I think it’s pretty safe to say that SI CLARKE can write literally anything and I will do everything I can to get my hands on it.
Thieving Magpie, Goodreads user
Stardust Wake

They’ve been friends since childhood. But can their friendship survive adult reality?
Confirmed geeks and childhood friends, Lem and Devon are looking forward to reuniting at a convention. Despite their diverging lives and their fair share of secrets, their shared love of cosplay and science fiction brings them together in ways that nothing else could.
But not all friendships are perfect. When their old schoolfriend Nerys joins them for the day, rifts soon begin to show as the three realise how far they’ve grown apart.
Struggling with Nerys’s insensitivity and her misguided approach to non-binary gender expression, the group are determined to make the most of their time together and embrace their nerdy selves. But with tensions rising, can their friendship withstand the dramatic ways their lives have changed?
A short, thought-provoking backdrop to the author’s White Hart series and her forthcoming Starship Teapot series, Stardust Wake provides an insightful glimpse at complex issues while brimming with passion for all things geek.
As a geeky trans girl myself, I was delighted to find such a fun and well written story featuring characters I could relate to.
Jana Harper, Goodreads user
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Clarke's writing is crisp and moves along well, and as a fellow Big Nerd myself, I gladly inhaled this 35-page tale in under 20 minutes.
Diana, Goodreads user
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File under keywords: free science fiction, sci-fi, quirky characters, misfit characters, British, short story, bumbling hero, strong female characters, dungeons & dragons, D&D, TTRPG, LitRPG, cosplay, transgender characters, agender characters, asexual, autistic characters, found family, outsiders, London, Comicon, Eastercon, dogs in fiction, geek, nerd, dork
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