The fifth #SPSFC is about to close for entries and we're looking for a few more judges:

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The winner of the fourth #SPSFC is Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker.bsky.social, a tightly crafted tale of a doctor who survived first contact and nuclear apocalypse.

"They just arrived, inadvertently triggered humanity to tear itself to pieces, landed, and vanished."

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With four places announced out of six, the fourth #SPSFC is faced with the dilemma of what to announce next.

By a margin of just 0.392, second place goes to "action packed" On Impulse by Heather Texle, led by migraine-afflicted ex-space cop Reliance Sinclair.

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Third place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the second chances resurrection romp Yours, Celestially by @al-distortion.bsky.social. Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am."

www.amazon.com/Yours-Celest...

Fourth place in the fourth #SPSFC is claimed by the "rollicking space opera" Whiskey and Warfare by @emhamill.bsky.social. A found family of golden-years space mercs reunite to stop a genocide.

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Fifth place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the richly constructed noir cyberpunk thriller Accidental Intelligence by @geektells.bsky.social. A judge loved that the dark reign of AI began when a videogame "learned so well and so fast that it gained sentience."

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After 306 days and 175 novels, the fourth #SPSFC has chosen its winner along with five finalists as runners-up.

Sixth place goes to the "awesome high-concept" Bisection by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social. You can share one brain and still not understand someone.

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A review for one of our @spsfc.bsky.social quarterfinalists. It's Drowning Earth by Sean Willson

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Moving on with the #SPSFC4 reviews, today's is The Finding Machine by Lucy Lyons

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It's the start of Advent, so time for another #SPSFC4 review! Next up we have The Grandmaster's Gamble by Paul G. Zareith

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Since I have a bunch of new followers, I want to share this starter pack again. If you’re looking to follow more self-pub reviewers, then check this one out! Would love some shares as well! 💜

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OK, let's see if I can do this. My first review for #SPSFC4 was The Hounds of Gaia by Sean Tirman.

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Hi everyone! I'm judging again for #SPSFC4 with Team Ground Control to Major Tom. I'll be dropping reviews here as well as the other place.