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henryneilsen.bsky.social
Sci-fi and Speculative author and writer of essays about extremely nerdy stuff. Anti genAI, pro humanity. Lefty. Environmental designer by day.
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I'm reading American Prometheus, the biography of Oppenheimer. First of all, it's one of the best biographies ever. The authors put in WORK. Secondly, the timeline following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is one of the most tragic things I've read.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Brb updating all of my bios to read AUREALIS AWARD FINALIST. Cannot believe my story LIFE IN THE DIRT has made the shortlist for this year's Aurealis awards, along with a bunch of other talented writers! aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

I really enjoyed Adolescence, but I think it risks flattening discussions of misogyny to only discussing online radicalisation, and I think we ignore the broader context to our detriment. This article discusses the things that provide fuel for extreme ideologies to take root.

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

My art for the cover of the sci fi novel Sunward Sky, which launched a few weeks ago. Please give author @henryneilsen.bsky.social a follow for all the news on this book and his future novels. We also made a special edition version for Kickstarter backers, with exclusive cover art. BookCoversByJon

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Today my novel, SUNWARD SKY, is released to the world! Grab a copy at the links below. books2read.com/u/bWxz2M www.booktopia.com.au/sunward-sky-... I’ve written about its creation, but I want to take a moment to talk about of the books, movies, art, politics and science that influenced it. 🧵

submitted 103 days ago • 2 comments

The Rando awards return in 2025 with a bunch of randoms shouting about their favourite books! (And giving trophies to the winners!)

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Very well written, realistic and insightful recap about an authors experience on Kickstarter after a successful campaign. I recommend a look if you're considering it #author | #writingcommunity

submitted 137 days ago • 1 comment

If anyone is interested in running their own Kickstarter to publish their book, I've compiled a heap of notes about my experience in the hope that I can help others who want to take the leap! open.substack.com/pub/henrynei...

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

SUNWARD SKY is out February 15 this year. Find your copy below: books2read.com/u/bWxz2M

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

One of the weird things about writing hard sci fi is that sometimes the "sci" catches up to the "fi". It's EXTREMELY cool to see that real life scientists are figuring out how to address the issues I discussed in my novel. Absolutely wild. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

submitted 148 days ago • 2 comments

I was listening to the five love languages @ifbookspod.bsky.social on the train and GUESS what the person next to me opened up and started reading!

submitted 177 days ago • 0 comments

This week has been incredible so far. Four people have asked what my favourite dinosaur is. Absolute winner.

submitted 183 days ago • 0 comments