en-US Science Fiction and Fantasy World The best in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000 Science Fiction and Fantasy World https://www.sffworld.com/forum/ Reading SF in April 2026 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:58:26 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/reading-sf-in-april-2026.60699/ 60699 invalid@example.com (Hobbit) Hobbit Welcome to April!

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Cover of Analog Magazine, April 1976.)

(Last month's discussion of Science Fiction books is HERE. )

It is the usual message here - this thread is where you tell us about what you've been reading in Science Fiction this month.

Remember, good or bad, we still want to know what you think.

Hobbit/Mark]]> 29 New post - SFFWorld Exclusive Extract: Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:32:30 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/new-post-sffworld-exclusive-extract-metro-2035-by-dmitry-glukhovsky.60706/ 60706 invalid@example.com (SFFWorld) SFFWorld Here at SFFWorld we’re pleased to offer you an exclusive look at METRO 2035, the final book in the Metro trilogy. The METRO trilogy by Dmitry Glukhovsky is a series set in the Moscow Metro during the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse that has been translated into 40 languages, sold over 3 million copies worldwide…

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(Cover of "The Magazine of Fantasy & SF", April 1974)

(Last month's discussion of Fantasy/Horror books is HERE. )

It is the usual message here - this thread is where you tell us about what you've been reading in Fantasy/Horror this month.

Remember, good or bad, we still want to know what you think.

Hobbit/Mark]]> 12 April 2026 Microfic Contest ~ Casque Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:20:50 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/april-2026-microfic-contest-casque.60703/ 60703 invalid@example.com (RedMage) RedMage Prompt: CASQUE
Fair warning, do your homework on this theme and be sure to understand the difference between "cask" and "casque". All stories will be accepted, but those written to the theme of a barrel may be hurt in the voting for not meeting the contest theme.​

First and most important rule: Word count 100 maximum

Entry deadline: Your midnight, Sunday, April 26, 2026

Rules:
1) Think of a story idea that uses the prompt mentioned above and includes...

Read more]]> 4 Current Non-Genre Reading III Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:52:08 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/current-non-genre-reading-iii.32972/ 32972 invalid@example.com (Hobbit) Hobbit Well, with the OLD THREAD being rather old, not to mention long, it's about time for a new thread.

What non-genre have you been reading: and what would you recommend to others?

Discuss!

Hobbit]]> 1311 Hyperlinks rendered in dark grey Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:14:35 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/hyperlinks-rendered-in-dark-grey.60704/ 60704 invalid@example.com (AtramentousFlux) AtramentousFlux While not as visually jarring as blue links, the current colour setting makes it not particularly obvious that a hyperlink is present in a post at all, unless the mouse pointer is hovered over one. I imagine they are missed by those who are unaware.]]> 1 Free and Discounted Fantasy / Horror Ebooks 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:19:19 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/free-and-discounted-fantasy-horror-ebooks-2026.60649/ 60649 invalid@example.com (Hobbit) Hobbit This thread is for those Fantasy / Horror ekindle bargains that you've found this year. Please point out what they are, give a link and a price and whether they are US or otherwise. Pictures are also nice!

The old thread is HERE.

And last reminder - writers, this thread is NOT for your latest book - the Promotion Zone is the place for that.

Mark]]> 34 Last Movie You Watched 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:58 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/last-movie-you-watched-2026.60618/ 60618 invalid@example.com (Hobbit) Hobbit Happy New Year! Here's the thread where you can tell us what you thought about the last movie/s you watched. Whether on the TV, streamed or at the cinema, new or old, here's the 2026 thread to discuss it. Genre-related would be nice, but it doesn't always have to be!

The old 2025 thread is HERE.

Hobbit/Mark]]> 58 Invertiverse: A Science Fiction Novel Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:38:14 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/invertiverse-a-science-fiction-novel.60587/ 60587 invalid@example.com (derrickdavismedia) derrickdavismedia Invertiverse is a debut science fiction novel, self-published by author Derrick Davis, where a startling discovery sends two estranged friends across the multiverse, forcing them to confront their inner darkness.



Invertiverse Synopsis:

Don’t Let The Past Haunt Your Futures​

Dangerous creatures, peculiar disappearances, mysterious urban ruins—it was easy for David Andrews to be entranced by...​

Read more]]> 3 March 2026 Microfic Voting Thread Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:16:04 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/march-2026-microfic-voting-thread.60696/ 60696 invalid@example.com (RedMage) RedMage Our March Microfic Contest is now closed. So it's time to vote!

We have two stories, each 100 words or less on the theme of "Coin". Vote for your 1 favorite. Contestants cannot vote for their own story. The poll will be open until for 4 days, until Thursday, April 2.

The stories are:
]]> 2 New post - STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:22:48 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/new-post-starter-villain-by-john-scalzi.60702/ 60702 invalid@example.com (SFFWorld) SFFWorld I’ve often said that writing humour (sorry, American readers: ‘humor’) is HARD. The difficulty is, as I understand it, that writing humour means that it doesn’t come across in the same way as a spoken one-liner. Perhaps more problematical is that a person’s sense of humour is not the same as another’s. What can seem…

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The old thread is HERE.

And last reminder - writers, this thread is NOT for your latest book - the Promotion Zone is the place for that.

Mark]]> 14 Vacation Read Recommendations? Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:17:46 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/vacation-read-recommendations.60698/ 60698 invalid@example.com (ArtNJ) ArtNJ I think we used to have a recommendations megathread, but don't see it, so I hope a one off request is ok. What are your favs of the last year or two? Sci Fi is ok too.]]> 4 Going to a Con? Let us know. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:16:44 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/going-to-a-con-let-us-know.10913/ 10913 invalid@example.com (funky_fantasist) funky_fantasist Sorry I have been AWOL for ages. The edit from hell on my last book and a rather slow start (me - not the story!) on my new one...

Anyway - I'm now gearing up for the exciting fantasmagoria that is Worldcon in Glasgow!!!! After 6 months of sitting on my own, staring at my computer, I am REALLY looking forward to this one.

I know we've mentioned this in the dim and distant - but, who else is attending? Come and say "hi" to me - oh, go on, go on, go on....

I am doing 2 panels & 1...

Read more]]> 456 Struggling with Generic AI Concept Art? I'll help you Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:33 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/struggling-with-generic-ai-concept-art-ill-help-you.60701/ 60701 invalid@example.com (menogconceptartist) menogconceptartist Hi! Do you need original concept art?


I helped my last client replace AI art with my human-led concept strategies (mood boards and design thinking) to get their game pitch approved by the board of directors.


If you are in a production where ideas look generic, let me know by email: contact@menogcreative.com

Excited to...

Read more]]> 0 Should I make my character have a madly disfigured face or nah? Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:30:54 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/should-i-make-my-character-have-a-madly-disfigured-face-or-nah.60676/ 60676 invalid@example.com (Ram25002013model) Ram25002013model Like I'm talking burnt and looking like slime, gum, and dirty towel tatters got mixed up. Totally efed up. He was in a bus crash and burnt up and broken a bit but he's meant to be pretty durable. Like tank a car ramming into him durable and tanking. I think it would separate him from the usual comic book vigilante. Like he's not dd hes his own guy.]]> 4 Reading SF in March 2026 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:40:10 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/reading-sf-in-march-2026.60671/ 60671 invalid@example.com (Hobbit) Hobbit Welcome to March 2026!

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(Cover of Analog Magazine, March 1976.)

(Last month's discussion of Science Fiction books is HERE. )

It is the usual message here - this thread is where you tell us about what you've been reading in Science Fiction this month.

Remember, good or bad, we still want to know what you think.

Hobbit/Mark]]> 59 New Post Your Progress Thread Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:38:20 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/new-post-your-progress-thread.57647/ 57647 invalid@example.com (Hobbit) Hobbit Spring cleaning....

The last thread was 16 years old, and 236 pages long...so here's a new one.

However, the purpose is the same. The idea is that everyone posts updates of their progress on the latest story/novel/poem/whatever.

Mark]]> 270 New post - GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:32:24 +0000 https://www.sffworld.com/forum/threads/new-post-green-deadly-things-by-jenn-lyons.60697/ 60697 invalid@example.com (SFFWorld) SFFWorld Jenn Lyons has published a slew of well-received epic fantasy novels over the last few years (she launched a 5-book series in 2019 with The Ruin of Kings [click the title for a link to my review] that concluded in 2022), an epic standalone and now Green & Deadly Things, a dark-fantasy standalone about dead…

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Prompt: Coin

First and most important rule: Word count 100 maximum

Entry deadline: Your midnight, Saturday, March 28, 2026

Rules:
1) Think of a story idea that uses the prompt mentioned above and includes speculative fiction elements (fantasy, science fiction, horror elements).
2) Write the story OR create artwork, video, or audio entries (or additions/enhancements). Multimedia...

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