Old Man Vector🙃🌎🤘 @vector@weirder.earth
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I wish that we could use markdown or something in Mastodon.
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters.
The Wildlings by Nilanjana Roy
"A small band of cats lives in the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi. Miao, the clan elder, a wise, grave Siamese; Katar, a cat loved by his followers and feared by his enemies; Hulo, the great warrior tom; Beraal, the beautiful queen, swift and deadly when challenged; Southpaw, the kitten whose curiosity can always be counted on to..."
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin
"Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion."
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
"Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star."
Dawn by Octavia Butler
"Lilith lyapo awoke from a centuries-long sleep to find herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. Creatures covered in writhing tentacles, the Oankali had saved every surviving human from a dying, ruined Earth. They healed the planet, cured cancer, increased strength, and were now ready to help Lilith lead her people back to Earth--but for a price."
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (novella)
"Welcome to the Scattered Pearls Belt, a collection of ring habitats and orbitals ruled by exiled human scholars and powerful families, and held together by living mindships who carry people and freight between the stars."
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
"Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future.
Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens on to other times."
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
"In the near future, the Colorado River has dwindled to a trickle. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel Velasquez “cuts” water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, ensuring that its lush arcology developments can bloom in Las Vegas."
The Original Dream by Nukila Amal
"For Maya, history is like a dream, and her dreams are like a history of her life and how it relates to others. Effortlessly defying and calling into question time and space, Maya inhabits fantastical realities filled with shamans, romantic longing, a daughter’s struggles, and a flying dragon."
Here is the August book poll for #sffbookclub book details will be in the replies to this toot
1. The Original Dream, Nukila Amal
2. The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi
3. The Shining Girls, Lauren Beukes
4. The Tea Master and the Detective, Aliette de Bodard (novella)
5. Dawn, Octavia Butler
6. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers
7. The Three Body Problem, Liu Cixin
8. The Wildings, Nilanjana Roy
9. Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse
https://doodle.com/poll/3e3gw6k8ptudv7ix
River of Teeth Chapter 1 (violence) Show more
Has anyone made a Monet-style entry into the 
line of emoji? IDK how you'd get the style across in such a small space.
What about Picasso?
A lone doe standing at a deadend.
If anyone has any nominations they want included for the August #sffbookclub, please send them along. I am going to put the poll up tomorrow (July 3rd).
""An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made." - William Shakespeare"
It was much easier, pre-technology, to rent a cabin on the shore of a cursed lake.
Used to be families could disappear, but you and your terrified community knew you could continue to appease the lake because westward expansion would continue to deliver new renters.
These days, you spend all your time politely responding to AirBnB reviews like "Thanks for the feedback about the missing children. We did mention that risk in our listing, but can offer a 10% rebooking discount for next time!"
I'm using firefox mobile, a bluetooth keyboard, and vimium to look at mastodon on my amazon fire hd 8. Am I doing it right?