#scifi

See tagged statuses in the local BookWyrm community

"Alright, pal. It's time to go. Don't be afraid."

All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets.

Grogu looks up at the Mandalorian who's out of shot. R2 D2 stands behind Grogu.

Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/FeyFighters

Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash together in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?

@bookstodon

(Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme. The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces. The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover. (Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top: “We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.” “Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/FeyFighters

Chapter 32 of Stone Prophet is available to read on : https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

While Nicole heals her shattered pelvis and legs, she discusses what happened with Ogomid, who apologizes.

Nicole forgives him and suggest he may be dealing with post-traumatic stress.

She takes ownership of the life stones of Ogomid and Irkith, then looks closer at Irkith's...

@bookstodon

It's getting ever so close... just THREE days 'til we go hunting with Writing the Occult: Creatures & Cryptids. Are you ready to discover what's really out there?

Tickets are £40 + booking fee, which gets you access to the whole day live on Zoom, plus a (virtually) everlasting access to the recordings so you don't miss anything.

Details & tickets at writingtheoccult.carrd.co

A black graphic features the outline of a kraken-like octopus, and indicates it's three days until Writing the Occult: Creatures and Cryptids.

Generations: A Science Fiction Mystery Thriller "Generations proves as brisk and engaging as it is ambitious." - BookLife Sale: $11.90 to $0.99 by Noam Josephides Rating: 4.3/5 (712 Reviews)

Generations: A Science Fiction...

Finished reading the anthology "Amplitudes: Stories Of Queer And Trans Futurity."
https://amzn.to/40US7RU
📖🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👽🤖
This was rather impressive, with Aysha U. Farrah's "Sugar, Shadows" being just one of many highlights.

Finished reading the #ShortStory anthology "Amplitudes: Stories Of Queer And Trans Futurity." This was rather impressive, with Aysha U. Farrah's "Sugar, Shadows" being just one of many highlights.

Book Promotion: Sign-up to my bi-monthly newsletter and download five (5!) free fantasy, SF or steampunk novellas (if you want them).

The newsletters aren't just about me and always include other book promotions. (5633) https://www.subscribepage.com/voidships?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

S03E10 - Foundation Day

The Republic celebrates the birth of their democracy, and the HDR Liberator crew finally get a chance to join in, dispersing to join their families on this momentous day.

Captain Carl Schafer remains alone, but the holiday is about to offer him an unexpected opportunity.

Even a grim universe can have a holiday special.

https://www.ratchman.com/episodes/the-void-the-long-cold-dark-s03e10-foundation-day

Image by Nuwan Tharaka. Livia Teel arrives on Vovek, a planet still relatively early in the planetshaping process, and still primal in nature. The Teel Corporation uses the planet as a military base and second home for the Incarnate process, source of the Teel Dynasty's immortality. The facility is located on a coast, atop a series of bluffs. Livia's shuttle has landed on the top of one of these bluffs, and she has disembarked, ready to meet a representative from the Incarnate facility, who stands upon the lichen-strewn rocks.

Born this Day:
Frederik George Pohl Jr. (November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer. Author of
Gateway (1977)—winner of the Campbell Memorial, Hugo, Locus SF, and Nebula Awards as the year's Best Novel, and Jem (1979) winner of the National Book Award.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Pohl








Groups:
@books
@scifi
@Scifiart
@sciencefiction

This book cover is dominated by a minimalist yet striking graphic design, primarily featuring text on a deep, maroon-red background. At the very top of the cover, aligned centrally in a smaller, white, bold, sans-serif font, is the tagline: "This is the way the world ends...". The elliptical dots after the word "ends". The main focal point is the title, "JEM", rendered in enormous capital letters across the center of the image. The font is a heavy, geometric, sans-serif typeface. The letters are dark grey or black and appear textured, suggesting a rough, metallic or stone surface. The key visual element is the strong backlighting effect; an intense, bright light source shines from behind the letters, creating sharp, white, and brightly illuminated inner edges and drop shadows. This lighting gives the title a three-dimensional, almost sculptural quality, making it seem as though it is emerging from or pressing into the red background. The light is harshest behind the inner vertical strokes of the 'J', 'E', and 'M'. At the very bottom of the cover, aligned centrally and in the same white, bold, sans-serif font as the tagline, is the author's name: "FREDERIK POHL". Small white bullet points separate the first and last names from the title text area. The design utilizes a very limited color palette of deep red, black/dark grey, and stark white light, relying on strong typography and dramatic lighting to create visual impact. The cover was designed by Irving Freeman.
This book cover is a painting created by artist Boris Vallejo. It features two white, highly detailed spacecraft against a vibrant cosmic background. The color palette primarily uses deep blues and purples for the background, contrasted with bright white and orange for the ships and planetary objects. In the upper portion, the book's title, "GATEWAY," is displayed in large, yellow, futuristic capital letters with stylized "A"s lacking crossbars. Below the title, the author's name, "FREDERIK POHL," appears in smaller, white, bold, sans-serif capital letters. The larger spacecraft dominates the right side of the image, angled diagonally toward the upper right. It is streamlined and aerodynamic, despite being in space, with blue and grey accents. A bright orange and yellow exhaust plume extends from its rear engine, providing motion. This plume illuminates two planet-like spheres: one a dark, mottled grey, positioned above the flame, and another smaller, brighter sphere near the bottom center of the cover. The smaller spacecraft is at the bottom of the image, pointed toward the bottom left corner. It is a more compact, dome-shaped vessel with a clear cockpit canopy. The overall background depicts the blackness of space sprinkled with numerous small white stars. The intense colors of the ships' exhaust and the cosmic hues create a dramatic and dynamic science fiction scene. The artist's signature, "BORIS," is visible in the bottom right corner in small, blue capital letters.

In my new interview with manga artist and author Atsushi Kaneko, we discuss "Search And Destroy: Vol. 3," the final book in his cyberpunk sci-fi reimagining of Osamu Tezuka's "Dororo."

"Yeah, my son, Jimmy, watches this cop show, TJ Lazer, and this Lazer guy does this every time he takes down a bad guy. So naturally, my kid thinks every good cop should be... And you don't want to disappoint him."

All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets.

Murphy holds a paper cup in one hand and spins his gun in the other. Cop car can be seen behind him parked against an industrial setting.