• Jurassic Dark ( a Starship Teapot short) by Si Clarke – audiobook
  • Taking dog. Campfire tales. Abandoned planet. Lost in the dark. Found family. Jurassic Dark: A not-actually-scary sci-fi horror story. Si Clarke
  • What readers are saying about the Starship Teapot series… ‘Pratchett and Adams fans, take note.’ 5 stars. ‘Funny, weird, snarky.’ 5 stars. ‘A fantastically fun space adventure!’ 5 stars. ‘Queer space romp.’ 5 stars. ‘If Becky Chambers wrote a story arc for Star Trek but The Doctor wandered in and brought The Hitchhiker’s Guide.’
  • What readers are saying about the Starship Teapot series… The most frequent complaint in negative reviews is about the content warning that says ‘this book is not for TERFs’. 2 stars. ‘woke agenda.’ 1 star. ‘childish, hypocritical and unnecessary.’ 1 star. ‘unadulterated rubbish.’ 3 stars. ‘no romance.’ 1 star. ‘extremely silly.’ 1 star. ‘content warning.’
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Jurassic Dark (a Starship Teapot short) audiobook

Jurassic Dark (a Starship Teapot short) audiobook

    A not-actually scary sci-fi horror story

    There’s something in the dark … but is Lem’s imagination worse than reality?

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      There’s something in the dark … but is Lem’s imagination worse than reality?

      Out in the vast emptiness of the galaxy, anything can happen. It’s a fact that Lem and her trusty companion Spock know all too well.

      Sometimes, the things lurking in the darkness are all in your head. Then again, maybe there really is something out there.

      With her talking dog and an infuriatingly literal AI by her side, Lem must rely on nothing but her strength and wits to help her.

      Jurassic Dark is a short story in the Starship Teapot series and a humorous homage to Arthur C Clarke’s classic A Walk in the Dark. This short adventure is a not-actually-scary sci-fi horror story that’s perfect for fans of Martha Wells and John Scalzi.

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      There’s something in the dark … but is Lem’s imagination worse than reality?

      How long is this book?

      Length group: Short stories (<7.5k words)

      7k words / 23 pages

      Audio length: 0.6 hours

      Why should I buy direct from the author?

      When I published my first book in January 2020, someone at work laughed and asked me when I was going to quit my job.

      There’s this perception out there that authors are wealthy people. And I’m sure the big names (e.g. Richard Osman, Stephen King, John Scalzi, etc.) are doing just fine.

      But it’s not like that for indie authors. It’s tough out there. There are great, amazing things about being an indie author. But most of us aren’t making bank.

      You know who is making money out of books? Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.

      You may have noticed a move in recent years of indie authors selling their books directly to you. There’s a reason for that.

      If you buy a book for 0.99 from Amazon, the author gets to keep maybe 0.26 of that. Maybe. It depends on the file size. And they won’t even get that for around 3 months. But if you buy a book from an author for 0.99, the author gets to keep around 0.83. And we get that money within days.

      Because that first book I mentioned? Four years later, it hasn’t come close to paying for itself.

      If you can’t buy direct, libraries are a great way to get books for free while still helping authors get their fair share.

      What's the deal with audiobooks?

      This book is available as an audiobook.

      What's the genre?

      • cosy sci-fi
      • cosy horror
      • queer