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  1. "Time Machine Conversation" by XKCD comic - History will record that #TimeTravel should require training on what not to say. xkcd.com/3251/ #spoilers #SciFi #oops #WTF #humor

  2. The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

    S03E11 - The Kollomeen Sorrow

    As the Eyrians are distracted with a growing crisis in unexplored space, Conn Teel takes advantage and invades Kollomeen territory, expecting an easy victory without their protectors.

    Elsewhere, Lin Mei returns to Tian, Conn finds a use for his sociopathic son Lex, and Livia’s rivalry with Victoria takes on a new and deadly twist.

    ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

  3. The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

    S03E11 - The Kollomeen Sorrow

    As the Eyrians are distracted with a growing crisis in unexplored space, Conn Teel takes advantage and invades Kollomeen territory, expecting an easy victory without their protectors.

    Elsewhere, Lin Mei returns to Tian, Conn finds a use for his sociopathic son Lex, and Livia’s rivalry with Victoria takes on a new and deadly twist.

    ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

    #bookstodon #scifi #sciencefiction #scifibooks #books

  4. The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

    S03E11 - The Kollomeen Sorrow

    As the Eyrians are distracted with a growing crisis in unexplored space, Conn Teel takes advantage and invades Kollomeen territory, expecting an easy victory without their protectors.

    Elsewhere, Lin Mei returns to Tian, Conn finds a use for his sociopathic son Lex, and Livia’s rivalry with Victoria takes on a new and deadly twist.

    ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

    #bookstodon #scifi #sciencefiction #scifibooks #books

  5. The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

    S03E11 - The Kollomeen Sorrow

    As the Eyrians are distracted with a growing crisis in unexplored space, Conn Teel takes advantage and invades Kollomeen territory, expecting an easy victory without their protectors.

    Elsewhere, Lin Mei returns to Tian, Conn finds a use for his sociopathic son Lex, and Livia’s rivalry with Victoria takes on a new and deadly twist.

    ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

    #bookstodon #scifi #sciencefiction #scifibooks #books

  6. The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

    S03E11 - The Kollomeen Sorrow

    As the Eyrians are distracted with a growing crisis in unexplored space, Conn Teel takes advantage and invades Kollomeen territory, expecting an easy victory without their protectors.

    Elsewhere, Lin Mei returns to Tian, Conn finds a use for his sociopathic son Lex, and Livia’s rivalry with Victoria takes on a new and deadly twist.

    ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

    #bookstodon #scifi #sciencefiction #scifibooks #books

  7. Who's on what and where this Saturday for Writing the Occult: Seekers? The schedule is now confirmed! You can still get your ticket until the end of Friday 29 May; head to writingtheoccult.carrd.co for details.

    #writers #writing #writingtheoccult #occult #writingcommunity #writingevents #creativity #creativetoots #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #gothic #ufo #uap #ghost #haunting #ghosthunter #explorer #supernatural #paranormal #parapsychology

  8. Who's on what and where this Saturday for Writing the Occult: Seekers? The schedule is now confirmed! You can still get your ticket until the end of Friday 29 May; head to writingtheoccult.carrd.co for details.

    #writers #writing #writingtheoccult #occult #writingcommunity #writingevents #creativity #creativetoots #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #gothic #ufo #uap #ghost #haunting #ghosthunter #explorer #supernatural #paranormal #parapsychology

  9. Who's on what and where this Saturday for Writing the Occult: Seekers? The schedule is now confirmed! You can still get your ticket until the end of Friday 29 May; head to writingtheoccult.carrd.co for details.

    #writers #writing #writingtheoccult #occult #writingcommunity #writingevents #creativity #creativetoots #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #gothic #ufo #uap #ghost #haunting #ghosthunter #explorer #supernatural #paranormal #parapsychology

  10. Who's on what and where this Saturday for Writing the Occult: Seekers? The schedule is now confirmed! You can still get your ticket until the end of Friday 29 May; head to writingtheoccult.carrd.co for details.

    #writers #writing #writingtheoccult #occult #writingcommunity #writingevents #creativity #creativetoots #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #gothic #ufo #uap #ghost #haunting #ghosthunter #explorer #supernatural #paranormal #parapsychology

  11. Who's on what and where this Saturday for Writing the Occult: Seekers? The schedule is now confirmed! You can still get your ticket until the end of Friday 29 May; head to writingtheoccult.carrd.co for details.

    #writers #writing #writingtheoccult #occult #writingcommunity #writingevents #creativity #creativetoots #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #gothic #ufo #uap #ghost #haunting #ghosthunter #explorer #supernatural #paranormal #parapsychology

  12. The Madness of Chartrulean is an astonishing sonic #scifi adventure in the style of Dune or Foundation. The new season just dropped and you won't want to miss this. Find it on your fave #podcast apps.

    #audiofiction #audiodrama #fiction

    chartrulean.com

  13. Image 1 features Nellie Bly in Poland, 1914.
    Image 2 features Dorothy Lawrence, 1915.

    Only two of the countless women who put their lives on the line to report truth in a world where their talent, contributions, and sacrifice went (and often continue to go) unnoticed or even disregarded.

    #worldwar1 #ww1 #scifi #sciencefiction #books

  14. In my new interview with author Tim Weed, he calls his new novel "The Gatepost" a "hallucinatory thriller," a portal fantasy story, a near-future sci-fi novel, "or simply a literary speculative novel incorporating elements of all of the above."
    paulsemel.com/exclusive-interv
    📖🖊️
    . . . . . . . . . .
    #TimWeed #TimWeedInterview #TimWeedTheGatepost #TimWeedTheGatepostInterview #Books #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #BookTok #ScienceFiction #SciFi #SpeculativeFiction #PortalFantasy #HallucinatoryThriller

  15. Born this day: 05/28/1955
    Geoffrey Alan Landis is a SciFi author and scientist, working for NASA. Winner of a Nebula, two Hugos and a Locus Award. "A Walk in the Sun" won the 1992 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, published in Asimov Science Fiction - October 1991.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey

    #Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
    #GeoffreyALandis @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

    astralcomputing.com

    Art by Broeck Steadman

  16. BattleMag! issue 4 lands: new rules, unit profiles and scenarios for VOID2.0 and Urban War, plus the small matter of Dave 'The Devil' Douglas. Order a printed copy or grab the free PDF from Seb Games #miniatures #wargames #free #scifi #void #sebgames #urbanwar #void #sebgames #urbanwar #leviathan #battlehavoc
    tabletopsentinel.com/u/bb45230

  17. Ebook and paperback: books2read.com/JigsawCity

    Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among them.

    @bookstodon
    #author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

  18. The Triple Echo of Time (2025) review

    Down and out 41-year-old Zhao Zuo You travels back to the past to create a better life for himself. As “Xun Weilai” (Ma Tianyu), his goal is to persuade his 16-year-old self to take on a career path that would make him wealthier.

    He deeply regrets caving in to his dad’s demands to study Computer Science and believes it’s the source of all his unhappiness.

    He’s unhappy at his job, nearly penniless, about to be unemployed, and worse, in the future (it’s 2033), humanity has gotten so sick of digital life that they’ve turned their backs on all things digital and print media is making a roaring comeback and code monkeys are now the lowliest paid workers there are. (As a former print media worker, I’d like to be a part of this future, please!)

    Pressured by life’s demands, including a very unhappy wife who threatens to divorce him every day, he decides that the best way out is to be a test subject: he’ll be the first person ever to travel back in time.

    But then an unexpected twist: his 61-year-old self also travels back from the future to stop him from succeeding. What gives?

    My thoughts

    I was initially curious about the drama due to its high Douban score (it had an opening Douban score of 7.5 which rose to 7.7).

    I was also curious about Triple Echo because this was also the drama that was the spark of an infamous incident on Weibo. The actor, Li Mingde, who was initially supposed to play the teenage Zuo You, had an epic meltdown on Weibo that made him the hot trending topic for weeks. This effectively nuked his career, especially after he smashed up a car and ended up in jail. (Real life, sometimes, is stranger than a C-drama.)

    Ma Tianyu, the lead actor, and the production company were dragged in the mud due to this.

    Everyone, admittedly, thought they were guilty, but like I said, it turned out that reality was crazier than a C-drama. I was actually amazed the drama saw the light of day after the insanity.

    So, it’s really sad that this very original and poignant drama is thus buried, unpromoted, and unnoticed by most viewers. At least it got a high Douban score. Hopefully, it’ll have a “long tail” effect where more and more viewers will discover it in the future.

    Now, let’s circle back to the show!

    What surprised me about Triple Echo is that it’s actually a time traveling drama! However, warning: the sci-fi elements are just garnish (don’t expect it to make sense nor look particularly sci-fi).

    Instead, the core of the drama is this message: If you have regrets in life, would you try to change your fate? Would your life be better married to a different partner?

    I ended up binging 10 episodes in just two days. I slowed down somewhat towards the end, but I found the drama beautifully poignant.

    Perhaps this is because I’m close to our male lead’s age, and can 100% understand his angst.

    Which one of us has not thought that life would’ve been better if I had decided to major in something else?

    What I love about Triple Echo is that it kept me guessing all the way. It has such a wonderfully written and solid script. It looks like C-dramaland still has good scriptwriters – if they’re allowed to, you know, WRITE, without interference.

    Triple Echo expertly weaves the theme of how life can unfairly nuke your dreams despite you trying your hardest.

    How friends and loved ones, who swore they would be by your side when life got hard, aren’t there as promised, and may even kick you when you’re down. Or that marriages that start in the full blossom of love are eroded by life’s challenges and pressures. Or worse, finding out too late that you have treasured the wrong thing in life.

    All heartaches we can relate to. I think everyone can relate to the premise of this drama: life is full of regrets that can eat at you.

    Although I wasn’t impressed with Ma Tianyu’s acting before, I thought he was a really good character fit here; he was even hilarious sometimes.

    And I suppose if anyone could pull off pretending to be a 20-year-old transfer student, he could! The man is AGELESS.

    Admittedly, the drama slowed down quite a bit towards the end and I got impatient. However, the ending brought tears to my eyes and it made absolute sense! It was both poignant and very just, making the ending a satisfying one.

    Spoilery thoughts

    Click to reveal The three versions of Zuo You meet.

    One scene I’ll always remember is when middle-aged Zuo You, Xun Weilai, finds the younger self of his dad outside in the snow, crying, “I can’t find it”.

    When Weilai asked what he was trying to find, it turned out to be the magazine that teen Zuo You was writing. Dad had shredded it and tossed it out of the window in a fury.

    Afterwards, regretful that he had hurt his son so badly, he tried to find the pieces of the magazine in the snow and in the rubbish, but the rubbish collectors had already taken it away.

    This scene, among so many, brought tears to my eyes. Every Chinese kid and parent would have had moments like these, when an overly strict parent hurt their kid deeply in an effort to discipline them. However, rarely would any Chinese kid hear their dad or mum breaking down and being honest about their mistake like that.

    There are many poignant moments like these, and this is what makes this drama gold for me.

    Conclusion

    A heartfelt, original time-travel story about a man confronting his past selves. A gem, though sadly hard to access. May productions like these continue to produce good works.

    Do watch it, it’s on YouTube. Here’s the playlist with good English subs

    Some of you would be interested to know that the team behind The Triple Echo of Time is also the one behind the indie, Bilibili sensation An Ancient Love Song. AvenueX has a good video on the background of what made An Ancient Love Song so special.

    Story: Unique, poignant and kept me guessing all the while
    Acting: Good, but not ground-breaking
    Camerawork: Good! None of the idol drama silliness with filters and too-bright lights

    Final rating: 4 out of 5

    #4Stars #CDrama #CDramas #China #ChineseDrama #Fantasy #SciFI
  19. UNDERDOG HEROES 🐶✊

    3 DAYS LEFT

    When your protag is in WAY over their head 🫣 facing a bigger and stronger opponent.

    Or in some cases, an entire damned system. 😈

    Check out a #ShortStory #Novella and #Prequel in this flavor! 📚 😍

    #Fantasy & #SciFi

    books.bookfunnel.com/underdogf

    Like one, or several? We all gotz a #newsletter to help #readers discover #IndieAuthor

    Thank you for browsing our shelves!

    #Books #Writing #FreeBooks @bookstodon @Literbook

  20. UNDERDOG HEROES 🐶✊

    3 DAYS LEFT

    When your protag is in WAY over their head 🫣 facing a bigger and stronger opponent.

    Or in some cases, an entire damned system. 😈

    Check out a #ShortStory #Novella and #Prequel in this flavor! 📚 😍

    #Fantasy & #SciFi

    books.bookfunnel.com/underdogf

    Like one, or several? We all gotz a #newsletter to help #readers discover #IndieAuthor

    Thank you for browsing our shelves!

    #Books #Writing #FreeBooks @bookstodon @Literbook

  21. UNDERDOG HEROES 🐶✊

    3 DAYS LEFT

    When your protag is in WAY over their head 🫣 facing a bigger and stronger opponent.

    Or in some cases, an entire damned system. 😈

    Check out a #ShortStory #Novella and #Prequel in this flavor! 📚 😍

    #Fantasy & #SciFi

    books.bookfunnel.com/underdogf

    Like one, or several? We all gotz a #newsletter to help #readers discover #IndieAuthor

    Thank you for browsing our shelves!

    #Books #Writing #FreeBooks @bookstodon @Literbook

  22. UNDERDOG HEROES 🐶✊

    3 DAYS LEFT

    When your protag is in WAY over their head 🫣 facing a bigger and stronger opponent.

    Or in some cases, an entire damned system. 😈

    Check out a #ShortStory #Novella and #Prequel in this flavor! 📚 😍

    #Fantasy & #SciFi

    books.bookfunnel.com/underdogf

    Like one, or several? We all gotz a #newsletter to help #readers discover #IndieAuthor

    Thank you for browsing our shelves!

    #Books #Writing #FreeBooks @bookstodon @Literbook

  23. UNDERDOG HEROES 🐶✊

    3 DAYS LEFT

    When your protag is in WAY over their head 🫣 facing a bigger and stronger opponent.

    Or in some cases, an entire damned system. 😈

    Check out a #ShortStory #Novella and #Prequel in this flavor! 📚 😍

    #Fantasy & #SciFi

    books.bookfunnel.com/underdogf

    Like one, or several? We all gotz a #newsletter to help #readers discover #IndieAuthor

    Thank you for browsing our shelves!

    #Books #Writing #FreeBooks @bookstodon @Literbook

  24. Today I bring you the first part of my SciFi/space-fantasy universe storyline. It's over the top, satirical and violent and I created it, to have some variety to the serious fantasy stories. Enjoy! xeperiumeng.wordpress.com/2026 #writer #scifi #pulp #spacefantasy #voidsong

  25. Nine short stories: nine teeny-tiny escape hatches from reality. A chance to run away from worries, to explore the distant stars, to conquer death and save the world.

    Take a chance, make a choice: a better future is out there.

    #ShortStory #Collection #SciFi #Books

    books2read.com/b/49k800?utm_so

  26. Hey #Bücher nerds and nerdettes, #bookstodon;
    Was würdet ihr mit einer,teilweise >30 Jahre alten Ansammlung von (fast ausschliesslich deutschsprachigen) Taschenbüchern anfangen?
    #StarWars, #StarTrek, diverse #SciFi und #Fantasy Reihen (Ringwelt, Aliens, Akte X, Shadowrun...).
    Das ganze Zeug werde ich analog sicher nicht mehr lesen, und wenn überhaupt, dann heute eher im (zumindest englischen) Original.
    "Lohnt" sich zB. sowas wie #momox ?

  27. Hey #Bücher nerds and nerdettes, #bookstodon;
    Was würdet ihr mit einer,teilweise >30 Jahre alten Ansammlung von (fast ausschliesslich deutschsprachigen) Taschenbüchern anfangen?
    #StarWars, #StarTrek, diverse #SciFi und #Fantasy Reihen (Ringwelt, Aliens, Akte X, Shadowrun...).
    Das ganze Zeug werde ich analog sicher nicht mehr lesen, und wenn überhaupt, dann heute eher im (zumindest englischen) Original.
    "Lohnt" sich zB. sowas wie #momox ?

  28. Hey #Bücher nerds and nerdettes, #bookstodon;
    Was würdet ihr mit einer,teilweise >30 Jahre alten Ansammlung von (fast ausschliesslich deutschsprachigen) Taschenbüchern anfangen?
    #StarWars, #StarTrek, diverse #SciFi und #Fantasy Reihen (Ringwelt, Aliens, Akte X, Shadowrun...).
    Das ganze Zeug werde ich analog sicher nicht mehr lesen, und wenn überhaupt, dann heute eher im (zumindest englischen) Original.
    "Lohnt" sich zB. sowas wie #momox ?

  29. Hey #Bücher nerds and nerdettes, #bookstodon;
    Was würdet ihr mit einer,teilweise >30 Jahre alten Ansammlung von (fast ausschliesslich deutschsprachigen) Taschenbüchern anfangen?
    #StarWars, #StarTrek, diverse #SciFi und #Fantasy Reihen (Ringwelt, Aliens, Akte X, Shadowrun...).
    Das ganze Zeug werde ich analog sicher nicht mehr lesen, und wenn überhaupt, dann heute eher im (zumindest englischen) Original.
    "Lohnt" sich zB. sowas wie #momox ?