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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The God’s Eye, by Anna Butler

The God's Eye, By Anna Butler

QSFer Anna Butler has a new MM steampunk romance out, Lancaster’s Luck Book three: “The God’s Eye.” Rafe Lancaster is reluctantly settling into his role as the First Heir of House Stravaigor. Trapped by his father’s illness and his new responsibilities, Rafe can’t go with lover Ned Winter to Aegypt for the 1902/03 archaeological digging season. Rafe’s unease at being left behind intensifies when Ned’s fascination with the strange Antikythera mechanism and its intriguing link to the Aegyptian god Thoth has Ned heading south to the remote, unexplored highlands of Abyssinia and the course of the Blue Nile. Searching for … Read more

GUEST POST/GIVEAWAY: Day of Wrath, by Anna Butler

Day of Wrath

QSFer Anna Butler has a new MM sci fi book out, the final one in her Taking Shield series: Day of Wrath. In less than a week, Bennet will finally return to the Shield Regiment, leaving behind the Gyrfalcon, his father, his friends… and Flynn. Promotion to Shield Major and being given command of a battle group despite the political fallout from Makepeace the year before is everything he thought he wanted. Everything he’s worked towards for the last three years. Except for leaving Flynn. He really doesn’t want to leave Flynn. There’s time for one last flight together. A … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Jackal’s House, by Anna Butler

The Jackal's House

QSFer Anna Butler has a new MM Steampunk book coming out on 10/30, “The Jackal’s House”:   Blurb Something is stalking the Aegyptian night and endangering the archaeologists excavating the mysterious temple ruins in Abydos. But is it a vengeful ancient spirit or a very modern conspiracy… Rafe Lancaster’s relationship with Gallowglass First Heir, Ned Winter, flourishes over the summer of 1900, and when Rafe’s House encourages him to join Ned’s next archaeological expedition, he sees a chance for it to deepen further. Since all the Houses of the Britannic Imperium, Rafe’s included, view assassination as a convenient solution to … Read more

Announcement: The Chains Of Their Sins, by Anna Butler

The Chains of Their Sins

QSFer Anna Butler has a new MM sci fi book out: Shield Captain Bennet arrives on the Gyrfalcon to take up his final year’s posting before returning to the Shield Regiment after his rotation out. On Gyrfalcon he faces up to the fallout from Makepeace—ethical, political and above all, personal. Will he be able to accept necessity: that knowing what the Maess are up to outweighs the humanitarian issues surrounding the prisoners he rescued from Makepeace? Can he ride out the political furore that follows the loss of the dreadnought Caliban? How will he cope with an entire year of … Read more

Announcement: Passing Shadows, by Anna Butler

Passing Shadows

QSFer Anna Butler has a new lesbian sci fi book out: Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow. Psalm 144:4 Passing Shadows is a trilogy of short stories with a lesbian main character, Li Liang, who is one of the sole surviving witnesses of the destruction of Earth. The stories tell of the beginning of a long exodus across the galaxy looking for a haven where mankind can start again. The stories are: Overthrown By Strangers Habitation Of Dragons Winterlight Li Liang has found a berth to suit her: chief pilot and first officer … Read more

Announcement: Makepeace, by Anna Butler

Makepeace

QSFer Anna Butler has a new sci fi book out: Returning to duty following his long recovery from the injuries he sustained during the events recounted in Heart Scarab, Shield Captain Bennet accepts a tour of duty in Fleet as flight captain on a dreadnought. The one saving grace is that it isn’t his father’s ship—bad enough that he can’t yet return to the Shield Regiment, at least he doesn’t have the added stress of commanding former lover Fleet Lieutenant Flynn, knowing the fraternisation regulations will keep them apart. Working on the material he collected himself on T18 three years … Read more

Announcement: Heart Scarab, by Anna Butler

Gilded Scarab

QSFer Anna Butler has a new Sci Fi book out: Telnos is an unpleasant little planet, inhabited by religious fanatics in the festering marshlands and unregistered miners running illegal solactinium mines up in the hills. But the Maess want Telnos, and Shield Captain Bennet’s job is to get out as many civilians as he can—a task that leaves him lying on Telnos while the last cutter of evacuees escapes in the teeth of the Maess invasion. Bennet is listed missing in action, believed dead on a planet now overrun by Maess drones. His family is grieving. His long-term partner, Joss, … Read more

Announcements: Gilded Scarab; and Gyrfalcon, by Anna Butler

Today we have a special announcement – a blog post from QSFer Anna Butler, who’s doing a blog tour to promote not one, but two new books: Ever had one of those weeks were someone’s stuck rollerskates under your boots and you’re being whizzed along without feeling you’re still in control? The world is rushing past you and you’re galloping to catch up, trying to cram a lot of real excitement into a very few days? Welcome to my world! Valentine’s Day tomorrow, then next Monday, 16th February, my first novel — a steampunk coffeehouse adventure m/m romance called The … Read more