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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Bargain, by Riley S. Keene

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The Bargain

QSFer Riley S. Keene has a new queer fantasy book out: A bargain must be struck before the Age of Mortals can be truly realized. For Elise, Ermolt, and Athala, the price is high. Not only do they have to find the dragons that have been hidden for centuries, but they have to kill them. Their first stop is Jalova, home of Teis, God of the Sky, and their enemies the overseers, a group of thieves led by Merylle Callac, former High Priest of Teis. Merylle wants help them, and her terms are simple – she wants revenge of her … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Click Your Heels, by Blaine D. Arden

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Click Your Heels

QSFer Blaine D. Arden has a new MM fantasy/fairy tale story out: A lion sleeps in the hearts of brave men. When Prince Theodorin refuses to wed the general’s youngest son because he loves another, he is trapped on a cursed island. He spends his days trying to escape, his nights listening to his lover’s soothing voice echoing through the forest. His attempts to escape only lead back to where he started… until an encounter with a lion reveals a crack in the illusion. Theo has to believe, or he may never find his way home. Get it On Amazon … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Here There Be Dragons, by Daniel Mitton

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Here There Be Dragons

QSFer Daniel Mitton has a new MM fantasy book out in his Wizard Shifter series: For a transplanted Floridian in an alternate world of magic and shifters, life is good. But things are about to change. Adam Stephens has found a home, a husband, an adopted son, and has discovered he is a Wizard and a Panther Shifter. When a messenger arrives from the King of Regaria in distant Capital City requesting that Adam attend him at his earliest convenience, Adam, his husband Rafe and their son Billy depart their quiet eastern mountain home. Upon arriving in Capital City and … Read more

For Writers: Do LGBTIQ Characters Make a Fantasy “Gay”?

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Gay Fantasy

Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amos Cassidy: Why can’t we have LGBTIQ storylines and characters in “mainstream” fantasy? Until recently we categorised our fiction as Dark Urban fantasy, but its becoming clearer and clearer that we may be swimming in the wrong pool. Does having LGBTIQ main characters as part of your fantasy cast automatically make your fiction queer sci fi? And if so is it better to just leave the “mainstream” pond behind completely? Join the chat

Announcement: A Likely Story Anthology

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Wayward Ink Press has a new Anthology out that includes our very own LV Lloyd, and has three stories that are fantasies: Suspend rational thought. Leave logic at the door. Be ready to roll your eyes and pick your jaw up from your lap. The tales in A Likely Story donít let truth get in the way of telling a good yarn. They might push your buttons or make you laugh. They may make you scoff or spit out your coffee. You might even scratch your head in disbelief. Whatever your reaction, the one thing they are guaranteed to do … Read more