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Month: August 2015

Announcement: A Demon Inside, by Rick R. Reed

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A Demon Inside

DSP Publications’ Rick R. Reed has a reissued paranormal book out: Hunter Beaumont doesn’t understand his grandmother’s deathbed wish: “Destroy Beaumont House.” He’s never even heard of the place. But after his grandmother passes and his first love betrays him, the family house in the Wisconsin woods looks like a tempting refuge. Going against his grandmother’s wishes, Hunter flees to Beaumont House. But will the house be the sanctuary he had hoped for? Soon after moving in, Hunter realizes he may not be alone. And with whom—or what—he shares the house may plunge him into a nightmare from which he … Read more

Graphic Novel Week Day Three: Yuri

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Graphic Novel Week

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Yuri: Yuri is the yin to Yaoi’s yang… or is it the other way around? From Wikipedia: As of 2009, the term yuri is used in Japan to mean the depiction of attraction between women (whether sexual or romantic; explicit or implied) in manga, anime, and related entertainment media, as well as the genre of stories primarily dealing with this content. The wasei-eigo construction “Girls Love”, occasionally spelled “Girl’s Love” or “Girls’ Love”, or abbreviated as “GL”, is also used with this meaning. Yuri is generally a form … Read more

Diversity in Sci-Fi: An interview with Manu Intiraymi

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Our own Jonah Bergan, author of Off-World, offers a great interview with Manu Intiraymi of Star Trek Voyager.  Voyager was actually one of my favorite series in the Star Trek Universe, and I understand that Manu is back in the new fan-funded Star Trek Renegades.  It’s a great interview, and we’re thrilled to be hosting it here at QueerSciFi .com– they talk about Renegades, diversity in the ST universe, and much more. My first exposure to Star Trek was watching the episodes of the original series in reruns with my mom, who I blame for getting me interested in sci-fi. … Read more

Announcement: Parliament of Twilight Episode 2 Illustrated, by Dani Hermit and Nevi Star

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Parliament of Twilight 2

QSFers Dani Hermit and Nevi Star have a new illustrated version of their Yaoi series out: When faced with terror and assassination attempts, the men of the Parliament of Twilight must show what they are made of. Will Brodie be able to save himself from the very real horrors of a haunted house on the fake ghost hunting show? What about the wheelchair bound assassin known as Night Owl? What is he going to do with this new partner and a mission that could prove to be impossible? Can Julian find a way to feed his demanding nature that doesn’t … Read more

Graphic Novel Week Day Two: Superheroes

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Graphic Novel Week

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Superheroes: Superheroes were long solely the province of (mostly white) heterosexuals. But that’s slowly beginning to change. Queer as Folk (the US version) famously featured Rage and JT. Saturday Night Live spoofed them with the Ambiguously Gay Duo. And we’ve had a number of other characters come out in the Marvel and DC universes. But now we’ve got some of our own, including The Young Protectors, a great LGBT series done by the fabulous Alex Woolfson and the great illustrator Adam DeKraker – we’ll have both of them … Read more

Cover Reveal: King of the Storm, by B. A. Brock

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King of the Storm

Today, we have something special which we don’t get to do very often – a cover reveal for QSF reviewer and amazing author B.A. Brock’s King of the Storm: Cover by Anne Cain. When DSP Publications asked me what my ideal cover would be, I informed the artists that Perseus is a storm demigod who lives by the ocean, and his nakedness is a theme, figuratively and literally. When Anne showed me her design, my first thoughts were, “Whoa. Hot.” It was better than I could have imagined. About the Book: No one can outrun destiny or the gods. In … Read more

Graphic Novel Week Day One: Yaoi

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Graphic Novel Week

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Yaoi: Yaoi (properly [ja.o.i], informally /jaʊi/), also known as Boys’ Love (BL), is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically aimed at a female audience and usually created by female authors. Are you a Yaoi fan or a Yaoi writer? Come talk with us about your favorite books, the rules and expectations of the genre, and where it may go from here. Join the discussion. Tam Ames will be moderating. We have a great line up this week, including … Read more

Announcement: Soldiers of the Sun, by Jana Denardo

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Soldiers of the Sun

QSFer Jana Denardo has a new paranormal historical book out: Caleb Davies and Agni Pradesh are worried about their teammate and lover, Temple Chevalier. Not only has he lost his long-time partner, Fu Li, but he nearly died fighting a demon himself. Also, Temple isn’t sure he’s ready for a new teammate after Li. Caleb and Agni are even more concerned that their three-way relationship with Temple exists less because he loves them and more because he’s hiding from the pain of Li’s loss. 1932 shapes up to be a terrible year for the Soldiers as they welcome the New … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – 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. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info at … Read more

Review: Off World, by Jonah Bergan

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Off World

I had the pleasure to receive an advance copy of Jonah Bergan’s new MM sci fi book Off World. The cover of the book is gorgeous – it immediately made me interested in reading the story. The image of the main character is mysterious and gorgeous, and the planetary background promises a lush sci fi adventure. The story doesn’t disappoint. Let me say up front that the book does include some semi graphic sex with a dominance theme. But one of the things I loved about it was that the sex was both secondary and integral to the science fiction … Read more