I'm sure plenty of people have said this, but *everyone* should read this book.
#scifi
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THE PRIDE OF CHANUR (1981)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 24" x 17"
The book that introduced the Hani to the world. In C.J. Cherryh's first novel in this series, the cat-like aliens find the human stowaway on their ship. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #cjcherryh
Should you read Skylark in the Fog?
Yes, if you enjoy:
🚀 weird wormholes, alien apocalypse tech
✨ rickety spaceship found families
🚀 grumpy smuggler/space princess & it's platonic!
✨ we're all traumatized here
🚀 but there's ✨hope✨
Standalone space opera!
đź”— books2read.com/skylarkinthefog
#BookStadon #booktodon #books #booktok #indieauthor #scifi #spaceopera #space
#SciFi #StarTrek #replicator #farming
Every time I see someone giggling about how waste (poop) must get put into the replicator system to be broken down into its component molecules and then reasembled into various things (often food) I think, "You really don't understand how farming works, do you?"
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#WordWeavers 02/08/25 - Share the first thing your characters would see, feel, and hear if they went outside in the last indoor scene you wrote.
They would see many twinkling stars around them in the vast, darkness of space. There's also a colorful nebula in the distance.
They would feel the soft/stretchy material of their space suit covering their entire body.
They would hear the sound of oxygen being pumped through their helmet.
DISTANT STARS (1980)
Acrylic on primed panel - 18" x 28"
I was stuck for a while as I tried to come up with a design structure to unify the elements I wanted to include in this composition. 1/5
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #samuelrdelany
Amos: "I learned that I could hold my breath for almost two minutes while engaging in physical stressful activity"
Thug: "So?"
Amos: "So...you have to ask yourself, how much damage do you think I could do to you in two minutes before the knockout gas gets to me? 'Cause I'm betting it's a lot"
From E501
Hi all! I’m looking for interesting accounts that talk sometimes about #LiteraryCriticism, or maybe other #literature and #CriticalTheory-based accounts. I’ve tried searching for authors I like, but haven’t had a huge amount of luck beyond finding posts. I’m especially looking for #SciFi criticism, but am curious about a lot of other genres too. Some other things I like are #DFW, #MarkFisher, #PKD, #BeckyChambers, #Solarpunk, #Cyberpunk, #Existentialism, #ArabLit, #Metamodernism. TY!
RUN FOR COVER (1982)
Acrylic on illustration board
H. Beam Piper is, of course, best remembered for the Fuzzies of Zarathustra. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #hbeampiper #fuzzies
THE WILDING (2004)
Acrylic on Canvas - 28" x 18"
The story involves genetic manipulation so I had fun finding ways to incorporate symbols of genetic biology into the decorative jewelry around the figure. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #sff #scifiart #illustration #csfriedman
A fragment from the archives.
Diagramatic madness from the mind of J. G. Ballard
Ballard's article "Salvador Dali: The Innocent As Paranoid" appeared in New Worlds, #187 (February 1969), ed. Michael Moorcock, Charles Platt, and James Sallis
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #ballard
THUNDERHEAD (2025)
Acrylic - 8” x 11”
There's a small winter themed painting on my work table that I wanted to finish for the holidays but ran out of time. I got frustrated and smeared some of the colors on mat board I was using as a palette. 1/4
https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/2025-leftover-1/
#leftoversandpalettegremlins #sciencefiction #scifi #illustration
Been listening to the audiobook of The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei this week.
It's a super fun sci-fi heist story with complications and character flaws and I've really enjoyed it so far.