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Month: October 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT: Holographic Havoc, by L.M. Brown

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Holographic Havoc

QSFer L.M. Brown has a new MM sci fi book out: Hayden Knight’s job is simple. All he has to do is sell his father’s latest invention to Tate South, the Acquisitions Manager of the biggest supplier of the best in cutting-edge technology. The virtual assistant is designed to help the user in all aspects of their life, but Hayden views the holographic helper as nothing but a nuisance. Keeping his annoyance to himself is relatively easy until a major technical glitch causes Tate to see and hear Hayden’s assistant. Hayden and Tate are thrown together while they try to … Read more

FOR READERS: That’s My Job!

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Firefighters - Pixabay

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Do you like stories with characters who share your career? Does it make you crazy if the details are wrong or can you just let it go for the sake of plot development? 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

Egypt’s Secret Gay History

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As Egypt prepares to criminalize homosexuality, it’s worth looking back at the country’s history: Ancient Egypt was a historic civilization, dating all the way back to 3100 BC. Sex was seen as a healthy part of existence, with even the likes of Gods getting down and dirty. There was no taboo around the act of sex. They even had Gods of sex, sexual pleasure and sexuality. The term ‘homosexuality’ is relatively modern and so that makes it harder for historians to look for examples of LGBT in Ancient Egypt. Historians explain: ‘Representational evidence for ancient sexualities is ambiguous.’ Regardless, there … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Power of Three, by Pelaam

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The Power of Three

QSFer Pelaam has a new MM paranormal tale out: Visiting his grandmother near isolated wetlands at Halloween, Darcy is kidnapped by Medea, a witch serving the black arts, to be served up as a demonic sacrifice. Trapped in her cottage, Darcy finds unlikely allies in Bastet, a talking cat, Broom, a mechanical with magic of his own, and four kittens who refuse to leave his side. Bastet brings Darcy’s rescuer, the rougarou Bardou, to break him free, and Darcy’s taken to Bardou’s home. There he meets Bardou’s lover, Hunter. The men are as opposite as chalk and cheese, and yet … Read more

REVIEW: What If the Moon Didn’t Exist? and What If The Earth Had Two Moons?

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Neil F. Comins

QSF’s own Jim Comer reviews two great books for sci fi world builders. Worldbuilding for writers and gamers means not only making imaginary worlds, but having a working knowledge of the laws by which worlds are built and operate. Knowledge of science is necessary in order for worlds to make any kind of sense. But one of the confusing parts of discussing worldbuilding is the lack of a convenient jargon. Referring to a ‘wet Mars’ or a ‘cold Venus’ is only so useful; the fictional (“M-type”, in Star Trek, or the six-digit planetary profiles from the RPG Traveller)jargons have the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Techromancy Scrolls: Westlands

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Techromancy Scrolls: Westlands

QSFer Erik Schubach has a new FF Sci Fi/Fantasy book out: Almost three thousand years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory, in a new world where magic and technology collide. Laney and Celeste, Templars of Sparo, embark upon a mission of mercy to a far off land to aid a people thought lost to time before the Altii even found the Lower Ten. The Westlands are found along with a new enemy that Sparo may not be able to stand against… Avalon. Can this new threat be the Great Wizards of the … Read more

New Book “The Girl From the Stars” Helps Gender Non Conforming Kids

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Girl From the Stars

I never set out to become a writer, let alone a chosen auntie to so many different children. Growing up transgender meant internalizing that I was defective from a much earlier age. Long ago, the world convinced me that I was dangerous, unsafe, and worthless—to everyone. Because of my broken childhood, I never believed in my right to use my creative voice for anything, not until relatively recently. Not until Pearl. In 2015, my whole life changed when I accidentally became a caregiver to the sweetest six-year-old. At the time, I was just a housemate, an awkward pink-haired girl living … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Turning Tricks, by Anne Tenino

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Turning Tricks

QSFer Anne Tenino has a new MM sci fi book out: James Ayala thought life would be smooth sailing once he escaped from Red Idaho and returned to Blue Oregon. He was supposed to get answers about the biocybernetic chip that made him empathic, face the man who implanted it, and then ride off into the sunset with his boyfriend, Matt Tennimore. Life, however, has other plans: the bad guy dies before he explains squat, they left their horse in Idaho, and Gramma Anais finds a parasite on James’s implant—one that forces him into isolation. Matt just got James back … Read more