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Hintergrund Informationen für den nächsten Hard-SciFi Roman in den letzten Monaten zusammengetragen. 61 Seiten technische Notizen mit weiterführenden Links.
#HardScienceFiction #sciencefiction #science #background #schreiben

Ich bin eigentlich ein Fan von #HardScienceFiction - #Hörbücher|n. Davon gibt es jede Menge, und die Autoren (z.T. mit entsprechendem akademischem Hintergrund) veröffentlichen eines nach dem anderen.

Aber leider vergeht mir bei vielen nach kurzer Zeit die Lust. Entweder die Story ist schon "overtaken by events", eine Wendung ist unplausibel, oder der Sprecher kann englische Fachtermini oder Eigennamen nicht richtig aussprechen.

Und gefühlt jedes dritite handelt von Artefakten oder Anomalien.

#PeterWatts has a new book out and @scalzi has hosted a #BigIdea piece which he (Peter) has reluctantly written.

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/09/22/the-big-idea-peter-watts/

There’s also a piece on Watts’ own site including that there’s a launch at #BakkaPhoenix books tonight in Toronto.

https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=11727

I can’t be at the launch. I have bought the book. I’m looking forward to it, but not tonight - I need to be able to sleep. #bookstodon #HardScienceFiction #Blindsight

Spawn World (Undying Mercenaries #26) by B. V. Larson
Release Date September 19, 2026
#ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #HardScienceFiction

https://www.risingshadow.net/book/88649-spawn-world

The Sands of Mars (Bionic Frontier #2) by Robert E. Hampson
Release Date September 1, 2026
#ScienceFiction #HardScienceFiction

https://www.risingshadow.net/book/90165-the-sands-of-mars

Ich möchte mal auf meine freien Kurzgeschichten hinweisen, die als pdf und EPUB verfügbar sind.
Hard-SciFi, Zukunftsvision, Dystopie:
https://kairos-prime.de/downloads-scifi.html
Fantasy (im Kynéxis Universum):
https://kairos-prime.de/downloads-fantasy.html

Gerne auch weitererzählen und teilen.
#phantastik #sciencefiction #fantasy #HardScienceFiction

The fate of the colony hangs in the balance, as old memories come back to haunt our heroes in The Spores of Wrath!
#sciencefiction #HardScienceFiction
https://www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/the-spores-of-wrath

What happens when the sentient fungus starts to communicate with the colonists? Find out in To a Fungus Unknown!
#sciencefiction #HardScienceFiction
https://www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/to-a-fungus-unknown

Discover a new planet, covered by sentient fungus, as generational ships try to build a colony in Of Mycelium and Men!
#sciencefiction #HardScienceFiction
https://www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/of-mycelium-and-men

Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Strife."
https://amzn.to/4dbmURq
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While the earlier books in this epic series were better, this was still engaging and inventive.
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey Series Book 2)

"A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001"

Sale: $10 to $1.99

by Arthur C. Clarke
Rating: 4.5/5 (3,640 Reviews)

#scifi #hardsciencefiction #space #odyssey #books #jupiter #hal9000 #firstcontact #booksky

2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyss...

Thieves' Sky (Rich Man's Sky #4) by Wil McCarthy
Release Date July 7, 2026
#ScienceFiction #HardScienceFiction

https://www.risingshadow.net/book/70474-thievesand039-sky

In his hard sci-fi space opera thrillers "Rich Man's Sky," "Poor Man's Sky," and "Beggar's Sky," author Wil McCarthy showed what would happen if trillionaires took over space. But in "Thieves' Sky," he's taking back the stars...with pirates. I'll let him explain in this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-thieves-sky-author-wil-mccarthy/
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#WilMcCarthy #WilMcCarthyInterview #WilMcCarthyThievesSky #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi #SpaceOpera #Thriller #SpyNovel

Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Strife."
https://amzn.to/4dbmURq
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Only got through the first section so far, but I'm as intrigued as I was by the previous installments of this epic #HardSciFi series.
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction

Rama II

"Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft Rama sailed through our solar system"

Sale: $9.99 to $2.99

by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee
Rating: 4.1/5 (5,139 Reviews)

#scifi #spaceopera #hardsciencefiction #books #alien #mystery #readers #booksky

Rama II

Started reading Joshua T. Calvert's "The Object."
https://amzn.to/4tjbsaY
📖☄️
Digging this so far. Has a real Andy Weir-ish vibe...
#books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

The Songs of Distant Earth "Earth refugees threaten a peaceful space settlement in this influential novel" Sale: $8.99 to $1.99 by Arthur C. Clarke Rating: 4.3/5 (2,560 Reviews) #sciencefiction #hardsciencefiction #space #clarke #books #booksky #fantasy #novel

The Songs of Distant Earth

Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Memory."
https://amzn.to/4dA3vtr
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3 for 3 when it comes to deep thought and heavy #SciFi. And there's still a book to go...
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Memory."
https://amzn.to/4dA3vtr
📖🚀🪐
As epic and adventurous as the previous two installments, but a bit different...
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

#FavCharacterAtoZ

Here are some of my favourite fictional characters. They're all from #Expanse. All of them are Belters.

#FavCharacterA
Ashford of the series.
He is the leader of one of the factions of #OPA. Long time #pirate, very experienced. (This character is very different in the book.)

#FavCharacterC
Camina Drummer from the series. Originally, Chief of Security on Tycho Station. In series this character is merged with the Michio Pa character in the books, the captain of a commune ship. Michio Pa is my favourite character in the books.

#FavCharacterN
Naomi Nagata from the books. She is one of the main characters and engineer of the spaceship Rocinante. Clever and rational. She has a good sense of ethics and not naive like the character in the series.

#scifi #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #HardScienceFiction

Rama II Kindle Edition "Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft Rama sailed through our solar system" Sale: $9.99 to $6.58 by Arthur C. Clarke Rating: 4.1/5 (5100 Reviews) #sciencefiction #hardsciencefiction #spaceopera #booksky #aliens #kindle #books #scifi #novel #reading

Rama II Kindle Edition

Finished reading John Chu's "The Subtle Art Of Folding Space."
https://amzn.to/4en56Dh
📖🦨⚙️
This was very creative and fun and, as I said when I started it, rather Terry Gilliam-ish. Good stuff.
#books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

Started reading John Chu's "The Subtle Art Of Folding Space."
https://amzn.to/4en56Dh
📖🦨⚙️
This is weird and crazy in a Terry Gilliam kind of way. I dig it.
#books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Ruin."
https://amzn.to/4sU1Nb5
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As smart, inventive, compelling, and epic as the previous installment. And there's two more to go.
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

Shroud

Har de aldrig set en zombie-film? Det er den type spørgsmål, der kan være lidt ødelæggende for en historie, og for at være ærlig var det et spørgsmål, der dukkede op i mit hoved flere gange, især i første halvdel af Adrian Tchaikovskys “Shroud”. Blot i en lidt tilpasset version: har de aldrig læst en science fiction-roman?

For “Shroud” er så tydeligt en science fiction-roman, at man forventer lidt selvbevidsthed fra hovedpersonerne, da de nødlander på titlens sære måne. Den er helt sort, tyngdekraften er stor, og den er generelt bare ikke et godt sted at være menneske. Men de indledende undersøgelser viser, at der er liv på Shroud, sært liv. Liv, der oversvømmer hele radiospektret med støj. Og snart er der også menneskeliv, to styks, der styrter ned og skal forsøge at overleve et umuligt sted.

Og gennem det meste at romanen nægter at overveje, at det fremmede livs handlinger kunne være udtryk for en form for intelligens, som blot er … fremmed.

Måske bliver det hele så meget tydeligere af, at det er Tchaikovsky, der er forfatteren, og han har en forkærlighed for at skrive ikkemenneskelige bevidstheder. Så til tider forlader han vore to helte for at besøge den og de intelligenser, der hersker på Shroud. Og det er godt, for Tchaikovsky er god til det, han gør. Han leverer en overlevelseshistorie krydret med god spekulation, der bygger op til en spændende afslutning.

Men for at være ærlig føles det også som en bog, der kunne have været skrevet på 200 sider og have været sylespids. På trods af alt det gode endte jeg med at traske igennem midterstykket – ligesom hovedpersonerne i deres sonde trasker hen over Shroud – for vi ved jo godt, hvor det skal hen. Vi har læst en science fiction-roman før, selv om hovedpersonerne åbenbart ikke har. Heldigvis er destinationen god.

Finished reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Time."
https://amzn.to/4vihhqX
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This was one seriously sprawling, epic, inventive, and heavy #HardSciFi story, and oh so good. Excited for the rest of this series.
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction

Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Time."
https://amzn.to/4vihhqX
📖🚀🪐🕷️
Not even 70 pages in and this is already deep, inventive, and heavy.
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi

When it comes to the Grand Canyon, the biggest fear is falling down into it. But in Jeremy Robinson science thriller novel "Parallax," the big ditch holds some secrets...and even ESP can't help. To learn more about this hard sci-fi story, check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-parallax-author-jeremy-robinson/
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#JeremyRobinson #JeremyRobinsonInterview #JeremyRobinsonParallax #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi #Thriller #ScienceThriller

★★★★★ "I found Entropy to be so realistic that I spent the better part of two days stranded in the Amazon rainforest!" — Grab a copy and get lost! https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-First-Contact-Peter-Cawdron-ebook/dp/B0GM3C5R2C/ #greatreads #sciencefiction #SciFi #SciFiAdventure #scifibooks #hardsciencefiction

Given that the working title was "The Big Sleep Meets Time Bandits," you may think you know everything you need to know about John Chu's new multiversal hard science fiction novel "The Subtle Art Of Folding Space." You don't. For that, you'll need to check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-subtle-art-of-folding-space-author-john-chu/
📖🙂🙂🙂🦨⚙️🙂
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#JohnChu #JohnChuInterview #JohnChuTheSubtleArtOfFoldingSpace #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi #SpeculativeFiction

When aliens finally visit, one issue we may have is communication. In my new interview with author Joshua T. Calvert about his hard sci-fi novel "The Object," the aliens are, "so fundamentally different...that finding common ground for communication seems almost impossible."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-object-author-joshua-t-calvert/
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#JoshuaTCalvert #JoshuaTCalvertInterview #JoshuaTCalvertTheObject #JoshuaTCalvertTheObjectInterview #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction #HardSciFi #FirstContact

Hi all, this is a final shout and last chance to grab First Among Equals for 99p

Sending a huge thanks to everyone who's jumped in on the Ghost in the Machine and First Among Equals promotions! As an indie author, your support is very much appreciated

https://www.linktr.ee/marcuswhitnell
https://amzn.eu/d/08cSyg4U

#bookstodon #author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books #booktok #bookstagram #readers #hardsciencefiction #hardscifi

Grief, survival, and a daring plan collide as a widow in Shoemaker Crater reshapes her fate, and her family’s legacy. https://hackernoon.com/marisols-claim-rewriting-the-rules-of-inheritance-in-space #hardsciencefiction

Looking for some new Great British sci-fi? First Among Equals is on the Nebula Reading List and on promotion at 99p until 18th Feb.
Grab yours now:

https://www.linktr.ee/marcuswhitnell
https://amzn.eu/d/08cSyg4U

#bookstodon #author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books #amreadingscifi #BookTok #bookstagram #readers #booksky #hardsciencefiction #hardscifi