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r/scifi has 4,508,996 members and 7 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 5.8 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

4,508,996members
7posts in the last 24 hours, newest 3 h ago
5.8comments an hour right now, newest 5 h ago
4,539points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/scifi this week

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Top threads this week

  1. [sps] Traditional artist with a retroscifi addiction.

    Hi, Not a true promotion post (not working right now because autistic burnout is a \\\\\ and a half), but I thought you might enjoy a few of these. If you're curious, it's all ink and alcohol...

    4,539 points170 comments4 d ago
  2. They're Made Out Of Meat FULL short story by Terry Bisson

    Written by Terry Bison originally for Omni magazine in 1991, the story is about a conversation between two aliens describing a strange species they have encountered (us humans) that is made out of...

    1,921 points97 comments4 d ago
  3. The first ever sci-fi winner of the prestigious Booker prize happened today

    The dystopian novel “The end of everything” by M John Harrison. At 81 he is also the oldest ever winner. His book currently has a 2.83 score in Goodreads, very controversial. Have you read it or...

    838 points94 comments2 d ago
  4. The Trouble with Alien Invasions: Why Don't They Just Drop a Rock on Us?

    One of the great conveniences of science fiction cinema is that an alien invasion almost always unfolds in a manner that gives humanity a fighting chance. Unfortunately, that usually requires our...

    455 points889 comments4 d ago
  5. I just finished reading Starship Troopers. Now get off my lawn!

    I just finished Starship Troopers, and wow was that full of grumpy man energy. The first chapter is an exciting romp of wonton destruction through a civilian target to get the reader hooked. Then...

    357 points463 comments5 d ago
  6. I wrote a sci-fi book that's a blend of cyberpunk and superpowers!

    My book, Ghost Particle, came out last month and is like if The Boys, The Matrix, and Mr. Robot had a baby. A lot of reviews have compared it to Blake Crouch's work, so if you like technothrillers...

    289 points32 comments5 d ago
  7. After almost a year of development, we've released the first trailer for our sci-fi game, Neosis Echoes!

    We're a team of three developers passionate about science fiction and topics like transhumanism and synthetic life, and we've always wanted to create a new world of our own. Back in 2018, I wrote...

    199 points24 comments4 d ago
  8. The Government's Secret Underground AI ...

    Don't be persuaded. FTL Kestrel Adventures is a long form project based on FTL: Faster Than Light. These panels come from a currently running post-war story: Full pages FTL Kestrel Adventures -...

    191 points7 comments4 d ago
  9. [Review] Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer follows the unlikely friendship between a dying paleontologist and an alien scientist. And the many conversations about life and the universe they have.

    My blog The Audiophile recently surpassed 1 Million page views. A long standing goal of mine. I wanted to do something special to celebrate. I hadn’t reviewed any Robert J. Sawyer novels, even...

    173 points30 comments4 d ago
  10. I'm a sci-fi writer but I can't stop writing about boats. I don't even like boats. Or sailing. Or water. Am I a closet fantasy writer?

    I don't intend to write about boats, it just happens. The books are sci-fi but they're not sci-fi boats, but creaky old wooden vessels for the most part. Is there a fantasy writer living rent free...

    160 points106 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. "The Line" or "Lineage", definitely NOT by C. J. Cherryh.
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  2. Calling r/Sci-Fi! We’re authors Andy Weir and Benjamin Percy, and NASA scientist Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman. Ask us anything about Exoplanet, deep space, and sci-fi vs. reality!
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  3. Calling r/Sci-Fi! We’re authors Andy Weir and Benjamin Percy, and NASA scientist Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman. Ask us anything about Exoplanet, deep space, and sci-fi vs. reality!
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  4. So how do you scratch the itch on a budget?
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  5. Is there a Cyberpunk2077 sci-fi but Space Opera?
    1 points0 comments11 h ago
  6. ‘We are dream-walking into a desperate situation’: the Booker prize winner on his sci-fi alien invasion wakeup call | The Guardian
    1 points0 comments17 h ago
  7. M. John Harrison
    1 points0 comments23 h ago
  8. Utopia/non-dystopian setting does not equal no conflict.
    1 points0 comments1 d ago
  9. Where do the Laundry Files fall on the spectrum of Fantasy to Scifi?
    1 points0 comments1 d ago
  10. [Movie] trying to find a movie that we barely remember, title card said "this film is recommended to be watched while under the influence" followed by "this film does not recommend the use of drugs"
    1 points0 comments1 d ago
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