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Science Fiction Subgenres and Themes

By Nick Marone 5 May 23SF Resources

Science fiction encompasses quite a number of subgenres and themes. More often than not, a novel, short story, movie, or TV show will straddle multiple subgenres and deal with more than one theme at once. This contributes to a rich, thoroughly entertaining, and highly intuitive genre of fiction. What follows[…]

Space Trip II Excerpt

By Nick Marone 24 September 22Free Stuff

Illustration © Tom EdwardsTomEdwardsDesign.com Here is the first chapter of Space Trip II: The Journey to Find the Secret of the Thing in the Box. Sign up to my newsletter to stay informed about the Space Trip Universe and other projects— you get a FREE short story too! BLURB FOUR FRIENDSONE SECRETNO CLUE Following[…]

Guidelines for Succesful Interaction with First Contact Species [v1.0]

By Nick Marone 26 October 20Free Stuff

The following are guidelines developed by a multinational team from the United Nations Xenological Research Institute. For simplicity, the guidelines refer to a single extraterrestrial visitor, but they can apply to a group of any size. Observe these guidelines to the letter. 1Do not say, "Greetings!" This is clichéd beyond[…]

Space Trip Excerpt

By Nick Marone 28 May 20Free Stuff

Illustration © Tom EdwardsTomEdwardsDesign.com Here are the first two chapters of Space Trip. Sign up to my newsletter to stay informed about the Space Trip Universe and other projects— you get a FREE short story too! Blurb FOUR FRIENDSONE SHIPNO BRAINSFour friends—Dave, Eddie, Jimmy, and Chuck—are fed up with their[…]