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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Captain’s Mate, by C.W. Gray

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QSFer C.W. Gray has a new MM/demisexual mpreg sci fi book out in the “Blue Solace” series: “The Captain’s Mate.” Welcome back to Charybdis Station and the crew of the Blue Solace: (Sixth Book in the series) Draif Ando started life as a slave on Vextonar. When he was fifteen, he met his best friend, Leti Ando, and life got a lot better. Now he’s a Charybdis Station captain and works closely with the Lord Admiral of the Station. He is a free man, finally has a purpose of his own, and has the the best lieutenant in the galaxy … Read more

#OWNVOICES: People of Color

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Every week, we’re featuring a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are people of color and who write similar characters. #ownvoices If you’re an author of color, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with similar characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite PoC authors and their works that include those characters. Note: This is NOT a chat to list any work that includes a character who is a PoC. All linked … Read more

SPACE: Are There Glowing Aliens?

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Alien life-forms could glow in spectacular reds, blues and greens to shield themselves from stellar bursts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. And that glowing light could be how we find them, according to a new study. Most of the potentially habitable exoplanets we know of orbit red dwarfs — the most common type of star in our galaxy and the smallest, coolest stars in the universe. And thus red dwarfs, such as Proxima Centauri or TRAPPIST-1, are at the forefront of the search for life. But if extraterrestrial life does exist on these planets, they have a major problem. Red dwarfs … Read more

REVIEW: Heart of Sherwood, by Edale Lane

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Heart of Sherwood

Title: Heart of Sherwood Author: Edale Lane Genre: Historical Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: FF / Lesbian Publisher: Past and Prologue Press Pages: 372 Reviewer: Jaye Get It On Amazon About The Book What if there had been a real Robin Hood, but instead of being a “he” the heroic outlaw was a “she”? Relive the classic tale told from a new prospective in Heart of Sherwood! When Robyn’s father and brother are killed in the Third Crusade, she is banished from her manor home and branded a traitor by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Disguised as a boy, she joins Little John … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Darkness Named, by Riley S. Keene

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QSFer Riley S. Keene has a new queer fantasy LitRPG book out: Darkness Named. In the False Lands, it’s either git gud or die. Tanisha Richards, known as Koest in dARkness: Online, isn’t your typical augmented reality mobile gamer. She’s a deer-hunting engineer from Oregon who lives in a self-sustainable house but drives a really inefficient truck. She also happens to be in a wheelchair. When the loot of a lifetime shows up during a potentially bugged event, Tanisha rushes out into the wilderness to capitalize on some intern’s mistake. She was expecting some amazing drops. What she got was … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

SCIENCE: It Turns Out Homosexuality is Complicated

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No individual gene alone makes a person gay, lesbian or bisexual; instead, thousands of genes likely influence sexual orientation, a massive new study of the genomes of nearly half a million people suggests. Across human societies and in both sexes, between 2% and 10% of people report engaging in sex with a member of the same sex, either exclusively or in addition to sex with a member of the opposite sex, the researchers said. The biological factors that contribute to sexual orientation are largely unknown, but many scientists suspect that genetics plays a role, given that same-sex sexual behavior appears … Read more

REVIEW: Repeat Offence, by Jackie Keswick

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Repeat Offence

Title: Repeat Offence Author: Jackie Keswick Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 69 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book It should have ended with their deaths.But dying in a wash of blood was just the beginning. Sentenced to eternal life for sacrificing themselves in battle, warriors Taz and Hiro must take turns living as human and Guardian on opposing sides of the veil with only a chance to catch a glance of each other in the moment of death. Until an attack forces Taz and Hiro to make a choice. Should they cling to what … Read more

FOR WRITERS: What if We Can’t Get There Fast?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer John Bellagio: According to Einstein’s theories, superluminal travel is not possible. Do you agree? What implications would this have for society and our future if there’s no easy “escape valve”? And how would it change our colonization of other stars? Writers: This is a 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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Leviathan, by Erik Schubach

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QSFer Erik Schubach has a new FF sci fi tale, book one in the Worldship Files: Leviathan. When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, Vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete one thousand years later. Lotteries are held and only twelve million souls are selected … Read more