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ANNOUNCEMENT: Visions of Rage, by A. M. Burns and A. T. Weaver

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QSFers A. M. Burns And A. T. Weaver have a new MM paranormal romance book out: “Visions of Rage.” Blood runs deep in Jemez Springs. Psychic cougar shifter Connor McGriffin is used to his visions leading him around. For years, he’s followed them back and forth across the country to the people who need his help. When his comfortable vacation in the mountains is interrupted by a vision of a woman dying, he can’t see enough details to find the killer and stop him from striking again. Facing the most dangerous foe he’s ever dealt with, Connor needs all the … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Money, Money, Money

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Money. Gimme Gimme.  How do you deal with that in sci-fi? Did Han Solo have a Visa card? Does everyone used gold pressed latinum? I can barely get my shit together to get the right currency when I’m traveling an hour away, what if I’m going across the galaxy and have never even know this planet exists? Do we just ignore it? Barter? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part … Read more

SPACE: Andromeda Is Coming For Us

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Like most big galaxies, the Milky Way is a cold-blooded cannibal, with a history of gobbling up smaller galaxies in order to maintain its lovely spiral figure. But, a few billion years from now, our cosmic home could meet its match with an equally hungry neighbor called Andromeda. Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy to ours, is on a crash course to merge with the Milky Way about 4.5 billion years from now. How will the monstrous smash-up change the shapes of the participating galaxies? That’s anyone’s guess. But, given Andromeda’s size, astronomers know our neighbor is no slouch when it … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Pine Tree Mary, by Ofelia Gränd

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QSFer Ofelia Gränd has a new MM urban fantasy book out: “Pine Tree Mary.” Detective Quinn Manning wants nothing more than to see Diamond Dace, one of Fagerdal’s most notorious drug lords, behind bars. After years of the man eluding the authorities, when Manning accidentally stumbles onto an opportunity to catch the powerful dealer red-handed, he doesn’t hesitate. But what should be a simple tail instead drops Manning into a real-life world of myth and legend. Hush is a hulder, a forest spirit also known as a pine tree Mary. Since the beginning of time, his people have lived in … Read more

FOR READERS: What’s In a Name?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Katelyn Kivel: Readers, what makes a good character name? What character name makes you cringe? Do you love nicknames or hate alliteration? Do you see a character’s name and make judgments about the character? The writer? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Elon Musk Unveils the World’s First Starship

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Elon Musk has a Starship, and one day he expects it will help SpaceX reach other worlds. Standing beneath a towering Starship Mk1, a prototype for SpaceX’s massive reusable launch system, Musk laid out his plan for interplanetary travel at the company’s South Texas test site here on Saturday (Sept. 28) — the 11th anniversary of the first successful orbital launch of SpaceX’s first rocket, the Falcon 1. The new version of Starship (and its Super Heavy booster) will be able to carry up to 100 people to the moon, Mars or other destinations in space or around Earth, he … Read more

REVIEW: Josh of the Damned, by Andrea Speed

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Title: Josh of the Damned Omnibus Collection Series: Josh of the Damned Author: Andrea Speed Genre: Paranormal, Comedy LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Reviewer: Pat Get It On Amazon About The Book Josh is a typical late-night convenience store clerk, except for the fact the Quik-Mart where he works has a hell vortex behind the store. Amidst all the usual customers, he deals with zombie, demons, and other terrifying creatures of the night—who still manage to be more polite than the stoners. The unusual clientele is a welcome break to his otherwise monotonous job, especially when it bring a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEWAY: Human Enough, by E.S. Yu

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QSFer E.S. Yu has a new MM paranormal romance book out: “Human Enough.” When Noah Lau joined the Vampire Hunters Association, seeking justice for his parents’ deaths, he didn’t anticipate ending up imprisoned in the house of the vampire he was supposed to kill—and he definitely didn’t anticipate falling for that vampire’s lover. Six months later, Noah’s life has gotten significantly more complicated. On top of being autistic in a world that doesn’t try to understand him, he still hunts vampires for a living…while dating a vampire himself. Awkward. When one of Jordan’s vampire friends goes missing and Noah’s new … Read more

FOR WRITERS: What’s Next in Paranormal Fiction?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: What do you see as emerging trends in the paranormal/supernatural genres? Get out your crystal balls! Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

SPACE: Are Aliens Watching Us?

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Picture this: A hundred million years ago, an advanced civilization detects strange signatures of life on a blue-green planet not so far away from their home in the Milky Way. They try sending signals, but whatever’s marching around on that unknown world isn’t responding. So, the curious galactic explorers try something different. They send a robotic probe to a small, quiet space rock orbiting near the life-rich planet, just to keep an eye on things. If a story like this played out at any moment in Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history, it just might have left an archaeological record. At least, … Read more