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Announcement: Good Enough to Eat, by Alison Grey and Jae

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The writing team of Alison Grey and Jae has a new FF vampire book out: Robin’s New Year’s resolution to change her eating habits is as unusual as she is. Unlike millions of other women, she isn’t tempted by chocolate or junk food. She’s a vampire, determined to fight her craving for a pint of O negative. When she goes to an AA meeting, hoping for advice on fighting her addiction, she meets Alana, a woman who battles her own demons. Despite their determination not to get involved, the attraction is undeniable. Is it just bloodlust that makes Robin think … Read more

Jupiter Ascending

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What a very, very expensive piece of cheese! If you think about this movie afterwards – and I suggest you don’t – the galaxy-sized plot holes and unanswered questions will make you giggle! However, you get to see every penny of the $175 million budget. It wasn’t spent on a particularly original script. Or, obviously, an acting coach. In fact, if Oscar voters see this before casting this year’s ballot, Eddie Redmayne’s acting will guarantee Michael Keaton the win. Not that Jupiter Ascending doesn’t have it’s own trashy D-list charm. It’s visually stunning – an all-out attack on the optic … Read more

Announcement: Razor, by Jon Keys

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QSFer Jon Keys has a new urban Fantasy out: Razor was released today (Feb 6th) by Decadent Publishing. It’s my first urban fantasy and I’m very excited. Part of Decadent Publishing’s Beyond Fairytales collection, Razor is a retelling of The Little Folk from Brother’s Grimm. Yeah, I’d never heard of it either. LOL. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did. ~ Jon ~ When the world crashes down around your ears, sometimes all you can do is punt and hope for the best. That’s exactly what James and Micah decide to do when one of them is … Read more

How Do You Like Your Series?

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Today’s topic comes from QSFer Shira Anthony: “More questions come up along the lines of series… For readers: Do you wait until the series is complete/published before starting? Do you care if it’s complete? Do you like spinoff series? If you’re reading a series romance, does it matter to you if the HEA comes at the end of a series? Do you need closure at the end of each book? What do you think about HFN?” I’ve always loved series – and historically you’ve always had to wait for a year or two or more for the next book to … Read more

Announcement: Origins, by Zev de Valera

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QSFer Zev de Valera has a new historical fantasy book out, book 2 in his Amenhotep series: A new relationship. An ancient ring that you’ve slipped upon your finger. So far, so good. Life is looking up. But then you uncover the mystery surrounding that golden ring. Your life will never be the same. So it is for veterinarian Julian Wingate. Struggling to come to terms with the ancient power which can be wielded by the Talisman Ring of Amenhotep, Julian must work to hold together his relationship with his lover, Dinesh Daas, who harbors his own dark secrets, while … Read more

Our Fads in Other Times

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Today’s topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: “I’ve often seen writers using the paranormal fads of their own time in a novel which is allegedly set in some other time. Research! This might be a riff off of that. Stories set in historic times where people did not think the same way as the present but the characters in the story do.” Jim has an interesting point here. Many fads that are popular today were either unheard of a hundred years ago, or would be unrecognizable to folks from that earlier time. Take the idea of the zombie apocalypse. It’s … Read more

Announcement: His Imperfect Mate, by Aeryn Jaden

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QSFer Aeryn Jaden has a new paranormal book out: All the Originals, beings that created all the supernaturals, have vanished a long time ago. Or did they now? Killa is one of them and he doesn’t feel dead at all. Though that could happen any day now. He is hunted by one of his brothers and has nowhere to go. Unless he happens to find some of his old friends… He finds more than he bargains for. Keen had barely survived his family’s torture and his spirit is almost broken. Finding his mate lying wounded in the bed next to … Read more

Undiscovered Places

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Today’s topic comes from QSFer Alicia Nordwell: “A lot of ancient cultures came up with stories to explain natural phenomena with mythical reasonings. Science had explanations for many unknowns from the past, but what about the places in the world we still dare not go? Deep inside volcanoes, the Marianas Trench, the center of the world? Many authors of the past have written fantastical stories creating whole new worlds inside the one we think we know… but what do you think is hiding in the mysterious beyonds?” We’ve mapped the whole world, so hidden places are pretty few and far … Read more

“There Will be Phlogiston” by Alexis Hall

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Note: Someone in QSF Discussions told me about this book – I forget who – but I wanted to thank them.  I had no idea what I was getting into before I stepped into it, except I think we were discussing bisexual characters, and so everything was a pleasant surprise. This is a MMF Steampunk Novella, and I should note that this is #5 in a series.  I didn’t know that before I started it, but I didn’t find that to be a problem either, because it’s an origin story of sorts, our of bad assed trio. The backdrop is … Read more

Announcement: Black Dog Blues, by Rhys Ford

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DSP has a new urban fantasy out from Rhys Ford: Ever since being part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figures he used up his good karma when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in. Following the violent merge of Earth and Underhill, the human and elfin races are left with a messy, monster-ridden world, and Stalkers are the only cavalry willing to ride to someone’s rescue when something shadowy appears. It’s a hard life but one Kai likes—filled with bounty, a few friends, and most importantly, no other elfin … Read more