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REVIEW: The Selkie’s Coat – Drea Roman

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The Selkie's Coat, By Drea Roman

Title: The Selkie’s Coat Author: Drea Roman Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 266 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A marshmallow alpha with more heart than sense and a stubborn human omega trying to guard his heart fall in love in this first story from the Waves of Fate omegaverse. “Oops! You dropped your coat!” With these words, waiter Daniel Collins turns alpha selkie Gregory Samson’s life upside down. Because that coat is not some fancy heirloom fur. No, it is Gregory’s selkie pelt, which magically connects him with … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Devilfish – Anna Kensing

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Devilfish - Anna Kensing

QSFer Anna Kensing has a new paranormal historical bi/gay MM romance out, “Devilfish.” Prosperous merchant Elliot Bishop has built a safe life in Port Townsend, Washington. The family business is thriving, he’s engaged to be married, and he’s not about to let his rogue stepbrother’s sudden return home disrupt his plans. But when his fiancée disappears under the same mysterious circumstances as his mother did years ago, and his childhood nightmares about octopuses reoccur, Elliot senses someone—or something—took both women, and now it’s after him.  Captain Declan Fitzgerald finally has his own ship and crew, but he’s still governed by … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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That Thing I Just Read

Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

Could Aliens Breathe Hydrogen or Helium? This Bacteria Says Yes

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Could aliens that breathe helium and hydrogen live on exoplanets throughout the cosmos? A new study of life on Earth suggests it’s possible. And if so, that would mean the hunt for life in the universe may need to look beyond oxygen-bathed planets to ones with seemingly inhospitable atmospheres. There is no question that an oxygen atmosphere is conducive to life — after all, it’s what we breathe on Earth. But oxygen isn’t common in the cosmos. It makes up about 0.1% of the mass of the universe. Far more common is hydrogen (92%) and helium (7%). The planet that … Read more

REVIEW: Back Door Into Purgatory – Rory Ni Coileain

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Back Door Into Purgatory

Series: SoulShares Book 8 Author: Rory Ni Coileain Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books Pages: 328 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book In the final installment in the M/M Celtic SoulShares series, author Rory NiCoileain weaves together the myriad threads of this compelling paranormal romance in a climax that crosses time and space. Sometimes Fae love stories aren’t what you expect.The Marfach—devourer of magick, long-imprisoned mortal enemy of the Fae race—is free of its Antarctic prison.  The Demesne of Purgatory—Fae, humans, a Fade-hound puppy, a Gille Dubh, and a darag—is all that … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: His Fairy Share – Meghan Maslow

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His Fairy Share - Meghan Maslow

QSFer Meghan Maslowi has a new comedic queer fantasy romance (bi, gay, pan) out, book three in the Starfig Investigations series: “His Fairy Share.” “Why does this always happen to us?” –Quinn Broomsparkle, wizard extraordinaire  Six months have passed since wizard Quinn Broomsparkle left behind his indentured servant shackles. He’s in love with his half-dragon/half-fairy familiar, Twig Starfig. He’s got a home. Friends. A job. And a father-in-law he could do without. A pretty close to perfect life. But as Quinn has learned the hard way, things rarely stay peaceful for long. Especially when a Starfig’s involved.  Summoned to his … Read more

Climate Change Updates: Melting; Heat Zones; Farmers Coming Around

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Haven’t done one of these in a bit, but climate change continues even amidst the Covid19 crisis: New Satellite Maps Show Massive Ice Melt in Antarctica and Greenland: Two new satellite images remind us that Earth’s ice sheets are losing so much mass it’s becoming obvious from space. In the vivid new maps published as part of an April 30 study in the journal Science, researchers illustrated 16 years of ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica as seen by a laser-emitting NASA satellite. The images paint a picture of rapid melt around the coasts of both regions (shown in red … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Working Stiffs Anthology

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Working Stiffs

QSFer K.Evan Coles is in a new MM vampire anthology: “Working Stiffs.” Not all vampires are idly rich. Some of them have day jobs. Er, night jobs. In a world struggling to come to grips with the existence of vampires, where reactions range from excitement to fear to determined disbelief, these vampires are just trying to make ends meet. Some of them do mundane work—like waiting tables or driving a cab. Others have more prestigious careers in medicine and crime prevention. But what all their jobs have in common is people. Unpredictable, interesting, frustrating, hostile, helpless, tasty people. Whether they’re … Read more

FOR WRITERS: The (Next) Last frontier

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: The settings of fantastic adventure stories were once ‘lands across the sea’. Then ‘lost continents’, then ‘lost islands’, as the Earth became mapped. Then the ‘moon’ and ‘mars’ stories until 1965, when Mariner saw Mars’ craters. Then planets in the solar neighborhood until the 1990s and 2000s when we can see extrasolar planets, few of which are Earthlike. So we go farther and farther from ‘home’ to find places for our heroes to have adventures (or at least outdoor ones). What happens when we run out of frontiers to project … Read more