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ANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury & Ascension, by Arshad Ahsanuddin

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QSFer Arshad Ahsanuddin has a two queer sci fi books out in his Interscission series: Mercury & Ascension. Death comes for us all. But sometimes it comes early, because it’s sent. Everything seems to be going great in Christopher’s world. Newly married and promoted, he’s even hammered out the dents in his relationship with his brother Marley. Then a death in the family shakes the foundations of his world. When the word comes down that it was murder, then only the best forensic investigator of the Chiron Defense Force will do to assist the Travellers in finding the culprit. And … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Bisexual Authors

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Welcome to #ownvoices on the QSF Facebook group. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are bisexual and who write bi characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a bi author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with bi characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite bisexual authors and their spec fic works that include bi characters. Note: This is NOT a chat to list any … Read more

Extraterrestrial Life Could Look Like the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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To find life on Mars, scientists should keep their eyes peeled for pasta. Hot-spring-loving microbes create rock formations that look like fettuccini or capellini, according to a new NASA-funded study published online April 30 in the journal Astrobiology. Such pasta-shaped formations could be the first clues to life on other planets, said study author Bruce Fouke, a geobiologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “If we go to another planet with a rover, we would love to see living microbes or we’d love to see little green women and men in spacecraft,” Fouke told Live Science. “But the reality … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Broken Winter Webcomic , By Kale Night

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A Broken Winter

Kale Night has a queer sci fi webcomic you should check out – A Broken Winter. General Auryn Tyrus runs a government slaughterhouse, overseeing the covert execution of political dissidents – victims of an Emperor who claims to have swallowed the sun. When the son of a former lover is sentenced to death, Auryn intervenes, turning his life upside down. A Broken Winter is a science fiction/fantasy webcomic featuring LGBTQ+ characters.  The comic is currently on hiatus but a novelization of the webcomic will be published in June by NineStar Press. Release date: April 21, 2019.Length: 281 pagesHeat Level: 3 … 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

CO2 reaches Levels Last Seen Before Humankind Evolved

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pollution - Live Science

There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been for 800,000 years — since before our species evolved. On Saturday (May 11), the levels of the greenhouse gas reached 415 parts per million (ppm), as measured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. Scientists at the observatory have been measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide levels since 1958. But because of other kinds of analysis, such as those done on ancient air bubbles trapped in ice cores, they have data on levels reaching back 800,000 years. During the ice ages, carbon dioxide levels in … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Dreams, Memories, and Reality, by Edward Kendrick

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Dreams, Memories, and Reality

QSFer Edward Kendrick has a new MM paranormal romance out: Dreams, Memories and Reality. Philip lives alone with his dog Barnabas, miles from the nearest mountain town. Late one evening, while he and Barnabas are out running, they are attacked by a very handsome male. Philip shoots him, immediately regrets it, and brings him home to deal with his wounds. Soon he realizes there is something very different about the man, beginning with the fact he is unable to speak or understand English. Adam is different. Other than recalling his name, Ád-hamh, he has no memories, including why he ended up naked … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Mixing Sci Fi and Paranormal

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Do you ever include supernatural aspects in your work? Readers? Do you like your sci fi with a side of paranormal? Writers: This is a reader & 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

Did Life Begin Before the Earth Was Formed?

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young solar system - NASA

Life may have arisen in our solar system before Earth even finished forming. Planetesimals, the rocky building blocks of planets, likely had all the ingredients necessary for life as we know it way back at the dawn of the solar system, said Lindy Elkins-Tanton, a planetary scientist at Arizona State University (ASU). And clement conditions may have persisted inside some planetesimals for tens of millions of years — perhaps long enough for life to emerge, said Elkins-Tanton, the director of ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration and the principal investigator of NASA’s upcoming mission to the odd metallic asteroid … Read more