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M V Melcer
@mvmelcer.com
2K followers 1.1K following 840 posts
pronounced *meltzer*
SFF writer and perpetual student. Author of REFRACTIONS and INVERSIONS. Repped by Lisa Rodgers at JABberwocky. SFWA, BSFA, Codex.
Polish-born/UK-based
she/her
https://mvmelcer.com/
https://linktr.ee/mvmelcer
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Latest purchase. I regret nothing.
Two feet in black and white socks pretending to be cat paws
September 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Welcome to Poland. The Sun’s being dramatic.
A dramatic dark cloud with silver rays of the sun behind it.
September 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I've got a new story, a short prequel to the events of my first novel, REFRACTIONS. It's going free to my newsletter subscribers -- if you want it, sign up here mvmelcer.com/newsletter/
Book cover featuring a shuttle over an icy moon. Jupiter looms in the background. The Europa Run by M V Melcer
January 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Dying here... 😆
Screenshot of the animation, frozen on the word "do-over".
January 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Earl Grey being unusually considerate and deciding not to knock down the mug of tea left precariously on his perch.
A chunky silver tabby cat half hanging out of his tree while laving half of the space to a mug of tea.
December 7, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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Hello friends old and new!

Today only, Amazon is running a $0.99 promotion of my sci-fi debut, REFRACTIONS (US and Canada only, alas). Snap a bargain and help a girl out to spread the world.

I hate to say it, but the world has just made this book even more prescient.

geni.us/281-ap-web-ch
A promo image showing a space-suited woman leaning against a wall, exhausted. Five star comments saying: page turning space opera, starts fast and never let's go, gripping space-based thriller. A book cover of Refractions by M V Melcer, featuring a space-craft over an alien planet.
November 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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I'm also a perpetual student (mostly astronomy and cosmology), a fountain pen aficionado, and the mother of the sweetest though not the smartest of cats, Earl Grey.
A silver grey tabby cat in repose on a grey ledge, looking pensive. Green foliage in the background.
November 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Hello new followers! I'm a sci-fi writer of two connected but independent novels REFRACTIONS & INVERSIONS, both about the consequences of the rich screwing everyone over. geni.us/281-ap-web-ch

(Ironically, they are distributed through Amazon. I have opinions but not enough energy to voice them.)
Cover of Refractions showing a spaceship over an alien planet Cover of Inversions showing a space station above Earth
November 15, 2024 at 10:57 PM
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The Bookseller announce that Orbital won the Booker prize. The first sci-fi nov-- oh, wait, no. It's an "astronomical novel."

Right. Because Booker can't be seen going to a sci-fi novel. 🫤
Headline saying "Samantha Harvey's 'miraculous' novel Orbital wins 2024 Booker Prize Samantha Harvey has "unanimously" won the Booker Prize for her bestselling astronomical novel Orbital (Jonathan Cape) the first space-set novel to take the gong and the shortest-in-length winner in 45 years."
November 14, 2024 at 12:38 AM
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STOP

THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL PIC CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING.

THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THIS SITE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

This is Earl Grey. He has deep thoughts.
A grey tabby cat on a green chair, looking thoughtful. Or possibly clueless.
November 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Strange creatures spotted on today’s walk. Water ghosts? Or is Area X expanding? Who can tell?
Four white feather-covered cones poking out of dark lake waters. (These are in fact swan butts as they forage on the bottom.)
October 27, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Rs with a banger photo of you

The thing behind me is no more... 😢 (Arecibo radio telescope)
A woman in sunglasses, behind her is a giant satellite dish surrounded by thick tropical forest.
October 18, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Now only wait till we get 233M users and I'll be top 1%! 😂
My lucky number is 233,120 - certified elder and part of the first 10%
September 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Thanks Tade!

Just released the second book in a lose duology. Near-ish future/space opera about a world politically and socially reshaped by climate change, and messy characters struggling to make the best of it.

Refractions: geni.us/281-al-aut-am
Inversions: geni.us/371-al-aut-am
A book cover showing a spaceship over an alien planet; the title is REFRACTIONS by M V Melcer A book cover showing a space station over Earth; the title is INVERSIONS by M V Melcer
September 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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It's my book birthday! Inversions is out today. 🥳 geni.us/371-al-aut-am
Book cover showing a space station above Earth with a caption "out now", Inversions by MV Melcer.
August 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Worldcon day 102…
With @yumewrites.bsky.social , @sarahpinsker.bsky.social and @victormanibo.bsky.social
Four programme participants sitting behind a table, trying not to look tired
August 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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On 2 August I'll join five amazing authors for a reading for Strong Women/Strange Worlds. There will be prizes as well. Do join us!

Register here, it's free: tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

@swsworlds.bsky.social, @kelliowen.bsky.social, @lizawemakor.bsky.social, @DiannaLGunn, @hannafordjenny.bsky.social
Event poster with the photos of five authors; Strong Women/Strange Worlds presents First Friday Quick Reads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror. August 2, 12 noon EDT.
July 24, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Yay! New book coming in August!

It's a loose sequel to Refractions and works better in read in sequence, but can be read as a standalone.

(Reviewers, DM me for a review copy! Much appreciated!)
Book cover with a futuristic space station; Inversions by M V Melcer. Arriving on 14 August 2024.
July 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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It's Book Quote Wednesday! Today the word is 'below' -- and Nathalie finds herself in tricky circumstances. #BookQW
Cover of novel Refractions by M V Melcer with a quote.
May 29, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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So, the Hugo nominations are open so...
Graphic saying: "for your consideration, MV Melcer. Refractions, novel"
January 28, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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Earl Grey suffers from SAD as much as I do...
Tabby cat staring at a very bright SAD lamp
December 30, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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Well, one's gotta do that eligibility post... Super easy this year: just one novel, Refractions (sci-fi).

Do check it out if you haven't yet!  geni.us/281-al-aut-ch
Image of a book cover; text: for your consideration, M V Melcer, Refractions, novel, Nov. 2023, Storm Publishing. Quote: "a page-turning mystery that drills straight down to the human heart of a crisis" Aimee Ogden
December 22, 2023 at 6:12 PM
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The ebook of my space mystery, Refractions, is only .99 this week!

Great time to get it, if you're so inclined -- and please help spread the word!

geni.us/281-pp-fbo-am
Book cover with review snippets: "An outstanding story filled with action, tension, drama and emotion. Highly recommended."
December 11, 2023 at 7:26 PM
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My book is out today!!!! 🎊
Ebook for only $3.99/£2.99!
Get it here:  geni.us/281-al-aut-ch
Refractions book cover next to a reader review: This book has earned a place on my favourites shelf after reading through more than 400 pages in one sitting"
November 16, 2023 at 5:08 PM
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Look what just arrived!
How can I even it them?
a box of tiny brownies decorated with a the cover for Refractions novel and the publisher's logo (Storm).
November 15, 2023 at 8:11 PM