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ANNOUNCEMENT: Nightfall, by John Inman

Nightfall

QSFer John Inman has a new MM sci fi book out: Nightfall. Joe Chase and Ned Bowden are damaged men. They each bear scars from surviving the world they were born in. Deep scars, both physical and emotional. When fate offers its first kind act by bringing the two together, suddenly their scars don’t seem so bad, and their lives don’t feel so empty. Yet that kindness comes at a price. Just as Joe and Ned begin to experience true happiness for the very first time, the world turns on them again. But this time it turns on everyone. Dreamspinner … Read more

More Tech to Fear – Hypersonic Nukes

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China successfully tested a hypersonic aircraft on Friday (Aug. 3), one that could one day be capable of firing nuclear missiles around the planet at up to six times the speed of sound, according to China’s state-run news site China Daily. The aircraft, known as Starry Sky-2, is reportedly capable of screaming across the sky at speeds of up to 4,563 mph (7,344 km/h) and rapidly switching direction mid-flight, China Daily reported, potentially allowing the rocket to blast right past existing missile defense systems. Video of the Starry Sky-2 test launch (which was conducted in an undisclosed location in northwestern … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sky Full of Mysteries, by Rick R. Reed

Sky Full of Mysteries

QSFer Rick R. Reed has a new MM sci fi book out: Although the main theme of Sky Full of Mysteries is enduring love, alien abduction is what the story turns on. Here, read about one of our love-struck heroes, Rory’s first encounter with the alien forces that will separate him from his new love some thirty years ago. What if your first love was abducted and presumed dead—but returned twenty years later? That’s the dilemma Cole Weston faces. Now happily married to Tommy D’Amico, he’s suddenly thrown into a surreal world when his first love, Rory Schneidmiller, unexpectedly reappears. … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Telling Queer Stories in Megastructures

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Megastructures and where and how they belong in SF/F; where do we fit in? Dyson Spheres/Shells, Ringworlds, Topopoleis. Alderson disks etc. This group deals with QUILTBAG individuals, mostly of human-like species. CAN we tell an LGBT story in such a setting? Is there any point even to discussing LGBT issues when we’re constructing a shell AROUND A STAR? This is a legacy chat. Join the chat

COVER REVEAL: Beyond Meridian, by CC Bridges

Beyond Meridian

QSFer CC Bridges is revealing the cover for her new MM sci fi book: Beyond Meridian. Captain Rick Raine thinks he’s just picking up a passenger and some cargo when he takes on Karl as a member of his crew. He didn’t sign up for battling privateers, the United Planetary Alliance, and his own heart. But everyone has secrets in space, even a naive kid who knows more than he should. Karl is on a mission, deep in the heart of enemy space. Sam saved him from a life of servitude and now it’s time to return the favor. For … Read more

REPORT: Earth Dangerously Close to the Tipping Point for a ‘Hothouse Earth’

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It’s the year 2300. Extreme weather events such as building-flattening hurricanes, years-long droughts and wildfires are so common that they no longer make headlines. The last groups of humans left near the sizzling equator pack their bags and move toward the now densely populated poles. This so-called “hothouse Earth,” where global temperatures will be 7 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 5 degrees Celsius) higher than preindustrial temperatures and sea levels will be 33 to 200 feet (10 to 60 meters) higher than today, is hard to imagine — but easy to fall into, said a new perspective article published … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Digging Deeper, by Sadie Rose Bermingham & Bellora Quinn

Digging Deeper

QSFers Sadie Rose Bermingham and Bellora Quinn have a new MM paranormal book out in their Elemental Evidence series: Digging Deeper. Unearthing the past brings them closer together…and to danger. A maniac is on the loose in London, drugging young women and assaulting them before burying them in shallow graves. When Inspector John Cordiline asks Jake Chivis for his unique assistance as a Fire Elemental with the Cemetery Rapist case, he feels he can hardly refuse. What begins as a simple job—trying to get memories from a suspect to aid conviction—soon takes a darker turn when one of the victims … Read more