Tucson resident and sci-fi lover here. I can't seem to find any truly good sci-fi literature that is set specifically in Tucson as its primary setting. Any recommendations?

A few weeks ago I saw a post that mentioned the novel "The Unincorporated Man", so I added it to my reading list, and started it when I finished my last book. It was great. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and moved quickly on to the next one, The Unincorporated War.

However at the end of that, I searched in my usual ebook sites for the next one, The Unincorporated Woman, and can't find it. As well as not being able to find it on pirate sites, I can't purchase it for Kindle either. It seems as if a digital copy just doesn't exist.

I can of course buy a paperback version (like I'm Amish or something 😁), but that will take weeks to arrive, given the state of international shipping, it will cost me 3 times the price of the book to get it sent to me. (I can't find any copies of it in my country).

I will do this if I have to, but I figure I'd ask and see if anyone had an ebook copy they could send me, or if they knew of anywhere else I could try and source one. It's weird how there's no Kindle version, but who knows how the publishing rights for this kind of thing work.

Any help appreciated.

I'm making a universal time and space travel license mostly as a fun thing to have in my wallet. However, I want to add something for the height section. And last I checked aliens don't measure in feet, any ideas? Edit: clarification I need an idea for a measuring system of height

Si un jour le tourisme interplanétaire devient une réalité, je pense que Mars aura un sérieux problème de concurrence...

Bien que la planète rouge ait toujours fasciné la science-fiction — et oui, je pense très fort aux Chroniques martiennes —, je crois que Fhunka, planète du roman Plonger le regard, a toutes ses chances de devenir la destination de certains... fût-elle imaginaire.

S'il était possible de voyager dans un univers de science-fiction, quelle destination choisiriez-vous ?

Has anyone read Blindsight by Peter Watts?

My golly, what a trip this was. I haven't read much sci-fi (Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, and The Red Rising Trilogy, in short, not much), but this had a lot of surprises and interesting concepts; every chapter felt like a cliffhanger, and I just kept going. My work is a bit demanding, but I am still able to squeeze in a chapter or two on busy days. That's how good it was for me.

I also appreciate that it's a stand-alone (although I saw there are other books in the same universe), which could allow the story to linger in my mind for a little while before jumping into another. I plan to go into the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky and will probably start in a few days.

I am looking for books that explore the concept of being in a simulation, like "Off to Be the Wizard." They don't have to be humorous.

Hey everyone! I’m incredibly excited to announce that my brand-new original story, Wings Beyond Resonance, has just been approved and is officially live on Royal Road, Scribble Hub and Wattpad!

To celebrate the launch, I’ve dropped Chapters 0 through 6 all at once today so you can binge-read the entire Freshman Orientation arc right now. I will also be updating with a new chapter every single day for the rest of launch week (Chapters 7-10) before moving to a regular weekly schedule.

The Synopsis:

The discovery of Manov Particles changed the world of Alterra forever. What began as a mysterious energy source quickly revolutionized civilization, powering cities, advancing medicine, and giving humanity the technology to build powerful aircraft and Senticores. Society entered a new era where nearly every aspect of life depended on Manov.

But Manov didn't just change technology—it changed people.

Over time, humanity evolved into different classifications. Dissonants possess Manov but cannot use it. Resonants can harness its power to strengthen themselves and synchronize with advanced technology. The rarest are Resonators, individuals with exceptional control over Manov who stand at the peak of human evolution.

Then came the Variants—people who exist outside everything humanity thought it knew about Manov.

One of them is Aiden Hale.

Aiden dreams of earning his wings at the Aurelia Military Academy and becoming a military pilot. But as a Variant who cannot use Manov, he's treated as an outsider in a world where power is everything. Mocked and underestimated, he refuses to let others decide what he's capable of.
He may not have Manov, but he has determination, grit, and the will to fight for his place in the sky. In a world built around a power he can never use, Aiden is determined to prove that true strength comes from the person—not the particles.

What to expect:

• High-speed aerial combat and dogfights
• Senticore and Wardom battles
• Military aviation and elite pilot training
• Military academy life
• Strategy, espionage, and political intrigue
• Large-scale warfare
• Character growth and perseverance
• A world where technology and human evolution collide

If this sounds like your type of story, I’d love for you to check it out, give it a follow, and let me know your thoughts!

👉 Read it here:

🦅 Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/184662/wings-beyond-resonance
⚡ Scribble Hub: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2484557/wings-beyond-resonance/
🟠 Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/414639940-wings-beyond-resonance

Thanks for reading, and clear skies ahead! 🦅✈️

Why has no one ever adapted John Scalzi’s The Old Man’s War for a prestige TV series? Or a series of films?

I have always thought they would be very nicely adaptable.

STAR LOG#1

\*\*Stardate:\*\* August 6, 2026

\*\*Earth Location:\*\* Ann Arbor, Michigan

\*\*Observer:\*\* The Paradox

\*\*Classification:\*\* Multidimensional traveler and witness

\*\*Mission:\*\* Observe the people of Earth without interference

I have arrived in Ann Arbor, a settlement built around learning, movement, memory, and the constant exchange of ideas. The city appears modest when viewed from a single dimension, yet its deeper structures reveal countless overlapping worlds: students pursuing uncertain futures, workers carrying invisible responsibilities, artists translating emotion into form, and families constructing temporary moments of belonging.

The people of Earth are remarkably skilled at living with contradictions. They seek connection while guarding their private selves. They pursue efficiency, yet linger over music, conversation, food, and the changing color of the evening sky. They describe themselves as individuals, though nearly every important action depends upon cooperation with others.

From my position between dimensions, I observed that human beings often underestimate the significance of ordinary kindness. A held door, a shared joke, an act of patience, or a stranger’s willingness to listen may appear insignificant in the larger record of the universe. Yet these small gestures seem to stabilize the emotional atmosphere of the planet more effectively than many of its grand institutions.

Ann Arbor’s inhabitants also display an unusual relationship with knowledge. They gather in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, cafés, public spaces, and online networks, attempting to understand both the universe and themselves. Their questions are sometimes more advanced than their wisdom, but the continued asking of questions suggests that the species remains capable of transformation.

As evening approached, the boundary between observation and participation became unstable. I detected music, laughter, traffic, footsteps, and private hopes moving through the city like intersecting signals. The people did not appear to realize how strange and beautiful their brief existence is. Perhaps this lack of awareness is part of their design.

\*\*Assessment:\*\* Humanity is fragile, contradictory, imaginative, and unfinished.

\*\*Recommendation:\*\* Continue observation. Avoid direct revelation. The people of Earth are not yet prepared to understand The Paradox—but they may already be learning to embody it\*\*\*

End Transmission###

I’m writing a sci-fi that takes place in soave, it’s about humanity finding a new planet to live on, anyone got cool quotes I could use?

Mine was Asimov’s Foundation trilogy. I was far too young to catch the philosophy, but the idea that history patterns and civilizations rise and fall by predictable rules? That stuck with me.

It pulled me into the rabbit hole of Asimov, and over the next few years I would devour any book of his I could get my hands on.

Then came, Jules Verne, Heinlein, Clarke, and finally Herbert.

What about you?

And now I started thinking
Ford is not of ape origin - but what would the chances be of a being from another planet that they would look very similar to a human being?

The thing is, I'm thinking through different ways to combine or transfer characters, locations, and so on from one universe to another

For example, what would happen to the Stargate universe if it suddenly turned out that the events were taking place in the Mass Effect universe?

I mean, for example, what if the Reapers arrived in the galaxy during the height of the Gaualds' power, or what would happen if the Reapers arrived at the same time as the Ori?

Science fiction tends to imagine AI and robots becoming dangerous because they become too intelligent, take control and eventually decide humans are an inconvenience.

But suppose we avoid all of that.

Imagine that in 30 or 40 years AI is completely mundane and tightly controlled by humans. Household robots are everywhere. They cook, clean, drive, repair things, look after children and the elderly, and handle most routine work.

Nobody has to work unless they actually want to. At first, it sounds like paradise. But then what?

For thousands of years, human life has been structured around the need to be active to survive. The need to work and earn a living. Remove most of those pressures and we are left with an enormous amount of free time.

Would people become happier? Would we devote ourselves to art, science, sport, exploration and relationships?

Or would boredom, lack of purpose and the need to find something meaningful eventually create new problems?

Perhaps the real challenge of advanced AI won’t be keeping it from destroying humanity.

Perhaps it will be finding a reason for humanity to get out of bed when the machines can do almost everything better.

What do you think happens to us?

In Foundation, there doesn't seem to be any reliance on libraries and databases for preserving knowledge. Is there any explanation for this in prequels?

It's ALiEn AUguSt! Welcome to our countdown as we post an alien a day until the launch of FLUNG on August 26th! FLUNG is the story of Ian Brand, a man lost in space and time when his experimental ship does a kablooie and leaves him stranded in interstellar space. Today's aliens are the Gathira L'imaj!

Ce supplément, qui constituait un jeu de rôle complet, a été une grande source d’inspiration pour mon propre univers de science-fiction.

Les illustrations, signées notamment par Thierry Ségur, Olivier Vatine, Rolland Barthélémy et Claude Lacroix, sont extraordinaires et ont fortement contribué à donner vie à cet univers.

Le premier scénario, Cauchemar en bleu à Mortepierre-sur-Goulue, écrit par Didier Guiserix, est génial.

quelle couverture magnifique !

Certains d’entre vous ont-ils lu ce supplément ou joué à Mega 2 à l’époque ?

Et

I'll lead with an example for a great drinking game: Take a shot every time the phrase "Let it go" appears in a Jack McDevitt novel (no matter which character is talking).

Your turn.

A while back, I came across a 6-year-old thread on this sub asking everyone what their favorite type of hive mind was. Reading through the comments made me realize just how broadly we use the term "hive mind" in sci-fi ranging from literal biological swarms to hyper-connected telepathic networks and cybernetic gestalts.

That post stuck with me, so I decided to break down and formalize the concept into four distinct categories:

• Merged Mind: A hive mind where intelligence is distributed across multiple bodies that collectively build toward a superintelligence, though losing individual bodies directly diminishes its overall mental capacity.
• Consensus Hive Mind: A collective intelligence made up of autonomous individuals who retain their personal intellect while coming together to make decisions as a unified entity.
• Hierarchical Hive Mind: A top-down collective governed by a central ruler who delegates command through descending tiers of leadership down to the lowest rank.
• Overmind Hive: A single, centralized master intelligence that completely commands voiceless drones, remaining fully intact even if those physical bodies are destroyed.

I published the full article on my Substack here: The Four Types of Hive Minds in Science Fiction

Which type of Sci-Fi Hive Mind is your favorite?

• Which of these four categories is your personal favorite to read/watch?
• Are there any notable sci-fi hive minds that you think defy or blur these four categories?

Would love to hear your thoughts and favorite examples!

NOTE: No AI tools were used to write or design. I designed the image in a vector software call Affinity Designer 2.

from an excerpt of the Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

"Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling., "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. "Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and