text block reads "The Gates of Hell Are Open . . . !", followed by "COVEN" in bold black letters inside a solid white rectangular box, subtitled "—Menacing Drama" and "By MANLY WADE WELLMAN" in white capital letters.

                                                                          Alt...Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman. The cover art is signed by Brundage in the bottom right. The illustration depicts a supernatural scene against a dark blue background featuring a large, glowing moon with a halftone dot pattern. A muscular, dark-skinned demonic figure with large bat wings, curved horns, and pointed ears flies through the air. The demon's skin has deep blue and teal undertones, with glowing green eyes, looking down at the woman he carries. In his arms, the demon cradles an unconscious blonde woman. Her eyes are closed, and her head hangs back. She wears a long-sleeved, floor-length gown of a rich reddish-brown fabric that drapes dramatically. The dress features white cuffs at the wrists. Her pale lower legs and black shoes extend from the right side of the gown. Text on the cover includes "SEABURY QUINN Asks . . . 'Is the Devil a Gentleman?' —Enthralling Witchcraft Novelette!" across the top. The main title "Weird Tales" is rendered in a large, stylized, three-dimensional white font with a pinkish drop shadow. To the right is the price "15¢". On the left, white text reads "FRANK GRUBER'S Incredible Auction Sale!". At the bottom right, a text block reads "The Gates of Hell Are Open . . . !", followed by "COVEN" in bold black letters inside a solid white rectangular box, subtitled "—Menacing Drama" and "By MANLY WADE WELLMAN" in white capital letters.

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

                                                                            Ebook and paperback: books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

                                                                            On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?

                                                                            @bookstodon

                                                                            (Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads. Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts. (Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it: “Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.” “We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.” “ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

                                                                            Alt...(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads. Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts. (Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it: “Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.” “We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.” “ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

                                                                              [?]Suzanne Aldrich (she/her) » 🌐
                                                                              @suzannealdrich@hachyderm.io

                                                                              I’m so glad I got back to reading and watching , after many years of reprieve while I was very busy working and raising my family. But I always felt better returning to my roots.

                                                                              Some works I’ve enjoyed deeply over the past year or so:

                                                                              :
                                                                              Silo - tv.apple.com/us/show/silo/umc.
                                                                              Foundation - tv.apple.com/us/show/foundatio
                                                                              The Expanse - amazon.com/The-Expanse-Season-
                                                                              WondLa - tv.apple.com/us/show/wondla/um
                                                                              For All Mankind - tv.apple.com/us/show/for-all-m
                                                                              Pluribus - tv.apple.com/us/show/pluribus/
                                                                              Severance - tv.apple.com/us/show/severance
                                                                              Dark Matter - tv.apple.com/us/show/dark-matt
                                                                              Murderbot - tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot

                                                                              :
                                                                              The Three-Body Problem - bookwyrm.social/book/216801/s/
                                                                              The Dark Forest - bookwyrm.social/book/76762/s/t
                                                                              Friendship is Optimal - bookwyrm.social/book/769696/s/
                                                                              There is No Antimemetics Division - bookwyrm.social/book/174758/s/

                                                                              I hope to add more works to this list in the coming year. Many of these were read/watched after being personally recommended to me. In the spirit of sharing, are there any TV, books, or movies you would have me check out, knowing what’s already on my list?

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