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ANNOUNCEMENT: Shadowtide, by Joseph D. Carriker Jr.

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QSFer Joseph D. Carriker Jr. has a new queer fantasy book out set in the Blue Rose world: Shadowtide. Something Dark Stirs in the Veran Marsh… When two envoys from the Sovereign’s Finest disappear on a critical mission, an unlikely band of allies led by Soot, a rhy-crow with dark and hidden power, are brought together to combat a hidden threat. As portents bloom across the smugglers’ den known as Serpent’s Haven, these strange agents quickly find themselves tested by the machinations of a cult dedicated to Shadow. Grieving, afraid, and unsure who to trust or where to turn, they … Read more

SPACE: Astronomers Find Clue to Missing Matter

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Astronomers think they’ve found a new clue in their continuing quest to solve one of the most substantial mysteries of the cosmos: where about a third of the universe’s matter is hiding. That missing matter isn’t dark matter (a whole different head-scratcher), it’s perfectly normal, run-of-the-mill matter that scientists simply can’t find. And that makes it a massive cosmic annoyance for astronomers. But a team of researchers may have figured out a clue that will help them track down this missing matter, thanks to the NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. “If we find this missing mass, we can solve one of … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Writing Other Identities

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lex Chase: There’s a whole rainbow of character types and identities to choose from. If you only write gay or lesbian characters, is it because you’re worried you will get the details of other sexualities wrong? Or are you another letter on the rainbow and don’t write your own? What’s stopping you? 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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Demon on the Down-Low, by E.J. Russell

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Demon on the Down Low

QSFer E.J. Russell has a new MM paranormal book out in her Supernatural Selection series: Demon on the Down-Low. After decades of unrequited love, this kangaroo will jump at the chance for a date. Any date. Lovelorn kangaroo shifter Hamish Mulherne, drummer for the mega-hit rock band Hunter’s Moon, waited years for the band’s jaguar shifter bassist to notice him. Instead, she’s just gotten married and is in a thriving poly relationship. How is Hamish supposed to compete with that? But with everyone else in the band mated and revoltingly happy, he needs somebody. Since he can’t expect true love … Read more

SCIENCE: Climate Change Could Destroy Stratocumulus Clouds, Which Would Scorch the Planet

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If humanity pumps enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, one of Earth’s most important types of cloud could go extinct. And if the stratocumulus clouds — those puffy, low rolls of vapor that blanket much of the planet at any given moment — disappear, Earth’s temperature could climb sharply and radically, to heights not predicted in current climate models. That’s the conclusion of a paper published today (Feb. 25) in the journal Nature Geoscience and described in detail by Natalie Wolchover for Quanta Magazine. As Wolchover explained, clouds have long been one of the great uncertainties of climate models. Clouds … Read more

REVIEW: “Ithani” and “The Oberon Cycle,” by J. Scott Coatsworth

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Oberon Cycle Trilogy

Title: IthaniSeries: The Oberon CycleAuthor: J. Scott CoatsworthGenre: sci fi, wing fic, mm romanceLGBTQ+ Category: gay, lesbianPublisher: DreamspinnerPages: Skythane – 244; Lander – 294; Ithani – 286B Series Link:https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/the-oberon-cycle-trilogy/ Book One, Skythane:https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/book/skythane/ Book Two, Lander:https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/book/lander/ Book Three, Ithani:https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/book/ithani/ About the Books Book 1: Skythane Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnson, a handsome, cocky skythane with a troubled past. Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Empire of Light, by Alex Harrow

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Alex Harrow has a new MM sci fi book out: Empire of Light. Damian Nettoyer is the Empire’s go-to gun. He kills whoever they want him to kill. In exchange, he and his rag-tag gang of crooks get to live, and Damian’s psychokinetic partner and lover, Aris, isn’t issued a one-way ticket to an Empire-sanctioned lobotomy. Then Damian’s latest mark, a suave revolutionary named Raeyn, kicks his ass and demands his help. The first item on the new agenda: take out Damian’s old boss—or Raeyn will take out Damian’s crew. To protect his friends and save his own skin, Damian … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Me Me Monday

Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically –Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

SPACE: Earth Kisses the Moon

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The wispy outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere extends much deeper into space than scientists realized — deep enough that the moon orbits through it. Earth’s geocorona is a sparse, little-understood collection of hydrogen atoms loosely bound by gravity to our planet. This atmospheric region is so thin that on Earth we’d call it a vacuum. But it’s important enough, and powerful enough, to mess with ultraviolet telescopes due to its habit of scattering solar radiation. And researchers, looking at old data from the 1990s, now know that it extends up to 400,000 miles (630,000 kilometers) above the planet’s surface. That’s … Read more