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New Release: Up The Entropic Ladder – Mattie Bukowski

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Up The Entropic Ladder - Mattie Bukowski

QSFer Mattie Bukowski has a new queer sci-fi book out (lesbian, trans): Up the Entropic Ladder. In the distant future, humans live in a utopia where even death is not the end-for everyone except Amber’s parents. At 25, she is a cynical, aloof Ph.D. in history who resents her sheltered life at home and yearns to find her place in the world. Then, an exciting job offer comes her way-the chance to uncover the mystery of a civilization that disappeared thousands of years ago. Teaming up with the archeologist Lullaby, Amber embarks on a hitchhiking quest to find the fabled … Read more

For Representation Dial Yukon 2-8209 – Boogieman In Lavender

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This month, two examples of LGBT representation in forgotten places. And I must be intentionally vague about the first one. Fritz Leiber’s short-story “The Two Best Thieves In Lankhmar” (published in 1968) features his classic fantasy swordsmen Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser who are again their own worst enemies as well as best friends. They have acquired a stash of jewels they are trying to sell but things (of course) go awry. Set in Leiber’s fantasy world of Lankhmar the story does feature some LGBT characters but if I revealed more it would give away the story’s surprises, and the … Read more

New Release: Singing for a Vampire – A. Williams 

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Singing for a Vampire - A. Williams 

QSFer A. Williams has a new queer paranormal short out: Singing for a Vampire. Zach auditions for the rock band Purified Tokens and becomes their lead singer. He sees bandmate Clay with a woman the night before she’s found drained of blood. Zach suspects him of being her killer. Zach tells drummer Ace about his suspicions of Clay when Ace sees the two wounds on Zach’s neck, and they set a trap. One of the Purified Tokens is a vampire. But is he a murderer too? Content warning: off page deaths of several characters. Get It At Amazon Author Bio … Read more

Review: Magic Escaping – Kaje Harper

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Magic Escaping - Kaje Harper

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Alan I didn’t think two cars slowing down behind me as I jogged along our country road were a problem. I’m just an ordinary third-grade teacher. Well, also a sorcerer, but I don’t really use my powers. Even when my familiar, Sunny, said, “I don’t like this,” and winged off to fetch my boyfriend, I wasn’t really expecting trouble. But then guys with guns jumped out and “arrested” me. Now I’m locked in a prison hours away from home, my magic … Read more

New Release: Gluttony and Other Hungers – TJ Nichols

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Gluttony and Other Hungers - TJ Nichols

QSFer TJ Nichols has a new MM urban fantasy/mystery out, Mytho Investigations book seven: Gluttony & Other Hungers. Jordan and Edra aren’t the only ones thinking about their wedding, and some people don’t want it to happen. The destruction of several Mythological Services buildings around the country has revealed there are still people who view the mythological refugees as something less than human, despite the law now recognizing them as equal. When someone decides to stop the wedding, Jordan and Edra need to act fast…but this isn’t a battle they are fighting alone. The final book in the gay urban … Read more

Review: The Coming End – Ms. Angel Food

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The Coming End - Ms. Angel Food

Genre: Superhero, Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book Spotlight, who sleeps with a new guy every night, is recognized more for appearing in infomercials than being a superhero. After a sudden blackout, he and the rest of the world are unable to get physically aroused. No stimulation, no release. Desperate to get back to normal, Spotlight meets Gavin, a prudish scientist, hoping to find a cure. After the Crusaders, the world’s top heroes, are put out of commission, Spotlight and Gavin are left as the planet’s last hope. They have to put … Read more

New Release: Magic Escaping – Kaje Harper

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Magic Escaping - Kaje Harper

QSFer Kaje Harper has a new MM fantasy romance out in the Carnival of Mysteries universe: Magic Escaping. Alan  I didn’t think two cars slowing down behind me as I jogged along our country road were a problem. I’m just an ordinary third-grade teacher. Well, also a sorcerer, but I don’t really use my powers. Even when my familiar, Sunny, said, “I don’t like this,” and winged off to fetch my boyfriend, I wasn’t really expecting trouble. But then guys with guns jumped out and “arrested” me. Now I’m locked in a prison hours away from home, my magic is … Read more

New Release: The Red Twins – Dianne Hartsock

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The Red Twins - Dianne Hartsock

QSFer Dianne Hartsock has a new MM fantasy book out, The Karthagans book 2: The Red Twins. Seventeen years of relative peace have passed in Belega while the Karthagans thrive. But this hard-won respite is drawing to an abrupt end. The Red Twins have come of age. Aiden is chosen to lead his people, as is his right as the older twin. But Ethan disagrees. Driven by jealousy, not only of Aiden’s status and friendships but also of his new lover, Ethan attacks, seeking to destroy all Aiden holds dear. But Aiden’s powers are growing, and at the moment, are … Read more

Review: Animal God – R.G. Hendrickson

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Animal God - R.G. Hendrickson

Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Forever-young Oscar, in a present-day prison cell, tells a story from his early life. As Diver, one of the first Homo sapiens, he’s the sole survivor of our people when our original home, Lake Makgadikgadi, dries up. Searching in vain for others, desperately lonely, he encounters a stranger with burning eyes, whose uncommon beauty calms Diver’s fears. Fiery-eyed Geb is a godlike being allied with animals. At first, he’s charged with orchestrating Diver’s death. Nothing personal, he likes Diver, but duty comes first. For … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Regna Born – Erick Holmberg

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Regna Born - Erick Holmberg

QSFer Erick Holmberg has a new MM fantasy paranormal book out: Regna Born. Beneath the veneer of everyday life, a clandestine world thrives in the shadows, filled with powerful telepaths who call themselves adepts. These superbeings have guarded their secrets for millennia, but when a brilliant scientist, Joe Martin, maps and prepares to publish their genome in a famous medical journal, the adepts realize they can’t hide forever and further exposure to the human world threatens their existence. Gabriel Kelly has his life turned upside down when someone murders Joe, his ex, and the race to find the genetic map … Read more