#cozy scifi

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

Such a quintessentially Human thing, to express sorrow through apology.

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

#page 225 #Becky Chambers #The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet #Wayfarers #Wayfarers Series #Cozy fiction #cozy scifi #scifi #found family #grief #sorrow #loss #book quotes #book quotations #grief quotes

[ettawritesnstudies]

"Matter" is part of my world called "The Real World Sequence" so if you enjoyed "First Flight of Spring" or "Edge of Infinity" you might like this one!

Read it here!

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[alpaca-clouds]

Solarpunk Fiction and Conflict Pt. 3

So, let me talk about the last kind of conflict Solarpunk fiction might have. And to be perfectly honest: This is the kind of conflict, I would love to the more about in general.

And this is... Well, Conflict between People and Conflicts of Self.

Especially in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing we tend to think about conflict mostly as this kind of big thing. If not world ending, the conflict in these genres will usually be at least dangerous to the life of the main characters in some way or form.

But now ask yourself: Why?

Conflict can be a rather simple thing, really. There is a reason why recently we have seen the rise of cozy genre. And by all means: Why not write more Cozy Solarpunk?

Now, Conflict between People tends to be in fact the driving factor of most comedy, romance or drama movies out there. And again, this does not need to be violent conflict. Romance stories tend to be people centric conflicts. Often conflicts due to either some outside forces or the inability of protagonists to communicate. And you can absolutely have a story of people struggling with their families. Again, just because the world is a utopia, that does not mean, that people in it are going to be flawless. There will still be parents struggling to accept what kind of person their child has become for one reason or another. Just as there might be conflicts between friend groups. There might be rivalries between sport teams or between scientists. All these can easily make for a conflict to fill a book with.

Conflict of Self meanwhile is a kind of conflict, that at least we had to read about a lot in school. Let me just not get started on how many of these books were about abled, cis, white guys having their midlife crisis......... I digress. People go through changes and challenges in their life. And those make for very valid conflicts for stories. Maybe someone is finding themselves. Maybe someone learns to deal with life-altering things, as simple as a move to a new place, or as dramatic as surviving a crime. Maybe it is about self-acceptance or about dealing with mental illness. Because I guarantee you: Even in utopia, these will be conflicts, that will occur.

And, yeah. Over these three little blogs, that are the type of conflicts, that I can absolutely think of within a Solarpunk setting. Ranging from the world changing, to the character-centric.

If you can think of any others... Feel free to add them in the comments. :D

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[talefoundryshow]

NEW VIDEO!

Looking for a cozy vision of the post-apocalypse? A Psalm for the Wild-Built may be exactly what you need!

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[elliepassmore]

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy review

5/5 stars Recommended if you like: cozy scifi, character-led stories, LGBTQ+ characters A Psalm for the Wild-Built review Dex and Mosscap have returned to civilization in this book and are now on their way to visiting the numerous cities and towns interested in meeting Mosscap. I liked getting to see more of the world the characters inhabit. We saw some of it in Monk & Robot 1, but Dex and Mosscap travel much more in this one and we get to see forest villages and the sea and Dex's family. One thing I really enjoyed about the last book that comes back in this one setting-wise is that each town adapts itself to its environment. It was neat getting to see the different adaptations and how different villages had different beliefs about how to live. Dex is more satisfied in this one, having found a place of peace in Monk & Robot 1. That being said, being back among other people puts their ability to sit and just be to the test. When they traveled before it was as a tea monk, and now that they're traveling again, Dex feels the responsibility to continue being a tea monk even if that's not what they want at that point in time. I will say, I did enjoy the tea monk aspect of book 1, but I also understand that Dex is on a journey to figure out how they fit in the world and how to exist for the sake of existing rather than to exist for a purpose/cause (a continuation of their dilemma from book 1). Mosscap continues to be its curious and funny but wise self. I liked seeing how it approached these new environments and new people, especially since Dex is really the only person Mosscap has engaged with. Mosscap itself has some existential questions to deal with in this one, and I actually thought it was quite interesting to read. For me, and for Dex, the dilemma is nothing, but for Mosscap it poses genuine questions about growth and decay and what's natural (especially for a human vs a robot). I liked getting to meet Dex's family in this one. We're only with them for a short time, but it was cool to see the environment and people Dex grew up around and the way they interacted with their family. I also think it's always interesting to see what people close to the main characters say/think about them, so that was a good addition too. Overall this was a good addition to the Monk & Robot saga and I do hope we get more books since I enjoy reading about Dex and Mosscap's adventures and really love the cozy scifi nature of the books.

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[sharry-arry-odd]

Dex threw Mosscap a look and lowered their voice as far as it would go. "What kind of books does Ms. Amelia collect?" "Oh, entirely pornography," Mosscap said. "It was very educational."

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, by Becky Chambers

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[spellscribe]

I keep stopping the book to talk about it. Partly because it's that good. Partly because I don't want it to end.

I've been in a funk, avoiding books for the most part. And just, cranky. Unsettled. A little burned out. My whole body needed soothing of the sort I last felt while reading Psalm for the Wild Built. And though I shouldn't really be buying books right now, I reached out and asked for a recommendation - something cosy, hygge-ish (that's not a word), something very Chambers.

To Be Taught if Fortunate was the first that came back. And oh, gods. It is *beautiful*. I'm 27% in on my kindle and it just feels like chocolate and the saggy limbs you get just before you drop off to sleep and the feel of hot sun on your back when you're cold and sick.

So. This is me blogging the book I guess.

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[lou-wilham]

Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine.

the Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time paperback is now available to pre-order wherever books are sold online!

Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine.

All Benvolio has ever desired is a peaceful life alongside his spirited—albeit quarrelsome—roommate, Mercutio. But as the story goes, the course of true love never did run smooth, and when tensions between the Montagues and the Capulets reach a boiling point, Benvolio and Mercutio are dragged into the mess Romeo makes of all their lives.

Then an older version of Benvolio crashes into their lives, offering the opportunity to change fate, Mercutio does as he always does—seizes the chance. There’s just one problem: no deal is without strings, and this one involves a deadly secret that Mercutio is determined to take to the grave.

What follows is a lively adventure through the ages, replete with love and heartache. Amidst the chaos, this inseparable duo will unravel the true depth of their friendship.

A riotous romp of a retelling of Romeo & Juliet. Side effects of reading may contain laughter, heartache, and a need for more. This light, sci-fi fantasy is the perfect shelf companion to The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian, Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall, and The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles.

Publication day: July 31, 2024

Genre: Adult Sci-fi Fantasy Romcom Tropes: Friends to Lovers, time travel, retelling, and they were roommates, deal with the devil

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Cover Artist Credit: @oblivionsdream

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[kristinawkelly]

I didn’t know cozy sci-fi was a thing but Al Hess now has me obsessed. Why? Three R’s: robots, road-trip, romance. World Running Down is a dystopian / apocalyptic story that follows trans salvager Valentine on the outskirts of Salt Lake City. And a romantic love interest that’s an AI trapped in an android body. Valentine and his partner have to watch out for pirates while picking up odd jobs to make ends meet. Their ultimate goal? A visa for the city. Then comes Osric, a sentient AI who has been forced into an android body. Valentine is quirky, sassy, and full of heart. Osric is smart, funny, and also full of heart without, you know, technically having a human one. All the characters were unique and memorable with personalities that flew off the page. Descriptions were vivid without being overly complex. I could feel the heat (in more ways than one).

Soft sci-fi elements, snuggles with an AI, found family, listening to music all give it cozy vibes. Then there’s adventure, speeding in a van and firing a lightning gun at enemies. But it tackles deep topics, too. What does it mean to be human? How do Valentine and Osric work through being in bodies that don’t match who they are? Why can’t people accept you as you are? I highly recommend the audio book as the narration was like listening to an audio drama. And now I’ll read everything Al Hess writes.

#book review #book recommendations #cozy scifi #cozy books #trans books #post apocalyptic #dystopian fiction #latest read #five stars

[ionlands]

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[beautifulbookishdisaster]

Perhaps the ache of homesickness was a fair price to pay for having so many good people in her life.

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

#page 295 #Becky Chambers #The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet #Wayfarers #Wayfarers Series #Cozy fiction #cozy scifi #found family #found family quotes #book quotes #book quotations

[alpaca-clouds]

Solarpunk in Space?!

Let me talk about something, that is not necessarily a biome, but that kinda gets brought up in a lot of Solarpunk discussions. So I thought it would be a nice thing to end this week on. "If we had a Solarpunk society, should we still go to space?"

It might seem like a weird question at first, but there is reason to ask it. A couple of good reason, in fact.

Baring a space elevator (aka a technology that we know in theory how we could do that but that might or might not work in practice), going into space will always burn fuel and quite a lot of it. As such, it will always release greenhouse gasses. So, is it worth it to go into space?

What goal would we have going there? Do we just explore for explorations sake? Do we want to find life? How would we go about it, if we did? Do we want to have space colonies? If so: What for? There is a certain senselessness in it and for that it takes a ton of effort.

Maybe we should just focus on fixing everything on this planet first, before going to another planet.

There also is the issue, that if we think about space colonialization, we think of it as that: Colonialization. And maybe... That's not a good thing.

So, yeah, to paraphrase a certain fictional scientist: "You thought so much about how you could do it, that you never once stopped to ask yourself if you should."

Here is the thing: Yesterday we spoke about how humans are surprisingly bad at surviving in the ocean. But we are even worse at surviving in space. So, every bit of space exploration will always bring with it the risk of killing people involved. Which is... generally bad. But yes, there is undoubtedly the fact that there are some scientific endeavors that can only be explored in space for one reason or another.

There is the other thing, though. See, in our SciFi media we always imagine those space ships and space stations with all that artificial gravity. Something that leans more heavily on the Fiction part of Science Fiction. While, yes, we might be able to create something like gravity by rotating our space stations... this will not happen for space craft. So, yeah... It will involve a lot of floating and hence a lot of tight spaces.

Why tight spaces?

Well, if you made a place without gravity not tight but had air inside of it... You would run into the problem, that people would get stuck in mid-air, because they pushed themselves off without the right amount of force to overcome the drag. Or maybe they collided with something else, that counteracted their propulsion. And then they would just hover there, mid air, unable to do a thing.

Beause of that (and of course the need to use air sparingly) real life space craft are very, very tight.

What I am trying to say with this is... there might be some reason to go into space. Yes. To explore it further. Sure. But it will never be this great fiction that we see in so many SciFi shows.

If we had a Solarpunk society... Would they still do it? Well, yes, some of it probably. For the science. But I doubt that any Solarpunk society would ever do any sort of space tourism or something like that.

Like... Space is pretty awesome. Yes. But... Realistically speaking, it is not quite as cool as Star Trek or Star Wars would make you believe.

#solarpunk #solarpunk fiction #space #space exploration #science fiction #scifi #cozy scifi #scientifically minded scifi #getting stuck mid air like its no-one's business

[lonionjon]

Some close-ups from my latest illustration commission

#cyborg #anime #art #illustration commission #illustration #sci fi #science fiction #scifi #robot #mech #mecha #lancer rpg #dnd #ttrpg #d&d #party #cozy #golden #mech hangar #spaceship interior #futuristic

[spacetimesally]

With the winter solstice cultural celebration in full swing, Sally spends the holiday forlorn and alone drifting through space in confined quarters, but when a certain cosmic space imp makes a festive appearance, it becomes a howling holiday hootenanny in, "Jerry Cosmic's Big Bada Din Festivity Extravaganza Spectacular"

Happy Holidays everybody. From Spacetime Sally Industries to You and Yours. Enjoy.

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[sharry-arry-odd]

"Well, that's the nice thing about trees." Mosscap put its hands on its hips and looked around. "They're not going anywhere. You can take all the time you need to know them."

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, by Becky Chambers

#page 110 #a prayer for the crown-shy #a prayer for the crown shy #monk and robot #becky chambers #scifi #cozy #cozy scifi #sibling dex #dex #splendid speckled mosscap #mosscap #crown shyness #tree #plant #botony #time #understanding #quote #quotes #literature #book #booklr #reading

[oritoor]

Chewy Center

#lollipop #tree #astronaut #journey #Illustration #oritoor #art #surreal #scifi #chill #cozy