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Locus needs our help. As they kick off their fundraiser to continue supporting SFF news, reviews, and commentary, @tobiogundiran.com offers a personal essay on his own experience with reading Locus while removed from the English-language genre community:
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reactormag.com/locus-is-the...
Locus Is the Heart of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Community - Reactor
Locus plays a vital role in connecting the SFF community — but they need your support.
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May 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Locus needs our help. As they kick off their fundraiser to continue supporting SFF news, reviews, and commentary, @tobiogundiran.com offers a personal essay on his own experience with reading Locus while removed from the English-language genre community:
reactormag.com/locus-is-the...
reactormag.com/locus-is-the...
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One of the best hand-drawn protest signs I've seen in a while.
February 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
One of the best hand-drawn protest signs I've seen in a while.
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RPG recommendation thread. There are a lot of these, but here are 7 TTRPGs explicitly and specifically about resistance.
January 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
RPG recommendation thread. There are a lot of these, but here are 7 TTRPGs explicitly and specifically about resistance.
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HYPERION REVEAL!
We present to you, the front endpaper and two interior illustrations, all by the amazing Raymond Swanland 😍
Art direction by the wonderful @petrikleo.bsky.social as well 💚
We present to you, the front endpaper and two interior illustrations, all by the amazing Raymond Swanland 😍
Art direction by the wonderful @petrikleo.bsky.social as well 💚
January 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
HYPERION REVEAL!
We present to you, the front endpaper and two interior illustrations, all by the amazing Raymond Swanland 😍
Art direction by the wonderful @petrikleo.bsky.social as well 💚
We present to you, the front endpaper and two interior illustrations, all by the amazing Raymond Swanland 😍
Art direction by the wonderful @petrikleo.bsky.social as well 💚
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New article - Five hard SF books (no particular order) that really impacted me: fivebooks.com/best-books/t... featuring work by @emmanewman.bsky.social Justina Robson, Chris Beckett, Terry Pratchett and Hal Clements.
The Best Hard Science Fiction Books
Hard sci fi books build fantastical worlds underpinned by rigorous science. This constraint actually provokes originality, explains multi-award winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. He talks us through h...
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December 22, 2024 at 5:59 PM
New article - Five hard SF books (no particular order) that really impacted me: fivebooks.com/best-books/t... featuring work by @emmanewman.bsky.social Justina Robson, Chris Beckett, Terry Pratchett and Hal Clements.
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"It has always taken more legwork to find the artists working outside of the best-known systems. It has always been worth it."
@mollytempleton.bsky.social on the value of supporting small press books and publishers:
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@mollytempleton.bsky.social on the value of supporting small press books and publishers:
reactormag.com/small-press-...
Small Press SFF Might Sometimes Be Harder to Find — But It's More Than Worth the Effort - Reactor
It's a classic underdog tale, and who doesn't love rooting for that?
reactormag.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:20 PM
"It has always taken more legwork to find the artists working outside of the best-known systems. It has always been worth it."
@mollytempleton.bsky.social on the value of supporting small press books and publishers:
reactormag.com/small-press-...
@mollytempleton.bsky.social on the value of supporting small press books and publishers:
reactormag.com/small-press-...
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A lovely piece on @marthawells.com in @wired.com. On being a “weird kid”, the importance of fan communities and found family, Wells’ long and complex career, the origins of the Murderbot Diaries, plus anxiety, fan fiction, a longbow, tentacle monsters and, perhaps, finding a place to belong.
📚 #SFF
📚 #SFF
How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' Life
Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
A lovely piece on @marthawells.com in @wired.com. On being a “weird kid”, the importance of fan communities and found family, Wells’ long and complex career, the origins of the Murderbot Diaries, plus anxiety, fan fiction, a longbow, tentacle monsters and, perhaps, finding a place to belong.
📚 #SFF
📚 #SFF
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The one where I review Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social, a brilliant exploration of what it is to be human. A solid five out of five stars. #AmReading
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky snaomiscott.net/shroud-by-ad...
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky snaomiscott.net/shroud-by-ad...
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Disclaimer: Thanks to NetGalley and TorUK for the gift of an eARC. This is a book about humanity. What it is, what it means, how it’s expressed, and how it affects us. It’s also a damne…
snaomiscott.net
December 8, 2024 at 10:49 AM
The one where I review Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social, a brilliant exploration of what it is to be human. A solid five out of five stars. #AmReading
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky snaomiscott.net/shroud-by-ad...
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky snaomiscott.net/shroud-by-ad...
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If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.
I just backed @3lobedmag.bsky.social's magazine 2025 campaign on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2025
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
www.kickstarter.com
September 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I just backed @3lobedmag.bsky.social's magazine 2025 campaign on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...