An older piece from me that made me go "wow". Maybe it won't impress you as much, but I hope it'll at least give a sense of atmosphere: what our future as humans could be, if we dared reach out and touch the stars...
A pinwheel-galaxy version of my "Tree Climber's Moon".
Weird Tales vol. 26, no. 1 (July 1935)
Oh so that's what happened to Atlantis? A volcano erupted and it shot all the Atlanteans out into the sky? Because of this young woman and her nun friend?
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v26n01_1935-07_ATLPM-Sas
Tenet of the Spark is basically an entire game's worth of Titanfall 2's time travel level, so I'm already in - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tenet-of-the-spark-is-basically-an-entire-games-worth-of-titanfall-2s-time-travel-level-so-im-already-in #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #RespawnEntertainment #ActionAdventure #ElectronicArts #ScienceFiction #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Titanfall2 #Shooter #XboxOne #PS4 #PC
I've finished: Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall is a work of art, it requires experience in order to appreciate it. This is not a novel I will gift to friends that are not deep into Sci-Fi.
I was able to grasp that I was looking at something beautiful, but I needed the final chapter to understand much of what Vajra Chandrasekera was aiming at.
Rakesfall proposes a cosmology that integrates mythology and technology. It involves possession, gods, demons, time travel and a multiverse, and it takes us all the way from colonial history to the heat death of the universe.
Yet, it is very much a novel of our time, of the powerful, the greedy and corrupt who wish to attain godhood and those who will oppose them.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/eca894b2-fc35-4eb8-af56-107b1cad4c47
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Astounding vol. 42, no. 6 (February 1949)
Yeah no idea what's going on here, it's all a little mad. What are those three disks? Are those space-text-messages supposed to be literal, as in, he can see them floating in space? Or less literal, like he can hear them or see them on a console but they're reproduced for us?
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v42n06_1949-02_cape1736
I hope everyone enjoyed this week's free story, "Academic Displacement." If you did, there's a lot more to explore. Continue your speculative-fiction journey with "Shards," or chart your own course along The Nod/Wells Timelines.
I'm reading for the excellent Strong Women, Strange Worlds next Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 PDT/7:00 EDT—with all these fantastic writers of speculative fiction! These online readings are free—and there are prizes! Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-women-strange-worlds-33460611105 to attend. See you there? @Writing_Norse #Bookstodon #FreeBooks #AuthorReading #WomenAuthors #EnbyAuthors #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #FantasyFiction #HorrorFiction
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10 Lesser-Known Sci-Fi Movies For Those Who Feel Like They've Seen All The Decent Ones
https://screenrant.com/lesser-known-sci-fi-movies-for-those-seen-decent-ones-list/ #scifi #sciencefiction #art #scifiart #fantasy #space #cyberpunk
Electro Bop Boxing League is a swanky atompunk autobattler with a wonderful sense of fun - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/electro-bop-boxing-league-is-a-swanky-atompunk-autobattler-with-a-wonderful-sense-of-fun #ElectroBopBoxingLeague #ScienceFiction #Simulation #Sports #Rhythm #Indie #PC
You'll only survive the scorching wasteland of Hello Sunshine by walking in the shadow of a giant robot - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/youll-only-survive-the-scorching-wasteland-of-hello-sunshine-by-walking-in-the-shadow-of-a-giant-robot #Survival&Crafting; #ActionAdventure #RedThreadGames #ScienceFiction #HelloSunshine #RPG #PC
#TGIQF: Das Quiz rund um den Filmklassiker "Das Fünfte Element"
Luc Bessons Das Fünfte Element gilt als einer DER Science-Fiction-Klassiker der 1990er. Mit unserem Quiz der Woche fragen wir Ihr Nerdwissen ab.
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Nagrodzony Oscarem autor scenariusza i reżyser filmu "Parasite", Bong Joon Ho, przedstawia kolejny film "Mickey 17".
Worlds of IF (February 1973)
There's a volcano, obv. But also those meteor things are shooting down? What's the ship doing? Looking for survivors? I have some bad news if so. Maybe the dude in the corner is the survivor in which case shouldn't he be waving?
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1973-02_IF
The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1960s—Space.com
Twilight Zone should’ve ranked higher, but still a good list.
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Spectre Divide shutting down six months after launch reminds us how hard it is to make a live-service game - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/spectre-divide-shutting-down-six-months-after-launch-reminds-us-how-hard-it-is-to-make-a-live-service-game #Shooter:FirstPerson #ScienceFiction #SpectreDivide #PC
Astounding vol. 51, no. 3 (May 1953)
This is both ugly and incomprehensible, so yeah. I can't find anything to like here at all. Which I suppose makes it unique among all the thousands of images posted by this account?
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v51n03_1953-05_cape1736
ICYMI: 5 Kindle edition stories from The Nod/Wells Timelines (1 per-week) are FREE until April 12.
This week's tale, "Academic Displacement," resides at the core of The Timelines, with a potent blend of science fiction and horror, but don't take my word for it!
Brainstorming my characters' hair color (yes, really) yields a fascinating plot thread: alien microbes that make their manes liquid copper.
Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2025/03/12/manes-of-metal/
This post's featured image is John William Godward's "A Congenial Task".
Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. 9, no. 5 (June 1948)
Wow, this is pretty wild. Lots of places in the UK are called "The Devil's Punchbowl" but this is very literal. He's going to eat the angel first and leave the regular humans with no wings for later?
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Famous_Fantastic_Mysteries_v09n05_1948-06_TroutBreath
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A “Beam Us Down Scotty” Commerative STAR TREK plate.
#27,540 of God Only Knows How Many.
Not for me, but I’m sure some UBER GEEK will enjoy finding it.
Total chick magnet, this thing.
You serve a woman a salad on THIS thing, and you’re going spelunking.
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