Melissa Scott

@blueterraplane.bsky.social

1349 Followers 121 Following

I write science fiction and fantasy, with lots of queer themes and characters.

16 book covers: Silver Moon, Office of the Lost, We're Here, Finding Echoes, Was, The Master of Samar, Embodied Exegesis, Running Dry, Blood Moon, Yoke of Stars, Of the Emperor's Kindness, Worldburner, Reclaimed, Wolf's Path, I Want That Twink Obliterated!, and The Rosewood Penny.
Announcement: Sip the Tea with Madam Askew and special guest Melissa Scott Saturday June 20th at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle). Illustration shows head shots of both Scott and Mme Askew over an image of piled books, cats, and tea cups.
16 book covers: Silver Moon, Office of the Lost, We're Here, Finding Echoes, Was, The Master of Samar, Embodied Exegesis, Running Dry, Blood Moon, Yoke of Stars, The Emperor's Kindness, Worldburner, Reclaimed, I Want that Twink Obliterated! and The Rosewood Penny.
An ancient Minoan statuette of a bull with three bull-leapers. One clings to the bull's face while the other two hang off each horn.
Bulbous Minoan clay vessel with narrow neck and two loop handles, decorated with a big-eyed black octopus in a seascape.
An orange and white cat stands with a paw on the windowsill looking intently at a deer outside the window. The deer looks back, unafraid.
A coffee mug topped with cold foam sits on a blue-and-white tablecloth with various silver dishes in the background. The mug displays the cover of the novel Point of Hearts.
A copy of the novel Point of Hearts, with a cover showing the heads of a brown-haired man and a dark-haired man facing each other on a gold background marked with a white oval that resembles the circle of a horoscope. The novel is lying on a wooden table with a blue and white cloth and a glimpse of silver dishes in the background.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #862,302, Melissa Scott ‪@blueterraplane.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 4, 2023"
A collage of cover images for the 13 books in the collection: Champion of the Crimson Wolf, The Lever, Off-Time Jive, The Deep & Shining Dark, A Feast for Flies, Pluralities, We're Here, Little Nothing, Rabbits of the Apocalypse, A Death at the Dionysus Club, Black from the Future, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, Through the Doors of Oblivion.
A nearly circular alcove holds an unmade bed, with sun pouring in through the window behind it. Everything - walls, furniture, bedding, carpet - is in shades of cream.
A fancy Victorian chemistry set, with many beakers, pipettes, bottles, and burners, in a polished brass-fitted box. (From Pinterest)
An enormous ornate Victorian fishbowl supported by dragons and turtles. From Pinterest.
Siamese cat in a child’s t-shirt, yowling a complaint.