Henry Neilsen
@henryneilsen.bsky.social
Sci-fi and Speculative author and writer of essays about extremely nerdy stuff. Anti genAI, pro humanity. Lefty. Environmental designer by day.
An excerpt from Mise En Abime, by @lauren.taylor.bak for THE DISCONNECTED. Kickstarter link in bio.
Lauren's story left me shocked with its raw depiction of sex work in an eternally connected world. This story is incredibly powerful in its depiction of the edge of exploitation and consent.
Lauren's story left me shocked with its raw depiction of sex work in an eternally connected world. This story is incredibly powerful in its depiction of the edge of exploitation and consent.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
An excerpt from Mise En Abime, by @lauren.taylor.bak for THE DISCONNECTED. Kickstarter link in bio.
Lauren's story left me shocked with its raw depiction of sex work in an eternally connected world. This story is incredibly powerful in its depiction of the edge of exploitation and consent.
Lauren's story left me shocked with its raw depiction of sex work in an eternally connected world. This story is incredibly powerful in its depiction of the edge of exploitation and consent.
Super excited to wake up to my Kickstarter being funded today!
If you're interested in backing a Cyberpunk horror novel and it's in-universe anthology, check out the link below!
If you're interested in backing a Cyberpunk horror novel and it's in-universe anthology, check out the link below!
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Super excited to wake up to my Kickstarter being funded today!
If you're interested in backing a Cyberpunk horror novel and it's in-universe anthology, check out the link below!
If you're interested in backing a Cyberpunk horror novel and it's in-universe anthology, check out the link below!
I'll have more to say about this tomorrow because it's late here, but the feeling that a bunch of people believe in my work enough to put cash on the line to help me bring it to life will always and forever be amazing. Thank you.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I'll have more to say about this tomorrow because it's late here, but the feeling that a bunch of people believe in my work enough to put cash on the line to help me bring it to life will always and forever be amazing. Thank you.
My new book and companion anthology is NOW LIVE on Kickstarter. It's a cyberpunk horror novel and collection that imagines what a late-stage cyberpunk world would look like, and what happens to the people who aren't the benefactors of the system. ⤵️🔗
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My new book and companion anthology is NOW LIVE on Kickstarter. It's a cyberpunk horror novel and collection that imagines what a late-stage cyberpunk world would look like, and what happens to the people who aren't the benefactors of the system. ⤵️🔗
Additionally, there is a companion anthology THE DISCONNECTED featuring stories from:
@laurentaylorbak.bsky.social
Laura J Campbell
@liviajelliot.com
@thomasgloyn.bsky.social
H M Weir
@laurentaylorbak.bsky.social
Laura J Campbell
@liviajelliot.com
@thomasgloyn.bsky.social
H M Weir
October 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Additionally, there is a companion anthology THE DISCONNECTED featuring stories from:
@laurentaylorbak.bsky.social
Laura J Campbell
@liviajelliot.com
@thomasgloyn.bsky.social
H M Weir
@laurentaylorbak.bsky.social
Laura J Campbell
@liviajelliot.com
@thomasgloyn.bsky.social
H M Weir
For some reason known only to the prime movers of the universe I decided to read the EULA for Balder's Gate 3 and I'm glad I did if only for the unhinged bit about eldritch beings.
Also, apparently you should send them fan art to get perks?
Also, apparently you should send them fan art to get perks?
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
For some reason known only to the prime movers of the universe I decided to read the EULA for Balder's Gate 3 and I'm glad I did if only for the unhinged bit about eldritch beings.
Also, apparently you should send them fan art to get perks?
Also, apparently you should send them fan art to get perks?
Some things that are really cool: my books are now available in my local library! I gave a talk about my experience starting a story as a podcast. Very exciting to get my first talk as an author under my belt, and I'm very keen to do more in the future.
June 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Some things that are really cool: my books are now available in my local library! I gave a talk about my experience starting a story as a podcast. Very exciting to get my first talk as an author under my belt, and I'm very keen to do more in the future.
Brb updating all of my bios to read AUREALIS AWARD FINALIST.
Cannot believe my story LIFE IN THE DIRT has made the shortlist for this year's Aurealis awards, along with a bunch of other talented writers!
aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...
Cannot believe my story LIFE IN THE DIRT has made the shortlist for this year's Aurealis awards, along with a bunch of other talented writers!
aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...
April 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Brb updating all of my bios to read AUREALIS AWARD FINALIST.
Cannot believe my story LIFE IN THE DIRT has made the shortlist for this year's Aurealis awards, along with a bunch of other talented writers!
aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...
Cannot believe my story LIFE IN THE DIRT has made the shortlist for this year's Aurealis awards, along with a bunch of other talented writers!
aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...
Andor has an amazing example of this kind of place - covered in junk and barely surviving, riffing on the retrofuturism of Star Wars in a really interesting way.
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Andor has an amazing example of this kind of place - covered in junk and barely surviving, riffing on the retrofuturism of Star Wars in a really interesting way.
Images like The Day the Earth Smiled with the earth visible as barely more than a pixel, the Hubble spacecraft’s pillars of creation, or any of the dozens of pictures I had in coffee table books that blew up my imagination with thoughts of the immense loneliness of the universe.
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Images like The Day the Earth Smiled with the earth visible as barely more than a pixel, the Hubble spacecraft’s pillars of creation, or any of the dozens of pictures I had in coffee table books that blew up my imagination with thoughts of the immense loneliness of the universe.
Speaking of Aliens, Alien has always been my favourite of the franchise because of the way it depicts, first and foremost, a bunch of people doing a job. The militarism and jingoistic hoo-ra of the sequels doesn’t do as much for me as the terror of people having just the worst day at work.
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Speaking of Aliens, Alien has always been my favourite of the franchise because of the way it depicts, first and foremost, a bunch of people doing a job. The militarism and jingoistic hoo-ra of the sequels doesn’t do as much for me as the terror of people having just the worst day at work.
Then, the 2003 series of Battlestar Galactica. This series was a study into how humanity behaves when there’s nothing left, and showed me what a space story with no aliens could look like. A story about people and their relationship to one another.
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Then, the 2003 series of Battlestar Galactica. This series was a study into how humanity behaves when there’s nothing left, and showed me what a space story with no aliens could look like. A story about people and their relationship to one another.
The first and most overt comparison is to The Expanse. Corey’s space opera blends all of the magic of a space opera with the grounded feeling that I like so much in other types of sci-fi. Corey’s world has given us the solar system, but I wondered what would happen if we didn’t even get that far.
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The first and most overt comparison is to The Expanse. Corey’s space opera blends all of the magic of a space opera with the grounded feeling that I like so much in other types of sci-fi. Corey’s world has given us the solar system, but I wondered what would happen if we didn’t even get that far.
Special edition is on the right, standard on the left. Standard also in smaller format.
There will only ever be 100 copies of the special edition, so it's a limited run
This story started as a podcast, and the special edition has a foreword where I talk about the writing process and influences.
There will only ever be 100 copies of the special edition, so it's a limited run
This story started as a podcast, and the special edition has a foreword where I talk about the writing process and influences.
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Special edition is on the right, standard on the left. Standard also in smaller format.
There will only ever be 100 copies of the special edition, so it's a limited run
This story started as a podcast, and the special edition has a foreword where I talk about the writing process and influences.
There will only ever be 100 copies of the special edition, so it's a limited run
This story started as a podcast, and the special edition has a foreword where I talk about the writing process and influences.
Just ordered 100 copies of the special edition of my book!
The best thing? 75 of them are already sold and the rest are only available direct through me.
Look how cool it is!
The best thing? 75 of them are already sold and the rest are only available direct through me.
Look how cool it is!
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Just ordered 100 copies of the special edition of my book!
The best thing? 75 of them are already sold and the rest are only available direct through me.
Look how cool it is!
The best thing? 75 of them are already sold and the rest are only available direct through me.
Look how cool it is!
I know that eReaders can't be beat for convenience and cost, but I get a visceral sense of pleasure from looking at my bookshelf and thinking "what will I read next?"
November 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I know that eReaders can't be beat for convenience and cost, but I get a visceral sense of pleasure from looking at my bookshelf and thinking "what will I read next?"
Currently reading Moby Dick and I gotta say, it's putting me in a real "let's sail off into the great unknown" kinda mood.
November 11, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Currently reading Moby Dick and I gotta say, it's putting me in a real "let's sail off into the great unknown" kinda mood.
Less than 48 hours to go, if you're a fan of hard sci fi or space stories like THE EXPANSE or THE MARTIAN, SUNWARD SKY might be up your alley!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
November 2, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Less than 48 hours to go, if you're a fan of hard sci fi or space stories like THE EXPANSE or THE MARTIAN, SUNWARD SKY might be up your alley!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
It's a very small milestone for a very small indie author but I am absolutely stoked that 50 people have signed up to get a copy of SUNWARD SKY!
There's still 13 days left to get a special edition copy through the Kickstarter if you want a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
There's still 13 days left to get a special edition copy through the Kickstarter if you want a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
October 21, 2024 at 8:57 PM
It's a very small milestone for a very small indie author but I am absolutely stoked that 50 people have signed up to get a copy of SUNWARD SKY!
There's still 13 days left to get a special edition copy through the Kickstarter if you want a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
There's still 13 days left to get a special edition copy through the Kickstarter if you want a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
My Kickstarter for SUNWARD SKY is now fully funded, but there are still 3 weeks to go! Thank you so, so much to everyone who has contributed so far, I'm so excited to bring this project to life.
October 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM
My Kickstarter for SUNWARD SKY is now fully funded, but there are still 3 weeks to go! Thank you so, so much to everyone who has contributed so far, I'm so excited to bring this project to life.
In just over 24 hours my Kickstarter for SUNWARD SKY has got up to 59% funded, which is incredible and I appreciate everyone who has supported.
To secure your ebook or paperback copy, follow the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
To secure your ebook or paperback copy, follow the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
October 6, 2024 at 3:39 AM
In just over 24 hours my Kickstarter for SUNWARD SKY has got up to 59% funded, which is incredible and I appreciate everyone who has supported.
To secure your ebook or paperback copy, follow the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
To secure your ebook or paperback copy, follow the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hen...
Time for a COVER REVEAL
My new novel SUNWARD SKY is now available for KICKSTARTER pledges and I'm proud to share the incredible cover art that @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social has made for me for this special edition.
To pledge your support, check out the link below!
My new novel SUNWARD SKY is now available for KICKSTARTER pledges and I'm proud to share the incredible cover art that @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social has made for me for this special edition.
To pledge your support, check out the link below!
October 4, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Time for a COVER REVEAL
My new novel SUNWARD SKY is now available for KICKSTARTER pledges and I'm proud to share the incredible cover art that @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social has made for me for this special edition.
To pledge your support, check out the link below!
My new novel SUNWARD SKY is now available for KICKSTARTER pledges and I'm proud to share the incredible cover art that @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social has made for me for this special edition.
To pledge your support, check out the link below!
Me as I consider writing an afterword with the explicit political beliefs that the book engenders:
September 26, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Me as I consider writing an afterword with the explicit political beliefs that the book engenders:
If you buy SUNWARD SKY on Amazon (available on Feb 15 next year) you'll get this version, with the original artwork on the cover.
BUT if you back on Kickstarter, you'll receive a NEW and LIMITED EDITION cover yet to be revealed.
Trust me, it looks great. Sign up below.
BUT if you back on Kickstarter, you'll receive a NEW and LIMITED EDITION cover yet to be revealed.
Trust me, it looks great. Sign up below.
September 24, 2024 at 1:50 AM
If you buy SUNWARD SKY on Amazon (available on Feb 15 next year) you'll get this version, with the original artwork on the cover.
BUT if you back on Kickstarter, you'll receive a NEW and LIMITED EDITION cover yet to be revealed.
Trust me, it looks great. Sign up below.
BUT if you back on Kickstarter, you'll receive a NEW and LIMITED EDITION cover yet to be revealed.
Trust me, it looks great. Sign up below.
September 23, 2024 at 12:56 PM