Jim Stokes
@jimstokes.bsky.social
#ConstantReader Science Fiction & Fantasy. Board trustee (Spring Lake Public Library, VNA of NJ). USNA alumni. IBM retiree. Nosce te ipsum.
Time to get this party started
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Time to get this party started
Takes time to round ‘em all up - sometimes a wee bit o’ fire is required
Arthur Tress the Dream Collector - text by John Minahan, 1972
Arthur Tress the Dream Collector - text by John Minahan, 1972
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Takes time to round ‘em all up - sometimes a wee bit o’ fire is required
Arthur Tress the Dream Collector - text by John Minahan, 1972
Arthur Tress the Dream Collector - text by John Minahan, 1972
when only the best will do
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
when only the best will do
How your phone looks at you while it monitors your weekly screen time.
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
How your phone looks at you while it monitors your weekly screen time.
I thought masks were required?
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I thought masks were required?
Is it just my imagination, or does 1930's UK Captain Justice sound an awful lot like US Doc Savage?
Globe trotting adventurer, champion of the down-trodden, amazing transport vehicles, his very own headquarters, a team of able assistants ...
Globe trotting adventurer, champion of the down-trodden, amazing transport vehicles, his very own headquarters, a team of able assistants ...
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Is it just my imagination, or does 1930's UK Captain Justice sound an awful lot like US Doc Savage?
Globe trotting adventurer, champion of the down-trodden, amazing transport vehicles, his very own headquarters, a team of able assistants ...
Globe trotting adventurer, champion of the down-trodden, amazing transport vehicles, his very own headquarters, a team of able assistants ...
This is the slobbering wide-eyed green man of Les Folies #Bourgeoises, by Clément Vautel. Albin Michel, 1921. I have but one question. Did he ever go skiing?
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is the slobbering wide-eyed green man of Les Folies #Bourgeoises, by Clément Vautel. Albin Michel, 1921. I have but one question. Did he ever go skiing?
An astonishing book review, two thumbs up!! (it’s almost as if Daniel is reading books from my personal sci-fi library when I’m not there).
The Green Rain - A Fantastic Tale of a World Gone Mad, by Paul Tabori. 1961, cover art by John Schoenherr. #booksky
The Green Rain - A Fantastic Tale of a World Gone Mad, by Paul Tabori. 1961, cover art by John Schoenherr. #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
An astonishing book review, two thumbs up!! (it’s almost as if Daniel is reading books from my personal sci-fi library when I’m not there).
The Green Rain - A Fantastic Tale of a World Gone Mad, by Paul Tabori. 1961, cover art by John Schoenherr. #booksky
The Green Rain - A Fantastic Tale of a World Gone Mad, by Paul Tabori. 1961, cover art by John Schoenherr. #booksky
Well, it's a start (have always admired the series of Golden Nature Guides)
Insects / A guide to familiar American insects
p.s. nice posting Sarah!
Insects / A guide to familiar American insects
p.s. nice posting Sarah!
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Well, it's a start (have always admired the series of Golden Nature Guides)
Insects / A guide to familiar American insects
p.s. nice posting Sarah!
Insects / A guide to familiar American insects
p.s. nice posting Sarah!
Lord Dunsany had some feels on the matter of war #bookwormsat
" ... it is our own time that has ended in blood and broken bricks."
" ... it is our own time that has ended in blood and broken bricks."
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lord Dunsany had some feels on the matter of war #bookwormsat
" ... it is our own time that has ended in blood and broken bricks."
" ... it is our own time that has ended in blood and broken bricks."
Will Mankind drag along the scourge of war to the stars?
Tongues of the Moon by Philip Jose Farmer. 1970, cover artist not attributed. #bookwormsat #booksky
Tongues of the Moon by Philip Jose Farmer. 1970, cover artist not attributed. #bookwormsat #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Will Mankind drag along the scourge of war to the stars?
Tongues of the Moon by Philip Jose Farmer. 1970, cover artist not attributed. #bookwormsat #booksky
Tongues of the Moon by Philip Jose Farmer. 1970, cover artist not attributed. #bookwormsat #booksky
The war never ends, until it does.
Ender’s War by Orson Scott Card. 1986, signed edition, cover art by Vincent Di Fate. #bookwormsat #booksky
Ender’s War by Orson Scott Card. 1986, signed edition, cover art by Vincent Di Fate. #bookwormsat #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The war never ends, until it does.
Ender’s War by Orson Scott Card. 1986, signed edition, cover art by Vincent Di Fate. #bookwormsat #booksky
Ender’s War by Orson Scott Card. 1986, signed edition, cover art by Vincent Di Fate. #bookwormsat #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A book review that highlights “eternal damnation.”
Protected by the Damned - Torn Asunder by Michael Todd. 2018, cover art by Ryn Katryn. #booksky
Protected by the Damned - Torn Asunder by Michael Todd. 2018, cover art by Ryn Katryn. #booksky
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A book review that highlights “eternal damnation.”
Protected by the Damned - Torn Asunder by Michael Todd. 2018, cover art by Ryn Katryn. #booksky
Protected by the Damned - Torn Asunder by Michael Todd. 2018, cover art by Ryn Katryn. #booksky
Two more #booknotes by me
Beyond the Spectrum by Martin Thomas and Unhappy Far-Off Things by Lord Dunsany.
Beyond the Spectrum by Martin Thomas and Unhappy Far-Off Things by Lord Dunsany.
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Two more #booknotes by me
Beyond the Spectrum by Martin Thomas and Unhappy Far-Off Things by Lord Dunsany.
Beyond the Spectrum by Martin Thomas and Unhappy Far-Off Things by Lord Dunsany.
Variations on a theme
We can clearly see what's going on...
We can clearly see what's going on...
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Variations on a theme
We can clearly see what's going on...
We can clearly see what's going on...
Inspired by The Sandman?
S2:E5 The Song of Orpheus
S2:E5 The Song of Orpheus
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Inspired by The Sandman?
S2:E5 The Song of Orpheus
S2:E5 The Song of Orpheus
Tackling the creation of a bunch of #booknotes that have been waiting in the wings
This one for - Stan Lee Presents: Doc Savage , The Mayan Mutations. Jan 1977, cover art by Ken Barr.
This one for - Stan Lee Presents: Doc Savage , The Mayan Mutations. Jan 1977, cover art by Ken Barr.
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tackling the creation of a bunch of #booknotes that have been waiting in the wings
This one for - Stan Lee Presents: Doc Savage , The Mayan Mutations. Jan 1977, cover art by Ken Barr.
This one for - Stan Lee Presents: Doc Savage , The Mayan Mutations. Jan 1977, cover art by Ken Barr.
The Louvre should consider a new security team
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Louvre should consider a new security team
alternative book cover proposals rock!
The Reckoning by Joan Conquest. 1931, cover artist unknown.
The Reckoning by Joan Conquest. 1931, cover artist unknown.
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
alternative book cover proposals rock!
The Reckoning by Joan Conquest. 1931, cover artist unknown.
The Reckoning by Joan Conquest. 1931, cover artist unknown.