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fantasy

Announcement: The Rain, by Amos Cassidy

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The Rain, Amos Cassidy, fantasy, Arthurian, lgbt fiction

QSFer Amos Cassidy has a new fantasy book out: Destinies aren’t written, they’re forged, and Jake Winters is about to get a 101 in forging. A quaint British coastal town hiding ancient secrets, a heavenly weapon that claims a host, a dragon’s egg that has a tale to tell – Jake Winters is the line that connects all the dots. But Jake has much to learn, and very little time, because a serial killer is on the loose, a monster with the face of a fashion model, and it’ll take Jake’s special brand of intervention to stop him… Book One … Read more

Discussion: Gay Speculative Fiction in Other Languages

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Is speculative fic (especially the LGBT variety) essentially an English language thing? Our gay Italian friends are here, and one of the LOVES sci fi, but he mostly knows it from films – many English Language sci fi books simply aren’t available in Italian. Do we need to make more of an effort to have our works translated into other languages?

Announcement: A Thousand Years of Persistence, by Yeyu

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A Thousand Years of Persistence

DSP Publications author Yeyu has a new fantasy/historical book out: Lu Delong, half-human half-yao mercenary, has been training to become more powerful in his quest to be of worth to Cangji, the formidable immortal he desires. To prove he deserves a place in the expedition to Mount Kunlun, Delong risks his life in a dangerous mission against Black Moon Sect. However, as Delong grows stronger, he becomes more aware of the vast disparity between himself and Cangji—ten years is not nearly enough time for Delong to be of much use in the impending conflict that may shake the very foundations … Read more

Announcement: The Mirrored City, by Mike Bode

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QSFer Mike Bode has a new fantasy book out: Maddox is a broken man, held together by the will of his sentient sword. Heath is a prophet of a forgotten god— and an assassin. Jessa is an inexperienced ruler, struggling to broker a truce between her warring nation and her enemies. That plan for peace is threatened by the local politics of the Mirrored City, a place ruled by dual theocratic governments. Beneath the tenuous accord between the two halves of the city lies centuries of hostility that threaten to break out into open war. Treacherous conspiracies, deadly diplomacy, a … Read more

Ever Wanted to Date a Big Sexy Gay Green Monster?

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For some reason, nobody’s invented Grindr for orcs yet, but we have the next best thing in Tusks, a dating simulator for big gay green monsters. The game perfectly captures that feeling of being a scary creature, feared by the rest of the world, and then finding your tribe. Even when we feel monstrous, it’s okay when we can be monsters together. Full Story at LGBTQ Nation

Announcement: Silverfall, by Raven de Hart

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Silverfall

QSFer Raven de Hart has a new Urban Fantasy book out: The city hides a lot of secrets. Sometimes, those secrets break free. Unicorns can’t be real. That’s what Anthony Gates always thought. At least until he saw one murder a man. Now there’s a myth stalking him through the streets of San Francisco. And right when he’s starting in on a very passionate—and promising—relationship. Leon Phillips is a security guard with a secret. A dangerous secret. One he can’t even share with his new flame, Anthony. But when the mysterious Lionshead organization rears up, he’s left with only two … Read more

Announcement: Reawakening, by Amy Rae Durreson

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Reawakening

DSP Publications author Amy Rae Durreson has a new fantasy book out: For a thousand years, since their defeat of the Shadow at Eyr, the dragons have slept under the mountains. Now their king, Tarnamell, has woken. Driven mad by loneliness, he hurls himself south until he finds and tries to claim the Alagard Desert. Unfortunately, the desert already has a guardian spirit, and he doesn’t want to share. Amused by the cocky little desert spirit, Tarn retreats, planning to return in human form. When his caravan enters the desert, however, Alagard is missing. Rumors fly of a dark power, … Read more

Announcement: Banished Sons of Poseidon, by Andrew J. Peters

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Banished Sons of Poseidon

QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new fantasy book out: A new fantastical adventure by the author of The Seventh Pleiade. After escaping from a flood that buried the above ground in seawater, a fractured group of boys contend with the way ahead and their trust of an underground race of men who give them shelter. For sixteen-year-old Dam, whose world was toppling before the tragedy, it’s a strange, new second chance. There are wonders in the underworld and a foreign warrior Hanhau who is eager for friendship despite Dam’s dishonorable past. But a rift among his countrymen threatens to … Read more

Announcement: Evolution: Genesis, by Lissa Kasey

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Evolution: Genesis

DSPP author and QSFer Lissa Kasey has a new fantasy/paranormal book out: Evolution made music history when one bandmate turned vampire and another joined the vampire hate movement Preservation Group. Gene is trying to cling to the music as his relationship with Kerstrande begins to spiral into the darkness of hidden demons. Jaded by his years as a vampire flunkie, Kerstrande uses his newly won power over New York City to destroy his enemies and protect Gene. But a demon called a Fallen begins to take control of KC, slowly devouring his soul and through him the entire city. Battling … Read more

Announcement: Winterwode, by J. Tullos Hennig

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Winterwode

DSP Publications author J. Tullos Hennig has a new fantasy book out: Robyn Hood is the undisputed ruler of the wild, green Wode. Reunited with his sister Marion and his lover Gamelyn, Robyn and his band of outlaws seek to raise the Ceugant—the magical trine of the Old Religion—against the tyranny of Church and Crown. Yet their forest kingdom is roiling with conflict. Marion has been made welcome, but old shackles and new fears hamper her true promise. Gamelyn is torn between oaths of heart and head—and the outlaws never let him forget he was but recently Guy of Gisbourne, … Read more