A new way to discover masterpieces
Palatial's collection spans the full spectrum of science/speculative fiction, from classics to contemporary. The inventory includes space operas, cyberpunk, mind-bending altered states, and more.
The interface is designed to be minimal yet powerful, following the Unix philosophy of doing one thing well. In Palatial's case, that one thing is providing the best experience for discovering and purchasing science fiction through the terminal. No browser cookies, flashy animations (aside from the over-the-top intro), or tracking scripts—just you, your terminal, a quick spawn of a Stripe checkout page to keep me PCI compliant, and you get books delivered straight to you.
Experiencing Palatial
Palatial brings book shopping to your terminal with a keyboard-based TUI.

Browse featured shelves
Navigate through featured "shelves" collections for 10% off standard price! Current shelves are "Space & Beyond", "Mind & Machine", and "Altered States".

Explore the deeper library
Browse the entire catalog with the help of the explore page. Filter by author or title to find your next favorite book.

Checkout with optionality
Purchase books with a quick QR code spawn to a secure Stripe checkout page, send the checkout link to your email, or pay with bitcoin lightning using LNURL! Shipping is free for all U.S. orders.