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Announcement: The Diner, by Edward Kendrick

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The Diner

QSFer Edward Kendrick has a new MM horror book out: A mysterious man has come to Spirit Falls. Does he have something to do with the new diner, or maybe the disappearance of the town’s mayor? Sheriff John Darkman needs to find out the answers to both questions. Noah Graham is also curious about the mystery man and the new diner. Then he meets the man, Arik Dalca, who offers him a job as a waiter there. When the mayor reappears and begins to sicken, John and Noah discover the real reason Arik has come to town. Shocked and horrified, … Read more

We Already Have the Wheel. Frankenstein 1 – Strange Conception

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John Allenson

Frankenstein Part 1 – Strange Conception. We know the myth of how Mary Shelley came to write the novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus.  The myth is fairly factual but the underlying biases give a completely false understanding of who Mary Shelley was, why she wrote the first science fiction novel (at least in English), and what was happening in the novel. The basic myth is that a group of important men and a couple of young women were trapped in a castle in Geneva and bored out of their skulls.  The poets came up with a contest to tell … Read more

For Readers: Attracting New Readers to Queer Speculative Fiction

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queer books

Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amelia Faulkner: I’d love to discuss how to attract readers to queer genre fiction. As in, what does it take for a spec-fi reader to pick up Queer spec-fi rather than Het-normative spec-fi? Is there any hope for mass-market appeal? That kind of thing. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

Announcement: This is How it Ends, by Nick Wilgus

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This is How it Ends

QSFer Nick Wilgus has a new sci fi/horror book out: High school juniors Billy Gunn and Rory Wilder return from a weekend camping trip to find a mysterious plague has wiped out their small town of Port Moss, Mississippi. The question of why is only the beginning—especially when the dead refuse to stay dead. Figuring out what happened is job one for Billy and Rory. But complications quickly set in. Not only do the dead rise, but a freak storm threatens torrential downpours as winter looms. And enormous ships appear in the sky, bringing with them alien visitors with technology … Read more

Announcement: Clothed in Flesh, by William Holden

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Clothed in Flesh

QSFer William Holden has a new historical horror book out: George Sutton, a London constable, is suddenly thrown into a battle between good and evil, brother against brother, and doesn’t know he is the key to the city’s survival. It’s the eighteenth-century and the dead are coming back to life. When Constable George Sutton receives a summons from an old friend late at night, he only knows she is in distress. He’s little prepared to find Elizabeth aged decades in a matter of days. He’s even less prepared to learn his longtime friend and husband to Elizabeth has risen from … Read more

Announcement: Anagnorisis, by Kate Ledbetter

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Anagnorisis

Kate Ledbetter has a new horror book out: A deadly presence torments two families, leaving bloody fingerprints on their lives. The murder of a young mother haunts the conscience of her surviving son, Tyler, but when the haunting becomes real and threatens the lives of the people closest to him, Tyler may just be the last to know. Set in the floodwaters of rural Tennessee, Anagnorisis is a novella of real-world horrors carrying over to the supernatural. It’s written in a solid voice, and told with raw, unflinching honesty. Content Warning: This book contains graphic depictions of domestic violence. Buy … Read more

Announcement: Chasing Sunrise, by Lex Chase

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Chasing Sunrise

QSFer Lex Chase has a new Fantasy / Horror / Paranormal book out: The once glorious aisa kingdom of Darkmore lies in ruins, and King Sevon Maraté is trapped. Sevon endures unrelenting abuse and is used as a scapegoat by Lord Dominic Ravensgrove, who rules Darkmore from the shadows. Coping by dressing in gowns and jewels, the effeminate king relishes the scraps of freedom he is given to be himself. As a verkolai, Sevon possesses the ability to part the Veil separating his world from hundreds of others. His gift provides a chance for escape, but Dominic refuses to relinquish … Read more

For Readers: Which Do You Like Best?

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Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Richard Wood: Speculative fiction is an umbrella term for a number of genres that speculate on what could be in our world and beyond. We cover four of these at QSF – SF, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Horror. My own favorites are Sci Fi and Fantasy – I’ve always loved the generally optimistic nature of these two genres, especially sci fi, when it supposes that we will live in a wider and fairer world some day than we do today. Of the four general categories of stories this group covers, SF, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Horror; … Read more

Exclusive: Teaser of the Upcoming WROTE Podcast LGBT Halloween Episode

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Hey all… we’ve got something really cool today – a teaser for the 3MMuskateers Podcast (now changing to WROTE to be more inclusive) for Halloween. The folks at WROTE have pulled together seven short stories for Halloween, and are giving them the full spooky treatment: The 3 M/Musketeers podcast has realized it’s time to be more LGBTQ inclusive. Their new brand, WROTE Podcast – “Written on the Edge” – celebrates queer storytelling in all genres and across all mediums! To celebrate this move forward, your hosts have teamed up with several podcast alumni authors to put together a Halloween Storytime … Read more

Announcement: Club Revenge, by JM Dabney

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Club Revenge

QSFer JM Dabney has a new Paranormal Dark Fantasy/Horror book out: Amora Medina-Jackyl and her son, Ripper, know one thing well–vengeance. They inflicted pain without mercy to those who deserved the punishment. Although, they lived by one motto, family is to be protected above all else. When a child, an ancient cult murdered Amora’s parents and siblings. They never knew the Hell they brought down on themselves that one brutal night. Amora was many things in her four centuries. A daughter and a sister, a mother, yet she was best known as a killer. When she meets her end, Amora … Read more