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The future, as you've never seen before
The future, as you’ve never seen it before
Story Voyager is a literary newsletter for people who want to imagine better futures.
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Weekly aphorisms: Philosophical reflections on society, technology, nature, and the future, exploring the ideas behind my science fiction.
Seasonal fiction: One original science fiction short story with a custom illustration released each season.
Seasonal essays: Philosophical explorations of ideas that shape my work.
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A signed copy of my debut novel There Is Hope, shipped to you upon release.
Full archive access, including a completed novel, a collection of short stories and a library of aphorisms and in depth essays.
Story Voyager is a Substack Featured Publication, a Feedspot Top Climate Fiction Blog, and the recipient of a Lunar Award for the sci-fi story Illegal.
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‘Claudia writes philosophical cli-fi stories.’
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About
Claudia Befu writes literary science fiction that imagines better futures. Born in Romania under communism, she dreamed of forest cities with capsule homes from the age of six. Today, she is a prize-winning poet, playwright, and science fiction author. There Is Hope is her debut mosaic novel and the first volume of the Museum of Life saga—from Earth’s last forest to humanity’s final archive among the stars. She lives in Austria and works in green technology. Born at 340 ppm.
Nice work, Claudia. Very organised. Great to see all the things so far and where things are at and headed!
I am remiss. The genre concept is absolutely brilliant!