Maria Korolov
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Maria Korolov
@mariakorolov.bsky.social
Technology journalist covering artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing. Science fiction author and magazine editor. Also -- retired war correspondent.
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Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 28, 2025

We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list has Norse magic, sexy aliens, and dystopian futures.
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 28, 2025
We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list has Norse magic, sexy aliens, and dystopian futures.
www.metastellar.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Watch Maria and Emma discuss today's top FREE sci-fi and fantasy bestsellers on the MetaStellar YouTube channel! We have superheroes, Norse mythology, sexy aliens, and a couple of dystopias!
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Free Friday: Bestselling Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books That are Free Right Now!
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November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The Trouble with Tessa Review: When Sub-genres Collide

The Trouble with Tessa is a charming show that knows its place within the horror tradition and makes full use of folk and analog horror's motives.
The Trouble with Tessa Review: When Sub-genres Collide
The Trouble with Tessa is a charming show that knows its place within the horror tradition and makes full use of folk and analog horror's motives.
www.metastellar.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Three Ways to Achieve Your Writing Goals

Do you have a major writing goal you want to achieve, but you don’t know how to make the time? You have a few options ahead of you.
Three Ways to Achieve Your Writing Goals
Do you have a major writing goal you want to achieve, but you don’t know how to make the time? You have a few options ahead of you.
www.metastellar.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The writing advice of the week video is up, with our editor E.S. Foster!
Three Ways to Achieve Your Writing Goals
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Three Ways to Achieve Your Writing Goals - MetaStellar’s #WritingAdvice for November 23, 2025
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November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Maria and Regina (and the rest) review the five top bestselling FREE sci-fi and fantasy books on Amazon! Todaywe have a box set of urban fantasy books that is awesome for anyone who likes the Dresden Files!

Catch the video on the MetaStellar YouTube channel:
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MetaStellar Show
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November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 21, 2025

We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes witches, space battles, aliens, and a box set about a demon hunter.
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 21, 2025
We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes witches, space battles, aliens, and a box set about a demon hunter.
www.metastellar.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My latest article is up at CIO magazine:
How CIOs can get a better handle on budgets as AI spend soars
As companies move past AI POCs into actual deployment, CIOs are being asked to show concrete ROI to get funding... www.cio.com/article/4092...
How CIOs can get a better handle on budgets as AI spend soars
As companies move past AI POCs into actual deployment, CIOs are being asked to show concrete ROI to get funding, move money from legacy projects, and brace for the unexpected.
www.cio.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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New video on the MetaStellar author channel!
Author Perspectives: David Henrickson on Utopian Speculative Fiction and Short vs Long-Form Sci-Fi
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Author Perspectives: David Henrickson on Utopian Speculative Fiction and Short vs Long-Form Sci-Fi
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November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My latest article is up at Network World:
IBM readies commercially valuable quantum computer technology
IBM Nighthawk quantum computer opens potential applications, better error correction...
www.networkworld.com/article/4092...
IBM readies commercially valuable quantum computer technology
www.networkworld.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I honestly don't even remember working on this one...

What is AIOps? The evolution of IT operations in the AI era
Organizations seeking to better monitor IT assets are turning to AI to get ahead of performance issues and to automate fixes...
www.cio.com/article/1962...
What is AIOps? The evolution of IT operations in the AI era
Organizations seeking to better monitor IT assets are turning to artificial intelligence to get ahead of performance issues and to automate fixes before negative impacts are felt.
www.cio.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The writing advice of the week video is up on the MetaStellar YouTube channel, with editor E.S. Foster

How to Create Immersion in Fantasy
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How to Create Immersion in Fantasy - MetaStellar’s #WritingAdvice for November 16, 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Watch Maria, Emma, and Regina tell you about today's top FREE sci-fi and fantasy bestsellers -- one is by USA Today bestselling authors, two have dragons, and one has Tinkerbell! We've got military sci fi, we've got romance... something for everyone!
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November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 14, 2025

We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon and we've got both fantasy dragons and space dragons today. And Tinkerbell.
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 14, 2025
We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon and we've got both fantasy dragons and space dragons today. And Tinkerbell.
www.metastellar.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
And here's my latest article for CSO magazine:

What CISOs need to know about new tools for securing MCP servers
To address some of the risks many vendors have started to offer products meant to secure the use of MCP servers. www.csoonline.com/article/4087...
What CISOs need to know about new tools for securing MCP servers
As MCP servers become more popular, so do the risks. To address some of the risks many vendors have started to offer products meant to secure the use of MCP servers.
www.csoonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My latest article is up at Network World:

Top quantum breakthroughs of 2025
The year isn't over yet, but we've already seen record-breaking quantum computers, skyrocketing levels of investment, and demonstrations of real-world benefits. www.networkworld.com/article/4088...
Top quantum breakthroughs of 2025
The year isn't over yet, but we've already seen record-breaking quantum computers, skyrocketing levels of investment, and demonstrations of real-world benefits.
www.networkworld.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Watch today's Writing Advice of the Week with MetaStellar editor ES Foster:
Your Fantasy Rough Draft Needs More Description
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Your Fantasy Rough Draft Needs More Description - MetaStellar’s #WritingAdvice for November 9, 2025
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November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Your Fantasy Rough Draft Needs More Description

While you’re in the throes of your fantasy rough draft, you need to think about description. We’re walking through the how, the when, and the why of including more detail in your draft.
Your Fantasy Rough Draft Needs More Description
While you’re in the throes of your fantasy rough draft, you need to think about description. We’re walking through the how, the when, and the why of including more detail in your draft.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Watch Maria, Emma and Regina tell you about today's top FREE bestselling sci-fi and fantasy books!
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FREE FRIDAY: TOP FREE AMAZON SCI-FI AND FANTASY BOOKS FOR NOV 7, 2025
YouTube video by MetaStellar
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November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 7, 2025

We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes aliens, more aliens, and space battles, plus a romance with a god.
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Nov. 7, 2025
We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes aliens, more aliens, and space battles, plus a romance with a god.
www.metastellar.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Every Friday, here at MetaStellar, we read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes dark fantasies, time travel, and an alien invasion -- and two are by USA Today-bestselling authors!
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Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for October 31, 2025
We read the first few chapters of each of the top five free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes dark fantasies, time travel, and an alien invasion — and two are by USA T…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Watch Maria, Emma and Regina talk about today's FREE bestselling sci-fi and fantasy books! Dark fantasy! Alien invasion! Time travel! and two of the authors are USA Today bestsellers!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyY9...
FREE FRIDAY: TOP FREE AMAZON SCI-FI AND FANTASY BOOKS FOR OCT 31, 2025
YouTube video by MetaStellar
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October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Legends of Origin, Book 2: Orion’s Harvesters

Two months after Liam MacAskill's return to Earth from Tridor Monastery, a portal opens in Orion's Nebula, and a continent-sized spaceship emerges. It heads for Earth, where it hovers over Africa. Shortly thereafter, a second alien species comes…
Legends of Origin, Book 2: Orion’s Harvesters
Two months after Liam MacAskill's return to Earth from Tridor Monastery, a portal opens in Orion's Nebula, and a continent-sized spaceship emerges. It heads for Earth, where it hovers over Africa. Shortly thereafter, a second alien species comes through the portal. Then impossibility becomes reality – the second species steals Earth's sun.The first species, the T'Acan – or Harvesters, as some call them – seem friendly enough, but Liam suspects they are omitting something about their reasons for visiting Earth, which seem lame to him. It doesn't take Liam long to discover what… They have to be stopped, but how to stop an invincible enemy?Air force and military attacks have no effect on the T'Acan spaceship, but Earth has a secret defence not even the military are aware of – a powerful weapon that harnesses ley line energy, kept hidden by warrior monks since humanity's beginnings. It could save Earth when even nuclear weapons would fail… but will it be enough to drive away the T'Acan harvesters, and will the untested weapon work the way they hope?Will Liam succeed in aiding the warrior monks' efforts, or will he merely create more casualties? Is Liam's friend, Jack, right to distrust the little blue alien they meet on the T'Acan ship, or is Liam's trust going to be betrayed again? As Liam races against time to warn Arthean that Tridor's Earth may be in the same danger, even he isn't sure he'll make it in time.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Just in time for Halloween! Our last interview with Cindy O'Quinn just posted on the MetaStellar YouTube channel!

Long Lost Friends interview with author Cindy O’Quinn: Five Poems by Scary Women
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Long Lost Friends interview with author Cindy O’Quinn: Five Poems by Scary Women
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October 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Get Fallon's writing advice in video form on the MetaStellar YouTube channel!
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How to Write a Book - MetaStellar Magazine's Writing Advice for October 31, 2025
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October 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM