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Month: August 2016

Review: Spinner by Michael J. Bowler

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Title: Spinner Author: Michael J. Bowler Genre: Horror/Paranormal, Young Adult. Publisher: YoungDudes Publishing Pages/Word Count: 445 pages Blurb: Fifteen-year-old Alex is a “spinner.” His friends are “dummies.” Two clandestine groups of humans want his power. And an ancient evil is stalking him. If people weren’t being murdered, Alex might laugh at how his life turned into a horror movie overnight. In a wheelchair since birth, his freakish ability has gotten him kicked out of ten foster homes since the age of four. Now saddled with a sadistic housemother who uses his spinning to heal the kids she physically abuses, Alex … Read more

Interview: K.S. Trenten

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K.S. Trenten

Periodically, we interview authors of queer speculative fiction for the QSF blog. :) Today, K.S. Trenten – K.S. Trenten is the author of ‘Fairest’, a f/f fantasy fairytale available from prizmbooks.com. She’s also written ‘A Symposium in Space’, a f/f short story inspired by Plato’s classic, ‘The Symposium’, which appeared in Torquere Press’s science fiction anthology, ‘Theory of Love’. She’s got a second f/f fantasy fairy tale coming out in February 2017 called ‘At Her Service’. She currently revising ‘Aissa and Polyxena’ (a m/m mythic tale of cross-dressing), ‘On the Other Side of the Mask’ (a m/m novel/la about a … Read more

Announcement: Vellmar the Blade, by Fletcher DeLancey

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Vellmar The Blade

QSFer Fletcher DeLancey has a new FF sci fi novella out: An elite warrior. A split-second decision that launches a legend. Lead Guard Fianna Vellmar is the daughter of a champion, raised from childhood to work hard and be the very best. When she is given the opportunity to compete at the highest level and earn her place among Alsea’s elite warriors, a stunning turn of events forces her to choose between life and glory, mercy and pride. Vellmar became a legend not for winning a championship, but for losing it. With Vellmar the Blade, Fletcher DeLancey has created another strong … Read more

For Readers: It’s in the Cards

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Tarot Cards

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: I’d also love a discussion on tarot cards, since their imagery has a strong impact on some of the novels and plots I’m working on. That’s a great topic – have y’all read anything that used Tarot VCards as a device or as part of the plot? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

Announcement: Knight of Flames, by Amelia Faulkner

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Knight of Flames

QSFer Amelia Faulkner has a new MM paranormal book out: Headstrong. Telekinetic. Pariah. On the run from his family, Quentin d’Arcy has settled in San Diego with dwindling funds and the growing suspicion that his gifts might not be limited to telekinesis. When he meets a psychic who can control people’s actions with a few words, his comfortable life starts to unravel. Demigod. Oracle. Hunter.  Laurence Riley almost died killing one god only to discover that he’s descended from another. Before he can come to terms with that revelation, Quentin’s twin brother walks into his life, and there’s no way to … Read more

Lesbian Steven Universe Artist Hounded Off Social Media

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Steven Universe

A gay storyboard artist for the children’s TV show Steven Universe has deleted her Twitter after being harassed by fans. Lauren Zuke, an openly gay staffer on the show, posted a drawing of two characters Lapis and Peridot on her Tumblr. Fans were angry Zuke was showing support for shipping the two characters, instead the more popular pairing of Peridot and Amethyst. They accused Zuke of ‘queer-baiting’ them with a same-sex relationship on the show, according to the Daily Dot. This in despite Steven Universe having a confirmed lesbian couple by the creators and regularly explores LGBT themes and diversity. … Read more

Angel’s Bits – Writer Diseases (And When Do They Stop?)

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Hi all! It’s been an odd summer – too hot, too busy, too many things to figure out – so my personal writing has been in something of a slump. (Yes, there were releases. Re-issues, dontcha know.) Anyway, I find myself battling some common writer maladies… Submissionitis Also known as: I have to submit this. It’s as finished as it’s going to be. They’ll hate it. Oh, my gods, I can’t hit the send button. My stomach is in knots. (Eventually, that shaking finger manages to hit the send button – out it goes into the wilds. And still shaking.) … Read more

Announcement: The Avian Emperor, by Pelaam

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The Avian Emperor

QSFer Pelaam has a new MM Sci-fi, steampunk alternate universe fantasy book out: Pinkerton man Bram McCabe likes to work alone. But when a madman titling himself the Avian Emperor threatens the world’s skies, he’s forced to work with an English team already on the case. Things go from bad to worse for Bram when he takes more than a professional interest in Vyvian—a man with a secretive past. Each man dances around the other, hiding their true feelings, knowing they live in very different worlds. The Avian Emperor is as cunning and lethal as he is intelligent, and when … Read more

For Readers: Alternative History

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FOR READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer John Allenson: “What do you think are good turning points?” I’ll elaborate a little on John’s question. Most alternate histories choose a point in our own past and ask the question – what if this had gone the other way?: What if Hitler had won WWII? What if the black plague had killed everyone in Europe? What if the Dark Ages had never happened? What if the Japanese had discovered North America first? So what are some alternate histories you’d like to see? What point in history would you suggest be changed, … Read more

News: We Might Have Neighbors

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Proxima B

The search for life outside our solar system has been brought to our cosmic doorstep with the discovery of an apparently rocky planet orbiting the nearest star to our sun. Thought to be at least 1.3 times the mass of the Earth, the planet lies within the so-called “habitable zone” of the star Proxima Centauri, meaning that liquid water could potentially exist on the newly discovered world. Named Proxima b, the new planet has sparked a flurry of excitement among astrophysicists, with the tantalising possibility that it might be similar in crucial respects to Earth. “There is a reasonable expectation … Read more