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REVIEW: Where Oblivion Lives , by T. Frohock

August 24, 2019 by scott

Title: Where Oblivion Lives Series: Los Nefilim Book One Author: T. Frohock Genre: fantasy, historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Harper Voyager Pages: 368 Reviewer: Melissa Brus, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A lyrical historical fantasy adventure, set in 1932 Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind. Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world … Read more

COVER REVEAL: Hope, by Grace R. Duncan

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 by scott

QSFer Grace R. Duncan is stopping by today to reveal the cover for “Hope,” coming out September 6th. Miguel Garcia and Luis Rodriguez have been best friends all their lives. For the last year, they’ve been hiding the fact that they’re also destined mates. When Luis’s family finds out, they kick him out. Miguel’s family would keep them… except their alpha has been known to be downright violent against gay wolves. With the help of Miguel’s mother, they set out to find a pack that will accept them. They run into more that a few obstacles before they end up … Read more

PENTAGON: Lasers Could Soon Send Voice Message to Specific Targets

August 23, 2019 by scott

As a part of a military initiative called the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWP), the project aims to create laser weapons that can transmit clear snippets of human speech across long distances. To accomplish this task, the weapon uses a principle called the Laser Induced Plasma Effect, which involves firing an incredibly powerful laser to create a ball of plasma, then shooting a second laser to oscillate the plasma, creating sound waves. With enough laser bursts fired at the right frequencies, the plasma vibrations can actually mimic human speech. It sounds like science fiction — but, according to the news … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

August 23, 2019 by scott

Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Jon’s Spooky Corpse Conundrum, by AJ Sherwood

August 22, 2019 by scott

QSFer AJ Sherwood has a new MM gay/bi paranormal mystery in the “Jon’s Mysteries” series: Jon’s Spooky Corpse Conundrum. I’ve investigated some pretty strange cases in my life, but I have to say this is a first. A corpse—a murder victim—has gone missing during the middle of an investigation, and no one has any clue where it went. Psy is called in to clear the investigative team, make sure they’re not an accomplice. It’s a four hour drive outside of Nashville, to a place famous for being haunted, so none of us are particularly eager to go. And then we … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Really Alien Love

August 22, 2019 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Different planets will have incompatible chemistries– writers as far back as Doc Smith realized this. Who’s written stories with beings who can’t eat each other’s food or copulate because they’re poison to each other, but who share bonds of love (and lust?) anyhow? Editor’s Note: Romantic sci fi often sidesteps this by making different races compatible with each other. But here we’re veering more to the hard sci fi side, looking at what would happen if two species weren’t compatible at all, but still found love or meaningful relationships across the … Read more

REVIEW: The Imposter Prince, by Wendy Rathbone

August 22, 2019 by scott

Title: The Imposter Prince Series: Imposter Book One Author: Wendy Rathbone Genre: Fantasy, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: MM Cis Publisher: Eye Scry Pages: 209 Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book His love for an enemy prince threatens his very life. Dare does not mind serving the spoiled and cruel Prince Darius. Growing up with him, Dare does everything for Darius including homework, bed play demands, and even doubling for him as the prince grows too paranoid to face even the smallest of crowds. But everything changes in a single moment when Dare, while posing as Darius, is abducted … Read more

INTERVIEW: Briandaniel Oglesby

August 21, 2019 by scott

I met Briandaniel a few weeks ago at the annual Playwrights Revolution – a staged reading of four plays that Sacamento’s Capital Stage puts on every summer. Brian’s play “Basement Demons and Trailer Saints” stood out, not just because of the stellar cast of actors who put it on in less than a day, but for the fascinating writing and super-LGBTQ+ group of characters he’d created. So afterwards I screwed up my courage and went to talk to him, hopeful that I could get him to do an interview for QSF (which I will also share on my own blog). … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Salvus, by R. Phoenix

August 21, 2019 by scott

QSFer R. Phoenix has a new MM omegaverse book out: “Salvus.” Van doesn’t care if Omar is his fated mate — or whatever other bullshit the world believes in. He’s not going to be trapped in a relationship because the universe says he should be. Worse yet, Van’s not a huge fan of overbearing, entitled, pretentious alphas. Tired of living under the rule of alphas, he runs away to Salvus, a city governed by betas… only to discover that having their protection may not be as idyllic as it sounds… Omar knows his mate hates him — or at least, … Read more

FOR READERS/WRITERS: SF or F?

August 21, 2019 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Alex Beecroft: For everyone: science fiction or fantasy? Why? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic.