Welcome to the Second Annual Midsummer Blog Hop, sponsored by the SFR Brigade. Woo-hoo!
The theme for this year’s Midsummer Blog Hop is out of this world. No really, this is a science fiction romance group, so that’s the theme. Which “out of this world” setting is your favorite? Or my favorite, as the case may be.
If I had to pick an imagined future that I would want to live in, it would still, even all these years later, be Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future from the original Star Trek series. By the time that Kirk & Co. flew the original Enterprise out of the San Francisco shipyards in 2245, the Federation seems to have solved most of the problems that we have today. It’s not just that it would take a “post-scarcity economy” to come up with something like the Prime Directive, but that everyone on the Enterprise, and her namesakes A, B, C, D and E all seem to enjoy their jobs and have such purpose. Somedays I envy them. The universe of the reboot seems to have gone to hell in handcart. I wouldn’t want to live there, even if it is entertaining to visit.
What fictional universe would you most want to live in? And which one do you think would be worth an adventure visit?
As a blogger-member of the SFR Brigade, my mission, and I have decided to accept it (no apologies for trope mixing) is to promote science fiction romance in general, and today, the Midsummer Blog Hop in particular.
~~Giveaway Details~~
On Friday 21st June (that’s TODAY!) the SFR Brigade is holding its Second Annual Blog Hop to celebrate Midsummer!
Here are the grand prizes (open to all!):
- 1st Prize – $150 Amazon or B&N gift card (winner’s choice) and an ebook bundle (currently Ghost in the Machine, Bayne, Recast Book
1:Wither, Recast Book 2:Clash, Alien Adoration, Switched, Reckless
Rescue, Wreck of the Nebula Dream, Keir, Terms & Conditions Apply, The Key, Marya, The Iron Admiral, Sasha’s Calling, Trouble at the Hotel Baba Ghanoush, Winter in Paradise, Once Upon a Time in Space, The Telomere Trilogy, Winter Fusion, Blue Nebula, Demential, Wytchfire, Maven, Fires of Justice, Interface, Girl under Glass, Breakout, The Plan, Starburst and Stark Pleasure.
Bonus books – Ghost Planet, The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy and
Deception, and Games of Command) - 2nd Prize – $50 Amazon or B&N gift card (winner’s choice)
- 3rd Prizes – four $25 Amazon or B&N gift cards (given to separate winners and their choice)
For a chance to win one of the grand prizes, use the Rafflecopter at the end of the post.
In addition to the grand prize, one lucky commenter at Reading Reality will be chosen by the ever popular Random.org to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card from yours truly. So be sure to leave a comment here before you hop around to the rest of the SFR Brigade.
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I think I might like to enter the Stargate Universe. The whole gating to other worlds fascinates me. For an adventure visit maybe terminator but I’d want it to be a short visit. tasha@tasha-turner.com
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Groovy! This reminds me of Star TREK I’m Such a big fan of Space travel ,love & fantasy! thanQ!
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Love reading sci-fi romance books! I like reading about space travel the most!
Thank you for the giveaway!
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This is fun. I am on the way to see every blog. So many ideas on one theme. Cat is helping so this is short.
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Interesting seeing all these sci fi romance books. Thanks for the giveaway!
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In terms of a fictional universe- maybe the one in Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris. It would be interesting to see how my parallel self is different from me.
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Congrats on the 2st annual sfr- brigade blog hop!!!
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I always loved the Star Trek “world”. Star Wars was fun but way to political and dystopic. Star Trek faced dystopic and places they visited humans had reverted back to their errors, but humankind for the most part had learned from their mistakes and the series showcased how honorable we could be as a species.
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WOW! What a fun post and giveaway! I’d also love to live in the Star Trek world. Everyone seemed to get along and had purpose and high tech stuff 🙂
Thanks so much for the opportunity!
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Thanks for the chance to win!
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Huh… Really like your choice 🙂
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Beta Colony in the Vorkosigan universe sounds rational and progressive. Connie Willis’ time-travel would probably be my adventure speed. Thanks for a fun hop!
Star Wars world for me.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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Awesome giveaway.
I am starting to read more sci fi lately and enjoying them more.
Thanks for the giveaway! I’d love to visit the fictional universe of star wars haha both for a normal visit and an adventure visit, I think it’d be amazing.
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I think I’d pick Trek too because it did solve so many of today’s bad issues.
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I love the Star Wars universe, but then I always had a hankering to be a Jedi.
Pippa Jay recently posted..The SFR Brigade 2nd Midsummer Blog Hop – Pippa’s Post
I am also a Star Trek fan and I must agree with you. “Boldly going where no man has gone before to explore new worlds” would be awesome. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’d like to visit the universes created by Linnea Sinclair or Tanya Huff but of course I want to visit the parts that they are showcasing, not the terrible ‘other’ sides. Thanks for the giveaways.
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Thanks so much for the giveaway.
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I’m with you as far as living in the “Star Trek” universe….but for adventure I’d love to travel to Defiance.
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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I am absolutely obsessed with star wars. there is no contest. lol. And I guess I would like to visit the universe set up in Zenn Scarlett (book) It was pretty darn cool! (:
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Firefly! It’s not a perfect universe, but I’m drawn to it. And Captain Tightpants.
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I am having so much fun hopping around and discovering new worlds. I am not about living there but I would like to visit the Liaden universe. Oh wait, I do visit, every time a new book comes out 🙂
I think the Star Trek universe would be really cool to live in. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Always have been a fan of the Star Trek world.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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thanQ! for the giveaway!
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I would also love to visit the original Star Trek universe. Hey, Marlene, let’s visit it together. Already packing my micro min skirt *grin*
Diane Dooley recently posted..The SFR Brigade 2nd Midsummer Blog Hop
THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY! calicolady60@hotmail.com
really liked all the trek series’ and wish Enterprise was happening for real right now (Scot Bakula) – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
I LOVE Star Trek – all of them. I always had a soft spot for Voyager, lost far from home. Like others here, I’d love to visit the Star Wars universe or Firefly. Star Wars might edge out if I could be a Jedi!
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I’d say Lord of the Rings
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Such a hard choice. I agree that Star Trek seems to be the best in terms of an enlightened society, but I agree with one of the other posters, Stargate and travelling to unknown worlds would be lots of fun!
As a fellow Brigade member, you can leave me out of the draw, just popping in to say Hi!
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Hi! Awesome post! Your book sounds great!! Loving this hop! So many awesome authors! 🙂 Thank you! Have a great day!
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