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Fantasy

Initially Yours, On Beyond Cisgender VI Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

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Initially Yours: On Beyond Cisgender VI by Jeff Baker NOTE: This occasional series was inspired in 2019 by suggestion from A. M. Leibowitz about a reading list for High School beyond the straight, male paradigm. —jsb I am writing this during March 2023, which is Woman’s History Month. So here (a month or so late!) is a short overview of some (not all!) of the women who wrote sci-fi for the pulps and a little later. I fits in well with this ongoing series “On Beyond Cisgender” which started as recommendations for High School reading but these books are fine … Read more

Review: Xenocultivars Anthology

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Xenocultivars

Genre: Speculative Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Intersex, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | About The Book This collection of speculative short fiction is about all kinds of queer growth, from emerging and developing to flourishing and cultivating. Whether they’re tender sprouts just beginning to discover themselves or deeply-rooted leaders fiercely defending those they love, the people in these stories have this in common: you can’t tell them what to do. They grow as they please. The Review I have always loved anthologies. They are like … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: That Slow Awakening – Laurel Beckley

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That Slow Awakening - Laurel Beckley

Laurel Beckley has a new queer sci-fi book out, The Satura Trilogy book 2: That Slow Awakening. After a small yet memorable explosion that got him expelled from his academic studies and kicked straight to the Black Hells Army, Quernadenta Khelek was prepared for a quiet exile in the middle of the Dragonback Mountains. The worst he’d face were a few magical flare-ups, a bunch of blizzards, and his taciturn new partner. He never expected to see one of the offworlder invaders—not so far north. Until an offworlder flying contraption slammed into one of the mountains, and Khelek and his … Read more

New Release: The Tax Of Teeth – Nikolai Bryant

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The Tax of Teeth - Nikolai Bryant

QSFer Nikolai Bryant has a new sapphic grimdark fantasy romance out (gay, lesbian, non-binary): The Tax of Teeth. Only one thing stands between Cassia inheriting a conqueror’s empire. A tax, one that can only be paid in blood. Cassia Domitia is the daughter of the great conqueror Reys Domitia, who captured lands far and wide on the backs of great powerful dragons, raining fire upon all who stood in his way. All of her life has been for the good of the Empire that she’d inherit someday. She’s been on the battlefield for years, praying to the Great Four Dragon … Read more

New Release: Seer Quest Covenant: Legend of the Ancients – Deonne Dane

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Seer Quest Covenant: Legend of the Ancients

QSFer Deonne Dane has a new MM fantasy romance out, Books of Locurnia book 3: Seer Quest Covenant: Legend of the Ancients. A fledgling seer. A cataclysmic vision. Can he convince the fated warrior to stand between their people and impending doom? Meran Durante is on a knife’s edge. Tormented by the visions of Locurnia burning, and the horrific fate of Patrice, his beloved sister, Meran confronts the one man destined to stop the slaughter. Yet facing the fascinating, but ruthless, Leon Ricci, a perilous attraction sparking between them morphs to dangerous contention, bringing all Meran’s plans crashing down. Fear … Read more

New Release: Legacy of Light – Nita Round

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Legacy of Light - Nita Round

QSFer Nita Round has a new queer urban fantasy out (Bi), Angels of the Veil book 1: Legacy of Light. Cassie Evans is more than your average supernatural hunter. Cassie’s the daughter of a fallen angel, who vows to protect the innocent and defends the veil between the supernatural and humankind with fierce determination. Whilst investigating supernatural disturbances, she expects to find herself faced with monsters, or irate supernatural beasts. But this time it’s different. A seer warns of a threat to the delicate peace between good and evil. Demonic forces are gathering. Unlikely alliances are forming, seeking to tip … Read more

New Release: The Enemy of Heaven – Reni Stankova

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The Enemy of Heaven - Reni Stankova

QSFer Reni Stankova has a new MM high fantasy book out, Heaven Trilogy book 1: The Enemy of Heaven. Raphael is a despondent angel prince who spends his time on drugs and entertainment, trying to forget the unfair inequality of his kingdom he can do nothing about. But this changes one night when he witnesses the inhuman abilities of a young demon from the capital’s ghetto. In an instant, he knows how to change his kingdom. Dante never trusted angels, much less royals, but after Prince Raphael saves him from an execution for a crime he didn’t commit, he follows … Read more

Review: Inflicted – Leo Otherland

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Inflicted - Leo Otherland

Genre: Science Fantasy, Physiological Horror, Space Opera, Soft Sci fi, Eldritch Sci fi, Secondary World/Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Trans FTM Reviewer: Damian Get It On Amazon About The Book “Pain is pain. It all hurts the same.”Inflicted with dark desire, one man chooses between idyllic pretense and disturbing reality. Haunted by the silence of deep space, an engineer chases an eerie melody. Torn between penance and pride, a dishonored prince challenges the course of history. Suffering cracks our hearts and splinters our minds. It scars and alters us in irreversible ways. Yet while pain breaks us … Read more

New Release: Writing Fantasy – C.J. Solomon

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Writing Fantasy - C. J. Solomon

QSFer C.J. Solomon has a new non-fiction fantasy book out: Writing Fantasy. Are you a fantasy author who wants to create more vivid worlds or give them greater depth? If so, this is the book you have been waiting for. Subjects covered include: This is the perfect book for writers of fantasy. Get your copy now so that you can take your writing to a whole new level. Please note that only the paperback version is illustrated. Get It At Amazon Excerpt his book is less about telling you how to write and more about guiding you through the three … Read more

Review: New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine Issue #0

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Issue #0

Genre: Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery LGBTQ+ Category: Various Reviewer: Jay eBook – Free at Payhip | Amazon – Paid Print Editions About The Book A brand new sword & sorcery short fiction magazine featuring brand new fiction, articles, interviews, reviews, and original illustrations! Learn more at www.newedgeswordandsorcery.com Stories include: Articles include: What is “New Edge Sword and Sorcery”? New Edge Sword & Sorcery takes the genre’s virtues of its outsider protagonists, thrilling energy, wondrous weirdness, and a large body of classic tales, then alloys inclusivity, mutual creator support, a positive fan community, and enthusiastic promotion of new works into the … Read more