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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Tiny Planet Filled With Liars – Stephen M.A.

Tiny Planet Filled With Liars - Stephen M.A.

QSFer Stephen M.A. has a new diverse military space opera out: “Tiny Planet Filled With Liars.” And there’s a giveaway! An armada that never dies. A society on the verge. Every 30 days, Fleet Eternal arrives to surround the planet and lay siege to a complacent populace. Its armaments are unbeatable, its numbers uncountable, but the terrifying assault has one fatal flaw: a mere .01% loss in combat strength triggers automatic retreat and reset. For decades, the Unified Fiduciary Dominion has relied on the Board and its military contractors to defend the planet and maintain the knife’s edge of survival. … Read more

Pixar May Explore Non-Binary Representation

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Pixar has hinted that future films will include “all genders”, prompting excited speculation that an animated non-binary character could be on their way. Disney has seen baby steps of progress when it comes to LGBT+ representation over the past few years, with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featuring a minor same-sex kiss, and Pixar film Onward and Marvel film Avengers: Endgame both briefly alluding to same-sex relationships. The studio only revealed its first openly gay central character earlier this year in the heartwarming Disney Pixar short Out, that follows a queer man as he tries to work up the … Read more

REVIEW: Dali – E.M. Hamill

Dali - E.M. Hamill

Genre: Sci-Fi. Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Genderfluid, Genderqueer. Non-Binary, Intersex Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon About The Book Dalí Tamareia has everything—a young family and a promising career as an Ambassador in the Sol Fed Diplomatic Corps. Dalí’s path as a peacemaker seems clear, but when their loved ones are killed in a terrorist attack, grief sends the genderfluid changeling into a spiral of self-destruction. Fragile Sol Fed balances on the brink of war with a plundering alien race. Their skills with galactic relations are desperately needed to broker a protective alliance, but in mourning, Dalí no longer cares, … Read more

REVIEW: The Light Years – R.W.W. Greene

The Light Years - R.W.W. Greene

Genre: Space Opera, Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Poly, Robosexual Reviewer: Mark Get It On Amazon About The Book Before Hisako Saski is even born, her parents make a deal on her behalf. In exchange for a first-class education and a boost out of poverty, Hisako will marry Adem Sadiq, a maintenance engineer and self-styled musician who works the trade lanes aboard his family’s sub-light starship, the Hajj.  Hisako is not happy when she finds out about the plan. She has little interest in the broken branch of physics the deal requires her to study, and is … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: All the Rules of Heaven – Amy lane

All the Rules of Heaven - Amy Lane

QSFer Amy Lane has a new queer paranormal book out (gay, gender fluid): “All the Rules of Heaven.” When Tucker Henderson inherits Daisy Place, he’s pretty sure it’s not a windfall—everything in his life has come with strings attached. He’s prepared to do his bit to satisfy the supernatural forces in the old house, but he refuses to be all sweetness and light about it. Angel was sort of hoping for sweetness and light. Trapped at Daisy Place for over fifty years, Angel hasn’t always been kind to the humans who have helped him in his duty of guiding spirits … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bloodlaced – Courtney Maguire

Bloodlaced - Courtney Maguire

QSFer Courtney Maguire has a new gay/gender fluid paranormal romance out: “Bloodlaced.” Kanjin hardly view their servants as human. Even less so when they are different.Asagi is different. Both a man and a woman. In the wake of his failure to protect a boy he saw as a son from their abusive master, Asagi is sold into the house of a young nobleman, Mahiro, who is the opposite of everything Asagi has ever known—gentle, kind, and generous. Mahiro bonds with Asagi and their friendship blooms into a deep and profound love. But when Asagi is poisoned out of jealousy, Mahiro … Read more

Was This Viking Warrior Gender Fluid?

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An ancient Viking warrior who was given a hero’s burial may have been “transgender, non-binary or gender fluid”, according to researchers. Three years ago, the ornately dressed remains of a high-status Viking warrior from the mid-900s were discovered alongside swords, spears and two slaughtered horses in Birka, Sweden. Following studies, it was assumed that the remains of the Viking warrior were those of a female – a finding that threw into question a once commonly-accepted view that Vikings ascribed to traditional gender roles. Now, three years on, scholars are questioning whether the remains could actually have been those of a … Read more

REVIEW: The Book of Flora – Meg Elison

The Book of Flora - Meg Elison

Genre: Dystopia LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual+, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Trans Reviewer: Olivia Get It On Amazon About The Book In this Philip K. Dick Award–winning series, one woman’s unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution. In the wake of the apocalypse, Flora has come of age in a highly gendered post-plague society where females have become a precious, coveted, hunted, and endangered commodity. But Flora does not participate in the economy that trades in bodies. An anathema in a world that prizes procreation above all else, she is an outsider everywhere she goes, including the thriving … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: grydscaen: scout – Natsuya Ueusgi

grydscaen: scout

QSFer Natsuya Uesugi has a new queer cyberpunk book out: “grydscaen: scout.” After hackers attack the stock market taking the economy, the pandemic that was ust a threat becomes a reality and the death toll mounts. The government and big pharma scramble to find a vaccine but putting profits over human life, the hackers infitratethe SenseNet after rumors of government corruption and testing utested toxic vaccine candidates on homeless teens. When the hackers stumble upon proof big pharma’s new vaccine is killing people, all hell breaks as they reveal the conspiracy as the death toll and new cases mounts uncontrolled. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Light Years – R.W.W. Greene

The Light Years - R.W.W. Greene

QSFer R.W.W. Greene has a new queer space opera (bi, gay, gender fluid, poly) book out: “The Light Years.” Hisako Saski was born with her life already mapped out. In exchange for an education, better housing for her family, and a boost out of poverty, she’s been contracted into an arranged marriage to Adem Sadiq, a maintenance engineer and amateur musician who works and lives aboard his family’s sub-light freighter, the Hajj. Hisako is not happy with the deal. The arcane branch of physics it requires her to study broke off a thousand years before, and she is not keen … Read more