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Keith will love this!
Yeah, I know–another quarter in the jar!
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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 to be released this month
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)
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
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)
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.
Fanzine roundup!
Here are the zines that arrived in the virtual mailbox. Enjoy! and share!
Greetings, programs!
Attached you will find the January 2026 edition of Tightbeam, number 376, with reviews, recipes, and reminiscence.
Attached you will find the January 2026 edition of Tightbeam, number 376, with reviews, recipes, and reminiscence.
You are invited to peruse and send a letter of comment.
Jason P Hunt
Publisher/CEO
www.SciFi4Me.com
Jason also sent us N3FReview202601
From Leybl in Israel: CCJanuary2026-v01
From Matt Mitchell at LASFS: Please feel free to distribute to your members. Thank you very much. De Profundis #617 – February 2026
From Nic Farey: “The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we’re sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we’re not.”
From Jason Hunt, N3F, two zines. Greetings, programs! Please find attached the latest instalment of NAPA280_jan2026
As we work out the kinks in the schedule, the goal is to get everything on track for a regular schedule of dates on which each of our ‘zines will hit your in-box. I appreciate everyone’s patience!
As we draw near the end of the month, as I contemplate the ridiculously cold temperatures and snow on the ground and wonder if the deer in the back are OK, I am sending to you this last ‘zine of the month (I think?) — the National Fantasy Fan for January 2026, beginning Volume 85.
Letters of comment are welcome. And please continue to send me any updates on e-mail addresses. I’m trying to keep everything as current as possible. TNFF202601
From Ahrvid Engholm: Intermission163
Intermission in the Epstein files? It wouldn't surprise us, considering how morally corrupt it is! But in the Engholm files (latest example #163 enclosed) we find Jules Verne! (With his unknown, only English story!) And a whole bunch of writers in deplorable filthy-pro magazines such as Beyond Fantasy, Imagination, Startling Stories and others presenting your wettest, wildest dreams! Blue films - at least one - also covered, and AI translation. But we start with the latest goofs by Trump and Putin. Agent Orange's Greenland plans get cold shoulders from the Arctic and Putins's under-supplied alcoholic bumbs of an "army" is destroyed by drones. And why don't media report on Putin' collapsing economy? Finally, don't miss ■■■■ and ■■■■, especially ■■■■!!! Don't Put Hands In Running Mower, --Ahrvid Engholm, edit■■■■or (Comments welcome, but whatever you write, make CC: to ahvid@atomicmail.io, due to failing Microsoft...)
From the N3F: Tightbeam 377 is attached. There is an Alarming Event…we are back on schedule. On the topic of schedules, Mindy Hunt reports that the next issue of FanActivity Gazette will be delayed.
Updates from Bill Burns at d-fanzines
- Perry Middlemiss’s Perryscope #56
- Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation, Spring 2026 is now on line
- Octothorpe #151, a regular fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line
- Two Chairs in Print #12 by Perry Middlemiss and David Grigg [2025 issue]
- Henry Grynnsten’s Wild Ideas #67 [2025 issue]
- John D. Berry’s dot-fanzine: guillemets
- Nic Farey’s This Here…#95
- Andy Hooper’s CAPTAIN FLASHBACK #86
- Opuntia #618, edited by Dale Speirs
- Leybl Botwinik’s CyberCozen – January 2026
- Christopher J. Garcia’s Claims Department #94
- John D. Berry’s dot-fanzine: interrobang and dot-fanzine: colon [archive issues]
- Two Chairs in Print #13 by Perry Middlemiss and David Grigg
- Octothorpe #152, a regular fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line
- Opuntia #619, edited by Dale Speirs
- Garth Spencer’s The Obdurate Eye #59
Mix from Sci-Fi TV show and Movie themes
January 23, 2026
I have been a DJ for 40+ years and a closet Sci-Fi nut. So, I put my talent with music and sci-fi TV, Movie themes. Made them into a Sci-Fi dance mix just sharing it with you, Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHS7azKODhk
Please have fun if you like it pass it around.
Cheers
Rod DJ Daddy Mack(c)
Announcing the Launch of an information website
Dear Guys and Gals,
I am now launching a fannish information website, listing Canadian and Pacific Northwest clubs and conventions, as well as less regional information for fanzine fans and aspiring writers. Please check out https://www.vcn.bc.ca/~garth2/ and let me know if you find it useful. The plan is to edit the web page monthly.
Any critical comments or helpful suggestions are welcome, so I have put an email link on every web page to make it easy to contact me. I have no aesthetic sense, so this month’s edition is almost entirely text-only. (My smiling face is on the welcome page, but it’s a bit large – I think I must cut it down.)
Many thanks are due to the Vancouver Community for hosting this website, and to their Help Desk and to Kalin Stacey of the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association for getting me over some glitches.
Yours cordially,
Garth Spencer
100 years of Amazing Stories!
On March 10, 2026, Amazing Stories will mark a singular milestone: one hundred years since the moment science fiction became a genre with a name, a home, and a future.
On a cold Wednesday in Manhattan—March 10, 1926—The Experimenter Publishing Company released the first issue of Amazing Stories. Its cover was impossible to miss: bright yellow, boldly optimistic, and illustrated by Frank R. Paul, who would soon be recognized as the founding visual architect of science fiction. Behind that cover stood editor and publisher Hugo Gernsback, holding a radical idea: that stories grounded in real science, boldly extrapolated into tomorrow, deserved a magazine of their own.
With his opening editorial, “A New Kind of Magazine,” Gernsback didn’t just launch a publication—he defined a genre. He called it scientifiction: stories that were entertaining, intellectually serious, rooted in known science, and unafraid to speculate. Sometimes they advocated. Sometimes they warned. Always, they invited readers to imagine what might be.
That first issue of Amazing Stories did more than publish fiction. It established science fiction’s rules of engagement, made the future visible, and—perhaps most importantly—created a conversation. The magazine’s letters column became the birthplace of science fiction fandom, a community that would grow into clubs, fanzines, conventions, cosplay, superheroes, and an enduring global culture. The modern world’s relationship with the future can be traced, in no small part, back to those pages.
It is no exaggeration to say that the last century would look very different without Amazing Stories.
Why This Matters Now
At a time when scientific progress is accelerating faster than ever—reshaping how we live, work, communicate, and even define what it means to be human—science fiction’s original mission feels newly urgent. For a century, Amazing Stories has explored both the promise and the peril of innovation, reminding us that the future is not something that simply happens to us, but something we actively imagine, question, and choose. As we confront challenges that once seemed purely speculative, science fiction remains what it has always been at its best: a rehearsal space for tomorrow, powered by curiosity, skepticism, and hope.
We invite readers, writers, historians, fans, and future-builders to join us in celebrating this extraordinary anniversary. Celebrate with us in person at Ravencon in Richmond, Virginia, April 26–28, 2026. Or celebrate in your own way: read a story, discover a new author, write a review, or visit our website to explore a sampling of what began on a newsstand in 1926 and helped shape the imagination of a century.
It has been our privilege, honour, and joy to help keep Amazing Stories alive. We look forward—with appropriate scientific optimism—to carrying its legacy into the next hundred years.
(A formal centennial celebration will be held at Ravencon, Richmond, Virginia, April 26–28, 2026.)