Immortality demands a sacrifice. But something is wrong. As the ritual begins, Linuka feels it—something ancient, something that recoils. And suddenly, there is only one path left. 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-49-a-lesser-kind #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

Episode 48 is out: Counterplay When your enemy controls time… you take it away. 👉 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-48-counterplay #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #WebNovel

No evacuation. A single device. At the heart of the galactic government. And nowhere left to run. Episode 47 is live: 👉 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-47-no-evacuation #scifi #spaceopera

“They fear nothing more than loss of control.” Episode 46 "Leverage" is live. Linuka brings something the Assembly cannot ignore. 👉 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-46-leverage #scifi #spaceopera #serialfiction

A hero’s funeral. A weapon from the Reality War. Episode 45 "Between Fire and Ice" of Goddess of the Galacticide is now live. Read it here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-45-between-fire-and-ice #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #SerialFiction

“Do not do anything I ask for.” When a ruler warns her own protectors not to obey her, something inside her has already shifted. Episode 44 is live. 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-44-do-not-obey-me #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #GoddessOfTheGalacticide

The Assembly debates. Rige listens. And then she asks the one question that matters. Episode 43 of Goddess of the Galacticide "On The Record" is live. www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-43-on-the-record #SciFi #SpaceOpera

New episode live: Bury the Dead Old frontier law. New political reality. Linuka Omga searches for a legal path where power fails. Goddess of the Galacticide, Episode 42 👉 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-42-bury-the-dead #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

Episode 41: This Seat Is Taken Linuka meets the reality of institutional power. Goddess of the Galacticide 👉 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-41-this-seat-is-taken #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #SciFi

Episode 40 is out: A Reality Was Chosen. A palace. No alarms. No spectacle. Just certainty. Read the new episode here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-40-a-reality-was-chosen #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #SciFi #SpeculativeFiction

Episode 39: The Oath We Swore Evidence surfaces, loyalty realigns, and the window of opportunity closes. New chapter of Goddess of the Galacticide is live. www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess... #ScienceFiction #GoddessOfTheGalacticide

Hiding in plain sight comes at a price. Episode 38: Extra Spice is live. www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess... #SciFi #SpaceOpera #GoddessOfTheGalacticide

"PASSAGE" Warp routes are gone. Assembly space is hostile. Getting home now requires planning, leverage, and paths never meant to be used. 📖 Goddess of the Galacticide, Episode 37 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-37-passage #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

This week on Planetside… Lake Bunyonyi’s beauty hides a history few outside Uganda know. Here’s why that matters for SFF worldbuilding. “Beyond the Beauty: A Research Guide for Responsible SFF Worldbuilding” by @iampreciousck.bsky.social . www.sfwa.org/2026/01/06/b...

Episode 36 "The Other Shaajis" is live. Exile ends. Strategy begins. Faith and legitimacy may prove more dangerous than fleets. www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-36-the-other-shaajis #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #SciFi #SpaceOpera

Science Fiction Day Jan 2. Celebrating the genre of ideas, imagination, and consequence, on the birthday of Isaac Asimov; still one of my inspirations as a science fiction writer. #ScienceFictionDay #SciFi #IsaacAsimov #AmWriting

🌱 "GROWTH" Episode 35 of Goddess of the Galacticide An alien seedling grows where it shouldn’t and Linuka knows this changes everything. 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-35-growth #SciFi #SpaceOpera

Episode 34 "Mothers in the Cold" After the battle, Linuka learns mercy can be a bargaining chip. 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-34-mothers-in-the-cold #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #SerialFiction

Not all connections are chosen. Episode 33 "Entanglement" is live. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-33-entanglement #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

All this, for that? Episode 33 "Entanglement" is out now. Ground combat, inevitability, and consequences that won’t untangle. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-33-entanglement #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

Victory isn’t always clean. Goddess of the Galacticide opens with a causality weapon, fractured memories, and a truth that refuses to stay buried. Episode 1 is where it all begins. 👉 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-1-their-end-begins #ScienceFiction #WebNovel

I'm a few episodes in; really like this show. tv.apple.com/us/show/pluribus/umc.cmc.37axgovs2yozlyh3c2cmwzlza #CurrentlyWatching #TVSeries #Hooked

The causality bomb didn’t kill the Võmémééř. It shattered their ability to understand. But Linuka remembers the moment that should’ve erased her past. Why? Episode 1 → www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-1-their-end-begins #SciFi #Galacticide #SpaceOpera

Episode 32 explores the depths of Tẽlchi’s canyon, where the strike team discovers that “low visibility” is an understatement. www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-32-canyon-drop #SciFi #SpaceOpera #Galacticide #MilitarySF #AlienWorlds #SerializedFiction

Episode 32: Canyon Drop is up! The team’s canyon descent on Tẽlchi brings them face to face with the Dark Ones, shifting the entire mission into chaos. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-32-canyon-drop #SpaceOpera #SciFi #Galacticide #MilitarySF

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Some days, the stars align. On other days, my weird stuff aligns. The manganese-oxidizing microbes that turn one of my current WIP’s planet’s topsoil purple are also a great reason to keep my silicate lifeform back on the ship because it will mess with its body’s silicate-manganese chemistry. #SF

New chapter: The Opportunity She Brings Linuka Omga stands between cosmic technology and political ambition, altering the Assembly’s trajectory in a single moment. Read it here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-31-the-opportunity-she-brings #SciFi #SpaceOpera

Hero. Monster. Father. The galaxy could never decide, but Linuka had to. Episode 1 begins the myth and breaks it. Start reading → www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-1-their-end-begins #SciFi #Galacticide #SpaceOpera

Episode 31: The Opportunity She Brings. Linuka Omga becomes the fulcrum of an unexpected political maneuver inside the Assembly. Read it here → www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-31-the-opportunity-she-brings #SciFi #Galacticide #SpaceOpera #SerializedFiction

New episode is up! Ep 31: The Opportunity She Brings dives deep into Assembly politics as the truth about the sphere-drive heist comes to light. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-31-the-opportunity-she-brings #Galacticide #SciFi #SpaceOpera

How are the breakfast conversations in your house? We had a lively discussion today about the character of Ezri Dax not fitting into a final season of Deep Space Nine. ✨That's normal, right? #StarTrekDS9 #SciFiLife #RelatableNerdStuff

New episode! Divergence Breach is live. The alien sphere-drive descends into the story with catastrophic potential. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-30-divergence-breach #SciFi #SpaceOpera #Galacticide #WebFiction

If you missed it earlier, Episode 30 "Divergence Breach" is now out. High-stakes choices, alien tech, and a warp event that changes everything. Catch up here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-30-divergence-breach #GoddessoftheGalacticide #SciFiSeries

Episode 30 "Divergence Breach" is out. A catastrophic choice hurls Cha Dzeeny and crew through a terrifying warp as the Assembly closes in. #GoddessoftheGalacticide #SciFi #SpaceOpera #Episode30 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-30-divergence-breach

Watched Pantheon. Just finished the last episode. Or should I say the show finished me? #Pantheon #HighConcept #Netflix

Looking for a weekend story to get lost in? I’m releasing my narrative-audio sci-fi series Goddess of the Galacticide on YouTube—free, immersive, and packed with cosmic intrigue. Listen here: www.youtube.com/@Bert-OliverBoehmer #SciFi #SpaceOpera #AudioDrama #YouTubeSeries #WeekendListening

Ep 29: Cha Dzeeny pushes a research team to the brink and forces a choice on the slave AIs before the Levy Fleet hits the station. If they refuse, everyone dies. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-29-self-preservation #SciFi #SerialFiction #SpaceOpera

Tension hits a breaking point as Cha Dzeeny forces a choice on the slave AIs while the Levy Fleet prepares to strike. A high-stakes escape begins. Read the episode: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-29-self-preservation #SpaceOpera #WebNovel #SerialFiction

Great panel today at SFWA Quasar 2025: Science Fact in Science Fiction. Thanks to moderator Kemi Ashing-Gawa and fellow panelists Julie Nováková, Steven D. Brewer, and Gabrielle K. Byrne. Loved the discussion! #ScienceFiction #SFWA #Quasar2025 #SFF

She saved reality. But what if reality wasn’t supposed to survive? Begin the journey: 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-1-their-end-begins #SciFi #Galacticide #WebNovel #SpaceOpera

When time loses meaning, even thoughts can become prisons. Clock Rate (GotG, Episode 28): Cha Dzeeny faces the enslaved minds powering the sphere drive. Read now: 🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-28-clock-rate #SciFi #Galacticide #ClockRate #Cyberpunk #SpaceOpera

Ep. 28 "Clock Rate" is live! Cha Dzeeny connects with enslaved AIs inside the sphere drive, where time and consciousness twist into something terrifying. Read now:🔗 www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-28-clock-rate #SciFi #SpaceOpera #MilitarySF #Galacticide #WebNovel

🎧 “Every empire starts with one mistake.” Now hear where it all began: the complete Goddess of the Galacticide audio narration, free on YouTube. www.youtube.com/@Bert-OliverBoehmer/playlists #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #SciFi #AudioFiction #SpaceOpera #EpicSciFi #BertOliverBoehmer #ListenToSciFi

My Galacticide universe includes 4 full conlangs, built to reflect the cultures and psychologies of the species that speak them. Read my guest post for Livia J. Elliot’s blog here: substack.com/home/post/p-167794668 #ScienceFiction #Worldbuilding #Linguistics #Conlang #WritingProcess #Galacticide

Episode 27—Faith and Firepower—is live. Faith and firepower guide Cha Dzeeny’s marines through an infiltration gone wrong. Read now ➜ www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-27-faith-and-firepower #Galacticide #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #WebNovel #FaithAndFirepower

Excited to join SFWA's Quasar event this weekend! I’ll be part of Panel 2.1: Science Fact in Science Fiction: Getting It Right in SFF (Nov 16 9–10 AM PST)—discussing how we blend hard science and storytelling. #SFWA #ScienceFiction #WritingCommunity #Quasar2025

Episode 27 is out now. Faith and firepower keep Cha Dzeeny steady in a mission that defies logic. The drive array holds no door, no escape. Read here: www.bertoliverboehmer.com/post/goddess-of-the-galacticide-episode-27-faith-and-firepower #SciFi #Galacticide #SpaceOpera #SerialFiction

Every empire starts with one mistake. Linuka’s story begins with guilt, loss, and the spark that changed reality forever. Start the saga with Episode 1 of Goddess of the Galacticide: www.bertoliverboehmer.com #GoddessOfTheGalacticide #SciFi #WebNovel #EpicSciFi #SpaceOpera #BertOliverBoehmer

I started publishing my science fiction novels during the pandemic, so conventions weren’t really on my radar. I need to get out there more often. Not just as an author, but as part of this incredible creative community. #SciFiAuthor #WritingCommunity #ScienceFiction #AuthorLife #CreativeCommunity