clacksee, to bookstodon
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From :
These ten cozy sci-fi books showcase optimism in different ways, from better futures to irresistibly hopeful characters. They’ll leave you feeling happy and carefree.

The list includes books from well-known authors such as Becky Chambers, Matt Haig, Mary Robinette Kowal … and me!

https://bookriot.com/cozy-sci-fi-books/
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michaelshotter, to horrorbooks
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Recently finished "Not A Good Fit At this Time" by Adam Hulse and had a blast with it. Check out my Goodreads review for details but fans of horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy should absolutely give it a read!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6036755678

@bookstodon @Well_Worth_A_Read @horrorbooks

eosfpodcast, to random
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10 Cozy Sci-Fi Books
(Kudos to Book Riot for including authors!)

https://bookriot.com/cozy-sci-fi-books/

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exador23, to random
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great #SciFi short released today. Solstice-5.

In a race for domination, the Continental Alliance's ambition leads to the uninhibited exploitation of planet Solstice-5. As they construct unstoppable autonomous factories, the Alliance's insatiable quest for power leaves behind a forsaken workforce in a world spiraling out of control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntb3wcZdTw

65dBnoise, to random
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"All the same, I agree with my reviewer that I don’t write hard science fiction. Maybe I write easy science fiction. Or maybe the hard stuff’s inside, hidden — like bones, as opposed to an exoskeleton.…"

— Ursula K. Le Guin, 2005

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about-technology

aram, to bookstodon
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I was interviewed with @rachelcleves about our new #scifi #sff novel A SECOND CHANCE FOR YESTERDAY (written jointly as @RASinn) in the new American University Magazine. Love the kicker. https://www.american.edu/magazine/article/biblio-file-a-second-chance-for-yesterday.cfm #bookstodon @bookstodon @sciencefiction

allrite, to random
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"Am I to understand that you have already been in communication with the aliens?"

"Yes," said the astronomer.

"And you told them they could have the Earth? What gave you that right?"

"They promised us space observatories in return. The Earth is too noisy these days to do good astronomy. The aliens are welcome to it."

DejahEntendu, to bookstodon
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The Splinter in the Sky, by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

It was good. It wasn't enthralling. I liked the story well enough. I liked the characters, though I felt they weren't that deep. It just didn't grab me all that well. And I found the Great Reveal to have been obvious. It wasn't marked YA, but I felt it should have been.

Negatives: Uses of: slavery, fridging; kinda trite
Positives: LGBTQ+, race positive overall (by the end), anti-Imperialist

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exador23, to random
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Searching for a new series to watch. Prefer #SciFi - as long as it's not really horror, or zombies, or werewolves & vampires, or superheroes masquerading as scifi.

But decent action or fantasy stuff will work. preferably with multiple seasons to binge while waiting for new content to recover post strikes.

Recently enjoyed: Person of Interest. The Lazarus Project. Reservation Dogs. The Winter King. The Wheel of Time. Ahsoka. See. Foundation. The Peripheral. Moonhaven. The Expanse. His Dark Materials.

youronlyone, to scifi
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I'm not a big fan of the giant monster genre (like Godzilla) but is a good series.

I don't even know what the genre is properly called! 🤣🤣🤣

@tv @tv @scifi @sciencefiction @sciencefiction

maxthefox, to random Russian
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The seventeenth chapter of my hard sci-fi space opera is released! The crew escapes the glubb-enn crossfire, and enters a system property of the Yectkogg corporate empire. The consequences of seeking help from rabid capitalists ensue.

This really is the last of this spurt of releases. We are going back to weekly releases (on Saturdays). The spam is over. Sorry yall for hammering the hashtags.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/74149/stardust-marathon

#scifi #sciencefiction #Writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #novel #books

socprof, to random
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The 2003 reboot of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA premiered 20 years ago today https://imgur.com/gallery/QTa6TM1 #scifi

pomarede, to random
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series I completed watching recently:

⭐️ Battle Star Galactica
⭐️ The Expanse
⭐️ Star Trek: The Next Generation
⭐️ Raised by Wolves
⭐️ Foundation
⭐️ Star Wars: The Mandalorian
⭐️ Star Wars: Andor
⭐️ Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
⭐️ Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

Now onboard:
⭐️ Star Trek: Deep Space 9
⭐️ For all Mankind

UncannyMagazine, to random
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Reading for the Nebula or Hugo Awards? Try the short story "Flower, Daughter, Soil, Seed" by Eugenia Triantafyllou! Click on the link below!

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/flower-daughter-soil-seed/

SceNtriC, to ksiazki Polish
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Gdy za parę tygodni będę podsumowywał mój czytelniczy rok 2023, to czuję, że "Płomień" będzie walczył tam o laury w dwóch kategoriach - fantastyki (lub science-fiction) i zakończenia. Nie dziwię się, że ta powieść dostała najważniejszą polską nagrodę fantastyczną w 2022 roku, bo jest naprawdę dobra, a autorka, niczym wytrawna bokserka, wyczekuje czytelnika, zasypując go różnymi pytaniami w finale. Nie powiem, musiałem się trochę otrząsnąć.

I dodatkowo czyta się to szybko. Polecam gorąco.

Pełna opinia: https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/plomien/opinia/80284167

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SallyStrange, to bookstodon
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The silver lining of covid: I don't have to work the next few days, and I just finally got my own copy of The Red Scholar's Wake! @bookstodon

kmherkes, to bookstodon
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Day 3

Behold, Weaving In The Ends, a that starts w/a summer fling & ends w/a Solstice brawl.

It;s the closest I have to a holiday feel-good story, tho I should mention not Christmas bc none of the characters are Christian.

ANYway It's cozyish novella duology & I adore it, so I made it a new blurb & graphic.

(Warning: reading this may lead to wanting the rest of the non-romance series)

https://books2read.com/WeavingInTheEnds

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i_am_future, to random German
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...There was a time when spaceships and rockets just looked like that:

aram, to bookstodon
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📚🎄🎁 Holiday gift alert 🎁🎄📚

For the nerd in your life: Buy them the book that @Locusmag called a "provocative, assured, compelling debut novel," and that @publisherswkly gave a ⭐'d review: A SECOND CHANCE FOR YESTERDAY by @RASinn: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Second-Chance-for-Yesterday/R-A-Sinn/9781786188274 @bookstodon

older, to random
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SO THRILLED to see THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES on the Library Journal Best Books of the Year list 🧡💛🧡 https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/best-sf-fantasy-2023 (LOTS of amazing books on there, wow)

jendefer,
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@older I read The Mimicking of Known Successes a couple months ago and then passed it on to my wife. I enjoyed the noir feel and the novel take on humans resettling elsewhere in the solar system. As a nice bonus, the central but understated romance was perfect for my non-aro ace sensibilities.

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arielwaldman, to random
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I’ve partnered with an indie bookstore in SF where you can purchase signed & personalized copies of my new book,

OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV,

and get them shipped anywhere in the U.S.!

Order before December 14th to get it in time for Christmas: https://www.foliosf.com/arielwaldman

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