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New Release: Praxis – David Gerrold

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Praxis - David Gerrold

QSFer David Gerrold has a new queer sci-fi book out: Praxis. A lifetime in the Labor Corps-or colonize a new world. For Jamie and José, not much of a choice. But Praxis wouldn’t be easy. To survive there, you had to depend on each other. And that requires honesty that few possess. Praxis is a bold experiment in society building, a monosexual colony, with no promises of survival and no return trip. But it’s got potential. You just have to build a new civilization-on the other side of the universe. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | Bookshop.org Excerpt It … Read more

New Release: Intersecting Eternity – Margaret Babcock

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Intersecting Eternity - Margaret Babcock

QSFer Margaret Babcock has a new queer space opera book out (bisexual): Intersecting Eternity. In 2073, humanity made Goldilocks its new home, forming a unique bond with the planet. But disaster struck, and now, 130 years later, survival hangs in the balance. Enter Alice, a courageous young woman determined to uncover the truth about their forgotten alliance. With her partner, Dinah, and unexpected allies by her side, they race against time to restore the connection between people and planet, securing a future for humanity on this alien world. Get It At Amazon | Publisher Excerpt In the morning, Alice rose, … Read more

Review: Godspeed, Lovers – TQ Sims

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Godspeed, Lovers - TQ Sims

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Universal Buy Link | Amazon | Goodreads About The Book Lovable loner Casey Isaac thinks love isn’t for him. Not since extraordinary events left him with supernormal powers and a great deal of trauma. But when Oscar Kenzari looks at him, he can’t help but change his mind. As Divinators, Casey and Oscar have used their psychic powers to defend humanity from sentient, extradimensional storms for one hundred years. But a storm more powerful than any before is brewing. MaalenKun, prince of the maelstrom, conqueror of countless realities, plans to turn the tables … Read more

“We Mostly Come Out At Night.” On Beyond Cisgender IX. – Boogieman In Lavender

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For this ninth (!!!) installment of the column’s occasional feature “On Beyond Cisgender,” we go into a recent YA anthology perfect for the Halloween Season. This feature is about books recommended for High School readers that go beyond the usual “white, male, cisgender paradigm,” an idea suggested by Amy Liebowitz, (thanks very much!) several years ago. “We Mostly Come Out At Night,” edited by Rob Costello, published by Running Press Teens, Hatchette Book Group in 2024 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-costello/we-mostly-come-out-at-night/9780762483198/ features “15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels and Other Creatures,” to quote the cover blurb. Stories range from variants on a classic fairy … Read more

New Release: Teramar Beasts of the Field – T. M. Murray

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Teramar Beasts of the Field - T. M. Murray

QSFer T.M. Murray has a new MM sci-fi book out, teramar book 2: Beasts of the Field. Beware the Collective. Set in modern New York and a fictional feudal planet, this new story from Teramar tempts the feral temperament of Internet connoisseurs through a lubricious story that puts the R back into romance. While young love struggles to find a foothold across the light years, a super computer’s journey toward sentience matures as organic sensations like taste and smell come alive. Named Jessica by her designers, the same A. I. quietly extends her influence within the famous families on Teramar … Read more

Review: The Switch – April McCloud

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The Switch - April McCloud

Genre: Cyberpunk LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A hundred years in the future, in a world where technologically enhanced bodies are valued above organic ones, Complete Life Management (CLM) is selling perfection in the form of the latest and greatest bionic model, the Apogee. As an elite runner and inadvertent spokesperson for the humanism movement, NYPD Detective Naomi Gate has eschewed vanity upgrades. However, if she hopes to survive in New York City’s fierce criminal Underground and find her brother, she can’t show up in her … Read more

Review: Whiskey and Warfare – EM Hamill

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Whiskey and Warfare - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian, Ace/Aro, Pan Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Running on caffeine and spite with nothing left to prove. GOLDEN GIRLS meets FIREFLY in this rollicking space opera adventure. Maryn Alessi retired from mercenary service after her last assignment went horribly sideways and settled down on a quiet planet with the love of her life. Unexpectedly widowed, Maryn must fulfill a promise to return her mate’s ashes to zer home planet for funeral rites, but a brutal civil war has destabilized space travel. Former Artemis Corps sisters-in-arms … Read more

Review: Parallel Lines – Mark McElroy 

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Parallel Lines - Mark McElroy

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance, Comedy, Time Travel LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book When Thomas’s constant indiscretions wreck his decade-long marriage to handsome Carter Lamm, he wonders how different choices might have made him happier. In a misguided attempt to help, Ed Williams, Thomas’s Big Gay Role Model, shares a technology that plunges users into alternative worlds: versions of the present day, shaped by different choices. Would Thomas be happier stepping on Legos while juggling a wife and kid … partnered to America’s favorite secretly gay action star … or married … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Whiskey and Warfare – E.M. Hamill

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Whiskey and Warfare - E.M. Hamill

E.M. Hamill has a new queer women-led space western out (pan, lesbian, aro/ace), Team Huntress book one: Whiskey and Warfare. And there’s a giveaway! Running on caffeine and spite with nothing left to prove. GOLDEN GIRLS meets FIREFLY in this rollicking space opera adventure. Maryn Alessi retired from mercenary service after her last assignment went horribly sideways and settled down on a quiet planet with the love of her life. Unexpectedly widowed, Maryn must fulfill a promise to return her mate’s ashes to zer home planet for funeral rites, but a brutal civil war has destabilized space travel. Former Artemis … Read more

Review: Whiskey and Warfare – EM Hamill

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Whiskey and Warfare - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian, Ace/Aro, Pan Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Running on caffeine and spite with nothing left to prove. GOLDEN GIRLS meets FIREFLY in this rollicking space opera adventure. Maryn Alessi retired from mercenary service after her last assignment went horribly sideways and settled down on a quiet planet with the love of her life. Unexpectedly widowed, Maryn must fulfill a promise to return her mate’s ashes to zer home planet for funeral rites, but a brutal civil war has destabilized space travel. Former Artemis Corps sisters-in-arms … Read more