Science Fiction
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For those who like suspense/horror sci-fi, I published the first 3 chapters of my novel, Shifter, for free online.
write.as Shifter - Chapter 1 | Departure--- PLEASE NOTE: I'm publishing chapters 1-3 of my novel Shifter to crowdsource funding for the full novel. If you're interested in ...
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> The plot summary is as follows: > > >Secret Service agent Rebecca Carter's world is upended when her husband goes missing in 2002. Two years later, Rebecca and her team are protecting the President during a high-stakes trade deal in China. But their mission is cut short when an assassin appears out of nowhere, kills everyone, and disappears, leaving Rebecca as the lone survivor. In the year 31,462, Xel-Na, a shifter (an individual who can move through time and space at will), receives no word from Thes-Omatz, the deep space research vessel carrying his wife and daughter. Upon launching probes to investigate, he finds everyone either dead or missing. Suspecting a fellow shifter, Xel-Na embarks on a mission to confront the perpetrator. In his quest he soon comes across Rebecca. Together, they face insurmountable odds, all while grappling with the weight of their personal losses. But as they delve deeper into the heart of the conspiracy, they discover that the murderous shifter isn't just after Rebecca, he's after power. And no matter what Xel-Na and Rebecca do, this cunning adversary is always one step ahead of them. > > I finished the first draft of the novel, but being out of work I'm not able to fund it myself. I was kinda like, well, nobody's giving me a call, might as well write it. > > Would love to hear your thoughts. Do you like it? I have a thick skin, so even if it's crap, go ahead and let a rip. > > And before you ask, no, it was not written by AI 😆 (though I did use AI to assist in editing). > > If you'd like to fund publication, I would greatly appreciate it. Or if you like and and don't like to give strangers money online, I'd be forever grateful if you share the post on social media.
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Vernor Vinge, first author to describe cyberspace and 'The Singularity,' dies at 79
www.theregister.com RIP Vernor Vinge, imaginer of cyberspace and The SingularityCompSci and math professor by trade, he envisaged a galactic Usenet, and was utterly brilliant
- www.theguardian.com Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’
Leaked emails reveal organisers of leading science fiction and fantasy awards flagged works of a ‘sensitive political nature’
- www.esquire.com Inside the Censorship Scandal That Rocked Sci-Fi and Fantasy's Biggest Awards
Last week, the Hugo Awards melted down over unexplained disqualifications. Insiders tell Esquire what really happened—and what it could mean for the future of literary awards.
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Worldcon Intellectual Property Censures Chengdu Worldcon Hugo Administrators
reactormag.com Worldcon Intellectual Property Censures Chengdu Worldcon Hugo Administrators - ReactorThe censure comes in the wake of unanswered questions pertaining to Hugo Award eligibility at WorldCon 2023.
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Transcendence (2014)
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Has anyone seen this metaphysical sci-fi flick?
As I understand it, it did terrible at the box office. The trailer is amazing to look at, so I’m wondering if there is anything of substance to be found. I’ll be watching it tonight or early this week.
https://youtu.be/VCTen3-B8GU?si=nMXxPE5toRzRxM5G
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Godzilla x Kong
I’m sure I’ll enjoy the heck out of it, but after Minus 1… Everything else just looks like fluff.
(But, hey… I like fluff!)
https://youtu.be/lV1OOlGwExM?si=DJg8Mg9UPgSDCQp9
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Doctor Who celebrates 60 years!
Happy 60th anniversary to Doctor Who!
https://youtu.be/2V_xYubUJFo?si=3bVT57IbUkEjoexo
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John Carter (2012)
What does everyone think about this attempt at a new franchise from Disney? I remember seeing it in the theater and I really enjoyed it! I had hoped we would see more in the 'John Carter' universe, but that was not to be. Poor marketing is often blamed, as is critics suggesting it was "derivative".
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Scavengers Reign season 1 - What a trip!
It follows a crew of a damaged deep space freighter who are stranded on a beautiful but dangerous planet.
Beautiful animation and wildly imaginative. The story probably won't blow your mind but the alien world might! I certainly enjoyed it and consider it one of the more interesing SciFi shows released lately.
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Pantheon
www.tvmaze.com Pantheon | TVmazePantheon focuses on Maddie, a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind ...
> Pantheon focuses on Maddie, a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being: an "Uploaded Intelligence" or "UI", but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war.
Probably one of the best sci-fi shows created in the last few decades. It's smart, deep and engaging.
If you haven't tried it, you are missing out.
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my main problem with the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
OK, so first off, as the title says, there will be spoilers in here. So if you’re planning on reading it and haven’t yet already, please stop.
I read the series as a teenager and absolutely love them. Recently, I have taken the time to reread all five of them, and have to say I was slightly disappointed. I still thought that the writing was very amusing, the social commentary was good and the lightly touched philosophical discussions were good as well. My main problem concerns character development, or better said, the complete lack thereof in my opinion. I found that most disturbing into different aspects:
The lack of real, meaningful friendship between characters
As an example, Arthur and Ford are supposed to be friends, but from the interaction in the book it seems more like they tolerate each other and don’t really appreciate each other’s presence or influence on their adventures. Every time they get out of touch, they don’t appear to feel sorry about it, and when they see each other again, they are extremely British about it. This also applies to the other characters in my opinion.
the complete abandonment of the relationship between Arthur and Fenchurch
So, in the first three books, Arthur is like this maladjusted guy, who really doesn’t know what his place in the universe is. This also applies to his personal relationships. Then, he meets a woman that is presented as his soulmate, someone that finally understands him and respects/likes him the way he is. All of a sudden, she disappears into thin air, and she’s only mentioned one more time in the book series. Arthur seems happy to just make sandwiches and doesn’t seem to mourn this loss too much after the initial search. To me, this makes the character rather shallow. I appreciate the author was not trying to write a novel about love in space, or whatever, but still, it feels a bit lacking to me.
I will end my rant here, I am very curious as to your opinions on this matter. Do you feel like I’m just expecting too much from these books or do you tend to agree with these criticisms?
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Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race?
What the title says, I'm tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe.
I'd like to read something different where we're the more advanced ones (not necessarily the most advanced). As an example I quite enjoyed the Ender's Game sequels and the angle of us being the more advanced ones was quite interesting.
Do you have any recommendations?
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Farscape
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"Farscape features a diverse ensemble of characters who are initially escaping from corrupt authorities in the form of a militaristic organization called the Peacekeepers. The protagonists live inside a large bio-mechanical ship called Moya which is a living entity."
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Could you recommend books about environmentalism?
I'm looking for sci-fi books that are (partially or fully) about environmentalism, preserving nature or the consequences of not doing so.
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How many of you are using Bookwyrm (federated alternative to Goodreads)?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42666
> I recently discovered Bookwyrm and am really liking it. It's not quite as full-featured as The Storygraph or Goodreads but it covers all of the most important functionalities and it's federated which I appreciate. Something that it is missing Vs either The Storygraph or Goodreads at the moment is volume of reviews (ie. Volume of users.) However, your review won't get lost in the sea so much and I've found that it's been quite easy to find readers with similar interests. > > Anyway, who here is using Bookwyrm? What's your account so we can all follow each other? > (Mine is [email protected])
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What's everyone been reading recently?
For me in SciFi I've been trying to hit some classics so I've read 'The Iron Dream' by Norman Spinrad, 'A Time of Changes' by Robert Silverberg and also the (recent release) 'Out of the Ruins' anthology.
Of those three I enjoyed 'The Iron Dream' the most since I didn't enjoy Silverberg's potraryal of women (and it doesn't seem to have literary intent like in 'The Iron Dream'.) 'Out of the Ruins had some bangers but it was a fairly inconsistent collection for me that mostly hasn't been memorable.
So, what are you currently reading or have recently read?
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Time-Loop Drama "Reset"
radii.co Mega-Popular Time-Loop Drama "Reset" Achieves 1 Billion Views — RADIIReset is the hottest TV show in China. With only two episodes left to release tonight, it has been trending on Weibo almost every day for weeks
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Bad Space is a great series of dark sci-fi comics
www.badspacecomics.com Science fiction comics | Bad SpaceShort, sharp, shocks in 10 panels. Science, horror and great art. Stare into the abyss with Bad Space comics.
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Life Artificial is one of my favorite sci-fi novels exploring AI, what are some of yours?
A couple of others that I really enjoyed are The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang and Diaspora by Greg Egan.
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The Long Chase - A Short Story by Geoffrey A. Landis (2002)
www.lightspeedmagazine.com The Long Chase - Lightspeed Magazine2645, January. The war is over. The survivors are being rounded up and converted. In the inner solar system, those of my companions who survived the ferocity of the fighting have already been converted. But here at the very edge of the Oort Cloud, all things go slowly. It will be years, perhaps deca...
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Cory Doctorow is fighting back against Amazon's Audible
I don't know if this will really change the publishing industry at all but I'm backing him.
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Any suggestions for short story anthologies?
I recently read William Gibson's Burning Chrome and at the moment i'm in the middle of the Mirrorshades Anthology. Would Love some suggestions for collections of short SF stories from one or multiple writers.
I especially enjoyed "The Gernsback Continuum" and "The Winter Market". So if you have anything similar i would be delighted.
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Anyone else a fan of the Honorverse series of novels?
A few years back, I discovered the long-running military scifi series that starts with On Basilisk Station by David Weber.
It's my favorite novel series now. Anyone else a fan?