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Read our interview with Daniel Sansom, whose short story "The Last Anḗr" recently appeared in Starfarer’s Cafe
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Interview with Donald Sansom
Starfarer’s Cafe recently sat down to talk with science fiction author Daniel Sansom, whose short story The Last Anḗr recently appeared in Starfarer’s Cafe. Sanson is a science fiction …
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October 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: The Last Anḗr
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The Last Anḗr
Donald Sanson visited the Starfarer’s Café this week with a tale of a man who may be the very last human alive. Fortunately – or maybe it’s “unfortunately” – he has a companion, an android known as…
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October 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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5 Writing Prompts for Killer SF Stories
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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October 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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The 8 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks of All Time, Ranked
The best sci-fi audiobooks of all time include recordings of classics like Hyperion and Frankenstein alongside newer releases like Project Hail Mary.
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October 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! Commander John Hanson and his crew face a terrifying, desperate encounter with monstrous, tentacled lifeforms on a dark, alien planet.
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The Terrible Tentacles of L-472
Sewell Peaslee Wright returned to the café today to retell another thrilling tale from the many interplanetary assignments of Commander John Hanson of the Special Patrol Service. This time his crew…
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October 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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GQ Reads: 7 underrated sci-fi novels that could become your next obsession
These novels are packed with strange worlds, big ideas and unexpected twists.
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October 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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7 Space Opera Books To Read In 2026
Discover 7 Space Opera Books To Read In 2026
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October 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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10 Perfect Hard Sci-Fi Books That I Knew Would Be Masterpieces From the First 10 Pages
These mind-bending reads pull you into the deep end almost immediately
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October 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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5 Cool SciFi Novum Writing Prompts
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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October 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Strickman Wins 2026 WSFA Small Press Award
“Guardians of the Well” by Rose Strickman (In Another Time 6/25) has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Small Press Award for Short F…
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October 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read for Banned Books Week
Essential reads that imagine worlds with banned books, erased memory, and controlled knowledge. Escape into them and return ready to defend your shelves.
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October 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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How will humans of the future be augmented? Six striking ideas from science fiction
From expanded vision to immortal bodies, these screen depictions have all stretched our understanding of what technology could do to humans.
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October 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Trouble on Paradise and the perils of escapism — the best new sci-fi books
Conflict and sickness spell danger in other worlds, the undead spread unrest in Massachusetts, a drug-induced multiversal breach, and critters bear weapons and a grudge
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October 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Read our interview with science fiction author Jon Adcock, whose story "Homecoming" recently appeared on Starfarer's Cafe.
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Interview with Jon Adcock
Starfarer’s Cafe recently sat down to talk with science fiction author Jon Adcock, whose short story Homecoming recently appeared in our digital magazine. Jon loves alt-rock, Akira Kurosawa m…
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October 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Café: Dark Secrets
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Dark Secrets
Rob Bignell returned to Starfarer’s Cafe this weekend to share a tale from a science station at Tau Ceti. Sometimes a visit from an old friends is unwelcomed – especially when the frien…
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October 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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The Clone (1965) by Theodore L. Thomas and Kate Wilhelm

A pastiche of the Blob (& the Thing), but a more potent message as an example of early ecological horror. An organism forms out of pollution & assimilates organic matter. This would work wonders for garbage dumps!

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October 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Is your role in life dictated by what you are? If you’re a fifteen foot-tall robot that transforms into a supercar, does that mean you have to pick up a laser gun and defend Earth from other robots? #harbor #vss365 #flashfiction #microfiction #scifi #sciencefiction #scifisky #satire #writesky
October 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Gonna see what this is all about.

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October 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: How can two microbes stuck on Earth ever get home to Mars?
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The Martian Microbes of Menzenschwand
Mary Jo Rabe visited the Starfarer’s Cafe this week, coming all the way from Germany. You may recall that is a nation state on Earth, the planet that the Martians tried to vanquish a few cent…
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October 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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FREE SHORT STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: Read the intriguing tale of the mysterious Answerer, who truly knows everything.
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Ask A Foolish Question
Robert Sheckley is another long-time customer of Starfarer’s Cafe who has been away for far too long. Recently he stopped in to share this old tale that he used to regale diners with when he …
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October 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home (1973) by James Tiptree Jr

A 15 story collection regarding humanity's thrust into space. The standouts explore human-alien sex, genetic engineering that removes pain & a part of ourselves & the absurd bureaucracy humans cherish. Recommended!

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October 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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The year is 2426 and it is October 4th. Toby, Evelyn and Owen leave the island and head back to the UK Settlement. Will this be the last time they see Steph? What will happen when they arrive back? journal.realm-of-the-cephalopods.net/20.php #sciFi #sff #sffchat #scifisky
Journal : Realm of the Cephalopods : 20 - Leaving
Realm of the Cephalopods, Journal of Toby Pridwen. Entry 20 A science fiction novel exploring a future world that has undergone the devastation of global heating and the unintended consequences that f...
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October 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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What is Starfarer's Cafe and what's its philosophy?
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In an era when science fiction magazines are disappearing faster than dinosaurs after the KT asteroid hit, we’re dedicated to giving science fiction writers an opportunity to place their work befor…
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October 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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The Crack in Time (1964) by Philip K Dick

Wondrous future presents solution to unemployment, go into cryogenic freeze until the economy improves! Freak accident opens up a parallel uninhabited Earth. Selfless billionaire steps forward to claim it as his own, minus the poors! 🫡

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October 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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October 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM