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Announcement: Haunting Muses Anthology

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Haunting Muses

QSFer Doreen Perrine has pulled together a new FF paranormal anthology out: In this collection of lesbian stories, ghosts, be they actual or the metaphorical ghosts of memories, aren’t necessarily evil and hauntings may or may not be bad. How do we move beyond the foul spirits or integrate the shining beings who haunt us in the cruelest or the best ways? And how do we or our characters reconcile these ghosts into transformation and healing within present reality? Buy Links Amazon Editor Bio Doreen Perrine is a writer and artist who lives in the Hudson Valley of upstate New … Read more

Announcement: Syndicandi, by Joanna Krotka and Roberto Iolini

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Syncandi

Joanna Krotka and Roberto Iolini have a new FF science fiction romance adventure project out: REAL LOVE IN A SYNTHETIC WORLD Studio Syncandi Kyoto proudly presents SYNCANDI – a new science fiction romance adventure story told through comics, songs, videos and more! Sync is an elite military assassin infected by a viral weapon. Sync’s body is mostly synthetic – only her heart and brain are original. She’d rather die than have the state corporation which owns her body turn her into a fully synthetic immortal killer. She decides to exile herself to an abandoned experimental zone codenamed Genies Res, a … Read more

Announcement: Daybreak Rising, by Kiran Oliver

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Daybreak Rising

QSFer Kiran Oliver has a new FF fantasy book out: Celosia Brennan was supposed to be a hero. After a spectacular failure that cost her people their freedom, she is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance at redemption. Together with a gifted team of rebels, she not only sets her sights on freedom, but defeating her personal demons along the way. Now branded a failure, Celosia desperately volunteers for the next mission: taking down the corrupt Council with a team of her fellow elementally gifted mages. Leading the Ember Operative gives Celosia her last hope at redemption. They seek to overthrow the … Read more

Announcement: As I Descended, by Robin Talley

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As I Descended

QSFer Robin Talley has a new YA FF horror book out: From the acclaimed author of Lies We Tell Ourselves, Robin Talley, comes a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is fair. Maria Lyon and Lily Boiten are their school’s ultimate power couple—but one thing stands between them and their perfect future: campus superstar Delilah Dufrey. Golden child Delilah is a legend at exclusive Acheron Academy, and the presumptive winner of the distinguished Cawdor Kingsley Prize. But Delilah doesn’t know that Lily and Maria are willing to do anything—absolutely anything—to unseat Delilah for the … Read more

Announcement: Vellmar the Blade, by Fletcher DeLancey

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Vellmar The Blade

QSFer Fletcher DeLancey has a new FF sci fi novella out: An elite warrior. A split-second decision that launches a legend. Lead Guard Fianna Vellmar is the daughter of a champion, raised from childhood to work hard and be the very best. When she is given the opportunity to compete at the highest level and earn her place among Alsea’s elite warriors, a stunning turn of events forces her to choose between life and glory, mercy and pride. Vellmar became a legend not for winning a championship, but for losing it. With Vellmar the Blade, Fletcher DeLancey has created another strong … Read more

Announcement: City of Hope and Ruin, by Kit Campbell and Siri Paulson

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QSFers Kit Campbell and Siri Paulson have a new FF fantasy book out: Every night the monsters hunt. A city that is the whole world: Theosophy and her companions in the City militia do their best to protect the civilians from the monsters, but they keep crawling from the Rift and there’s nowhere to run. Theosophy knows she’ll die fighting. It’s the best kind of death she’s seen, and at least she can save lives in the meantime. They say the Scarred carve you up while you’re still alive. A village in the shadow of a forest: Refugees from the border … Read more

Announcement: First Blood, by JD Glass

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First Blood

QSFer JD Glass has a new paranormal book out: Unless you’ve got werewolves in your family or something, Samantha Cray’s family secrets beat out yours—hands down. When the aftermath of a tragedy causes Samantha Cray to stay for a while in Europe, she gets more than she bargained for. Some people go to Europe to study their genealogical history, but Samantha’s visit to Europe reveals her genealogical destiny as The Wielder. She is invited to join The Circle, a group that works in the shadows to fight back against a mysterious force they call The Dark. When Samantha’s longtime best … Read more

For Readers: YA Fiction for Girls

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Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: Are we seeing the things we need to see? Recommendations and how spec fic can help. MM seems to be the dominant force in the LGBTIQA fiction market these days. But for young girls, especially girls who like girls, we ought to be encouraging more YA fiction. So what’s out there now that’s good in YA FF speculative fiction? And what would we like to see more of? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join … Read more

Rainbow Con Topics V2

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Rainbow Con 2017

Hey all, I was thrilled with the response to our call for Rainbow Con panel topics last week. But I know we tend to be a little MM heavy in the group (and at many cons) so I wanted to take one more stab at it and solicit a few more ideas for panels that are specifically FF, Bi, Trans, Ace, Gender Fluid, Intersex, etc – the parts of the QUILTBAG rainbow beyond the G. So if you have any ideas for these sci fi-fantasy panels in these other areas, please post them in the comments – panel title and … Read more

Announcement: Choosing You, by Jaylee James

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Choosing You - Jaylee James

QSFer Jaylee James has a new sci fi book out: Collin is in high school when he is visited by a time traveler – a woman who claims to be his wife in a hypothetical future… only the timeline has been disrupted, and the two will never meet unless he makes four key choices in his life that will guide them together again. “Choosing You” is a short story in a conversational, first-person voice, about what happens when deciding to love someone becomes a literal choice. It’s 7300 words long and features a transgender protagonist. Excerpt The first time I … Read more