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Ben Brock

B. A. Brock has lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in 2007 at Portland State University--which he mostly uses to contemplate how we can achieve a civilization more closely aligned with Star Trek. When not writing, Brock spends his time reading/reviewing novels, training for marathons, and bemoaning the fact that the world has yet to make a decent gluten free donut.

Review: “The Girl in Gold” by Beth Lyons

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Title: The Girl in Gold Series: Vox Swift #2 Author: Beth Lyons Genre: Lesbian Urban Fantasy Publisher: Amazon Pages: 212 Blurb Vox Swift returns for a second mystery. This time Vox stumbles upon the body of a strange girl in a sparkly gold dress, dead in the library of one of the richest men in Thornbury. Who is she? Who killed her? “No one knew the girl in gold. She seemed the most improbable of murder victims, at least on the surface. But as happens in life and in murder cases, you follow a path of ideas, theories, wrong turns, … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For June R3, the theme is: High Fantasy! (High Fantasy is set in an alternate world with different physics than the real world, usually including magical elements. They tend to be epochs, heroic in nature. Lord of the Rings is an example.) HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. … Read more

Review: “Trustworthy” by Astrid Amara

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Title: Trustworthy Series: A Policy of Lies #2 Author: Astrid Amara Genre: MM Military Romance Publisher: Loose Id Pages: 272 Blurb Ten years ago, lovers and best friends Ivo Toreli and Robert Mackenzie were separated by death. But sometimes life gives you second chances. Life…and a lot of cybernetic enhancements. Trust Agent 505 may not remember who he was before he worked security for Trust Insurance, but now his prisoner thinks he knows him. This revolutionary named “Mack,” who has stolen one of Trust’s prized possessions, seems to think Agent 505 is named “Ivo,” someone from his past. Someone he … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For May R3, the theme is: Ace/Aro! (Any work where one or more of the main characters is asexual or aromantic.) HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it for you! Please include a Goodreads link or something comparable. You can … Read more

Review: “Gyrfalcon” by Anna Butler

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Title: Gyrfalcon Series: Taking Shield #1 Author: Anna Butler Genre: Gay Science Fiction Publisher: Anna Butler Pages: 317 Blurb Earth’s last known colony, Albion, is fighting an alien enemy. In the first of the Taking Shield series, Shield Captain Bennet is dropped behind the lines to steal priceless intelligence. A dangerous job, and Bennet doesn’t need the distractions of changing relationships with his long-term partner, Joss, or with his father—or with Flynn, the new lover who will turn his world upside-down. He expects to risk his life. He expects the data will alter the course of the war. What he … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For April R3, the theme is: Enemies to Lovers! (Two people who start out on opposite sides of the fence, but find themselves in love. Ramona and Juliet, or something.) HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it for you! Please … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For March R3, the theme is: YA! (I’m defining young adult literature as literature featuring protagonists under the age of nineteen and over the age of twelve.) HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it for you! Please include a Goodreads link or something comparable. You can create … Read more

Review: “The Beast Without” by Christian Baines

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Title: The Beast Without Series: Arcadia Trust #1 Author: Christian Baines Genre: Gay Paranormal Publisher: Glass House Books Pages: 234 Blurb Reylan is everything a Sydney vampire aspires to be: wealthy, handsome and independent, carefully feeding off companions plucked from the gay bars of Oxford Street. When one of those companions is killed by Jorgas, a hot-headed young werewolf prowling his streets, Reylan reluctantly puts his cherished lifestyle of blood and boys on hold to help a mysterious alliance of supernatural beings track down the beast. It can’t be that hard… not when Jorgas keeps coming after him. But there’s … Read more

Review: “Skythane” by J. Scott Coatsworth

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Title: Skythane Author: J. Scott Coatsworth Genre: Gay Science Fantasy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 244 Blurb Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnson, a handsome, cocky skythane with a troubled past. Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts to fall apart around them, they have no idea what’s coming—or the bond that will develop between them as they race to avert a cataclysm. Together, they will … Read more

Interview with Declan from “The Vampire Guard” by Elizabeth Noble

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Hello Queer Sci Fi Radio listeners and welcome back! This is Ben Brock, Special Correspondent for the Paranormal Public, and it is my pleasure and utmost delight to present to you an esteemed—though not always visible—member of the queer paranormal community. He has achieved immeasurable success in the face of adversity. Please welcome, Declan, vampire and man of many talents. Declan It’s a pleasure to be here. Brock Thank you, Declan, for appearing on my show today. As I understand it, I have your dearest friend, Detective Forge, to also thank for this honor. I must confess, I had misgivings … Read more