a human walks in the wreckage… a small area beside a military fortress on The pacific… the human was just over 19 years old, and was just wanting to have some fun… beside them was another creature… a “axolotl” as they were called… but they weren’t normal a more humanoid, walking, talking, one… standing straight up At just over 5,3” with 3 fingers with small claws, and a opposable thumb… a long tail behind them, with flexible blue skin… a pair of three hardened gills on the side of its head… such a species despite being dominant did not seem to have any form of recognizable genetic ancestors…

brad (the human) shuffled his hat for a moment before looking at Liam

liam (the axolotl): so… Brad… sir… could you explain why we Are… out here…

brad: thought we would get some scrap you know… sneaking around and kicking at ancient relics always lead to good thing *brad said to liam*

liam: I’m sure that quote was sarcasm when your parents were telling you not to do that…

Brad:… screw it I do what I want you little ,lotl

liam:… I swear since the axolotl war you have been treating me nothing more then a pet

brad:... yeah... The kind tried to exterminate mine… deserved… honesty….

liam: …. *liam stayed quiet for a moment…*

Liam:… fuck you

brad: fuck you more,

*brad walked with Liam… keeping him sorta near… before grabbing a small couple of wires from the ground… pulling them up… and then looking from where they connected, saw a couple databanks, when Liam grabed one up up*

brad: don’t touch those things… only I can do risky shit

liam: well if you can pick it up I sure ca- *it suddenly exploded…*

brad: told you so

(y’all I’m gonna write more of this if yall want

Just gotta say--wow. Probably the best books I've ever read. It just hit all the right buttons. I purposefully took a while to get through them to savor my time!

Based on this sub, I plan on starting: The Prefect - by Alastair Reynolds A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernor Vinge Leviathan Wakes - James S. A. Corey

Not looking for tips, just wanted to express how amazing the world of Revelation Space is! <3

Who else considers these Sci-fi Christmas movies the way Die Hard 1 and 2, Lethal Weapon, Rocky IV, Invasion USA, Batman Returns etc as Christmas action films?

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It's midnight, a full moon, and you're looking at the black sea from some distance inland. You are at higher elevation so you are looking down. It's a cool night but not cold. There is a slight breeze and the waters are a little choppy. You see something resembling a Fiddlehead sticking out of the waves. It captures the moonlight and the light refracts within it like a kaleidoscope. It's intriguing so you move closer. It feels like it is giving you more knowledge as you approach, yet your instinct tells you to be careful. You try to stand on the threshold of danger and learning while this thing, that is a giant snake's tail, tantalizes you.

Hi there,

This is my first post about these things (but I can't containt by myself, lol), so, between "The Ark" and "Beacon 23", I would prefer to The Ark.

I get that both TV series (and likely the books) are quite different, but given that they were both adapted for TV, I think "Beacon 23" could have had a much more compelling hook.

"Beacon 23" could have been the last great sci-fi TV show, but honestly, the acting and plot developed very slowly, and there were even many boring moments. Okay, it's a space situation, confined to a "beacon" or a kind of "space lighthouse", but maybe it could have been complemented with something more artistic and even reflective. And it's a shame because "Beacon 23" looked better-budgeted than "The Ark" (even the VFX were, to some extent, much better).

Contrary, "The Ark" looks more "basic" and "simplistic," with very poor VFX that reminds me of low-budget 90s sci-fi shows. However, the drama is pretty good (haha). I mean, every episode introduces a new big, savage problem, but everything is always resolved by the end. It's a basic sci-fi TV show. But there are some small missteps (like in episode S02E04, when they tried to suck some of the crew out through a hole in the ship and only a few things moved due to the 'space wind.' Incredible that such a small detail was overlooked... WTF).

Just that.

The native Americans arrived by canoe yes that's right canoe, 27-28,000 years ago. They left in waves over the course of generations. They were fleeing cultural turmoil in Eurasia.

On the open pacific ocean, completely vulnerable to predators, I slept in the recesses of a canoe. I awoke with great fear. One whale surfaces and then many more. They are very close to our convoy. They are like a big dog. We hold eye contact. They are protecting us from something that terrorizes them.

I’m curious, it’s something I’ve been thinking about but I used to be a romance reader. I got bored of it and stopped reading it so often. I was never into fantasy. I don’t really read thrillers that much even though I do like them but I seemed to be transitioning from romance reader to a Sci fi reader. I’m a big Astronomy fan, I’m doing a bachelors degree in astronomy and I love space opera books more specifically but I’m curious if anyone else found themselves loving one genre in particular and then moving away from it and now a fan of sci fi another or genre instead.

There really is a snake the size of Godzilla. It doesn't actually talk, it has telepathic ability. All these tales of sea monsters are not just big fish stories.

During a time of environmental crisis mankind thought they were all goners so they tried anything in order to continue living on in some form. Including offering people as willing live sacrifices to a colossal sea snake.

There was basically an entire tribe whose sole purpose was this venture. They formed a bond through their willingness to feed themselves to it. Synergy took over and they merged..

This thing will set you in a trance like a hypnotist. If you see it break eye contact and run. It's like looking into a fascinating clockwork that you've never seen before. It seems to enlighten you and beckon you closer. Like a bug zapper does to bugs. Something about it is mathematical. The way it curls as it surfaces reminds me of the Fibonacci sequence. It is a mechanically inclined, human meets reptile, thing.

Are there any shows or movies that follow the tropes of murder mystery or whodunnit, but exist in a sci-fi kind of world?

Like Only Murders in the Building or Knives Out, but set in like a Star Wars kind of world? Obviously Blade Runner, but that is more Noir than fun whodunnit.

Who created them. Where are they from. What will we see in the next movie. Which alien movie depiction is your favorite.

Found this from my middle school days in a box of sentimental items. Is this actually an interesting premise or is it just nostalgia for me?

So, time is an output of the universe in terms of the big bang, and the expansion of the universe. This would mean that when the universe ends in a few (Gogol) years...time itself will be completely and utterly irrelevant; time itself will cease to exist. This concept is pure scifi to me...but it isn't really, is it?

Any thoughts from people far, far more intelligent than my dumb ass?

Looking forward to reading this bad boy!

Khara did the Rebuild of Evangelion movies.