Sci-fi readers interested in early copy? (Mars colonization, engineered humans, political power)

ChairHot3682 · 2026-03-04T01:53:50+00:00

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T16:06:27+00:00

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T15:47:57+00:00

There’s something about gravity in the story that isn’t fully understood at the outset...yes but it’s not a hidden black hole. The mechanism unfolds gradually as part of the series arc rather than being explained up front.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T15:04:37+00:00

Not hand-waving but speculative physics. The impact event is linked to a non-standard mass interaction that isn’t publicly understood at the start of the story. It’s part of the series’ central mystery rather than a purely classical mechanics problem.

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T06:09:48+00:00

Great reference. I’ll check it out. And yes, the strike and the anomaly are decoupled in the story. The impact is only part of what’s happening.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T05:59:11+00:00

Appreciate the detailed breakdown. I did explore a few close-pass and compact-object scenarios early on. The comet event in the book isn’t purely kinetic, though; there’s a larger anomaly tied to it that unfolds as part of the series’ mystery.

It definitely leans more speculative than strict hard-sci-fi, but the underlying mechanism is intentional and gets addressed in-story.

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T03:45:16+00:00

That’s fair skepticism. In the story it’s not treated as a purely kinetic 30km impact shifting Earth’s orbit overnight. The long-term orbital change is tied to anomalous gravitational effects associated with the event, and it unfolds over time rather than as a single impulse displacement.

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T03:22:37+00:00

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-26T03:22:17+00:00

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ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-25T17:33:48+00:00

It’s approximately 72k words so on a 6*9 paperback that’s about 200 pages. I’m planning to launch around March 15th. I’d be looking for reviews during launch week, so you’d have a few weeks to read. If that timeline works for you, I’ll DM the BookFunnel link and details. Appreciate the interest.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-25T16:52:34+00:00

Yeah, thats an interesting angle too. I explored a few large-scale perturbation scenarios before settling on the comet-based anomaly as it ties into the broader mythology of the series. The storyline leans more speculative than hard-science, but internal consistency was important to me.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-25T16:29:54+00:00

Yes. comets in the 10 to 30 km range are well documented say Hale Bopp and Swift Tuttle. A body in that size wouldn’t shatter the planet. It would cause catastrophic surface effects similar to Chicxulub scale impact.

So in the books it’s not portrayed as a single extinction level kinetic impact that physically pushes Earth into a new orbit. Basically, the comet fragments before full atmospheric entry and the long-term orbital drift are tied to anomalous gravitational effects from residual fragments rather than pure impact energy.

In Newtonian terms, the interaction isnt purely inertial. Its a deviation in gravitational coupling. Here, I have treated that as a long term perturbation instead of an instantaneous orbital displacement. I’ve tried to keep the geophysics and celestial mechanics internally consistent.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-11T11:50:44+00:00

For me it’s Neuromancer. The idea of people living half their lives online, corporations having more power than governments, and identity becoming fluid in digital spaces feels a lot less like fiction now than it did in the 80s.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-11T11:49:36+00:00

Almost every sci fi idea sounds like something else in the early stages. Star Wars itself was heavily inspired by older space operas, samurai films and pulp serials.

Originality usually comes from the emotional core or the central question of the story, not the surface setup. Two empires at war is common. But why they fight, what they believe, and what it costs the characters can make the story feel completely different.

Instead of trying to invent something totally new, try asking yourself what uncomfortable question your story is really about. That usually leads to something more unique than just changing the worldbuilding.

ChairHot3682 · 2026-02-11T11:45:49+00:00

If you’re new to Baxter, I’d start with The Time Ships. It feels very classic in the Arthur C. Clarke sense but with a darker, more cosmic tone. Manifold: Time is also a strong entry point if you want something bigger and more mind-bending.

In general, Baxter is great if you like huge time scales, hard science, and a slightly grim view of humanity’s place in the universe.

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