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New Release / Giveaway: Rise – Queer Sci Fi’s 10th Flash Fiction Contest

Rise

Queer Sci Fi has a new flash fiction anthology out: Rise. And there’s a giveaway. RISE (Noun, Verb) Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: Rise 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 our annual anthology. Publisher | Amazon | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org | … Read more

New Release: In the Pass of Ghosts – K.L. Noone

In the Pass of Ghosts - K.L. Noone

QSFer K.L. Noone has a new queer fantasy romance short out (M-NB/Gender Fluid): In the Pass of Ghosts. Ghosts are real. And now they’re Aric’s problem. Even legendary swordsmen need time off, and Aric and his half-fairy partner Emrys are traveling south to visit Aric’s brother. But, on a stormy night at a roadside inn, an old friend stumbles in nearly frozen, swearing that the mountain pass is haunted … and deadly. With travelers and friends in danger, Aric and Em will try to solve the mystery of the murderous hauntings, but that won’t be simple. Swords aren’t much use … Read more

Review: Aether – Molly J. Bragg

Aether - Molly J. Bragg

Genre: Superhero LGBTQ+ Category: Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Trans MTF Reviewer: Beáta Get It On Amazon About The Book When Maggie Bennett agreed to take a break from her own research to be the test subject in an experiment, all she wanted to do was help her best friend Sierra secure grant funding for the new medical imaging machine she was developing. But when Sierra’s ex-boyfriend Garrett causes an explosion in the lab next door, Maggie finds herself gifted with Superpowers and in the custody of the High Guard, Sun City’s most prominent Superhero Team. At first, it isn’t bad. The … Read more

Review: OverLondon – George Penney & Tony Johnson

OverLondon - George Penney & Tony Johnson

Genre: Comic Fantasy, Crime, Mystery, Satire, Steampunk LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A Rollicking Comic-Fantasy Whodunnit with a Tudor Twist! Priests from OverLondon’s Church of Vengeful Acquisition are exploding. Is the cause divine retribution, ballistic undergarments or something more sinister? If only the city had a professional private investigator… Luckily, notorious pirate—turned privateer—Captain Alex Reign, has just narrowly escaped the hang man’s noose to establish the Reign Agency in Drury Lane. She needs cash fast and will take any job, even if failure means facing an inconveniently … Read more

New Release: Cursebreakers – Madeleine Nakamura

Cursebreakers - Madeleine Nakamura

Madeleine Nakamura has a new queer fantasy/sci-fi book out (gay, gender fluid): Cursebreakers. Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic, must survive his own failing mental health and a tenuous partnership with a dangerous ally in order to save the city of Astrum from a spreading curse. Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic and disgraced ex-physician, has discovered a conspiracy. Someone is inflicting magical comas on the inhabitants of the massive city of Astrum, and no one knows how or why. Caught between a faction of scheming magical academics and an explosive schism in the ranks of the Astrum’s power-hungry military, Adrien is … Read more

Review: Now. Then. To Come – Fenn Thornbot

Now. Then. To Come - Fenn Thornbot

Genre: Sci-Fi, Transfuturism LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Several hundred years after the Great Dying, a whole new way of organizing society has come about. There are no cages. What long ago were considered gender relations no longer are done in the same way. A gender binary doesn’t exist. People are free. Then, comes a hunger for power. And freedom is lost. Again. Four major struggles set the scene as we meet Makk, a sixteen-year-old about to transition into adulthood. Now that Alvás is coming to an end, Makk … Read more

Review: Ailuros – Matt Doyle

Ailuros - Matt Doyle

Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Experimental LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian Reviewer: Damien Get It On Amazon About The Book #Begin *Ailuros* In the *present // future*, Alex and Josh must face *their own // a* monster if they are to salvage *their relationship // Ailuros Unit 23* ; These *are not* separate stories. The following report represents a summary of the incident involving the abandoned microgravity holiday destination, Ailuros Unit Twenty-Three, and the crew of the Salvagers Guild Three ship, The Orca. The report is comprised primarily of the official transcripts of both the aforementioned events on board the … Read more

New Release: Inkbloom – E.D.E. Bell

Inkbloom - E.D.E. Bell

QSFer E.D.E. Bell has a new queer fantasy book out (ace, bi, demi, gay, gender fluid, intersex, lesbian, non-binary, poly, trans), The World of Alyssia book 2: Inkbloom. Xelle is marked as dragonfriend. Arriving at To’Ever under a veil of unease and an uncertain future, she must redefine herself. Again. Inkbloom continues the story of Night Ivy, a wandering bard’s tale of magic and friendship amidst the spires and shadows of the seven towers of Alyssia. The second book in the fantasy world of Alyssia, featuring plant magic, friendship, and dragons. “Like the first breeze of spring after a long … Read more

Review: Night Ivy – E.D.E. Bell

Night Ivy – E.D.E. Bell

Genre: Quiet Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Intersex, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon | Publisher | About The Book Xelle is sure in her passion for magic, but struggles to find her place within the constructs that enable its study. Night Ivy offers the first verse of a wandering bard’s tale of fancy and fantasy, amidst the spires and shadows of the seven towers of Alyssia. The Review I have never read a better description of anxiety or the thought processes of someone who is neuro-divergent than what … Read more

Review: Galactic Overtures #1 – Layman Kingsford

D'Trex Taree

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Post Gender Reviewer: Lucy Story PDF (Free) | Stories Page | Living Starship Game Page About The Book Set in the POST GENDER science fiction universe of Living Starship, follow D’Trex Taree, an officer cadet in the Situdel Fleet Academy as they are given command of a small team of enlisted cadets. Their assignment on their first day of Zoology class seems simple, but not everyone is willing to work as a team. Will D’Trex manage the outing to the satisfaction of Academy instructors? About the Pronouns: Two of the major aspirations I hold for the Living Saga (comprised of … Read more