#science fiction adventure

[gaildaley]

LET'S CELEBRATE GAIL'S NEWEST BOOK!

Nothing on the Colony of Barsoom is what it seems: Old-fashioned carriages are driven by robots and run on exotic crystals, Airsleds resemble birds of prey and shoot bolts of energy…For fans of thrilling sci-fi adventures with a touch of romance, “City of Deception” is must-read. If you enjoyed books like “The Lunar Chronicles” or “The Hunger Games”, you’ll love this fast-paced, action-packed…

[therealimintobooks]

#BlogTour ~ The Her Instruments Trilogy by M.C.A. Hogarth @mcahogarth @SDBookTours

Dive into a universe of friendly aliens, glamorous space elves, insane pirates… and the gutsy human merchant who’s just trying to hold it all together…   Earthrise Her Instruments Book 1 by M.C.A. Hogarth Genre: Science Fiction Adventure, Space Opera “The thrills are nonstop, the alien cultures and races are well developed and fascinating, and there’s just the right amount of humor to keep the…

[jolenes-book-journey]

Her Instruments Trilogy by MCA Hogarth

Her Instruments Trilogy by MCA Hogarth

Her Instruments Trilogy by MCA Hogarth. From Book 1 “The thrills are nonstop, the alien cultures and races are well developed and fascinating, and there’s just the right amount of humor to keep the whole thing fizzing.” Dive into a universe of friendly aliens, glamorous space elves, insane pirates… and the gutsy human merchant who’s just trying to hold it all together… Earthrise Her…

[markrobijnandjohnnyapocalypse]

Another great testimonial for Johnny Apocalypse and the Nuclear Wasteland.

Check it out on Mark's website at www.markrobijn.com, on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590927400, and by ordering it at any Barnes and Noble.

[dailyflicks]

Jurassic Park (1993)

[filmgifs]

DUNE: PART TWO (2024) dir. Denis Villeneuve

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Devilman Crybaby meets Marvel’s Venom in Exordia, the science fiction debut of Seth Dickinson, author of The Traitor Baru Cormorant. 

Ssrin Character Illustration by Julie Dillon

WHAT’S IT ABOUT

Meet Anna Sinjari, a refugee and disaffected office worker eking an existence in New York City. Her life is about to be upended by Ssrin, an alien with eight serpent heads, no qualms with cold-blooded murder, and an appetite for turtles (yum).

The universe is governed by seven passions, seven patterns which appear again and again, across species and across time. Anna and Ssrin are bound by the last and the greatest. The cosmos itself ships their very souls. Specifically for them, that means they’ll have to outmaneuver spies, armies, and government agencies to save humanity from a diabolical alien entity, hellbent on pinioning the souls of every creature on earth.

Exordia is expansive adventure science fiction that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton, but steeped in the irony, humor, and pain of the Internet age. An alien-human epic for those who've always rooted for the monster.

[humanoidhistory]

David B. Mattingly's cover art for Vampire Invaders, a Choose Your Own Adventure book by Edward Packard, 1991.

[scipunk]

Love, Death & Robots - S1E7 - Beyond the Aquila Rift (2019)

[donutdrawsthings]

A redesign for Doctor Who Audio Drama character, C'rizz! I really enjoy this character, but I'd be lying if I said my jaw didn't drop once I found out what he supposedly looks like dsaklfjdkslf.

Design Nerding under the cut!

I tried to put more focus on the fact that he's described as a lizard who has an exoskeleton, which I feel is such a cool combination of features that isn't utilised much in his official design.

So I decided to give him more of an inhuman snout to lean more towards the lizard aspect, but have it blend into a helmet-like structure to also give it that exoskeleton look. He also has colourful dots all over his body, which are inspired by the dots on a squid that help it camouflage.

The wiki said he wears a light blue hoodie, but I decided to turn that into a poncho with a hood instead. It felt more appropriate a creature from another species and world wouldn't be wearing a regular hoodie. Instead I imagine the imagery on his poncho to hold cultural value to him that's been lost with his people.

I wanted to give him a tail of sorts, but giving him a lizard tail easily made him feel more EARTH LIZARD than "Alien", so I ended up giving him an abdomen inspired by a mud-dauber wasp instead!

Also, I don't usually draw legs more bend and ending straight down like that, but I thought it'd be fun give C'rizz a more interesting and alien posture. It's a feature that's inspired by @myuniverseinabox's work and how they draw legs for their non-human characters! Go give them some love!

[driveintheaterofthemind]

The Mad Monsters Of Monda-Lau!

Art by John Duillo

Peril (Mar1962)

[gaildaley]

WELCOME TO 2023!

I see it’s about time to post last year’s blogs to catch you up on what I’ve been doing this past year. Some months have very little in them, due to a series of fall I took in May and June.  I started going back to the Chiropractor again, and I’m doing much better, but I basically lost control of my ring and pinkie fingers on both hands, which makes me a slower typist. On a good note I am able…

[hydravns]

TORUK MAKTO in AVATAR (2009) Dir. James Cameron

[machetelanding]

Mel Gibson in The Road Warrior (1981)

[mycolourfullworld]