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Announcement: Occlusion – Valerie J. Mikles

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Announcement: Occlusion - Valerie J. Mikles

QSFer Valerie J. Mikles has a new queer sci-fi book out, New Dawn book 9: Occlusion. Hawk’s people need the truth to survive. The Protected only care about saving themselves. Having traveled the world to find a cure for a city-wide malady, Hawk is anxious about his return home. Although facing a death sentence, he believes the medicine he’s brought can save his city from extinction. But when he and the captain start behaving oddly, the crew suspects a hybrid is pulling the strings in Rocan, altering people’s perceptions, and even occluding the cause of the malady itself. Hawk’s resistance … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Herald’s Call – Jaymie Wagner

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Herald's Call - Jaymie Wagner

Jaymie Wagner has a new FFF urban fantasy out, Sing For Me book 3: Herald’s Call. And there’s a giveaway. Woe to the wolf who dares to callWith unworthy hearts lest darkness fallDour note this horn will playThe hounds shall rise and wolves shall bayThrough the horn Herne shall commandBy blood of the Hunt and a worthy hand! It is said that long ago Herne, the god of the Hunt, could use his Horn to make wolves obey his commands. A legend that Amy Oakley, Alpha of the Howlers pack, learned as a child and stopped believing in long before … Read more

New Release: Night Ivy – E.D.E. Bell

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Night Ivy – E.D.E. Bell

QSFer E.D.E. Bell has a new queer quiet fantasy out: Night Ivy. Xelle is sure in her passion for magic, but struggles to find her place within the constructs that enable its study. Night Ivy offers the first verse of a wandering bard’s tale of fancy and fantasy, amidst the spires and shadows of the seven towers of Alyssia. The first book in the fantasy world of Alyssia, featuring plant magic, friendship, and dragons. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | Atthis Arts Excerpt Xeleanor Du’Tam. You petition before us? It was always like this. She’d collect her mind to … Read more

Review: Sanctuary – Andi C. Buchanan

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Sanctuary - Andi C. Buchanan

Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Trans MTF Reviewer: SI Get It On Amazon About The Book Morgan’s home is a sanctuary for ghosts. The once-grand, now dilapidated old house they live in has become a refuge for their found family—Morgan’s partner Araminta, an artist with excellent dress sense; Theo, a ten-year-old with an excess of energy; quiet telekinesthetic pensioner Denny—as well as the ghosts who live alongside them. All people who once needed sanctuary for their queer, neurodivergent selves. Now they offer that safety to the dead as well as the living. When a collection of … Read more

New Release: The Lever – Marl Salzwedel

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The Lever - Mark Salzwedel

QSFer Mark Salzwedel has a new gay space opera out: The Lever. In the future, a reporter uncovers a plot to change the DNA of selected young adults, abduct them, and cover up evidence that they ever existed. Her investigation takes her and three gay soldiers to Mars and eventually to the other side of the galaxy, where any misstep they make could doom the human race. Get It At Amazon | Publisher Excerpt “You’re a doctor?” Roger interrupted. “My name is Captain Sullivan . . .” the man began. Roger was looking out the only porthole and watching stars … Read more

Coming Soon: The Queer Metaverse?

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Qtopia

A French crypto firm has announced an LGBTQ-focused Metaverse named Qtopia. Cryptographic Blockchain Industries (CBI) announced the project Friday (27 May) as “the first metaverse by and for the LGBTQ community”. It will be released in 2023. Qtopia is a virtual community space where members can interact and express themselves like never before,” CBI writes. “Qtopia provides a sense of belonging and a way to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s unique history, diversity, and culture.” The expansive crypto-oriented program will be located within a larger umbrella metaverse called the “AlphaVerse” which aims to combine “many different universes”. Full Story from Pink News

NEW RELEASE: The Guardian – Chisto Healy

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NEW RELEASE: The Guardian - Chisto Healy

QSFer Chisto Healy has a new queer fantasy book out, Women of Avaron book 1: The Guardian. A battle to avenge the past is also a fight to protect the future. Twelve years ago, Marista, warrior for the royal guard of Avaron, was given the sworn duty of protecting her fallen kingdom’s infant prince, Derrin. Marista was hidden away with the prince while her people fought and died at the hands of the Vorcan raiders. Now… Lord Vorcan is hunting them to eliminate what remains of his enemy. With no one to oppose him he could replace the Lands’ many … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Boundaries Box Set – Al Graham

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Boundaries Box Set - Al Graham

QSFer AJ Graham has a new queer erotic paranormal sci-fi book out: Boundaries. Sacrifices of the body cannot compare with the ecstasy that comes from sacrifices of the heart. Bound by Blood: For centuries, sacrificial offerings have kept peace between humans and the immortal Kin who feed on their blood. When his sister is chosen, Daniel offers himself in her place. Daniel has grown up believing the Kin to be heartless monsters. He never imagined the Kin lord’s touch would stir hiss body and heart, would make him crave the very thing he’d always feared: the sweet, sharp burn of … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Mail Order Bride – Molly Bragg

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Mail Order Bride

QSFer Molly J. Bragg has a new queer sci-fi romance out (lesbian, agender): Mail Order Bride. Ten years ago, aliens from a Galaxy spanning government called the Hegemony arrived in the Solar system and ever since Earth has been on a long, slow journey to becoming a banana republic. Samantha ‘Sam’ Murray has spent her entire high school career doing everything her mom could think of to earn a chance at an off-world education that would keep her from living a life of poverty. But with just a few weeks left before graduation there’s no scholarship in sight and Sam … Read more