| 14 August link roundup | |
| Makes sense! Read-only access works for me; if I have any suggested edits, I'll mention them on Discord. (r/Ghor) | |
| Slaughter it (r/ShittyDaystrom) | |
| A Swift and Sudden Exit, by Nico Vincenty | |
| Orbital, by Samantha Harvey | |
| Why would anyone want Boimler and Mariner to get together? Forget Boimler, Mariner needs to get with Jennifer the Andorian. (r/LowerDecks) | |
| Pike commanded the Enterprise, not the Enterprise-A. (r/startrek) | |
| S2 could be a buddy cop comedy—Ben and a Force ghost solve Tatoooine’s greatest mysteries. (r/starwarsspeculation) | |
| He's probably allergic to Retinax. (r/StarTrekDiscovery) | |
| Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3), by Tamsyn Muir | |
| The Red Scholar's Wake, by Aliette de Bodard | |
| Where's the rubber ducky room? (r/StarTrekStarships) | |
| Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9), by James S.A. Corey | |
| Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir | |
| Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki | |
| The Cleveland Heights LGBTQ Sci-Fi and Fantasy Role Playing Club, by Doug Henderson | |
| Star Trek (2009) for the supernova that destroys Romulus (necessary background for the refugee effort) (r/startrekpicard) | |
| Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2), by Tamsyn Muir | |
| Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8), by James S.A. Corey | |
| Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1), by Tamsyn Muir | |
| The Flowers of Vashnoi, by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Uncompromising Honor (Honor Harrington, #14), by David Weber | |
| I've preferred this interpretation of things since ST09 came out, because it gives the writers more flexibility. There's AFAICT no downside to preferring this interpretation over the standard one, only upside. (r/DaystromInstitute) | |
| And here are [the sneakers they're wearing](https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01A532GSA/) (minus the Nike logo, of course) (r/StarTrekDiscovery) | |
| I do not understand how this is self-promotion, when I did not write the original article, nor am I affiliated in any way with its author or the site it's posted on. (r/doctorwho) | |
| A Woman, Explaining Things (r/doctorwho) | |
| Jamie Clayton (r/startrek) | |
| Rosario Dawson (r/startrek) | |
| RT @trekcomic: Screw the Prime Directive. Resist @realDonaldTrump. #StarTrek #WomensMarch #scifi @NichelleIsUhura https://t.co/FUONPIe22c | |
| Nomi, Sun, Kala, Riley, Lito, Capheus, Wolfgang, Will. (r/Sense8) | |
| Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7), by James S.A. Corey | |
| To Boldly Go: Essays on Gender and Identity in the Star Trek Universe, by Nadine Farghaly | |
| Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers, by Cat Fitzpatrick | |
| TMP uniforms have tabs on both shoulders, not just the right one. (r/startrek) | |
| Star Trek Beyond literally all of my expectations (r/startrek) | |
| It me. (r/scifi) | |
| Wil Wheaton on the Axanar suit (r/startrek) | |
| Obviously the Royals move to London soon, and get renamed! :) (r/DeepSpaceNine) | |
| I am a fan, which you might guess from the username. :) (r/printSF) | |
| Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6), by James S.A. Corey | |
| Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) #16), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Shadow of Victory (Honorverse: Saganami Island, #4), by David Weber | |
| I think that's a non-canonical [SFI](http://sfi.org/) [Marine Corps](http://www.sfi-sfmc.org) uniform. (r/DaystromInstitute) | |
| Shut up Wesley. (r/startrek) | |
| Loved it. (r/scifi) | |
| I don't know, therefore humans (r/startrek) | |
| Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5), by James S.A. Corey | |
| Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier, by Paula M. Block | |
| Up The Long Ladder. (r/startrek) | |
| I dunno; you guys have a 4 storey Dunkin' Donuts. That's pretty futuristic. (r/scifi) | |
| Yup, you hit it on the nose. (r/startrek) | |
| Which one? There were a bajillion different sets used for that, that varied wildly from one another. (r/startrek) | |
| Saavik had long hair. (r/startrek) | |
| Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4), by James S.A. Corey | |
| Dark Lightning (Thunder and Lightning, #4), by John Varley | |
| A Call to Duty (Honorverse: Manticore Ascendant, #1), by David Weber | |
| Cauldron of Ghosts (Crown of Slaves, - Honor Harrington universe Book 3), by David Weber | |
| Cards Against Star Trek (r/startrek) | |
| See also this blog post: "From The Ensign’s Lounge: Drunken Starfleet Rants, RULE #23: There is no sex on the Holodeck."
http://usslomaprieta.tumblr.com/post/61558903050/from-the-ensigns-lounge-drunken-starfleet-rants (r/DaystromInstitute) | |
| The reboot uniforms & why they are more sexist than those in TOS (r/startrek) | |
| We are the Starfleet. Your fleets will be assimilated. Their technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile. (r/DaystromInstitute) | |
| The Valkyrie Directive - a tumblr that promotes the positive portrayal of women in all future Star Trek movies and television. (r/startrek) | |
| Carol Marcus. (r/startrek) | |
| NCC-1701's dedication plaque really said "Starship class".
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Dedication_plaque_comparison#USS_Enterprise_.28NCC-1701.29 (r/scifi) | |
| Yeah, Artemis on iOS is so, so awesome. (r/startrek) | |
| Shadow of Freedom (Honor Harrington, #14), by David Weber | |
| Star Trek Vol. 5, by Mike Johnson | |
| Star Trek, Vol. 4, by Mike Johnson | |
| Beginnings (Worlds of Honor, #6), by David Weber | |
| Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3), by James S.A. Corey | |
| War for the Oaks - a great example of modern urban fantasy. (r/scifi) | |
| Lud-in-the-Mist: Early 20th Century English fantasy at its finest. (r/scifi) | |
| The Persistence of Vision - I'm a sucker for Varley. This is his first collection of stories, and contains the beginnings of his Eight Worlds future history. (r/scifi) | |
| Fuzzy Dice - this is probably the best SF story I've read involving moving between alternate universes à la Sliders. (r/scifi) | |
| Sci Fi:
* Fuzzy Dice by Paul Di Filippo
* The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (actually a short story collection)
Fantasy:
* Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
* War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
(r/scifi) | |
| STII-VI era (Medical division). Barring that, DS9/VOY Command division. (r/startrek) | |
| Great Doctor Who timeline infographic [PIC] (r/doctorwho) | |
| Redshirts, by John Scalzi | |
| The Rapture of the Nerds, by Cory Doctorow | |
| Slow Apocalypse, by John Varley | |
| Doctor Who: The Angel's Kiss, by Justin Richards | |
| A Rising Thunder (Honor Harrington, #13), by David Weber | |
| Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years, by David A. Goodman | |
| Star Trek, Vol. 2, by Mike Johnson | |
| Star Trek, Vol. 1, by Mike Johnson | |
| Star Trek, Vol. 3, by Mike Johnson | |
| Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2), by James S.A. Corey | |
| The Martian, by Andy Weir | |
| Wonder (WWW, #3), by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| In Fire Forged: Worlds of Honor V (Honor Harrington - Worlds of Honor Book 5), by David Weber | |
| Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1), by James S.A. Corey | |
| Reflections on Avatar from Ray Kurzweil (r/scifi) | |
| A wire back through time (r/scifi) | |
| Spock Prime's Jellyfish ship in Lego (r/scifi) | |
| The Trade of Queens (The Merchant Princes, #6), by Charles Stross | |
| Watch (WWW, #2), by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| CryoBurn (Vorkosigan Saga, #14), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington, #12), by David Weber | |
| Badass replica of the new Enterprise (r/scifi) | |
| The Dalek of the deep: Doctor Who's nemesis found in pond (r/scifi) | |
| 20 Possible Battlestar Galactica Endings, All of Them Hideously Depressing (r/scifi) | |
| Tobias Richter’s Star Trek Movie USS Enterprise Wallpapers (r/scifi) | |
| Beggars in Spain, by Nancy Kress | |
| Wireless, by Charles Stross | |
| The Revolution Business (The Merchant Princes, #5), by Charles Stross | |
| Wake (WWW, #1), by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Star Trek: Countdown, by Mike Johnson | |
| Storm from the Shadows (Honorverse: Saganami Island, #2), by David Weber | |
| Torch of Freedom (Crown of Slaves, - Honor Harrington universe Book 2), by David Weber | |
| Duplicate: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7ewp7/star_wars_a_new_heap/ (r/scifi) | |
| Anathem | |
| Rolling Thunder (Thunder and Lightning, #3), by John Varley | |
| Starbuck | |
| The Diamond Age: a Sci-Fi Channel Miniseries | |
| Halting State (Halting State, #1), by Charles Stross | |
| The Merchants' War (The Merchant Princes, #4), by Charles Stross | |
| Accelerando | |
| Red Lightning (Thunder and Lightning, #2), by John Varley | |
| The Clan Corporate (The Merchant Princes, #3), by Charles Stross | |
| Mammoth, by John Varley | |
| Accelerando, by Charles Stross | |
| The Hidden Family (The Merchant Princes, #2), by Charles Stross | |
| At All Costs (Honor Harrington, #11), by David Weber | |
| The John Varley Reader, by John Varley | |
| The Shadow of Saganami (Honorverse: Saganami Island, #1), by David Weber | |
| Red Thunder (Red Thunder, #1), by John Varley | |
| Humans (Neanderthal Parallax, #2), by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax, #3), by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson | |
| Crown of Slaves (Honorverse: Wages of Sin, #1), by David Weber | |
| The Service of the Sword (Worlds of Honor, #4), by David Weber | |
| Singularity Sky (Eschaton, #1), by Charles Stross | |
| Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga, #13), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1), by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Kiln People, by David Brin | |
| Winterfair Gifts (Vorkosigan Saga, #13.1), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| War of Honor (Honor Harrington, #10), by David Weber | |
| Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington, #5), by David Weber | |
| Iron Sunrise (Eschaton, #2), by Charles Stross | |
| Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington, #9), by David Weber | |
| Changer of Worlds (Worlds of Honor, #3), by David Weber | |
| Calculating God, by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Foundation | |
| Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy, #3), by David Brin | |
| 3001: The Final Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke | |
| A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Flashforward, by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Worlds of Honor (Worlds of Honor, #2), by David Weber | |
| The Golden Globe, by John Varley | |
| Heaven's Reach (Uplift Storm Trilogy, #3), by David Brin | |
| Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?, by David Brin | |
| Factoring Humanity, by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| In Enemy Hands (Honor Harrington, #7), by David Weber | |
| Echoes of Honor (Honor Harrington, #8), by David Weber | |
| More Than Honor (Worlds of Honor, #1), by David Weber | |
| Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3), by Kim Stanley Robinson | |
| Infinity's Shore (Uplift Storm Trilogy, #2), by David Brin | |
| Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington, #6), by David Weber | |
| Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection, by Isaac Asimov | |
| Brightness Reef (Uplift Storm Trilogy, #1), by David Brin | |
| Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga, #9), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| The Star Trek Encyclopedia, by Michael Okuda | |
| Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington, #4), by David Weber | |
| Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3), by David Weber | |
| Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2), by Kim Stanley Robinson | |
| On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1), by David Weber | |
| The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2), by David Weber | |
| Steel Beach, by John Varley | |
| Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1), by Kim Stanley Robinson | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, by Rick Sternbach | |
| Contamination (Star Trek: The Next Generation #16), by John Vornholt | |
| Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Earth, by David Brin | |
| The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Philip K. Dick is dead, alas, by Michael Bishop | |
| The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3), by David Brin | |
| 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3), by Arthur C. Clarke | |
| Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Songs of Distant Earth, by Arthur C. Clarke | |
| Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0), by William Gibson | |
| Blue Champagne, by John Varley | |
| Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1), by Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| The Postman, by David Brin | |
| Demon (Gaea, #3), by John Varley | |
| Millennium, by John Varley | |
| Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2), by David Brin | |
| The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3), by Isaac Asimov | |
| Friday, by Robert A. Heinlein | |
| 2010: Odyssey Two, by Arthur C. Clarke | |
| The Barbie Murders, by John Varley | |
| Wizard (Gaea, #2), by John Varley | |
| Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1), by David Brin | |
| Titan (Gaea, #1), by John Varley | |
| A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick | |
| The Persistence of Vision, by John Varley | |
| The Ophiuchi Hotline, by John Varley | |
| Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual, by Franz Joseph | |
| The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, by Ursula K. Le Guin | |
| Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, by Philip K. Dick | |
| The Word for World is Forest (Hainish Cycle, #5), by Ursula K. Le Guin | |
| Ringworld, by Larry Niven | |
| The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1), by Michael Crichton | |
| The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin | |
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick | |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1), by Arthur C. Clarke | |
| The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein | |
| We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, by Philip K. Dick | |
| Dune (Dune #1), by Frank Herbert | |
| Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein | |
| Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein | |
| The Naked Sun (Robot, #2), by Isaac Asimov | |
| The Minority Report, by Philip K. Dick | |
| The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1), by Isaac Asimov | |
| Second Variety, by Philip K. Dick | |
| Youth, by Isaac Asimov | |
| Foundation (Foundation, #1), by Isaac Asimov | |
| The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury | |
| I, Robot (Robot, #0.1), by Isaac Asimov | |
| A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs | |
| The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells | |
| The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells | |