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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ink – Queer Sci Fi’s 7th Flash Fiction Anthology

Ink

Queer Sci Fi’s annual flash fiction anthology is finally here – and this year the theme is Ink. There’s a giveaway too! INK (NOUN) Five definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) A colored fluid used for writing2) The action of signing a deal3) A black liquid ejected by squid4) Publicity in the written media5) A slang word for tattoos Ink features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi. Publisher | Amazon Kindle | Amazon Paperback | … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bound to the Queen – Traci Lovelot

Bound to the Queen

QSFer Traci Lovelot has a new MMF/Multiple Partner fantasy book out, Our Fae Queen book 3: Bound to the Queen. Book 1 is free, and books 2 and 3 are just 99¢ through August 2nd. See links below. I never wanted to be queen. But I won’t let just anyone take my place. Or my men.To defeat the Unseelie, our allies need their long-lost magic, and that means someone has to become queen. I had to leave both of my lovers behind in the human realm, and I can’t return to them until I find someone who’s worthy of the … Read more

REVIEW: Livid Skies – SI Clarke

REVIEW: Livid Skies - SI Clarke

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Trans, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Gay, Bisexual, Poly Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book A fresh start, a queer social liberal dream, and a planet that wants to kill you. Noble aspirations are easier said than done, though – especially when the entire planet wants to kill you. Grappling with the realities of human nature and with their batteries slowly dying, the colony’s 150 women and 10 men must overcome their differences to create a lasting community. But things aren’t always what they seem and maybe the colonists aren’t as alone as they thought… Perfect … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: When I Came Home – Frances Regan

When I Came Home - Frances Regan

QSFer Frances Regan has a new MMM urban fantasy romance out, Solar Flash book 2: When I Came Home. During the summer of 2072, the British Army deployed two teams to Afghanistan to rescue and bring home four scientists. IED explosions rip apart the mission, at the entry to the old Bagram Airfield. Indi Hyde, ex-Sergeant of the British Army’s elite special forces team SF2/SAS lives as a double amputee with C-PTSD. Carrying a strong sense of survivor’s guilt, Indi returns to Blue Hyde Horse breeding Ranch to heal. His life has become one long battle of depression and disability, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Accidental Alphas – Penelope Peters

The Accidental Alphas - Penelope Peters

QSFer Penelope Peters has a new MMM Omegaverse book out, Omega Sanctuary Graduates book 1: The Accidental Alphas. The pandemic a century ago changed everything – and now every unbonded omega must remain on an Omega Sanctuary for their entire lives or until they find a mate. John Willoughby is okay with that first option. Until he meets Wade Sheppard – and Javier Espinoza. But omegas can’t have two alphas… can they? And even if John wanted to leave with them – would the Sanctuary even allow it? The Accidental Alphas is the first book in the Omega Sanctuary Graduates … Read more

VIDEO GAMES: PlayStation Store Adds LGBTQ+ Section

Playstation LGBT Collection

The PlayStation Store has added a new section specially for LGBT+ games. The collection is accessible on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. “Join us as we celebrate LGBTQ+ representation for Pride and beyond,” reads the blurb on the store. It’s an excellent selection of games, all featuring LGBT+ themes and characters. Headlining is, of course, The Last of us Part II, which recently celebrated its one year anniversary. There are other top tier games too, including the likes of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, PlayStation 5 launch game Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the recently released Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and favourites like … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: I Want the Stars – Tom Purdom

I Want The Stars - Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom has a new queer sci-fi book out (bi, lesbian, poly): I Want the Stars. Fleeing a utopian Earth, searching for meaning, Jenorden and his friends take to the stars to save a helpless race from merciless telepathic aliens. But when travelers from another galaxy appear, offering to answer any question, reveal any secret and end any conflict, are their motives sinister……or sincere? Some science fiction books are bonafide classics. Hugo Finalist Tom Purdom’s I Want the Stars is one of them. It sold 70,000 copies when it first came out in 1964, and it was amazingly ahead of … Read more

FOR READERS AND WRITERS: Queer AI

Queer AI - Deposit Photos

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Queer Artificial Intelligence – is this a thing? Readers, read anything like this? Writers, have you written it? What would it look like? Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bonfire Bright – Alexa Piper

Bonfire Bright - Alexa Piper

Alexa Piper has a new MMF Fantasy/Paranormal Romance out: Bonfire Bright. And there’s a giveaway! Charlotte “Charlie” Bisset, born to witches but without any magical power whatsoever, is slowly settling into her relationship with medical doctor and vampire Hugo and with Laurette, Elven royalty and passionate baker. While Charlie is reluctant to commit to moving in with her Elf, New Elvenswood is plagued by unnatural vermin attacks. Hugo is not a possessive vampire, or at least he tries not to be when it comes to his lovers. Yet, his human lover in particular regularly brings out Hugo’s wilder vampire side … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ternary – Kristin L. Stamper

Ternary - Kristin L. Stamper

Kristin L. Stamper has a new MMF sci fi book out: Ternary. And there’s a giveaway! Elora isn’t a robot, but she isn’t human either. She’s an abominable combination of the two, a cyborg. For this offense, she must face judgment in a court of law. There, it will be decided if she’s a person, owed the same rights as any other, or an object, owed no rights at all. But when a last-ditch effort to demonstrate her humanity backfires, Elora is faced with an element of human nature she always hoped to avoid: love. The consciousness of a dead … Read more