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Original post written by Ahmar Wolf

Original post written by Ahmar Wolf

Author G.W. Olson has a new science fiction novel out, Tears of a Thousand Years — proudly featuring a cast of various non-human furry species. “On her first assignment as a Rememberer, Vega travels to Small Home, the newest planet the Race adopted. The planet’s inhabitants, the Caelings, are a friendly native species with an agrarian culture. Vega has heard reports of a native who performs miracles, and she wants to record him and other Caelings for her people because she knows that someday the Caelings will be gone. She takes her younger brother to assist her and travels into the back-country to find this miracle worker. The townspeople tell her amazing stories about Tantea, the teacher of miracles. When Vega meets him, she believes he is a charlatan –until Tantea picks out the star she comes from in the night sky and convinces her. Yet, a miracle worker is hard to fool. When he finds out the Race’s longevity and indifference always result in Vega’s people destroying the native populations with their carelessness, he becomes furious and decides to grant Vega a miracle she inadvertently asked for — one that will throw her entire civilization into chaos but gives her people a chance at redemption.” Take a look over at Barnes & Noble.

image c. 2026 Belle Isle Books

Original post written by rodney

Probably like many of you reading this, I’m a fan of Star Trek.— – How big a fan?- -More so than casual, less so than total fanatic. As a Star Trek fan and loyalist, I’ve long believed that ANY Star Trek, even bad Star Trek, is better than no Star Trek at all. So for this reason, I’ve faithfully viewed all of the series and movies, even the ones that were less than stellar. So when I heard that Paramount+ was creating a new Trek series set in the 32nd century that followed a new class of cadets at the re-established Starfleet Academy dealing with personal drama and a new major threat, I was on board with it, even despite reservations…

I did not enjoy certain episodes of the new series, which seemed to have an uneven quality, and I really have had enough of the whole teen drama thing. I slogged along with the series, however, and aspects of it slowly grew on me. It’s not uncommon for a series to struggle a bit initially to find its best and true footing; even The Next Generation did this. But Paramount+ has cancelled the series after filming the second season, with this final season planned for release in 2027.

Now Starfleet Academy did take the series in some novel and interesting ways, including the introduction of a gay Klingon character played by Karim Diane, Jay-Den Kraag, who aspires not to be a warrior but to enter the medical field! Unfortunately, the series killed off my favorite cadet, a Vulcan! There were also some carry-over characters from previous Star Trek series, including the holographic Doctor from Voyager played by Robert Picardo, and Jett Reno played by Tig Notaro. I was especially happy to see Reno, who had been a semi-regular character on ST: Discovery become a main character on Starfleet Academy. A gifted improvisational engineer, Reno could think outside of the box remarkably well, and her character was known for her deadpan humor, cynicism, and wit. I hope that we can see more of Reno in future movies or a series…

So why did Starfleet Academy fail? Was it the female captain, Nahla Ake? Granted that she was no Janeway, but the characterization by Holly Hunter was still sound. Simply put, the series failed to find an audience, but it was not given enough time, either. Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 12 or 14 years years before another series takes up the mantle. At least we have Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for another two seasons…

(One of the few large-scale action sequences from Starfleet Academy for those who haven’t seen any of it…)

Original post written by vulpesffb

It’s official folks!!!!

Original post written by Ahmar Wolf

Good evening, everyone,

Here’s a short update regarding the Awoostria website maintenance.

We’re migrating our website to a new infrastructure to improve performance and reliability. The site is temporarily in maintenance mode and should be back online by the end of this week.

We have received some support tickets about the current maintenance, so here’s a short FAQ:

Q: Can I order a ticket via support?
A: No, unfortunately ticket orders are not possible while the website is down.

Q: My payment deadline is soon, but I can’t finalize my order since the website is under maintenance. Will my order get canceled?
A: No, open orders and payment deadlines will be prolonged automatically.

Q: Will there be chairs available on the website?
A: Maybe.

If you have any questions, you can always reach us via support@awoostria.at !

Original post written by Ahmar Wolf

We’re already in the middle of March, which means IWAG is just under 4 months away!

We’d like to remind fellow Citizens of the Megalopolis that all of our applications are now open. If you’re looking to lend your might as a Volunteer, share your passion through Panels and Activities, dazzle at the city’s Talent Show, sell your wares and gadgets at the Dealers Den, or electrify the crowd with your DJ Set, well, our applications are all still open!

Find more information about each application below

Volunteers: https://iwag.furries.id/en/updates/2026-01-24-volunteer/
Dealers Den: https://iwag.furries.id/en/updates/2026-01-28-dealers/
Panels and Activities: https://iwag.furries.id/en/updates/2026-01-13-panel-registration/
DJ: https://iwag.furries.id/en/updates/2026-02-05-dj/
Talent Show: https://iwag.furries.id/en/updates/2026-02-16-talent-show/

Most of these applications will close at the end of March or mid-April, so hurry and apply! You can also see all our deadlines at https://iwag.furries.id/en/schedule/

Original post written by Ahmar Wolf

Original post written by Ahmar Wolf