Chris Farnell

@thebrainofchris
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Writer of Fermi's Progress, the Doctor Who joke book and "Time Traveller's Diary", scenarios for Spire: the City Must Fall, the Wasteland Almanac for Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, and various nerdities for Den of Geek, Wireframe Magazine and others...
I've been talking to the creator of The Horror of Dolores Roach, which drops on Prime this week. Was great fun listening to him geek out about Sweeny Todd: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-sweeney-todd-influences-behind-the-horror-of-dolores-roach/
The Sweeney Todd Influences Behind The Horror of Dolores Roach

From theater, to podcasting, to now television, The Horror of Dolores Roach wears its Sweeney Todd influence proud. Creator Aaron Mark explains why.

Den of Geek

"It’s no surprise that one of the best bits of writing Fermi’s Progress was intricately plotting out and imagining the entire internal spaceship layout and dΓ©cor."

Your spaceship ALWAYS needs a big sofa!

#ScienceFiction

https://chrisfarnell.com/why-did-i-put-a-sofa-on-my-spaceship/

Why Did I Put A Sofa on My Spaceship? – Chris Farnell's Website

If you enjoy Star Trek, Galaxy Quest, The Orville, you'll LOVE ❀️ the ebook novella series, Fermi's Progress by @thebrainofchris!

You can buy the entire Season Pass and save.

#ebooks #ScienceFiction #novella #DRMfree

https://scarletferret.com/books/fermis-progress-season-pass

Fermi's Progress - Season Pass by Chris Farnell - Special Edition Ebook

The Fermi is the Earth's first and last faster-than-light-spaceship. The last, because it turns out its engine vaporises entire star systems in its wake. And nobody knows how to turn it off.

Scarlet Ferret Bookshop

For more Big Sofa shenanigans, read @thebrainofchris's Fermi's Progress series.

Four special edition sci-fi homage, satire novellas with loads of free extras! 🎁

#ebooks #DRMfree

https://scarletferret.com/books/fermis-progress-season-pass

Fermi's Progress - Season Pass by Chris Farnell - Special Edition Ebook

The Fermi is the Earth's first and last faster-than-light-spaceship. The last, because it turns out its engine vaporises entire star systems in its wake. And nobody knows how to turn it off.

Scarlet Ferret Bookshop
Looks like it might be time to start using Mastodon again so:
Here's the latest part of my history of the Star Trek universe, as soon from Norwich, England, Earth. This week we are covering the 22nd century, and it has been a long road...: https://chrisfarnell.com/the-future-history-of-norwich-a-fan-fiction-part-2/
The Future History of Norwich – a Fan Fiction, Part 2 – Chris Farnell's Website

Origin Complex is coming to Scarlet Ferret

Looking for '...the apocalyptic adventures of a space archaeologist and her robot mirror, piecing together the shattered clues of an undead civilisation to try and prevent an invasion of maddened machine ghosts.'? We've got you covered!

Scarlet Ferret Bookshop

Looking for '...the apocalyptic adventures of a space archaeologist and her robot mirror, piecing together the shattered clues of an undead civilisation to try and prevent an invasion of maddened machine ghosts.'?

We've got you covered!

ORIGIN COMPLEX by Andrew Skinner is coming to Scarlet Ferret.

Read more + COVER REVEAL:

https://scarletferret.com/news/origin-complex-coming-scarlet-ferret

Origin Complex is coming to Scarlet Ferret

Looking for '...the apocalyptic adventures of a space archaeologist and her robot mirror, piecing together the shattered clues of an undead civilisation to try and prevent an invasion of maddened machine ghosts.'? We've got you covered!

Scarlet Ferret Bookshop
I have no idea what's happening anymore, but the farmer presenting about compost just asked whether the kids think bones are compostable, and instead of answering, all 19 kids started chanting, "BONES BONES BONES! BONES BONES BONES!" and dancing.
I've done a bit of writing about 65, Superman, Sonic Screwdrivers, and how the level of tech in a story is a good indicator of what the writer is actually interested in: https://chrisfarnell.com/sufficiently-advanced-technology/
Sufficiently Advanced Technology – Chris Farnell's Website

For Christmas the 12yo and Ella got this artwork by @mrjalco properly framed to go pride of place over the telly: