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Sci Fi

ANNOUNCEMENT: Time Taken, by C.B. Lewis

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Time Taken

QSFer C.B. Lewis has a new MM sci fi/time travel book out: Time Taken. Time travel is a precarious business at the best of times, but when Qasim El-Fahkri’s mission to the past ends in violence, it has a ripple effect through every level of the Temporal Research Institute. Rhys Griffiths finds himself caught in the wake of the disastrous jump, his own career uncertain. With the Supervisory Board breathing down his neck, operatives demanding answers to baffling questions, and life outside of work bearing down on him, his only respite comes from Qasim’s company. As the professional slowly becomes … Read more

REVIEW: Imminent Dawn, by R.R. Campbell

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Imminent Dawn

Title: Imminent DawnSeries: Empathy Book OneAuthor: R.R. CampbellGenre: Sci Fi / TechnothrillerLGBTQ+ Category: LesbianPublisher: NineStar PressPages/Word Count: 364Buy Link: AmazonReviewer: CC Bridges About the Book Four people. One study. The internet-access brain implant to bind or destroy them all. Art-school dropout Chandra would do anything to apologize for her role in her wife’s coma—including enroll in the first round of human trials for an internet-access brain implant. At first, the secretive research compound is paradise, the perfect place to distract Chandra from her grief. But as she soon learns, the facility is more prison than resort, with its doctors, support staff, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Spark Form Chronicles Collected Edition, by Matt Doyle

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The Spark Form Chronicles

QSFer Matt Doyle has a new inclusive sci fi book out: The Spark Form Chronicles Collected Edition. An over the top performer guarding his companion’s right to life.A genius programmer striving to retrieve her boss’s property.An ex-mercenary sick of the abuse that she and her girlfriend receive. A teenage girl desperately seeking to understand her past. An old man intent on living on his own terms. Five professional card players. Five reasons to fight. One thing in common: Their lives will be touched by the existence of the AI known as Carnival. The Spark Form Chronicles combines card gaming with … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Shadows on the Border, by A.L. Lester

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Shadows on the Border - A.L. Lester

QSFer A.L. Lester has a new gay/enby sci fi time travel book out: Shadows on the Border. Sequel to Lost in Time Newspaper reporter Lew Tyler and his lover, Detective Alec Carter, are working out the parameters of their new relationship. Meanwhile, time traveler Lew is trying to decide whether he wants to stay in the 1920s or find a way to get back to 2016, and Alec doesn’t know if he can bear the vulnerability of being in love with someone who uses such dangerous magic. Fenn is a Hunter from the Outlands, come through the Border to search for … Read more

REVIEW: Shadows on the Border, by A.L. Lester

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Shadows on the Border - A.L. Lester

Title: Shadows on the BorderSeries: Lost in TimeAuthor: A.L. LesterGenre: Sci Fi / Time TravelLGBTQ+ Category: Gay/Non-BinaryPublisher: JMS BooksPage Count: 190 PagesReviewer: MaryAnn About the Book Sequel to Lost in Time. Newspaper reporter Lew Tyler and his lover, Detective Alec Carter, are working out the parameters of their new relationship. Meanwhile, time traveler Lew is trying to decide whether he wants to stay in the 1920s or find a way to get back to 2016, and Alec doesn’t know if he can bear the vulnerability of being in love with someone who uses such dangerous magic. Fenn is a Hunter from … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Abundance, by Emmalynn Spark

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QSFer Emmalynn Spark has a new MM/Bi Sci Fi book out: Abundance. Alex is part of Earth’s last hope: a crew member on a ship sent out from a dying planet, wishing for a second chance. He wakes from his cryo pod to find destruction. Their mission has failed, he and his commander, Luke Belka, are the only ones to survive the journey. Luke insists that help must be coming, that one of the other ships on the mission must also have reached this planet. Whether or not he’s right, they will need to survive on this lush alien planet. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Horizon Points, by Harry F. Rey

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Horizon Points

Harry F. Rey has a new MM sci fi book out: Horizon Points. The problems of the Outer Verge are stacking up for Ales, now a commander of the Union fleet. From rebellious priests on Jansen to terrifying rips in space sucking matter out into the unknown, not to mention jealous lovers scattered across space, Ales is pulled in infinite directions. Disrupting the Galactic Balance isn’t so simple, and Admiral Turo is also a hard man to please. While trying to secure a crucial trade deal on the heterosapien world of Nelu, Ales struggles to ignore the stark inequalities cutting … Read more

The Queer History of Star Trek

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Queer Star Trek

“When Star Trek Discovery first aired 2017, it also brought with it’s first ever explicitly gay main characters, says trans writer and YouTuber Jessie Gender (nee Earl), “It was a huge deal for the 50 year-old franchise, especially considering that the Trek has always been about celebrating diversity.” But, Gender continues, “Did you know that this wasn’t the first time Trek tried to tackle queer issues? And no, I’m not talking about the blink and you’ll miss it nod to Sulu being gay in Star Trek Beyond. Even though it was adorable. No, a lot of Trek’s history with queer issues began decades earlier, both … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Frost, by Isabelle Adler

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Isabelle Adler has a new MM sci fi book out: Frost. The end of the world as they knew it had come and gone, and the remnants of mankind struggle to survive in a barren landscape. Twenty-three-year-old Finn sets out on a desperate mission to scavenge for the much-needed medicine to help his sister. He knows better than to trust anyone, but when a total stranger saves him from a vicious gang, the unexpected act of kindness rekindles Finn’s lost faith in humanity. The tentative friendship with his rescuer, Spencer, gradually turns into something more, and for the first time … Read more