The 6 novels that made the finals of #SPSFC 4 are Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin, Bisection by Sheila Jenné, On Impulse by Heather Texle, Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker, Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill and Yours Celestially by Al Hess. #readem.

Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist:. Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."

On Impulse by Heather Texle has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."

Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I’ve read in this competition this year."

Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. . Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."

Yours Celestially by Al Hess has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. . Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."

Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. . Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."

After 8 months of reading, the judges of the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition have chosen the six finalists for SPSFC 4. We'll be announcing these books tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Eastern. Make some coffee. Take the dog out. Hold all calls. Stretch your Kindle thumb.

The marathon of SPSFC semifinalist social media announcements is over after more than 25 hours. Let's get into good books. We yield the floor.

The Space Girls have named their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Proliferation by @ErikOtto2 and On Impulse by @HTexle.

A team submerged in time's relentless tide picked these SPSFC 4 semifinalists: The Murder Algorithm by Wilson Kincaid and EAT by Jesse Brown.

Ground Control to Major Tom has advanced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker and Yours Celestially by Al Hess.

Team Red Stars has revealed their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin and Bisection by @jennelikejennay.

Team Tar Vol On has chosen their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Time of the Cat by @tansyrr and A Swift and Sudden Exit by @nicovincenty. .

Peripheral Prospectors has announced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Whiskey and Warfare by @SongMagick and Wakers of the Cryocrypt by Nathan Kuzack.

There's one last SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist to share: Ground Control to Major Tom chose Enigma by Ryan Southwick. Humans fled Earth and reinvented themselves. After 10K years fold travel brings colonies together. Dire events unfold. FAMILY REUNIONS AMIRITE?

If Chad can do book-chess-push ups you can #writerslift bro.

The Space Girls selected Vermilion Flames by Adam Fernandez as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. There is life on Mars. Kaya, drawn deeper into the theocracy she loathes, seeks the truth about her mother's murder. Judges were drawn to the societal conflict.

Peripheral Prospectors claim Da Vinci on the Lam by B. D. Booker as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. . Julia and Artis must deliver a Da Vinci sketch off the dying Earth. Judge: "She is adaptable and he's, well, not a total asshole". What could go wrong?

The Space Girls chose Proliferation by Erik A. Otto as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. After society collapses to pre-industrial, a machine city rises and now everyone cares what an anthropologist thinks. A judge loved it so much she bought the paperback.