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Sci-fi Sunday!
"Noor" by Nnedi Okorafor
Thank you @mpaxauthor for the cool read! ❤️
#Nigeria#Nigerian#Africa#African#Dystopia#Dystopian#surveillance#surveillance state#fantasy#scifi books#book recommendations#sci fi books#sci fi#sci fi fantasy#cyborg#bionic#bionic woman#strong female lead#cow herder#cow herding#nomads#nomadic lifestyle#diverse books#diverse sci fi#diverse fantasy#black books#black authors#black fantasy#alternative Africa
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Also highly recommend Octavia's Brood, a book of short stories by various authors, many of which still live in my head almost daily.
PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin or that Babel was too heavy-handed just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here
Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn
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A complete list of books with female protagonists:
Pride and Prejudice
The Hunger Games
The Locked Tomb series
The Haunting of Hill House
Wonder Woman comics
#m.txt#this is a joke#I think the punchline is that the world of media with female protagonists is so large and so diverse#that even attempting a list of them is gonna end up with a lot of very generic stuff#even if you just want sci-fi with female protagonists or fantasy with female protagonists that’s still so big you know#there’s so so so so so so much. please just read something
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I’m reading Witch King by Martha Wells, and now that I have read more than one (1) series by this author, I have been suddenly brained with a two-by-four sharpied over with “realizing that I really enjoy novels by Martha Wells because they live in the specific niche created by the intersection of casually and thoroughly queer casts and non-romance storylines”
I am as ever a sucker for non-human main characters struggling with their very human feelings, which is why I jumped on Witch King the moment I saw “the author of Murderbot wrote another book with a main character that’s non-human,” but I live in this dichotomy where I can really enjoy reading queer romances but I don’t really identify with non-ace characters (which is not actually something I figured out how to differentiate until I was Last Week Years Old). so there are lots of books out there that I enjoy reading but it’s comparatively rare for me to read something that feels like it was written For Me and Martha Wells does that very well
anyway, give me more ace it-pronouns human-spliced robot main characters and people-eating demons who consider rank over gender when finding new bodies to inhabit
#text posts#martha wells#witch king#personal#her castes and universes are also very culturally and ethnically diverse but I've had ace-ness on the mind lately#so it was relevant to my ongoing thoughts#I never really read books that are advertised as specific types of diversity representation#especially with queer books what I like to read is books that are very queer but aren't ABOUT being queer#so I tend to steer clear when people are like read this the mc is a nonbinary lesbian witch without even really saying what the plot is#but martha wells writes books that are queer and brown and INFLUENCED by being queer and brown but#the characters still get to have their stories be ABOUT whatever fun sci fi fantasy shenanigans are ongoing#((inb4: this is my preference not an overal value judgment))#((I just want to read the same books I read when I was a little kid and have them just ALSO be lovingly diverse))#((and I only really read SFF))#in other news I was trying to figure out how to name my flavor of ace#and then I looked up the difference between demi and gray#and I realized gray is what I am looking for#very very dark gray
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From my instagram:
Mon Reyes did the artwork!
Before there was Xavian, the sweet-and-spicy bodyguard space elf... there was Five. An equally smart but deadly gargoyle-like alien just trying to get the F off the planet so he can be left alone in peace.
He gets more than he bargains for, of course, when he crash lands in the Netherlands and meets Sanne.
Parents aren't supposed to have favorites, but as an author, I definitely do. Stroopwafels & Starlight's Five and We Own the Stars's Xavian are two of my favorite MMCs I've written!
If you read and enjoyed We Own the Stars, then I highly recommend moving straight into Stroopwafels & Starlight.
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Something I haven't mentioned in the past because it never comes up in the plot itself is that yes, this book is still inherently queer, because Five is pansexual! If you're cute, have a cute personality, then you're game to him.
Sanne, on the other hand, is straight. No one has asked me about her, but I figured I'd mention it anyway hahaha.
#diverse books#alien books#alien romance books#sci fi romance books#fantasy romance books#romance books#paranormal romance books#monster romance#smutty reads#monster smut#monster fucker#monster x human#monster boyfriend#booklr#writelr#lgbt authors#queer authors
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400+ Trans Books!!
A friend of mine is hosting a Storygraph reading challenge centering trans books and authors! Over 400 books!!
Even if you don't care for Storygraph, feel free to simply use it as a database of trans fiction.
(i'm also on it hehe)
#diverse books#book recs#booklr#trans writers#book recommendations#trans protagonist#trans books#trans author#queer horror#queer sci fi#queer romance#queer fantasy#storygraph#reading
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I think one of my favourite (??) quirks of sci-fi is when the main characters go to a small tribe or village on another planet and all the people there speak incredibly formally and without any particular vernacular. I know it's supposed to show they're people of intellect and dignity or whatever (and I'm not going to go into the racial implications of that) but it sounds so stilted. They don't even use contractions!!! You couldn't pry my wouldn'ts, couldn'ts and shouldn'ts from my cold, dead fingers.
#this rant comes from my rewatch of stargate atlantis#these tribes have been deprived of some fantastic slang#especially in relation to the wraith#so far everyone just calls them wraiths#why??????#make a 19th century society that refers to wraiths as vampires you COWARDS#anyway. the lack of racial diversity sucks#yet another sci-fi problem#misc#science fiction
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I do not care where this story takes me, I am strapped in... It could be a damn fairy that glimmers at the end of this rabbit hole for all I care. I am engaged. Intense. Intrigued. Another time travel show got me...
#Bodies#Bodies Netflix#WATCH IT#Netflix#Writing#Cast#Diversity#Win Win#Youtube#time travel#dystopia#syfy#science fiction#sci fi
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I'm beginning to gather resources on resiliency, staying hopeful, continuing to do good work (especially creative work), and good leadership during turbulent times, etc.
I'd love to hear of any books you all have found useful in navigating uncertainty and the world we seem to be hurtling towards.
Around the bulk of the pandemic, books related to these topics began coming out. While I've gathered a few organically, it feels like time to seek these books out more intentionally, to build a library of works that I can dip into in the coming years when I need solace, advice, wisdom, & courage.
Here are a few of my own suggestions:
"Never Say You Can't Survive" by Charlie Jane Anders
"Notes on Hope" by Anne Lamott
"Wintering" by Katherine May
"Phosphorescence" by Julia Bard
"Resilience" by Harvard Business Review
"The Wave in the Mind" by Ursula K Le Guin
#literary magazine#short stories#creative writing#book lovers#indie publishing#women writers#diverse voices#speculative fiction#flash fiction#feminist literature#contemporary fiction#writing community#read more books#book recommendations#luna station quarterly#lsq writers#luna station reads#fantasy#sci-fi#books#reading#writing#magazines#publishing#short fiction
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>read book by man hailed as the best spec fic writer working today
>its mid
>express confusion that it is so well known on reddit
>"oh dude thats his worst book, read this one instead"
>read it
>its worse
#zeke.txt#i dont want to DNF it so im powering thru#but just. man.#let it never be said that anti arab sentiment in sff is limited to dune esque works btw lmao#hard sci fi frequently tries and fails to illustrate a World of Cultural Diversity#and one of the ways it often fails is by including saudis who are religious fundamentalists and rich and anti western#and also on the moon#the fact that the sort of person who joins a terraforming project might not also be the one engaged in holy war against the west#is. rarely discussed. lets say
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gonna write a whole thing someday about how characters of color who clearly have a history of trauma or mental health issues aren’t given consideration or acknowledgement in the fandom imagination
#this is first and foremost about yennefer being canonically suicidal and it being never brought up in fandom#but people can talk about how they think she’s a bitch just fine like we’re all stuck in 2005#but also applies to like just about every character of color who has a prominent role in sci/fi fantasy genre space#because they sure get made to suffer a lot by these writers but in the white imagination that’s not noteworthy at all?#but also Scott McCall#who deadass attempted suicide on screen in one ep?#suicide tw#which I have moved on from teen wolf but it for very obvious reasons another great example#or Michael Burnham who canonically had a fucked up childhood that gave her a lifelong martyr complex#but if you ask who clearly has ptsd on the show it’s not her because it needs to get spelled out even though she is the main character?#Or even Culber; they bonded once over how they both died!#but we don’t do that with white boy side characters 5-7#they try to hate crime someone on screen and people are making shit up to justify before whatever media it is finishes airing#we talk about diversity in media#but one of the catch 22s is that more diverse media tends to be genre media#because that’s allowed to push boundaries#but as a fan of color you have to mentally prepare yourself for witnessing trauma every time#meanwhile the silly no stakes fun shows get majority white or entirely white casts every time#so you get this fun thing where if you’re white and want a fun escape you get a buffet of laughs#and if you’re a person of color at best you *dont* get to see yourself die on screen#anyways this has been a middle of the night that no one should be taking seriously#*rant#gotta make sure everything referencing tw isn’t in the first 5 tags or I might wake up to a whole essay crying in the inbox
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OTHER & DIFFERENT: A Diverse Short Fiction Anthology by marginalised and/or underrepresented writers exploring what it is to be Other & Different. Expect Folklore, Fantasy, Gothic, Spec Fic, Sci-Fi, Weird, Horror, and Modern Fiction.
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Other & Different is the first print anthology brought to you by A Coup of Owls - home of online quarterly anthologies from creators from marginalised and/or underrepresented communities or backgrounds.
Other & Different will feature a collection of stories exploring the theme or Other and/or Different in whatever way the author has wished to explore or interpret it. THE STORIES
With a range of styles and genres expect: Folklore, Fantasy, Gothic, Speculative, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Weird, Horror, and Modern Fiction from our wonderful contributors -
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#kickstarter#anthology#short stories#diverse fiction#queer fiction#lgbt fiction#poc writers#black writers#support writers#folklore#fantasy#speculative fiction#science fiction#sci fi writing#horror
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"Prime Deceptions" by Valerie Valdes
Thank you @mpaxauthor for the second fun read! ❤️
#Scifi#sci fi#scifi books#cozy scifi#strong women#antihero#anti heroes#found family#complicated family#fun books#cat books#book review#books#book#book rec#book recommendations#diverse books
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When you realize that you unintentionally made your main WIP's primary romantic relationship:
neurodivergent(AuDHD)-coded, fat, disabled, POC-coded, woman, queer + neurodivergent(autistic)-coded, fat, disabled, mixed, enby queer
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#another example of “diversity isn't forced ppl just exist”#the other central characters are:#neurodivergent-coded & disabled & woman-aligned enby queer & mixed#and#neurodivergent-coded & POC-coded & disabled & queer#plus#an eldritch alien being that takes care of the entire planet#and last but not least#a very good doggo#also all of them are gnc (partially bc gender roles don't exist in my fantasy world (bc I'm the writer and I make the rules))#(neither do sexuality labels tho- but they're queer by our definition)#all of my (human/elf/dragon) main characters are ND and disabled and queer hmmmm :)#btw with fantasy/sci-fi characters I usually use “coded” for stuff like ND and POC bc it's usually more accurate for the worldbuilding#(mostly to satisfy my very literally-inclined autistic brain)
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I JUST WANT TO SURVIVE ─
amtransa airways flight 78 was supposed to be a routine flight from san francisco to sydney on december 31, 1999.
the only concern of the crew at the time of takeoff was making sure to avoid possible stormy weather in the skies over the pacific ocean. oh, and the potential of the y2k crisis ! but things went wrong. the next thing passengers knew was the importance of their oxygen masks as they were released and the lifejackets beneath their seats as the water grew closer.
pristine white sand was now littered with the wreckage from the plane, luggage, and their contents scattered. everyone was now an unwilling inhabitant of a deserted island full of mysteries & enemies. from missing passengers to abandoned operations buildings to creatures running amok. this island is not for the faint of heart !
TO GO HOME AGAIN ─
⌱ SYFYHQ is an 18+ (mun/muse) adventure survival horror tumblr roleplay inspired by jurassic park , lost , sweetheart , and other survival media. this roleplay will explore different mysteries & various creatures while muses are stuck on a deserted island. the story begins with a plane crashing into the pacific ocean during the turn of the millennium and will only get wilder !
VIEW THE MAIN ⌱ JOIN THE BUZZ ⌱ TRACK THE TAG
#Survival RP#tumblr rp#oc rp#mumu rp#appless rp#new rp#open rp#adventure rp#sci fi rp#action rp#scifi rp#fantasy rp#island rp#diverse rp#mature rp#syfy.talk
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So are people making tributes for them to die? Or is there a plan? I'm just curious!
there are definitely some people who are down and willing to kill their tributes! and while we definitely have a plan in place, not every tribute can survive. as we are halfway to full tribute capacity, and people continue to fill out those slots, i strongly strongly advise not to bring a tribute you're going to be too passionate about. we will never ever ever kill your character without your consent, but also know there's only so much we can do! this is a hunger games rp and unfortunately not everyone can live! we will, of course, be killing off all unapplied tributes/npc tributes first ((:
#the hunger games#the hunger games rp#the hunger games roleplay#the hunger games rpg#thg#thg rp#thg roleplay#thg rpg#hunger games#hunger games rp#hunger games rpg#hunger games roleplay#rp promo#rp rec#new rp#lit rp#diverse rp#oc rp#mumu rp#sci fi rp
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