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ANNOUNCEMENT: All or None – Aurora Lee Thornton

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All or None - Aurora Lee Thornton

Aurora Lee Thornton has a new queer fantasy book out: “All or None.” In a world where everyone has a soulmate, uniquely powerful mage Royiora and reluctant assassin Kalo collide in the worst of ways. Royiora Daralkaen, the only mage alive able to use all five kinds of magic, has a near idyllic childhood in the country of Porescalia – before war breaks out with their antagonistic neighbors, Kloria. Kalo Porla, a naturally magic-proof individual known as a Null, is trained to be as an assassin by the authoritarian empire known as the Domain. When Kalo and his partner assassin … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Emily Corn Discovering Darkness – Page Wooller and Ali Vermeeren

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Emily Corn Discovering Darkness - Page Wooller And Ali Vermeeren

Page Wooller and Ali Vermeeren have a new queer coming-of-age fantasy book out: “Emily Corn Discovering Darkness.” She has no friends. She has no parents. Emily Corn has been brought up in total isolation. But why? She uncovers a secret which forces answers and breaks the shield protecting her identity. And now they hunt her. Writer Page Wooller and artist Ali Vermeeren deliver a complex coming of age tale set against the impending destruction of Earth. Emily must accept who she is, or we all die. Note: This is a book suitable for 12+ yr olds and fills a need for more … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Message From the Home Office – Angel Martinez

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A Message From The Home Office - Angel Martinez

QSFer Angel Martinez has a new mm sci fi romance out: “A Message From The Home Office.” Being an OIL (Onsite Inter-species Liaison) for the Interplanetary Multispecies Pact has never been an easy job. In fact it’s a crap job when stuck on a backwater nowhere planet like Earth. But cobra Yervath Sissal Naganos manages. The demotion was swift and heavy-handed, but he’ll climb back out of this hell eventually. Humans don’t meet his social needs, so, yes, it’s been lonely and he tells himself he likes the solitude. That is, until IMP sends him an irritating new assistant he … Read more

FOR READERS: Queering the Canon

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Davina Jamison: What notable classic science fic or fantasy world would you love to see re-imagined with queer characters? 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

REVIEW: The Bastille Sphere – Leona Windwalker

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The Bastille Spere - Leona Windwalker

QSFer Leona Windwalker has a new MM sci fi book out: “The Bastille Sphere.” The Bastille Sphere: a penal colony being developed by Harmony Inc. Entry is one way only, with no way out. It’s supposed to be for habitual reoffenders and the worst violent offenders.  River knew there was a chance that he and his brother would fall behind on the loan they took out to cover their mother’s medical bills and funeral. He never expected Harmony to call in the debt under the Debtor’s Prison Act. He certainly wouldn’t have believed that they’d send him to Bastille to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Let There Be Night – Amir Lane

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Let There Be Night - Amir Lane

QSFer Amir Lane has a new gay/non-binary historic fantasy out: “Let There Be Night.” Monsters are real. The sooner Bertholdt accepts it, the better his chances of staying alive. Four months ago, reluctant priest Bertholdt Kaufmann was charged with protecting the true identity Alois, a teenage werewolf rescued from vampires. Bertholdt believed they were safe. He couldn’t have been more wrong. During tuberculosis outbreak that casts a cloud of suspicion over everyone, he sends away his young charge to protect her as witchfinders are called to their town. The witchfinders seek to prove the illness is linked to witchcraft, evidence of … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Life Minus Me – Sara Codair

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Life Minus Me - Sara Codair

QSFer Sara Codair has a new queer fantasy/paranormal book out, the prequel to the Evanstar Chronicles: “Life Minus Me.” Mel is half-Angel, but despite her ability to heal and read minds, she feels powerless to help anyone. When a prophecy shows a local pet supply store owner driving their car off a bridge, Mel sets out to stop it. Baily, owner of Barks and Bits, is barely holding it together. Things keep going wrong, and their depression spirals out of control. Just as they start wondering if they’d be better off dead, a new friend provides a glimmer of hope. … Read more

TV: Steven Universe Creator Was Told Non-Binary Romance Could Have Ended Show

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Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar has revealed that Cartoon Network bosses tried to meddle in the show’s famously-queer dynamic. Queerness is at the absolute core of the acclaimed cartoon series, which has won fans young and old alike for its pitch-perfect depiction of love between non-binary crystal gems Ruby and Sapphire, who together fuse to form Garnet. Steven Universe, which ran from 2013 to 2019, has set the standard for LGBT+ representation in kids’ entertainment, with many subsequent shows finding a newfound freedom to depict queer relationships and gender diversity on screen. But in an interview with Paper Magazine, Sugar … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Rising Tide – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Rising Tide - J. Scott Coatsworth

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi book out: “The Rising Tide.” This is a rerelease. The Earth is dead. Five years after the Collapse, the remnants of humanity travel through the stars inside Forever: a living, ever-evolving, self-contained generation ship. When Eddy Tremaine and Andrissa “Andy” Hammond find a hidden world-within-a-world under the mountains, the discovery triggers a chain of events that could fundamentally alter or extinguish life as they know it, culminate in the takeover of the world mind, and end free will for humankind.  Eddy, Andy, and a handful of other unlikely heroes must … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Shadow’s Edge – Jess Thomas

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Shadow's Edge - Jess Thomas

QSFer Jess Thomas has a new queer fantasy book out, The Chronicles of Darius Book 18: “Shadow’s Edge.” Words can affect another; it doesn’t take a weapon to slice someone to pieces, only an unkind word or action. Now add black magic, and you’ve created a recipe for disaster. The light peels back the dark, and Darius finds he can’t hide from who he is. Formed by centuries of experiences, he has risen as high as someone can rise. With his family and his mate Finnal, he struggles to accept his new position of Solarist. Why then do unsaid forces … Read more