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REVIEW: Imminent Dawn, by R.R. Campbell

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Imminent Dawn

Title: Imminent DawnSeries: Empathy Book OneAuthor: R.R. CampbellGenre: Sci Fi / TechnothrillerLGBTQ+ Category: LesbianPublisher: NineStar PressPages/Word Count: 364Buy Link: AmazonReviewer: CC Bridges About the Book Four people. One study. The internet-access brain implant to bind or destroy them all. Art-school dropout Chandra would do anything to apologize for her role in her wife’s coma—including enroll in the first round of human trials for an internet-access brain implant. At first, the secretive research compound is paradise, the perfect place to distract Chandra from her grief. But as she soon learns, the facility is more prison than resort, with its doctors, support staff, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Hearts of Fire, by Kay Doherty

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Hearts of Fire - Kay Doherty

Kay Doherty has a new MM paranormal romance out: Hearts of Fire. Luca Duray has been quite happy living a solitary existence for decades. But when a steel trap around his leg catches him when he’s weak and hungry, his life is irrevocably changed. He knows the wolf shifter who offers him assistance is more than he appears and immediately makes plans to keep the pup close. Disowned by his pack for being gay, Tanner McBane is forced to become a lone wolf. While on a hunt, he stumbles upon an injured dragon shifter and provides aid. It’s not easy … Read more

FOR READERS: Reading Moods

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Does your mood dictate what when and what you read? 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

SCIENCE: A Giant Solar Storm Could Knock Out Earth’s Electic Grid

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A gigantic solar storm hit Earth about 2,600 years ago, one about 10 times stronger than any solar storm recorded in the modern day, a new study finds. These findings suggest that such explosions recur regularly in Earth’s history, and could wreak havoc if they were to hit now, given how dependent the world has become on electricity. The sun can bombard Earth with explosions of highly energetic particles known as solar proton events. These “proton storms” can endanger people and electronics both in space and in the air. In addition, when a proton storm hits Earth’s magnetosphere — the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Harmony of Fire and Earth, by Antonia Aquilante

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A Harmony of Fire and Earth - Antonia Aquilante

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a new MM (demisexual) fantasy book out: A Harmony of Fire and Earth. Prince Edmund of Thalassa and Prince Arden of Aither are eagerly anticipating their upcoming wedding, but the danger to their kingdom hasn’t lessened. They have a plan, but they won’t be able to carry it out alone: they need a strong wielder of each Element, whom they can trust implicitly, to carry out the magic. Rhys is a commoner and wielder of Earth magic. He and his sister have made a living from the use of their magic for years and have become … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Exploring Heaven and hell

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Let’s talk Heaven and Hell – in all of its religious (Christian and non-Christian) incarnations. Have you written about one or the other, or both? Did you run into any challenges doing so? 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

SCIENCE: Decapitated Worms Can Regrow Their Brains

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For some worm species, decapitation is no big deal — they just grow a new head. But far from this superpower being an ancient skill, a recent study suggests that this ability is a relatively recent adaptation, at least evolutionarily speaking. Regeneration is unusual in animals, but the species that can do it are sprinkled throughout the animal kingdom, and include sea stars, hydras, fish, frogs, salamanders and spiders, as well as worms. Regrowing body parts was long thought to be an ancient trait, with diverse animals tracing the ability to a distant shared ancestor that likely emerged hundreds of … Read more

Following Oscar Wilde – Boogieman In Lavender

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Oscar Wilde

       Following Oscar                                                 By Jeff Baker “In the old days, men had the rack. Now they have the Press.” —Oscar Wilde. It is possible, in the United States, to have crossed paths with the legendary Oscar Wilde without knowing it. Wilde did a lecture tour of the U.S. in 1882 that was supposed to last a few months. He wound up staying about a year, and crossed the States, touring the East and West coasts, traveling through the South and even visiting Canada. For years, however, the specifics of Wilde’s itinerary were a matter of debate, but now a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Witchblood, by Lissa Kasey

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Witchblood

QSFer Lissa Kasey has a new MM paranormal/fantasy book out in her Kitsune Chronicles series: Witchblood. Sebastian Volkov, a fox shifter raised among werewolves, ran from everything he ever loved after a brutal attack that left him fearing his own shadow. That night a single kiss saved his life and left him with fantasies of a man whose face he couldn’t remember. When Sebastian’s car breaks down in a small Washington town, he meets an Alpha werewolf who reminds him vaguely of a stranger’s kiss. A year ago Liam Ulrich, Alpha of the Northern Cascade’s Pack, shared a magic filled … Read more

FOR READERS: People Who Do This

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Louise Auty: What jobs or professions do wish you’d see represented more often in spec fiction? 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