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New Release: The Sins on their Bones – Laura R. Samotin

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The Sins on Their Bones - Laura R. Samotin

Laura R. Samotin has a new queer grimdark fantasy out (Ace, Bi, Gay, Non-Binary, Aromantic): The Sins on Their Bones. Set in a Jewish folklore-inspired reimagining of 19th century Eastern Europe, this queer dark fantasy debut pits two estranged husbands and a daring spymaster on opposite sides of a civil war. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, C.S. Pacat, and Katherine Arden. Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of … Read more

New Release: The Tax Of Teeth – Nikolai Bryant

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The Tax of Teeth - Nikolai Bryant

QSFer Nikolai Bryant has a new sapphic grimdark fantasy romance out (gay, lesbian, non-binary): The Tax of Teeth. Only one thing stands between Cassia inheriting a conqueror’s empire. A tax, one that can only be paid in blood. Cassia Domitia is the daughter of the great conqueror Reys Domitia, who captured lands far and wide on the backs of great powerful dragons, raining fire upon all who stood in his way. All of her life has been for the good of the Empire that she’d inherit someday. She’s been on the battlefield for years, praying to the Great Four Dragon … Read more

Review: Thorns of Chaos – Jeremiah Cain

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Thorns of Chaos - Jeremiah Cain

Genre: Grimdark Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Queer Grimdark: Finn is no hero, chosen born, or noble. Despite escalating tensions from the Dayigan soldier’s occupation of Feah lands, the happy-go-lucky twenty-five-year-old is content to spend his days fishing and flirting with the other men in his Celtic-like village. But everything changes at their midyear’s eve festival when an angry Dayigan commander catches Finn in the arms of another man. Suddenly framed for murder, he must flee his village or face death. However, Finn isn’t the Dayigans’ only target. They believe all Feahs … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Thorns of Chaos – Jeremiah Cain

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Thorns of Chaos - Jeremiah Cain

Jeremiah Cain has a new MM fantasy romance out: Thorns of Chaos. And there’s a giveaway. “Cain crafts a vivid world … rich with detail and myth-lore that traipses brightly through the darker themes of oppression and suffering.” –BookLife Reviews Queer Grimdark Fantasy: Finn is no hero, chosen born, or noble. Despite escalating tensions from the Dayigan soldier’s occupation of Feah lands, the happy-go-lucky twenty-five-year-old is content to spend his days fishing and flirting with the other men in his Celtic-like village. But everything changes at their midyear’s eve festival when an angry Dayigan commander catches Finn in the arms … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Harbinger of Freedom – Freddie A. Clarke

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The Harbinger of Freedom - Freddie A. Clark

QSFer Freddie A. Clark has a new queer cyberpunk/grimdark book out, The Falling Feathers Series, Act I: The Harbinger of Freedom. Ace, bi, gay, lesbian, non-binary, poly, trans ftm. In the millenary world of Taenand, the continent of Empiria is oppressed by a fifty year lasting military dictatorship perpetrated by the Army of the Harpy, the leader of which is the young General of aristocratic descent Ludwig Maximilian Eckhale who inherited the throne and became the second Emperor of his Era. In these challenging times, Valerius Raleigh, a young noble as the Emperor himself, takes on the mission to inspire … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Edge of the Breach, by Halo Scott

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QSFer Halo Scot has a new bi grimdark sci fi book out: “Edge of the Breach.” We all become monsters at the edge of the breach. In a post-apocalyptic world where season of birth determines power — spring healers, summer mages, fall shapeshifters, and winter shields — a man and a woman emerge from tragic childhoods to lead humanity on opposite sides of an interrealm war. Julian Kyder is the son of an abusive rape victim who compensates for his abandonment through psychopathy. Sira Rune is a cancer survivor who dedicates her life to living free and fearless while experiencing … Read more