Rae

Science fiction, and the grim darkness of the far future. All from a mountain in Ireland.


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    The Hobby

    I made a thing.

    I was in the process of wrestling with the Bluesky wordcount and remembered I have a blog. Instead of doing the thing I hate and chain a bunch of bluesky posts together, I’m here. Blowing the dust off this.

    I collect art, but not to the level …

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    A long way to getting to the point

    This is not a space opera, and I need people to stop categorising it as such.

    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Chambers, Becky

    ISBN-10: 1473619815

    As titles and book covers go, it looks like a good read. I picked it up as it was recommended …

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    The in grim darkness of the far future there is redundancy

    I like Warhammer 40k. I like minis. I enjoy painting them. I like watching other people paint minis. And I like the lore of the world. So, as a science fiction fan, I decided to read the books. I asked a community I am part of to recommend some good …

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    Post-Scarcity and Sarcastic Suitcases

    Banks was not my first science fiction author. But he is now the one I scream at people as a recommendation. His Culture series changed my life. We always had the books, as my husband is the ultimate science fiction fan. And he was heartbroken when …