FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Ryane: What are some of your favorite queer spec fic comics/manga/webcomics? What hooked you about them?If linking: Please provide only legal links. 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: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf
It’s LGBT History Month, so we’re here to give you a quick lesson in gaming history with eight queer video games you really should know about. LGBT+ representation in games has definitely picked up steam in recent years, with indie developers in particular offering fun, authentic and thought-provoking queer games. But since the 80s the LGBT+ community have been visible in video games – even if you haven’t heard of them… Caper in the Castro For many years, Caper in the Castro was thought to be lost. Originally released in 1989, it is widely considered to be the first LGBT+ … Read more
QSFer A.J. Demas has a new queer fantasy book out (gay, non-binary): Saffron Alley. A month ago, eunuch sword-dancer and spy Varazda collided with ex-soldier Damiskos at a seaside villa during a dizzying week of intrigue, assassinations, and a fake love affair that—maybe—turned real. Now Varazda is back home in Boukos, at the center of a family and community he dearly loves, and Damiskos is coming to visit. Things aren’t going according to plan. Varazda’s family members suspect Damiskos’ motives. Varazda grapples with his own desires. Add in a horrible goose, a potentially lethal sculpture, and yet another assassination plot, … Read more
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Fairy Tale LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Morli is a prince on a mission—but he’d rather be baking. Baxter is a lonely production artist stuck in a pandemic lockdown. They are literally universes apart. But with a little help from a magic shop, a raven, and a dead great-aunt who was possibly a witch, Morli and Baxter are joined together on a cross-worlds adventure. Battling killer brambles in order to rescue an enchanted princess seems simple compared to their real challenges: discovering their strengths and creating … Read more
QSFer Mary E. Lowd has a new queer sci fi book out (ace, lesbian, non-binary, trans ftm), Entangled Universe Book 3, Starwhal In Flight. Where are the other starwhals? The question haunts Clarity, echoing in her dreams. The cyborg starwhal who Clarity and her crew inhabit has become more than a spaceship or home to them. She’s their friend. But while Clarity and crew are filling their starwhal’s belly with a gengineered garden, the rest of the pod is still held captive by the Aether Gaia scientists who tinker with and experiment upon them like lab animals. The all-powerful AI, … Read more
The action role playing video game Mass Effect 2 was one of the most critically acclaimed games in the era it came out. Over a decade later, though, we’re learning that the game’s storyline could have included LGBTQ characters having same-sex romantic relationships. Two designers that worked on the game revealed that there would have been at least two playable roles in the storyline that would have allowed for same-sex relationships. The storylines were ultimately nixed, though, mainly because no one wanted to deal with the ensuing backlash that would have come from FOX News. Mass Effect 2 was the second installment of … Read more
QSFer Lou Sylvre has a new light MM urban fantasy out: Charlie Chrysalis: Angel or Not? If he succeeds, he gets angel wings. If he fails, he gets unspeakable pain. What if Charlie wants neither? In another Los Angeles, two Nephilim take hell-horses into battle against Angels, risking everything in an effort to give Hell’s lowliest slaves a chance at freedom. Eventually, every Nephilim must face Choosing Day, and for Charlie Chrysalis, the day has arrived. At Angel Headquarters in Los Angeles, the Angel Sidriel—Charlie’s guardian and also his worst enemy—asks the key question: “Spirit or Flesh?” If he chooses … Read more
Frida Kilmari has a new queer reverse harem fantasy romance out: “The Fifth Horseman.” No name. No past. One giant future? The only thing worse than suddenly waking up in a magical house with the insanely gorgeous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Being the Fifth. With no memory of who I am, where I came from, or what I’m doing here, I’m thrust into a new life with four people who I might want more from than just friendship. But with no past, how can I possibly plan for a future? The only clue as to who I am? Four … Read more
Genre: Historical, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon About The Book From Award-winning FF Historical Romance Author Edale Lane. One woman stands between chaos and order – the Night Flyer! When chaos strikes at the heart of Milan, it is up to Florentina’s alter-ego the Night Flyer to stop it. As Florentina and Madelena’s love deepens, so does the well of danger surrounding them. The race is on to discover the mysterious Shadow Guild and uncover who is behind the deadly rampage, but Florentina’s mission is threatened by a gang of assassins. Can the Night Flyer … Read more
QSFer M.B. Austin has a new queer steampunk tale out in the Trencadis Tales series: “Smithereens.” When British privateers seek refuge inside Pollesa Bay from an avenging kraken, the Confederacion Mediterraneo calls on naval cadet Coreopsis Fairholm-Mendoza to act as truthreader. How did a Malagasy ship fall into enemy hands; how did it get so far off course; and why do these raiders lay claim to it and to its sole survivor? Some truths are more menacing even than a kraken lurking off Mallorca’s idyllic shores. An epistolary short story in the Trencadis universe. Get It At Amazon Author Bio … Read more