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Let the Spacemen Beware, by Poul Anderson, starts as the well-worn trope of astronauts discovering a planet full of over-happy people with no fears or competitive spirit, but the sinister truth turns out to be an interesting take.
A 9/10 from me.
The review contains spoilers which are labelled and shepherded towards the end.
https://rdmp.org/dale-mellor/bookblog/?review=let-the-spacemen-beware
@bookstodon #reading #scifi #ScifiReading #books #PoulAnderson #LetTheSpacemenBeware
Here’s the YouTube live stream of our show this evening, Saturday 05 April 2025:
A letter by a 13-year-old Chinese-American fan of SF in the interwar period -- he points out the need for more "alien" Martians and less Chinese villains.
Discussed in John Cheng's Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America (2012)
#scifi #sciencefiction #history
Ace O'Hara by Basil Blackalle and Conrad Frost
#comicstrip #aceohara #comicstrips #sciencefiction #scifi
Quote from a random #SciFi story on the web:
„The black hole itself was the stuff of nightmares. Light could be seen to stretch, spaghettifying as it approached the event horizon, only to tip across and disappear from view altogether.“
Finished up Dr. Who: Revenge of the Cybermen. It was great! The plot was good with genuine tension and intrigue. And, the FX were cheesy and delicious. Especially the shaky-cam near miss of the planet Vogon at the end. It was extremely close but I think I liked it better than Genesis.
My rankings for Tom Baker are:
1. Ark in Space
2. Revenge of the Cybermen
3. Genesis of the Daleks
4. Sontaran Experiment
5. Robot
When the hidden Naled ships reveal themselves, Captain Schafer has to think fast on his feet.
Chapter 13 - "On The Move"
In the command centre of the HDR Liberator, Captain Schafer and Doctor Denom Richt monitor the underground biomass only to find it starts moving as the Major begins calling in his men and women.
New #CosmicDash page; Dash recovers from his substantial injuries, while in the author's notes I run through all of the injuries he's received since the comic began: https://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/volume-4-episode-3-page-36/
Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan
#comicstrip #jeffhawke #scifi #sciencefiction #comicstrips #spaceopera
Just finished the latest Lady Astronaut book by Mary Robinette Kowal, The Martian Contingency.
Super good book, filled with competent people dealing with the sorts of problems that would arise from trying to set up on Mars to escape an Earth dying from runaway climate change.
Also, loved catching Kowal's usual Doctor Who easter egg reference for this book on the first read.
Join a scifi-based, Creator Economy community that values courage, knowledge, and integrity over politics and conformity.
https://inkican.com/join-inkican-crew-scifi-community #scificommunity #scifi #sciencefiction #sciencefictioncommunity #ideasworthspreading #tedtalk
Tron: Ares | Official Trailer
Welcome to the Creative People Survival Guide - here are some tools for navigating the stresses of being a creative professional
https://inkican.com/creative-people-survival-guide-scifi-authors-and-artists/ #scificommunity #scifi #sciencefiction #sciencefictioncommunity #ideasworthspreading #tedtalk
Ann Maxwell (1944-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?786
L, Alex Ebel, 1980; R, uncredited, 1988
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
Robert Bloch (1917-1994) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?152
L, uncredited, 1962; R, John Holms, 1971
#scifi #sciencefiction #horror #books
