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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Undertow, by Brooklyn Ray

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Undertow

Brooklyn Ray has a new MM paranormal book out: Port Lewis, a coastal town perched on the Washington cliffs, is home to Crescent Cafe, a slew of micro-breweries, a downtown packed with antique boutiques, and violent, ancient storms. Thunder shakes rooftops and lightening cuts through dark skies, but Liam Montgomery has never been afraid. Until now. One night, Liam hears the scream of a kelpie, a Water horse whose cry foretells the beginning of a prophecy. Kelpies have not set foot on shore for decades, but as Liam digs into his magic and his family’s history, he uncovers a mysterious … Read more

Me Me Monday! 200th Edition

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Me Me Monday 200

Welcome to a very special edition of M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – our 200th edition. We’re encouraging our authors to do giveaways today to celebrate this momentous occasion, and will have a few of our own throughout the day. This is 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. … Read more

TECH: US Air Force Enters the Hypersonic Weapons Race

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hypersonic weapons

The arms race is picking up considerable speed, and the United States doesn’t want to get left behind. Over the past four months, the U.S. Air Force has awarded two contracts for hypersonic weapons worth a maximum of $1.4 billion to aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. The first contract, announced in April, awards $928 million to develop something called the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW). And last week, the Air Force disclosed another deal, worth up to $480 million, to begin designing the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). “We are going to go fast and leverage the best technology available to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Forandrian Series, by Bella Mannaro

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Passion

QSFer Bella Mannaro has a new three book MM sci fi/shifter series out: The Forandrian Series. Book One: Passion Reilly’s life in human-ruled Manusia centered around college, his best friend DJ, and irritating his father until he attended an anti-war demonstration in the hopes of preventing a war with neighboring shifter-ruled Forandria. What started as a peaceful protest ended in a chaos after a bomb exploded and Reilly landed in the arms of Sean, an enigmatic Alpha.  Reilly couldn’t get Sean out of his mind. Despite his unwillingness to accept the concept of true mates, Reilly couldn’t deny an all-consuming attraction … Read more

FOR READERS: Yaoi and Friends

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Yaoi

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: I’d love to talk a little about anime, manga, yaoi, yuri, shounen ai, and shoujo ai. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! This is a legacy chat. Join the chat

SPACE: There’s Ice on the Moon!

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Lunar Ice - NASA

Scientists have detected the first-ever evidence of frozen water on the moon, on the darkest and coldest parts of the lunar surface. While prior analysis of the moon hinted at some ice reserves, this is the first time that ice has been observed at the north and south poles ­— and the signs of water ice are “direct and definitive,” according to a new study. Researchers peered at suspected icy patches using an instrument called the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), which used the near-infrared spectrum to pinpoint the signature activity of ice molecules interacting with infrared light. This helped the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Mercurio’s Mating, by Michael Mandrake

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Mercurio's Mating

QSFer Michael Mandrake has a new MM paranormal book out: Mercurio’s Mating. Though Mercurio assisted Valios and newly fallen angel, Calisto with the birth of their babies, he hasn’t been selected as the Head Keeper. After some egregious errors, Valios doesn’t trust him thus relinquishing two of Mercurio’s most important powers. Despite losing his confidence but continues to be Valios’ loyal servant. Dorian is a new Soul Catcher, brought over by vampire Ryland. Although a hot commodity in The Realm, he has no desire to be paired with another bloodsucker. Instead, he’s got his eyes set on Mercurio and will do … Read more

SCIENCE: Meet Steve, the Happy Sky Glow

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Steve - Live Science

Late at night on July 25, 2016, a thin river of purple light slashed through the skies of northern Canada in an arc that seemed to stretch hundreds of miles into space. It was a magnificent, mysterious, borderline-miraculous sight, and the group of citizen skywatchers who witnessed it decided to give the phenomenon a fittingly majestic name: “Steve.” Given its coincidence with the northern lights, Steve was just thought to be part of the aurora — the shimmering sheets of nighttime color that appear in the sky when charged plasma particles streak out of the sun, sail across space on … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: New Shoes, by B.C. Palmer

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New Shoes

QSFer B.C. Palmer has a new queer Fantasy book out: New Shoes. Portland is about to get a lot weirder. A sudden influx of warlocks, a series of bizarre murders, and a plague of demonic cats are just a few of the problems facing the city when Portland’s supernatural peacekeeper goes missing. Left to fill the man’s shoes? His alcoholic nephew with a minor demonic possession problem—who hasn’t cast a spell in over a decade for fear of losing his soul. Adam Saint is anything but the man for the job. Fortunately, he’s got back up. Vanessa Moreno is out … Read more