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Announcement: Eternal Circle, by Victoria Sue

Eternal Circle

QSFer Victoria Sue has a new paranormal book out: How can you repair something that should have been unbreakable? Darric, Blaze and Conner had been together for centuries, and their bond, like their love, should have been eternal. Blaze is trying not only to hold his family together, but stop himself falling apart. The fragile relationship between the werewolves and the humans is at risk once more, and the goddess Sirius seems to have deserted them. Inexplicable changes are taking place to their little Omega, and while Aden’s powers are increasing, Conner seems to be losing his. The terrorist group, … Read more

Getting the Guy (or Girl)

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In honor of Bisexual Awareness Week, we have a topic from QSFer Freddy MacKay: From a reader perspective, if an author’s character is bi, and actively dates both sexes during a series, but ends up with an opposite sex partner, how would that make you feel? Why? It’s an interesting question – whatever your orientation, there’s a natural desire to see things work out the way you hope they would in your own life. But we also open ourselves up to the experiences of others. As a gay man, I’ve been exposed to heterosexual romance my entire life – and … Read more

Morgan Lariah On Diversity in Science Fiction

Morgan Lariah On Diversity in Science Fiction an Interview by Jonah Bergan As a part of my series “On Diversity in Science Fiction,” we have with us here at Queerscifi.com, Morgan Lariah; actor, writer, and filmmaker. She plays the lead in the sci-fi film, 5th Passenger, a film featuring many of our favorite actors from Star Trek. Morgan also co-wrote and produced the film. Jonah: Morgan, when we discussed the possibility of doing this interview, you indicated that you wanted to discuss women in science fiction. Generally speaking, what would you like to say about that? Morgan: I have always found Sci-fi to be very inspiring. … Read more

Girls Who Grow Penises at Twelve

Great fodder for a story: In a village in the Dominican Republic, an estimated one in fifty children are born ‘girls’ before growing male genitalia during puberty. The children are known as Guevedoces – roughly translated as “penis-at-12” – referring to the age they are when their physical appearance starts to change. This extraordinary intersex condition – known medically as 5-alpha-reductase deficiency – has been documented for a new BBC2 series ‘Countdown to Life’ which takes a look at how we develop in the womb and how early changes impact us for the rest of our lives. See the full … Read more

Announcement: Betrothed, by Therese Woodson

Betrothed

QSFer Therese Woodson has a new fairy tale out: Faery royalty have always married for duty rather than love. Prince Chrysanths should be no different – except with a human for a father, the prince known as Puck already is different. When he is betrothed against his will to Prince Sky, Puck flees to his father in the human world, only to have Sky follow. Prince Sky Song of the Clouds isn’t thrilled with the prospect of marriage either, but is bound by duty to follow through. If he can’t win Puck over, the faery realm might very well dissolve … Read more

News: Meet Lily, The World’s First Throw-and-Shoot Camera

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Just toss it up in the air to begin. Lily, the world’s first throw-and-shoot camera, self-maneuvers using a GPS tracker in its owner’s bracelet, soaring though the sky at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. The Lily Camera also shoots high-quality photos and videos, fits snug in your average backpack, and doesn’t mind getting wet. But, did we mention it takes a mean selfie? Engineered with an accelerometer, barometer, GPS, and not one, but two lenses, the “Waterproof Selfie Drone,” as dubbed by photographer Von Wong, has stirred quite the buzz on social media for its capability to … Read more

Announcement: Cairn and Covenant, by Gus Li

Cairn and Covenant

QSFer Gus Li has a new Fantasy book out: An assassin’s unexpected mercy granted Octavian Rose his life and freed him from his father’s control, but it left him with little more than the clothes on his back and the determination not to waste his chance at a life of his choosing. As Octavian sets out to make a name for himself, he refuses to compromise his ideals for money or status–a decision tested as he works his way up the ranks as a mercenary fighter and novice mage. Along the way he forges friendships, takes lovers, and makes bitter … Read more

Discussion: Time to Refill the Topics Bucket

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Hey all, From time to time, we actually use up all the topics y’all have sent in. It’s sad, but it happens. We’re at that point once again, so this is your opportunity – throw out the things you would like to see discussed here at QSF. We’d especially like to see more Fantasy and Paranormal topics, some more things dealing with the letters LBTQI, and more questions suitable for readers. But whatever you wanna talk about, we wanna hear it. You can leave your ideas on the Facebook post or add them to the blog post comments. :) –Scott

The View from Kepler-452b

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High in the night sky, the bright stars Deneb and Vega mark a star field at the center of a probe unrelated to Benghazi or Hillary’s emails or whether Iran will get the Bomb. NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered Kepler-452b, an earth-like planet 1400 light years away. At 6 billion years old, it is 1.5 billion years older than Earth. This raises the question whether any intelligent life there has avoided destroying itself. How might earthlings evolve over a similar time period? It will be sad but unsurprising if it turns out that Kepler-452b has produced several intelligent life … Read more