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Yora<p>If I'm going to see another "The Galactic Union has ruled for the past 5000 years", I'm gonna throw myself into the sun... 🤕 </p><p>Why do 98% of sci-fi writers have no conception of history, society, or technology?!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a></p>
M. Pax<p>First edit done. MC is unraveling. Weeds are whispering.<br>Squad 51 is almost ready for launch.<br>🛸 WIP Wednesday is live with all the details:<br>📬 <a href="https://mpaxauthor.substack.com/p/weeds-weddings-and-why-you-should" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mpaxauthor.substack.com/p/weed</span><span class="invisible">s-weddings-and-why-you-should</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIPWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickstarter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIPWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻<p>I'm not sure how this little girl affords such a posh looking apartment, but I like her taste in wall decor :)</p><p>I'm working on the 3rd book of Rogue Enterprises now. The Rogue Enterprises series is a continuation of the Space Rogues series. </p><p>Still my favorite group of characters even 13 books later.</p><p><a href="https://geni.us/shortknights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">geni.us/shortknights</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/scifi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scifi</span></a></span> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Yora<p>There are pages, on pages, on pages, and entire forums with hundreds of users about "How to do a fantasy dungeon crawl".</p><p>But for Scoundrels with a Spaceship Space Opera RPGs, there's only "I made a new Subsector for Traveller"...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Adamas Nemesis<p>For man's second interstellar voyage in my sci-fi universe: a tenuous world of Everest-tall glass spires, supersonic winds, and even more sublime wonders.</p><p>Read all about it at my <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a>: <a href="https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2025/04/22/cerberus-a-world-like-no-other/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">adamasnemesis.com/2025/04/22/c</span><span class="invisible">erberus-a-world-like-no-other/</span></a></p><p>This post's featured image is "Storm rising at Devils Tower", taken by me (providing some inspiration for the spires of this world).</p><p><a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/alienplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alienplanet</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/desertplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desertplanet</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/oceanplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceanplanet</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/interstellartravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interstellartravel</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/alienlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alienlife</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/interstellarspaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interstellarspaceflight</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
M. Pax<p>Join my mailing list today to gain access to Escape from Doka. It’s an adventure full of heart, danger, and the type of friendship that defies the odds. <a href="https://www.mpaxauthor.com/exclusive-adventure-escape-from-doka-a-tale-of-unlikely-friendship-and-high-stakes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mpaxauthor.com/exclusive-adven</span><span class="invisible">ture-escape-from-doka-a-tale-of-unlikely-friendship-and-high-stakes/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> Thirsty Ground by Kimber St Lawrence a YA <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spaceopera</span></a> that had me feeling all the feels. Solid <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> representation and compelling action packed narrative. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-thirsty-ground-by-kimber-st.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/04/book-review-thirsty-ground-by-kimber-st.html?m=1</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Alex Keane<p>Looking for some book recommendations:</p><p>Trying for some non-military based space opera. Some recent ones I've enjoyed are Annihilation Aria by Mike Underwood, the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers, the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper series by Nathan Lowell, and not sure if it counts as space opera quite but get the same feeling in Mary Robinette Kowal's Lady Astronaut books.</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Thoroughly enjoying Foundation, based on the Isaac Asimov classic which I read as a youth.<br> It's about galactic empires, so an easy sell to me but I'm thoroughly on board with where they've taken the source material. <br> We are onto the second season now, already I'm telling me wife I could be a better Emperor of the Galaxy because I do the dishes, and none of those guys do. <br> Keep it real fellow Space gods, do some chores. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoundationAppleTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoundationAppleTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foundation</span></a>.</p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Paul Semel<p>With his new science fiction space opera novel "Dark Diamond," author Neal Asher is kicking off a new trilogy within his long-running "Polity" series. But as he says in this exclusive interview, it's also a good place to start exploring his vast fictional universe.<br><a href="https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-dark-diamond-author-neal-asher/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulsemel.com/exclusive-interv</span><span class="invisible">iew-dark-diamond-author-neal-asher/</span></a><br>📖🚀<br>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsher</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsherInterview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsherInterview</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsherDarkDiamond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsherDarkDiamond</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsherPolity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsherPolity</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsherDarkAgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsherDarkAgent</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsherDarkHorizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsherDarkHorizon</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NealAsherTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealAsherTime</span></a>'sShadow <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Yora<p>A Space Opera RPG campaign styles after Jagged Alliance and Cryo's Dune would be pretty cool.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOpera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/JaggedAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaggedAlliance</span></a></p>
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