#scifi

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- Mark, the decryption?
- I have two, or three symbols to get the place of.
- Parliament thinks the UFO almost certainly carries nuclear weapons. They want to vote on a state of emergency, and knowing them, if they get all the power, even God won’t be able to save us from their stupid decisions.
- Wait a minute! Here it is! They are here to…
- Give me some good news, Mark!
- They want to gives us back our cryogenically frozen ancestors?!

This week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.

Each of Emma Newman's Planetfall quartet explores a different aspect of the same overarching story of religious driven intergalactic migration. In Atlas Alone (2019), the fourth story centres on an elite gamer & their attempt to uncover & then take revenge for a crime against humanity. To say much more would ruin the plot for you, but as with the others, this is great, fascinating sci-fi, which has a great payoff at the end.


@bookstodon

Do you know Stanislaw Lem, the fabulous Polish author?

He wrote several stories about and artificial intelligence (real one, not ).

Among many others, I love the hilarious "The Washing Machine Tragedy", as it highlights the relationship between , and .

Written in 1963, it foreshadows prophetically many of current developments.

In the story, two corporations begin to "enhance" their washing machines with all kind of "smart" tech to the point,

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A black and white photo of a white man with grey hair and a bold forehead, with full lips, wearing glasses in a dark jacket, sitting at his desk in front of a mechanical typewriter. Behind him, full book shelves, and on the desk a toy cosmonaut.

SFF , would you like to promote our books together this ?

I'm hosting an SFF Pride Reads promo on Bookfunnel, to which you can add up to 3 books (you'll need a Bookfunnel account to participate, but its free).

Its for , and for YA and Adults (sorry, no erotica) with queer characters.

You can join the promo here:
https://dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/board/6avl70s1b2

Feel free to ask questions, though I may take a day to respond (moving house soon 😉).

Text: Queer SFF Books wanted! For a group promo: Pride SFF Reads Background: snow capped cliffs rising from black sand beach against which white waves foam, two towers of natural rock rising from them, against a pale, cloudy sunset sky.