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“My memory is to the world as a drawing is to the photograph. Imperfect. More perfect. We remember what we must, what we choose to, because it is more beautiful and real than the truth.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Empire of Silence

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“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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“We are clay, shaped as the mountain is shaped: by the wind, the tramping foot, and the rain. By the world. The mark of other hands is on us, but we are ourselves alone.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

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“I read,” I said, and shrugged. “People always accuse me of wasting my time, but they don’t complain when I have their answers.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Ashes of Man

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“Ti abatre!” she yelled. I loved you. Loved. The hatch sealed. Our shuttle tore out past the static field and into the long and silent Dark.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

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/r/Fantasy Discussion Group — 6753 members — last activity Jun 04, 2026 07:36PM
A place for readers/contributors of Reddit's /r/Fantasy subreddit to discuss books from the genre and see others' book lists and recommendations. ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42793 members — last activity 1 hour, 32 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Space Opera Fans — 5631 members — last activity 4 hours, 13 min ago
If you like space opera: an epic scale adventure through the galaxy with military battles, interplanetary politics, realistic interpersonal relationsh ...more

Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy — 8868 members — last activity 17 hours, 14 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more

SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3780 members — last activity May 26, 2026 08:04AM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

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