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New Release: Throne of Lies – H. L. Moore

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Throne of Lies - H. L. Moore

QSFer H.L. Moore has a new queer fantasy book out (MM, MMF), Death’s Embrace book three: Throne of Lies. There are vipers in Arajon, from the Valley to the Bronze. Grace Harrington, the Dowager Archon of Arajon, is approaching her first anniversary on the throne she claimed following the death of her husband, slain at her own hands. But her position is so precarious that even the unwelcome presence of the former assassin Nathaniel Morgenstern, watching over her at her father’s behest, cannot protect her from her enemies. The city’s press has turned against her, the Bronze is rallying behind … Read more

Review: Green Hills and Daffodils – Celyn Kendrick 

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Green Hills and Daffodils - Celyn Kendrick

Genre: Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Contemporary, Humor LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Sherry, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book “Will I always be so alone, living as a dragon among the sheep?” Jane Dawson is an American on a journey of midlife makeover. Abandoning a tech career in Boston, she and her sheepdog, Moss, move to Wales in search of a simpler life, connection and community without the filter of the Internet. But who knew she would stumble over the red Welsh dragon, y Ddraig Goch? Actually, she stumbles over her own suitcase and … Read more

FOR READERS: Tolkien vs. Moorcock

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Dan Ackerman: Can we talk about the sci-fi/fantasy divide that came up between Tolkien type stuff and Moorcock type stuff? More info: I’m getting into Moorcock and living for it. Back in The Day there were two directions that antasy stuff branched into, and for a while it wasn’t clear which would become mainstream and which wouldn’t. One of them was Tolkien, who was very academic and sort of lofty and pure in his writing, and drew a lot from folklore and his experience in war. High brow stuff – what we … Read more