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New Release / Giveaway: Twin Elements – Mell Eight

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Twin Elements - Mell Eight

Mell Eight has a new MM fantasy book out: Twin Elements. And there’s a giveaway. When Rhory’s identical twin, King Tycen, is poisoned, Rhory is forced to take his place to cover up the disaster. With the help of their healer, he desperately searches for a cure while keeping the kingdom running. Even so, Rhory isn’t certain he’ll be able to keep up until the arrival of Prince Maya, who is not only ready to help with his specialized knowledge of plants, but is so very distracting. Saving Tycen is only the beginning, however, as the political intrigue that put … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Captivated – A.C. Thomas

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Captivated - A.C. Thomas

A.C. Thomas has a new MM sci-fi book out, The Verge book 2: Captivated. And there’s a giveaway! Dr. Theophrastus Campbell leads a comfortable life, along with his twin brother, buried in academia. His unique gift for obscure languages goes unnoticed as he teaches University students to conjugate Latin. Everything in his world is just as it should be; restrained, understated, boring. He would give anything to break away. In all his daydreams of adventure, Theo never expected it to arrive in the form of an outrageously attractive Outlier covered in intriguing tattoos. And Theo never thought the price he … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Restricted – A.C. Thomas

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Restricted - A.C. Thomas

QSFer A.C. Thomas has a new MM sci fi book out, The Verge Book 1: “Restricted.” And there’s a giveaway! Dr. Aristotle Campbell is a desperate man. His twin brother has been abducted, and Ari will do anything to find him. Forced out of the comfortable solitude of his laboratory, Ari must leave their home world of Britannia and search the farthest reaches of space for his other half. He hastily equips himself with a flawlessly tied cravat, a handful of clues, and his small science vessel. Now, all he needs is a pilot to get him across the Verge, … Read more

SCIENCE: Twin Telepathy – Is it Real?

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Twins, both fraternal and identical, have fascinated the world for millennia. They are often very close, and share not only genes but home environments, friends, clothes and, of course, secrets. However many identical twins — perhaps as many as one in five — also claim to share something more mysterious: a special psychic connection. About one out of every 30 babies born in the United States is a twin, and identical twins are especially interesting because they have the same genes and are alike in many ways. Brothers and sisters can be close, but some twins claim to know what … Read more

When Twins Attack

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Today’s discussion topic comes from QSFer Freddy MacKay: Can we have a topic about the effect of being able to differentiate twins genetically (their non-coding, or junk DNA, is different) might have on stories? Considering we now have a way to go back to trial cases and correctly identify the twin in the case, future stories will be impacted by this kind of development. That’s interesting – I hadn’t even heard of this one. We take it as an article of faith that identical twins are, well, identical. There’s even a “twin twist” on Big Brother this summer, with a … Read more