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TheNostalgicDragon

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Spirituality, mythology and fantasy interests me a lot. I am an avid Malazan reader with a booktube channel ⬇️ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xINrwP1TM-A&list=PLZlcA0J2LNZ7hcM-OE8KbDVk0MJcospbL&index=1&pp=iAQB

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TheNostalgicDragon@thenostalgicdragon.bsky.social · 2d ago

How do you define speculative fiction? And which books have you read in this genre? It is a genre to ask the deep questions. Listen to my thoughts here⬇️ #bskyspeculativefiction m.youtube.com/watch?v=zJdG...

What Is Speculative Fiction? A Genre that asks deep questions

What is speculative fiction — and does dark fantasy like Malazan or Bakker actually count? In this cozy BookTube deep dive I define speculative fiction, walk eight books and two games on my shelf, and ask you which ones qualify. Sci-fi, fantasy, dystopia, alternate history, horror, and the stories that sit between them — all through a philosophical and spiritual lens. If you love imaginary worlds with real spiritual, psychological, and social weight — Gene Wolfe, Philip K. Dick, Malazan, Bakker, Hyperion, and beyond — pour the tea and settle in. 📚 What you'll find: • A clear, reader-friendly definition of speculative fiction • Why not all fantasy automatically qualifies (and why some does) • Shelf tour: Fallout, Bakker, Death Stranding, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Malazan, A Canticle for Leibowitz, cyberpunk, Roadside Picnic, Hyperion • An open invitation for your speculative fiction book recommendations ⏱ Chapters: 0:00 Why I'm reading broader this summer 1:01 What I look for in a story (the "what if" + meaning) 1:57 What is speculative fiction? A working definition 3:11 Fallout — survival, meaning, and a broken world 4:41 R. Scott Bakker — dark fantasy as speculative fiction? 6:25 Death Stranding — human connection after the network falls 8:01 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — empathy and the human 9:42 Malazan Book of the Fallen — empire, spirit, and politics 11:05 A Canticle for Leibowitz — faith after the fall 12:49 Cyberpunk (Rafał Kosik) — when the future is almost now 14:12 Roadside Picnic — the Zone and forbidden meaning 15:15 Death Stranding (book) + Hyperion 16:20 Your turn — recommend me books & games 🔗 Watch next on the channel: • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Analysis — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH98OrL7eE8 • Book of the New Sun: The Claw of the Conciliator — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuEZgSuHj3o • Writing a Spiritual Cyberpunk Short Story — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpC1CUL80w8 • Neuromancer Analysis — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUSGqBQLCwM 💬 Drop your speculative fiction recommendations in the comments — books, games, or the titles that changed how you see the "what if." This channel is BookTube for slow readers: deep literary analysis of speculative fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mythology through a philosophical and spiritual lens. I don't do quick takes. I do the deep read. 📧 thenostalgicdragon@outlook.com #SpeculativeFiction #BookTube #ScienceFiction #FantasyBooks #BookRecommendations #LiteraryAnalysis #PhilipKDick #Malazan #WhatIsSpeculativeFiction speculative fiction · speculative fiction books · fantasy vs science fiction · science fiction vs fantasy · dystopian fiction · alternate history · philosophical fantasy · booktube

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TheNostalgicDragon@thenostalgicdragon.bsky.social · last wk.

The cyberpunk writing project continues⬇️ #bskycyberpunk m.youtube.com/watch?v=MpC1...

How to write spiritual short stories in a cyberpunkworld?

What would Buddha think about the cyberpunk sprawl? I'm writing a spiritual short story set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk world — and in this video I share the project so far, the philosophy behind it, and how I'm weaving Eastern spirituality into hard sci-fi. If you love speculative fiction that asks the big questions — consciousness, meaning, and the soul inside the machine — this is your kind of story. Pull up a cup of tea and let's build this world together. 🐉 0:00 The Project: Cyberpunk Meets Spirituality & Yoga 0:26 Why Cyberpunk Is the Right World for This Story 1:09 My Writing Background (India, Poems & Blogs) 2:08 Research: Walking Stockholm's Streets & Sprawl 2:55 Meet Henry — The Buddha Story Character 3:59 Building the Sprawl: Neuromancer, Hong Kong & "Moose Punk" 5:03 Henry's Arc: Job Loss, Cyberware & the Criminal Underworld 6:26 The Buddha Aspect & Hesse's Siddhartha 7:04 Show Don't Tell, Companions & Factions 7:40 Sharing Drafts (Shoutout to Andrew Campbell) 8:38 Your Input: What Makes Scandinavia Exotic? 9:54 Tea, Sign-Off & Cyberpunk Inspirations 🎧 Listen to the project so far and tell me in the comments: what should happen next? ▶️ MORE FROM THE CYBERPUNK WRITING PROJECT • Part 1 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj_vdzEdogo • The philosophy behind the story — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5GyeQl5Iac 📚 WHAT THIS CHANNEL IS ABOUT Deep fantasy & sci-fi book analysis through a philosophical and spiritual lens. Cozy, contemplative, and made for readers who want more than a plot summary. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly deep dives: https://www.youtube.com/@... (your handle) 💬 Collab or say hi: thenostalgicdragon@outlook.com #cyberpunk #shortstory #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #spiritualfiction #booktube #creativewriting

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TheNostalgicDragon@thenostalgicdragon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What if I would start to write a story set in a fantasy/sci cyberpunkish mythological world? Added with the social realism of John Steinbeck and the Swedish author Per Anders Fogelström. That would be smth fun to do. And what about do you have a writing project that you dream of?

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