Black Sails to Sunward made it to the #SPSFC5 quarterfinals!
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My third full-read review of Round 1 of #SPSFC #SPSFC5 was for The Cataphract Oath by Marc Edmond Best. #BookSky
Cataphract engineer Victor's thesis talk ends explosively, but will his skills be enough to restore a legendary war machine and a family's future?
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My second full-read review of Round 1 of #SPSFC #SPSFC5 was for Our Simulated Selves by Nikki Null. #BookSky
Ren needs a brainscanner to figure out what's wrong with him. But...maybe Jeanne could fix him instead?
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My first full-read review of Round 1 of #SPSFC #SPSFC5 was for Artificial Selection by Marianne Pickles! #BookSky
An AI, a PI, and a geneticist walk into a library on the floating sea platform city of Silicon Fen, a couple of decades after The Melt...
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Review of Generations by Noam Josephides
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The cover of Our Simulated Selves by Nikki Null.
My second #SPSFC full read is Our Simulated Selves by Nikki Null.
My other fave 30% from the scouting phase so, looking forward to it! Queer, quantum, brainscan-y... 👀 #BookSky #SPSFC5
And here it is! My last "first impression" post of the last 5 books I sampled for Round 1 of #SPSFC as a member of Team Space Girls! #BookSky 👾🌌 @spsfc.bsky.social #SPSFC5
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The cover of Artificial Selection by Marianne Pickles.
Starting my first #SPSFC full read with Artificial Selection by Marianne Pickles!
I'm excited, I really liked the beginning. A curious AI and its Head of Awkward Questions sets off to investigate some book vandalism on the platform-city of Silicon Fen... #SPSFC5
Another #SPSFC5 review!
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Read Our Simulated Selves by Nikki Null as a judge in team #SpaceGirls for #SPSFC5
This is an unequivocal YES from me to move forward to be read by our whole team. I’ve completed it and you can read my review on Goodreads
#SPSFC #Self-publishedSci-fi #🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
I read Earth Sucks by Heather Chambers as a judge 4 team #SpaceGirls in #SPSFC5. Whilst it's a No to moving on, this was an enjoyable read, with some comic relief scattered throughout. I do recommend giving this book a read.
#SPSFC #Self-publishedSci-fi #Aliens #dystopia #Booksky💙📚🪐 #pukapuka📚🇳🇿
Read Afterburn by D Andrews as a judge in team #SpaceGirls for #SPSFC5 I'd already read this due to personal interest and I'm personally giving this a Yes to move forward.
#SPSFC #Self-published #Sci-fi🪐🚀 #discrimination #gaslighting #Booksky💙📚 #pukapuka🇳🇿📚
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As part of team #SpaceGirls, I read Ashen Light by Ian Young for #SPSFC5 I personally am giving this a Yes to be read in full by whole team. RTC
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#SPSFC #Self-published #Scifi🪐 #Automata🤖 #crime🔍 #Spaceships🛰🚀#Booksky💙📚 #pukapuka💙📚🇳🇿
Another one 💎 😮 #SPSFC5
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Pleased to have discovered another Hidden Gem #SPSFC5
Iconoclast by Dave Walsh
I read 100% of Artificial Selection by Marianne Pickles as a judge in #TeamSpaceGirls for #SPSFC5 Giving this a Y to go forward. See my review at www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
#SPSFC #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚 #Mystery 🔍 #Booksky💙📚 #Pukapuka📚🇳🇿
Insider is entered in #SPSFC5 and also on KU!
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Read Animus Paradox by Adam Basset as a judge for #SPSFC5. I enjoyed this & before I knew it, I'd read the whole book. Check out my initial thoughts here www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
#SPSFC #TeamSpaceGirls #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚
#Booksky 💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
Another #spsfc5 entry I couldn't put down
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One of the books in my scout pile for #spsfc5 was impossible for me to put down at the 25% mark, so I finished it. I loved Breakwater by Vivian Wilderbridge! I hope more people discover it 🤩
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Read 20% as a judge for #SPSFC5 (team Space Girls). This is my initial thoughts and is not a reflection on the views of other team members.
This will be a No from me. My initial thoughts can be found here
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Read a percantage of this as a judge (team #SpaceGirls) for #SPSFC5. I will be giving this an N to moving forward. My initial thoughts can be found on Goodreads www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
#SPSFC #SPSFC #Self-published #sci-fi #dystopia #Booksky💙 #pukapuka📚🇳🇿
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All of Team 1.21 Gigawatts' #SPSFC5 25 entries in one place with intros? Hell yeah.
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📣 It’s #SPSFC5 time and this time I’m a judge!
Team 1.21 Gigawatts. Here’s the first complement self published books for our team that we’ll be going over for the next few months.
Good luck authors!
I'm excited to be a judge for this year's Self-Published Science Fiction Competition! If you write and self-pub sci-fi, you should submit. #SPSFC #SPSFC5 #SciFi #ScienceFiction www.aealexander.com/blog/spsfc
Very excited to be a judge for #SPSFC5 this year!
Go on sign up, submit your fantastic Sci-fi. I want to read it!