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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Caledonia Destiny, by Lexi Ander

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It’s release day for Lexi Ander’s new MM historical fantasy/paranormal book, Caledonia Destiny: A twist of fate changed both their destinies. The wyrbears, once a long-lived species, were being lost to the forest in their prime. A people borne of a curse, their abilities not a gift but something wrongly taken, they nonetheless live in harmony with their animal spirits. But over time the curse they lived under changed, mutated, and now what once was a refuge from the world when they became too weary is culling mathan in their prime. Ewen mhic Friscalach, the leader of his peoples, lost … Read more

COVER REVEAL/GIVEAWAY: Impact Flash Fiction Anthology

Impact

Queer Sci Fi is releasing its fourth flash fiction anthology: Impact. We have the cover reveal here today! IM * PACT (noun) 1) One object colliding with another 2) An impinging of something upon something else 3) An influence or effect on something or someone 4) The force of a new idea, concept, technology or ideology Four definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell, but only 110 made the final cut. A difficult choice to be made. An object hurtling recklessly through space. A new invention that will change the world. … Read more

GUEST POST/GIVEAWAY: Day of Wrath, by Anna Butler

Day of Wrath

QSFer Anna Butler has a new MM sci fi book out, the final one in her Taking Shield series: Day of Wrath. In less than a week, Bennet will finally return to the Shield Regiment, leaving behind the Gyrfalcon, his father, his friends… and Flynn. Promotion to Shield Major and being given command of a battle group despite the political fallout from Makepeace the year before is everything he thought he wanted. Everything he’s worked towards for the last three years. Except for leaving Flynn. He really doesn’t want to leave Flynn. There’s time for one last flight together. A … Read more

FOR WRITERS & READERS: What Would the Book Say?

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FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Benjamin van der Wel: Much debate has been had about a book that, once purchased, should either kept pristine or can be underlined, dog-eared, marked up, or generally annotated. No one seems to ask the books about what they would prefer. If a book could talk about it, what would it say? Join the chat

VIDEO: Billy Eichner IS Captain America

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Step aside, Chris Evans — Billy Eichner is our new Captain America. Taking Twitter by storm, user @homeisarealsong dubbed over a scene from Captain America: Civil War with audio from Eichner’s comedy show Billy on the Street. In the scene, Cap is running with some of his fellow superheroes on their way to battle other superheroes (like Iron Man and Spider-Man). With the new audio, Cap shouts out: ‘Come on, lesbians!’ And really, that’s the superhero movie we all need. it’s midnight and i’m tired so i made this pic.twitter.com/Joh59j4qxk — lissy (@homeisarealsong) July 8, 2018 By Anya Crittenton – … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Seeking Veritas, by Marie Brown

Seeking Veritas

QSFer Marie Brown has a new MM fantasy book out: Sin, or love? Dorian seeks to rid himself of sin, to purify his soul, leaving him free to pursue a socially acceptable life and marriage. But can he? His only hope is to leave the world of the living and walk the Path of Redemption. He knows he can make it on his own. But Osval, his closest friend, insists on accompanying him. How can he expiate the worst sin of all with Osval by his side? Get it On Amazon Giveaway Marie is giving away an eBook copy of … Read more

SPACE: NASA’s New Plan to Destroy Deadly Asteroids – Live Science

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NASA has updated its plans to deflect potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroids — and none of them involve Bruce Willis. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a new report today (June 20) titled the “National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan.” The 18-page document outlines the steps that NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will take over the next 10 years to both prevent dangerous asteroids from striking Earth and prepare the country for the potential consequences of such an event. Officials with NASA, FEMA and the White House discussed the new asteroid-mitigation strategies … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Nectar and Ambrosia, by E.M. Hamill

Nectar and Ambrosia

QSFer E.M. Hamill has a new MM/MF Urban Fantasy in her Amaranthine Inheritance series: Nectar and Ambrosia. Callie, a Classics major, flees home to protect her family from a monster straight out of mythology. Visions lead her to Nectar and Ambrosia: the weirdest pub on Earth, where inter-dimensional travelers with attention seeking issues get drunk in between the A-list celebrity lives they create. They can’t pretend to be gods anymore—not since a treaty with the current Supreme Deity promising they won’t intervene in human affairs. The Doorkeeper of this threshold, Florian, rides herd on the rowdy Amaranthine and offers her … Read more

ARCHEOLOGY: Ancient Europeans had a Thing for Balls

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Some of the most enigmatic human-made objects from Europe’s late Stone Age — intricately carved balls of stone, each about the size of a baseball — continue to baffle archaeologists more than 200 years after they were first discovered. More than 500 of the enigmatic objects have now been found, most of them in northeast Scotland, but also in the Orkney Islands, England, Ireland and one in Norway. Archaeologists still don’t know the original purpose or meaning of the Neolithic stone balls, which are recognized as some of the finest examples of Neolithic art found anywhere in the world. But … Read more