Sci-Fi

Hello,

I wanted to share one of my ongoing project. This is a directory of works by Harlan Ellison. Ellison was one of the most popular writers of science fiction in his time, but sadly most of his work is out of print. This directory includes summaries of his short stories, essays, book introductions, and teleplays.

Some of Ellison's best-known works include I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman (which influenced V for Vendetta), A Boy and His Dog, Dangerous Visions and the Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever.

So, far, 21 books have been added.

I hope this directory helps keep his work alive. If you're a fan and would like to contribute some write-ups of a book that's not been added yet, let me know.

Especially the Ringworld series audio-books are great.

Created a 3D model of the craziest chair in sci-fi a while back and figured I'd share it to remind everyone that Worf had the craziest chair in sci-fi.

I hope this is allowed...

If so- because I'm happy about finding an alternative to Reddit and because I'd kind of like for someone to read this eventually- here it is:

http://funkboxing.com/wordpress/?p=2749

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/299894

#ScienceFiction

Hugo Award winner for 2022 best Novella.

Haven't read it myself yet, but other books by Becky Chambers are quite good.

I came up with a science fiction writing prompt/thought experiment that I'd like to share. I'm aware this is a little silly.

Background:

There exists an aether throughout the universe which I am going to suggestively name "soul". Soul can congeal, and congealed soul can take on a multitude of different states. Consciousness is congealed soul, and the states it takes on are emotions. Organisms have evolved to interact with soul, and over time the emotions they are able to evoke have become less rudimentary and increasingly varied.

The prompt/thought experiment:

A utilitarian mad scientist designs blueprints for a soul virus, which causes the aether permeating everything to congeal and then permanently crystallize in a joyful state. It will spread and eventually unify all consciousness into one. This leads to the question of whether universal bliss is worth the price of a total loss of individuality.

On the rationalist fictions of Neal Stephenson