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Sci Fi

ANNOUNCEMENT: Matryoschka, by Terry Gene

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Matryoschka

QSFer Terry Gene has a new queer sci fi book out: Matryoschka. When a quantum energy experiment goes horribly wrong, it accidentally shatters the future allowing alternative pasts to co-exist. As Alexandria Jane Merk passes through the nexus of the effect, she splits into two identities-each with full histories of their own-merged into one body. One identity, Army veteran Alex James Monroe, remembers a life full of failure and loss. The second identity, freshman college coed Sarah Beth Merk, remembers a difficult childhood in a suburban upbringing. Both sense each other but neither believes the other really exists. To survive, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Wayward Prince, by Hanna Dare

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The Wayward Prince

QSFer Hanna Dare has a new MM sci fi book out: The Wayward Prince. Spaceships, daring heists, and interstellar intrigue! Since murderous AIs drove humanity from Earth more than a century before, people have been rebuilding civilization. That doesn’t mean the galaxy is anywhere close to being civilized. A liar and a scoundrel – and he’s the good guy. The thing that Captain Sebastian Garcia values most of all is his ship, The Wayward Prince, and like most of his possessions, it’s something that he stole. Now the ship’s original owner has found Sebastian and he’s looking to collect what he’s … Read more

FOR READERS/WRITERS: Privacy in Telepathic Societies

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FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s topic comes from QSFer Kethric Wilcox: The issue of privacy in telepathic societies, do you prefer the open invasion style of Star Trek’s Betazoid style telepaths or the regimented only with a contract and permission style of Babylon 5’s PsiCorps style or is their a happy middle ground between the two? Join the chat

The Last “Wilde Stories” Reviewed – Boogieman in Lavender

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                          “Wilde Stories 2018” reviewed. By Jeff Baker Author’s note: My full-fledged, full-length review of “Wilde Stories 2018” will be appearing in Lambda Literary, so here is a truncated variation on the theme. ——jb The final “Wilde Stories” is out, and is well worth the price. There are delights for LGBT readers, readers of gay-themed literature or just plain readers of speculative fiction. (Groups whose readership does not seem to overlap, laments editor Steve Berman in a reflective Afterward.) The authors include names like Matthew Bright (whose stories … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Resilience, by Fletcher DeLancey

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Resilience

QSFer Fletcher DeLancey has a new FF sci fi book out, book seven in her Chronicles of Alsea series: Resilience. As the first Alsean to serve aboard a Protectorate warship, Rahel Sayana thought her empathic sense would be an advantage. She never imagined it could be a weakness. Captain Ekatya Serrado has her hands full with a new empathic officer, an attempted murder, and a missing cargo ship. Finding the lost ship only adds to her problems: its crew lies dead amid signs of alien predators. When those signs appear on her own ship, she must find a solution or … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Re-Life, by J. Scott Coatsworth

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Re-Life

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM sci fi book out: Re-Life. Eric wakes up in a strange new world, in a new body that’s rid of the cancer that killed him. Jozy takes a shine to this newcomer from the past, and goes to great lengths to accommodate him. Still, Eric has questions. How did he get to this strange new city, and why was he Re-Lifed? And what happened to his old world? Get It On Amazon – Just 99¢ Giveaway Enter for a chance to win three of Scott’s most popular 99¢ shorts: a Rafflecopter giveaway … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ultimate Sacrifice, by Damien Benoit-Ledoux

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Ultimate Sacrifice

QSFer Damien Benoit-Ledoux has a new MM superhero book out, the penultimate book in his Guardians series: Ultimate Sacrifice. More determined than ever, superhuman Quinn McAlester navigates the dramas of high school and family life while balancing the growing responsibilities of being the world’s first superhero. Having won over the respect and trust of the authorities who sought to capture him, Quinn unites a team of unique individuals and devises a plan to infiltrate The Order and rescue his best friend, Blake Hargreaves, from the clutches of mastermind Victor Kraze. When the people he loves discover his secret superhero identity, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Green Death, by Madeline Ribbon

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Green Death

Madeline Ribbon has a new MM dystopian sci fi book out: Green Death. As poisonmaster to the Oligarch, Tryg Sant knows a lot of things others shouldn’t. But when he discovers his family’s darkest secret, his brother tries to kill him. When Tryg’s lover pushes him out of a helicopter and into the poison-filled Exclusion Zone, Tryg finds himself trapped in a dangerous new world, entirely different from the one he expects. Now, Tryg has to learn to survive nearly-feral humans and his own disintegrating mind. Luckily, he’s found an ally in Riot, one of the victims of the Green … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: BASE Status: Online, by E. Engberts

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Base Status: Online

QSFer E. Engberts has a new queer LitRPG book out: It’s got a queer autistic FMC and multiple other queer side characters, but above all it’s a story about friendships and (trying to) save the world. Willow’s life hasn’t been easy. She’s autistic, living in a community closed off from the rest of the world ‘for her own safety’, and the only way she gets to interact with anyone is by logging in to the BASE (Bioelectrical Augmented Synapse Enhancement) platform and play videogames. Her life revolves around playing VRMMORPGs with her close friends and making a little extra money … Read more