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Month: June 2016

Review: “Myths Untold: Faery” by Witt, Li, Coatsworth, and Hegyes

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Title: Myths Untold: Faery Authors: August Li, Brandon Witt, Skye Hegyes, and Scott Coatsworth Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 247 pages   The Pwcca and the Persian Boy by August Li Despite beauty and luck, something about Glyn makes everyone uncomfortable. Homeless on the streets of Cardiff, he has nothing to keep him going but his friendship with Farrokh. Through stealing and fortune’s occasional favor, Glyn keeps them alive. But then homeless youths begin to disappear, and when Farrokh goes missing, Glyn begins to discover the reasons behind both his luck and the way people react to him. Determined … Read more

Announcement – Hellmaw: Of the Essence, by Gabrielle Harbowy

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Hellmaw: Of the Essence

Gabrielle Harbowy has a new FF paranormal book out: When a powerful daemon is murdered on modern-day Earth, all signs point in the same direction: to Tehru, the daemon who was his direct enemy throughout the dynastic war on Araunt. But Tehru knows that someone else has access to her own unique power: Quills, a back-alley magic dealer who once took a sample of Tehru’s essence as payment. Now the murdered daemon’s followers are coming after Tehru for retribution, and Quills has to track down the real killer and clear her client’s name. If she doesn’t solve the murder in … Read more

For Writers: FF Chicken and Egg Problem

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Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Heather Rose Jones: I’m trying to stick to topics rather than plunge into actual discussions, but one major logistical issue in broadening a primarily M/M venue is that it’s hard to attract more diverse content providers if you can’t offer them consumers, and it’s hard to attract more diverse consumers if you can’t offer them content. Hypothetically: an established M/M publisher wants to add a F/F line. They put out a call to authors. The authors look at the existing product and ask themselves, why would my readership shop here? Who will find me … Read more

Actress: Sansa Should Be a Lesbian

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Sophie Turner - Sansa Stark

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner says her long suffering character, Sansa Stark, has had such bad luck with men she should become a lesbian! Always the social climber, Sansa should hook up with royalty, the actress said. “In the GoT universe, I think she’s going to have to swing the other way – because the men thing isn’t working for her,” Turner told Entertainment Weekly. “Judging by Sansa’s relationship with Margaery … probably Margaery.” While Sansa’s love life has been downright treacherous – first engaged to brutal Prince Joffrey before his ascension to the throne, forced into a loveless … Read more

Announcement: The Scholar’s Heart, by Antonia Aquilante

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The Scholar's Heart

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a new fantasy book out: Youngest son of a royal duke, Etan is a scholar at heart who juggles his work for the prince with his studies of the history and legends of Tournai, something of particular interest to him because he shares the magical Talent that runs in the royal bloodline. Etan’s peaceful world turns upside down when his best friend—the man he secretly loves—unexpectedly marries a woman. Though Tristan values his friendship with Etan and has always been attracted to him, he is a dutiful son, raised to shoulder responsibility for the family business … Read more

For Readers: Urban Fantasy vs. Paranormal

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Fantasy vs Paranormal

Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Thea Strange: Where do you draw the line/think the line is between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal? It’s a great question. They share some of the same elements – magic, bending the rules of the universe. And while it’s generally fairly easy to tell if something is Grand Fantasy – look for castles, 1000+ pages and an other-worldly setting – it gets a bit more dicey when we get into urban fantasy territosy. So where do you draw the line? Or do we even need one? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are … Read more

LGBT Superheroes Brought to Life in Stunning New Trailer

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If you want to #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend or are an LGBT fan of comics hoping for more LGBT representation in comics, you’ll likely enjoy a new video that imagines what would happen if major movie studios portrayed openly LGBT superheroes. Director Mike Buonaiuto created a video titled #LGBTSuperheroes which urges studios to “stick to the script” when it comes to the sexual identities of some famous superheroes. Writes Buonaiuto on YouTube: Iceman, Mystique, Catwoman & many others are LGBT in the comic books but appear as straight on screen. It’s time all superheroes were accurately portrayed. By Sean Mandell – Full Story … Read more