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The Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year.
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There's still time to enter our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec ⚛️

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We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.

Good luck!
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Oh yeah, saw the new HitchHikers Guide To The Galaxy Show.

It's very much a 'take' on the source material, and very much a homage in the spirit of Douglas Adams. You have to actually engage with it to enjoy it, however.

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THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY ( 2025 ) - STARBURST Magazine
The theatrical immersive show The HitchHiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, currently running at London’s Riverside Studios, is the latest in a long line of adaptations of Douglas Adams’ original 1978 BBC rad...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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📡Signal Boost!

There's still time to enter our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec ⚛️

👉 london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...

We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.

Good luck!
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November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Tachyon Publications is having a year-end holiday sale. That means you can get Letters from an Imaginary Country direct from the publisher for 30% off and support an independent press! Code: YEAREND30

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November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Oh hey who would like a Gothic in space with a creepy spaceship that disappears children?
It's this way
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November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech but it's Ellen Ripley
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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anyway, I'm definitely not the first person to make the comparison, but I think I've figured out how the heptapod language first came about
A selection of eighteen glyphs from the Heptapod Language from the film Arrival, which consist of broken inky black rings with branching splashes at significant locations on their circumference.
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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This is a cool take on the Alien mythos.

Recommended for fans of the franchise and other readers.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
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November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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We are so pleased to announce that Ellie Gibson, award-winning comedian, video games journalist and one-half of the double act, Scummy Mummies, will be hosting our #FutureBook Awards on 1st December 🏆✨

Find out more about the #FutureBook Awards here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/events/futur...
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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📡Signal Boost!

There's still time to enter our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec ⚛️

👉https://london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/stories-of-the-quantum-universe-micro-fiction-competition

We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.

Good luck!
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November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM