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New release: The Wandering Prince – H.L Day

January 24, 2023 by scott

QSFer H.L Day has a new MM fantasy book out, 13 kingdoms book 3: The Wandering Prince. An ailing father. A missing healer who might have the cure. Now would be a really bad time for Jack and Sebastian to be at loggerheads. Jack never saw the truth coming. And knowing Sebastian has been lying to him changes everything. Yet, despite his misgivings over whether their relationship can be repaired, he finds himself on a ship to Padora, Sebastian’s homeland. Awkward isn’t the word. And peril, as ever, is just over the next wave. Sebastian’s whole world is falling apart. … Read more

Review: Consider Pegasus – SI CLARKE

December 14, 2022 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fi, Satire, Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Non-Binary (Trans Allegory) Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Universal Buy Link About The Book A secret unicorn, a desperate family, and a cop dead-set on hunting them down. Lem and the rag-tag gang of galactic adventurers on the starship Teapot are set to become roadies for the galaxy’s hottest band – but an urgent call from Bexley’s family means the rock stars will have to wait. Bexley’s soon-to-be-born sibling has a big secret: wings. On their world, skeledivergence is outlawed, so the Teapot crew swoop in to help the family … Read more

Review: Androids & Aliens – J. Scott Coatsworth

December 14, 2022December 8, 2022 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fi, Cli-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Universal Buy Link About The Book Androids & Aliens is Scott’s third short story collection – eight sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from cyborgs to (comedic) alien invasions: Rise: The rise in sea levels caused by climate change swallowed Venice beneath the lagoon half a century ago. But what if we could bring it back? Ping: I was a real estate agent by day, and a museum curator in the evening at a sci-fi museum. What I saw one night changed everything. What the Rain Brings: Miriam … Read more

New Release: Consider Pegasus – SI CLARKE

November 22, 2022 by scott

QSFer SI CLARKE has a new queer satirical space opera out, Starship Teapot book 3: Consider Pegasus. A secret unicorn, a desperate family, and a cop dead-set on hunting them down. Lem and the rag-tag gang of galactic adventurers on the starship Teapot are set to become roadies for the galaxy’s hottest band – but an urgent call from Bexley’s family means the rock stars will have to wait. Bexley’s soon-to-be-born sibling has a big secret: wings. On their world, skeledivergence is outlawed, so the Teapot crew swoop in to help the family escape. But their planet won’t let them … Read more

Review: It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved By An Alien – Chloe Archer

November 11, 2022 by scott

Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Rom-Com LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A sexy alien living incognito on Earth meets a sci-fi loving nerd who wants to rock his universe. What could possibly go wrong? Besides the unexpected tentacles and the accidental Mating Courtship Ritual, that is…. RIVER SULLIVAN As a bona fide sci-fi nerd and total X-phile—the truth is out there—I’ve always believed in aliens. Duh. But I never thought I’d actually find them on Earth–let alone right here in Las Vegas! Now I’ve stumbled onto a big freakin’ secret and found my very own hot … Read more

New Release: Three Ghosts – Kevin Klehr

November 5, 2022 by scott

QSFer Kevin Klehr has a new gay comedic ghost tale out: Three Ghosts. Every time a shooting star is scheduled, Arthur, Carol and Tim choose a house with the best vantage point to haunt, carefully making sure its residents are not home. But this time Arthur recognises the decor. The furnishings belong to his ex-boyfriend, Alexander, a man he never got over. And judging by the happy snaps in the photo frames, Alexander lives with a new lover. Just as the ghosts settle in to watch the celestial event, the occupants return home early. See Our Review Here Get It … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Clarity Anthology

October 5, 2022 by scott

Queer Sci Fi’s newest LGBTQ+ speculative fiction anthology is here: Clarity. And there’s a giveaway. Clarity (noun) Four definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) Coherent and intelligible2) Transparent or pure3) Attaining certainty about something4) Easy to see or hear Clarity features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi. About the Series: Every year, Queer Sci Fi runs a one-word theme contest for 300 word flash fiction stories, and then we choose 120 of the best for … Read more

New Release: Bobby Ray Breaks the Universe – Rob Rosen

September 12, 2022 by scott

QSFer Rob Rosen has a new MM paranormal comedy out (angels & demons): Bobby Ray Breaks the Universe. What happens when a hunky demon visits you and commands you to break all ten commandments? Or when a handsome angel orders you to do the opposite? And what if you’re Bobby Ray, and you’ve already broken nine of the ten, and thou shalt not kill is a close brick away, and the demon has tacked on a cushy afterlife in hell as a reward? Decisions, decisions. And poor Bobby Ray has never been good at one decision, let alone multiple ones. Broke, divorced, … Read more

New Release: Villains – K. L. Mitchell

September 4, 2022 by scott

QSFer K. L. Mitchell has a new FF humorous fantasy book out, Kalazad Book 2: Villains. After saving the kingdom, you’d think Revka and her Centaur girlfriend Iyarra would have earned a nice long rest. But when they head down to the Enchanted Forest (the magical land where all stories come from), the place is run down, the natives are surly, and someone is stealing all of the villains. Turns out, that’s a bad thing. So nothing will do except the girls must run around the forest, hunting up mad scientists, sneaking around underground lairs, and uniting with a group … Read more

Gay in the 1980s: Showtime’s Pioneering “Brothers” – Boogieman in Lavender

June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 by Jeff Baker

The Nineteen-Eighties. It was literally a different era. Cable television was just catching on. Home computers were almost prohibitively expensive. “Google” was a misspelling of a Ukrainian writer. There were hardly any openly gay regular characters on T. V. Steven Carrington on “Dynasty,” and Jodie Dallas on “Soap” in the early 80s and that was about it. The intervening decades brought us “Will and Grace,” “Tales of the City” and the real and fictional versions of “Ellen.” And somehow the Waters Brothers and their friends have gotten lost in the shuffle and in the dim and musty years. In the … Read more