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Paul McAuley
@unlikelyworlds.bsky.social
Scribble scribble scribble

Latest novel: Beyond the Burn Line
Incoming (12th Feb 2026): Loss Protocol
Working on: Heaven's Grand Design

Website: https://www.unlikelyworlds.co.uk
Agent: Oliver Cheetham at Mic Cheetham Agency
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BTW, if you're someone who's only recently encountered my Red trilogy, you might be interested in a short story prequel, "Codename: Delphi", available to read online at Lightspeed Magazine. @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/code...
Random book promo post...(ok, not entirely random):
THE RED: FIRST LIGHT is a near-future military thriller in which a cynical young army lieutenant finds he must reckon w/the true meaning of his oath to defend the country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. mythicisland.com/the_red_firs...
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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"The science is evolving quite rapidly and time is running out to do anything about it because the tipping point may well be quite close," says PIK's @rahmstorf.bsky.social in this piece on Iceland declaring the potential collapse of #AMOC a national security risk. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1op...
Iceland on alert amid Atlantic Ocean current's possible collapse | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
‘At the time, there was no mention of climate change. Now, when I look back, I know this is the result of climate change. It has been creeping up on us slowly, and now it is there for everyone to realise.’
‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Day 14: Heavy. Weight, bulk, heft are important aspects of the materiality of ancient objects, and hard to convey visually or through text. This Red Polished bowl is surprisingly heavy in the hand, like a full mug of tea, and it rests centred and self-contained despite its rounded base. #Museum30
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Space Invaders rendering of interstellar comet track.
#3IATLAS update: we've just pinpointed the comet's path with 10 times more accuracy, using data from our #ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft. 😎🧪🔭

www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.

10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C

20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C

So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Was it fuck
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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New jellyfish has just landed!!!
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Scientists and ethicists, including Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates @sergiuppasca.bsky.social and Hank Greely, call for an international process to guide the field of human neural organoids.

Read the full @statnews.com story: www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/n...
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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This future imagining is sobering and important
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Out on December 9, available to preorder fromNewCon Press now. Do you believe in miracles?
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson - Books - The Essence
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Georgiy Nisskiy (1903-1987)
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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So ebook editions of my recent novels are STILL presently just £2.99/$2.99. The Secret of Life, Something Coming Through, Into Everywhere, Austral, and more.

Various links here:
www.unlikelyworlds.co.uk/print.html
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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RIP Tatsuya Nakadai
Incredible career.
I guarantee that you will not guess what happens at the end of this epic stare down. Preposterously brilliant.
youtu.be/UkkF6Zz67TE?...
Sanjuro (1962) — The Final Samurai Showdown
YouTube video by Fix Me A Scene
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Currently reading
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Written before the BBC resignations but this by @arusbridger.bsky.social is really worth reading. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Last night, Warren Zevon was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His work was a big influence on Sandman Slim and there are a lot of very obvious references to his work in the last couple of books. Warren also wrote my favorite song about LA.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXCl...
Desperados Under the Eaves (2008 Remaster)
YouTube video by Warren Zevon - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Bonfire Night. Day 5.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Drax received logs from cutblocks in BC containing 90% old growth forest, a Canadian investigation found.
So it’s receiving £2m a day in UK green energy subsidies to burn old growth forest 🤔 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM