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Books

Books released this month

APRIL 2026

  • KATHERINE ADDISON • The Orb of Cairado • Rebel­lion/Solaris UK, Apr 2026 (1st UK, na, hc, eb)
  • EUGEN BACON & CHERYL NTUMY, ET AL, EDS. • May the Dead Keep You • Little, Brown, Apr 2026 (ya, h, hc, eb)
  • S.A. BARNES • Dead Silence • Penguin Ran­dom House UK/Bantam UK, Apr 2026 (1st UK, h, hc, eb)
  • AKEMI DAWN BOWMAN • The Afterlands • Simon & Schuster, Apr 2026 (ya, hc, eb)
  • SARAH REES BRENNAN • All Hail Chaos • Orbit US, Apr 2026 (tp, eb)
  • PETER V. BRETT • The Demon King • Penguin Random House/Del Rey, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • JIM BUTCHER & KERRIE L. HUGHES, EDS. • Paranormal Payback • Ace, Apr 2026 (oa, v, tp, eb)
  • ORSON SCOTT CARD • Master Alvin • Tor, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • MIKE CHEN • The Photonic Effect • Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, Apr 2026 (tp, eb)
  • JOHN CHU • The Subtle Art of Folding Space • Tor, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • JAMES S.A. COREY • The Faith of Beasts • Orbit UK, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • JAMES S.A. COREY • The Faith of Beasts • Orbit US, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • SARAH BETH DURST • The Faraway Inn • Penguin Random House/Delacorte, Apr 2026 (ya, tp, eb)
  • S.L. HUANG • The Language of Liars • Tor­dotcom, Apr 2026 (na, hc, eb)
  • JORDAN IFUEKO • The Genie Game • Abrams/Amulet, Apr 2026 (ya, hc, eb)
  • TJ KLUNE • We Burned So Bright • Tor, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • TJ KLUNE • We Burned So Bright • Mac­millan/Tor UK, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • MARK LAWRENCE • Daughter of Crows • Ace, Apr 2026 (1st US, hc, eb)
  • L.D. LEWIS • The Year of the Mer • Titan Books UK, Apr 2026 (tp, eb)
  • L.D. LEWIS • The Year of the Mer • Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • SEANAN MCGUIRE • Once Broken Faith • Astra House/DAW, Apr 2026 (tp)
  • SAMANTHA MILLS • Rabbit Test and Other Stories • Tachyon Publications, Apr 2026 (c, tp, eb)
  • PATRICK NESS • Piper at the Gates of Dusk • Candlewick Press, Apr 2026 (ya, hc, eb)
  • SUZANNE PALMER • Ode to the Half-Broken • Astra House/DAW, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ALLEN STROUD • Anti-State • Flame Tree Press US, Apr 2026 (hc, eb)
  • CONNIE WILLIS • Blued Moon and Other Screw­ball Comedies • Subterranean Press, Apr 2026 (c, hc, eb)
  • RITA WOODS • The Edge of Yesterday • Tor/Forge, Apr 2026 (tp)
Fanzines

Fanzine round up.

Lots of zines to share!

First off, Winners of the FAAn awards: Incompleat2026results

From Bill Burns at e-fanzines:

  • Rob Jackson’s Inca #27
  • Henry Grynnsten’s Wild Ideas #68
  • Octothorpe #153, a regular fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line
  • Nic Farey’s This Here…#96
  • Andy Hooper’s CAPTAIN FLASHBACK #87
  • Opuntia #620, edited by Dale Speirs
  • Leigh Edmonds’ The Chatter Box #1
  • Ray Palm’s The Ray X X-rayer #188
  • Kat Templeton’s Rhyme & Paradox #8
  • Leybl Botwinik’s CyberCozen – February 2026
  • Perry Middlemiss’s Perryscope #57
  • Leigh Edmonds’ The Chatter Box #2
  • Derrick Ashby’s The Hungry Goblin #2
  • Octothorpe #154, a regular fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line
  • Opuntia #621, edited by Dale Speirs
  • Christopher J. Garcia’s Claims Department #90
  • Two Chairs in Print #14 by Perry Middlemiss and David Grigg
  • Henry Grynnsten’s Wild Ideas #69
  • Opuntia #622, edited by Dale Speirs
  • Littlebrook #15, edited by Jerry Kaufman & Suzanne Tompkins
  • Garth Spencer’s The Obdurate Eye #60
  • Octothorpe #155, a regular fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line

Sent directly to the MonSFFA e-mailbox and archived on our site:

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De Profundis #618 – March 2026

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Gazette Mar2026

Intermission164   Cosmic Mind!

That's needed when we somersault into fandom's probably all-time weirdest episode. And locally we had a similar twisted mind. Just aim for the stars with monumental visions -and find mental asylum! From
this idiocy we go to gathering intelligence about Artificial Intelligence. And get carousing with mighty Thor and crayfish in a jar from 1920. In this International Culture Magazine you can expect the
unexpected.
  Meanwhile, Agent Orange goes to war to distract from Epstein. In these insane times Intermission is needed to keep you out of Bedlam!

Mind the gap,

--Ahrvid "Editor" Engholm (AFAIK not in the Epstein files. Yet.)
Comments and scoldings to ahrvid@hotmail.com - yeah, despite
Microsoft's best efforts normal E-mail works again!

 

 

Events and Conventions, Fandom

ToyCon, Montreal event

Saturday/Sunday, May 3rd 2026 from 10am to 4pm.

FREE Event by ToyCon Montreal
7000 Place Robert-Joncas, Ville Saint Laurent, QC, Canada, Quebec H4M 2Z5
Duration: 6 hr
Public Anyone on or off Facebook
Notre événement aura lieu le dimanche 3 mai 2026 de 10h à 16h.
Our event will take place Saturday/Sunday, May 3rd 2026 from 10am to 4pm.
L’entrée sera GRATUITE pour tout le monde.
Admission will be FREE for everyone.
Stationnement/Parking: 4 hrs/ 17$
(Subject to change as per hotel)
Courtyard MARRIOTT Aéroport Montreal
7000 Place Robert-Joncas
Ville St-Laurent, QC H4M 2Z5
Date:
Dimanche/Sunday, 3 mai 2026 de 10h à 16h
GRATUITE / FREE ADMISSION 😀
Information:
https://www.cmdstore.ca/pages/montreal-toycon
Astronomy News

Watch for auroras March 19-20

Space Weather News for March 16, 2026
https://spaceweather.com

EQUINOX AURORA WATCH: The first auroras of northern spring are only days away. A CME (described below) is expected to hit Earth on March 19th just hours before the vernal equinox. Its impact could spark G2-class geomagnetic storms with photographic auroras at mid-latitudes.

Would you like an instant text message when the CME arrives? Sign up for CME Impact Alerts.

EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Surprising forecasters, sunspot 4392 produced an M2.7-class solar flare on March 16th (1215 UTC). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the extreme ultraviolet flash:

On the Richter Scale of solar flares, “M2.7” is not very strong. However, this one hurled a CME almost directly toward Earth. NOAA models and NASA models agree: The CME will arrive on March 19th, mere hours before the northern vernal equinox.

This is perfect timing because auroras love equinoxes. It’s called the “Russell-McPherron effect.” At this time of year, the magnetic field of Earth can link to the magnetic field of the sun, providing a superhighway for solar wind to enter our planet’s magnetosphere. Even a weak CME can can penetrate to spark mid-latitude auroras.

There’s more: A New Moon on March 19th will provide dark skies for long exposures. Even if you can’t see the auroras, you might be able to photograph them. Point your smart phone at the sky and take a nighttime exposure. You could be surprised by what appears on the screen.

Aurora alerts: SMS Text

Astronomy News

LUNAR ECLIPSE REVEALS HOT SPOTS ON THE MOON

Space Weather News for March 4, 2026
https://spaceweather.com

LUNAR ECLIPSE REVEALS HOT SPOTS ON THE MOON: Millions of people witnessed yesterday’s total lunar eclipse–but only one photographed it using a thermal camera. An amateur astronomer’s rare infrared image reveals dozens of hot spots scattered like stars across the lunar surface. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

Books

Books to be released this month

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From Locus magazine: https://locusmag.com/forthcomingbooks/

MARCH 2026

  • ILONA ANDREWS • This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me • Macmillan/Tor UK, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ILONA ANDREWS • This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me • Tor, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • KELLEY ARMSTRONG • We Are All Monsters Here • Subterranean Press, Mar 2026 (c, hc, eb)
  • LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD • The Adventure of the De­monic Ox • Subterranean Press, Mar 2026 (na, hc)
  • ADAM CHRISTOPHER • Crawlspace • Tor/Nightfire, Mar 2026 (h, tp, eb)
  • AMAL EL-MOHTAR • Seasons of Glass and Iron • Tordotcom, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • T. KINGFISHER • Wolf Worm • Tor/Nightfire, Mar 2026 (h, hc, eb)
  • T. KINGFISHER • Wolf Worm • Macmillan/Tor Nightfire UK, Mar 2026 (na, h, hc, eb)
  • LAVANYA LAKSHMINARA­YAN • Intergalactic Feast • Rebel­lion/Solaris UK, Mar 2026 (tp, eb)
  • MARK LAWRENCE • Daughter of Crows • Harper Voyager UK, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • JONATHAN MABERRY • Red Empire • St. Martin’s Grif­fin, Mar 2026 (h, tp, eb)
  • SEANAN MCGUIRE • Butterfly Effects • Tor, Mar 2026 (tp, eb)
  • RICHARD MORGAN • No Man’s Land • Orion UK/Gollancz, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • RICHARD K. MORGAN • No Man’s Land • Penguin Random House/Del Rey, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • HACHE PUEYO • Cabaret in Flames • Tordotcom, Mar 2026 (na, hc, eb)
  • REBECCA ROANHORSE • River of Bones and Other Sto­ries • Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, Mar 2026 (c, hc, eb)
  • DONNA SCOTT, ED. • Best of British Science Fiction 2025 • NewCon Press UK, Mar 2026 (an, tp, hc, eb)
  • ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY • Children of Strife • Macmillan/Tor UK, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY • Children of Strife • Orbit US, Mar 2026 (hc, eb)
  • HARRY TURTLEDOVE • Lightning Runes • Arc Manor/Caezik SF & Fantasy, Mar 2026 (tp, eb)
  • JO WALTON & ADA PALMER • Trace Elements • Tor, Mar 2026 (nf, hc, eb)
  • AMÉLIE WEN ZHAO • The Dragon and the Sun Lotus • Penguin Random House/Dela­corte, Mar 2026 (ya, v, hc, eb)
Fandom

Across the Fandomension with Garth Spencer”

We have received an update regarding Garth Spencer’s website, “Across the Fandomension with Garth Spencer” . This is shaping up to be a valuable resource for fans of SFF.  –Cathypl

Dear Guys,

My SF information website, “Across the Fandomension with Garth Spencer” (https://www.vcn.bc.ca/~garth2), is now extended and updated. I intend to make additions and updates monthly.

This is still a bare-bones information website, so to begin with I have focused on simply finding the links to resources. If you spot errors and omissions in the information about clubs, conventions, fanzines, fandoms, writers’ resources, markets, or websites, please comment and criticize and suggest amendments. If you have suggestions for improved layout and format, I am open to them, too.

 

Yours cordially,

 

Garth Spencer

Books

Upcoming books, Jan & Feb

Locus list of upcoming books, Jan & Feb

JANUARY 2026

  • EUGEN BACON & CHERYL NTUMY, ET AL, EDS. • Sauúti Terrors Short Stories • Flame Tree Collections UK, Jan 2026 (oa, hc, eb)
  • BRADLEY P. BEAULIEU • A God of Countless Guis­es • Bloomsbury UK/Head of Zeus/Ad Astra, Jan 2026 (hc, eb)
  • MONIQUILL BLACKGOOSE • To Ride a Rising Storm • Pen­guin Random House/Del Rey, Jan 2026 (tp, eb)
  • STEPHANIE BURGIS • Enchanting the Fae Queen • Tor/Bramble, Jan 2026 (v, tp, eb)
  • JIM BUTCHER • Twelve Months • Ace, Jan 2026 (hc, eb)
  • JIM BUTCHER • Twelve Months • Orbit UK, Jan 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ROSHANI CHOKSHI • The Swan’s Daughter • St. Martin’s/Wednesday Books, Jan 2026 (v, hc, eb)
  • NICOLE GLOVER • The Starseekers • Harper Voyager US, Jan 2026 (tp, eb)
  • NICOLA GRIFFITH • She Is Here • PM Press, Jan 2026 (c, tp, eb)
  • ISABEL IBAÑEZ • Graceless Heart • St. Mar­tin’s/Saturday Books, Jan 2026 (hc, eb)
  • SEANAN MCGUIRE • Through Gates of Garnet and Gold • Tordotcom, Jan 2026 (na, hc, eb)
  • K.J. PARKER • Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead • Orbit UK, Jan 2026 (tp, eb)
  • K.J. PARKER • Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead • Orbit US, Jan 2026 (tp, eb)
  • ALASTAIR REYNOLDS • Halcyon Years • Orbit US, Jan 2026 (1US, hc, eb)
  • BRANDON SANDERSON • Magic the Gathering: Children of the Nameless • Subterranean Press, Jan 2026 (x, hc)
  • CHARLES STROSS • The Regicide Report • Tor, Jan 2026 (na, hc, eb)

FEBRUARY 2026

  • EDWARD ASHTON • After the Fall • St. Martin’s, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • STEPHANIE BURGIS • Enchanting the Fae Queen • Macmillan/Tor Bramble UK, Feb 2026 (1UK, hc, eb)
  • V. CASTRO • Maria the Wanted • Titan Books UK, Feb 2026 (h, tp, eb)
  • P.A. CORNELL • Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl • Stars and Sabers, Feb 2026 (na, v, tp, eb)
  • MATT DINNIMAN • Operation Bounce House • Ace, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • HEATHER FAWCETT • Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter • Penguin Random House/Del Rey, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • HEATHER FAWCETT • Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter • Orbit UK, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • KIM HARRISON • Secondhand Luck • Ace, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • MATTHEW KRESSEL • The Rainseekers • Tordotcom, Feb 2026 (na, tp, eb)
  • PAUL MCAULEY • Loss Protocol • Orion UK/Gollancz, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • IAN MCDONALD • Boy • with Occasional Dinosaur, Tordotcom, Feb 2026 (na, tp, eb)
  • BETHANY C. MORROW • The Body • Tor/Nightfire, Feb 2026 (h, hc, eb)
  • NNEDI OKORAFOR • The Daughter Who Remains • Astra House/DAW, Feb 2026 (na, hc, eb)
  • REBECCA ORE • Writing Is Writing • Aqueduct Press, Feb 2026 (nf, tp, eb)
  • BRANDON SANDERSON • Isles of the Emberdark • Tor, Feb 2026 (hc)
  • BRANDON SANDERSON • Isles of the Emberdark • Orion UK/Gollancz, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ALI SMITH • Glyff • Penguin Random House UK/Hamish Hamilton, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • A.D. SUI • The Iron Garden Sutra • Kensing­ton/Erewhon, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • MICHAEL SWANWICK • The Universe Box • Tachyon Pub­lications, Feb 2026 (c, tp, eb)
  • ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY • The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky • Subterranean Press, Feb 2026 (hc)
  • ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY • Pretenders to the Throne of God • Bloomsbury UK/Head of Zeus/Ad Astra, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ALIYA WHITELEY • The Misheard World • Rebellion/Solaris UK, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
  • MAKANA YAMAMOTO • The Obake Code • Harper Voy­ager US, Feb 2026 (tp, eb)
  • MAKANA YAMAMOTO • The Obake Code • Orion UK/Gollancz, Feb 2026 (hc, eb)
Astronomy News

Volcanoes on Io

 A late-2024 volcanic event was the most powerful ever observed on Io, releasing 140–260 TW of energy from a vast 65,000 km

For the details, click https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JE009047

The simultaneous eruption of distant hotspots reveals a single, extensive subsurface magma reservoir connecting them
Findings support a “sponge-like” regional magma network, reshaping the understanding of Io’s interior

On 27 December 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft observed an enormous volcanic eruption on Io, Jupiter’s most volcanically active moon. The eruption covered a vast area of about 65,000 km2 in the southern hemisphere and released an estimated 140–260 TW of energy-possibly the most intense volcanic event ever recorded on Io, far surpassing previous eruptions. The eruption affected multiple volcanic hot spots, with some increasing in brightness by over 1,000 times their usual levels. Scientists believe this was a single massive event spreading underground across hundreds of kilometres, linking multiple magma reservoirs. However, other nearby volcanoes remained unaffected, adding complexity to how Io’s interior works. This unprecedented event suggests that Io’s volcanoes may be more interconnected than previously thought. Future observations by Juno could reveal whether the eruption left behind new lava flows or ash deposits, helping scientists better understand the moon’s geology and volcanic activity.