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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Last Child Part 2, by Sean Kerr

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The Last Child 2

QSFer Sean Kerr has a new queer horror book out: Thy will be done. The world is crumbling. Nation is set against Nation in a war that threatens to engulf the entire world. ‘I Tredici’ can only watch in horror as Jerusalem succumbs to constant bombardment, and they know that at any time the East Gate will fall, and they are powerless to stop it. Even in hospital, Samuel can’t escape the darkness that torments him. He thought the Universe was his friend, his one companion in his lonely existence. But now he is not so sure. It wants him…needs … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Omen Operation, by Taylor Brooke

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Omen Operation

Taylor Brooke has a new queer sci fi book out: An epidemic hits the country, and Brooklyn Harper is stolen from the life she knew. Implanted in a rural camp, Brooklyn and her friends are severed from their families and the outside world. Each day is filled with combat training to assure their safety against a mysterious virus and the creatures it creates—violent humanoids with black blood. Two years later, Brooklyn’s cabin-mate, Dawson Winters, finds a letter that shatters the illusion they’ve been living in. There is a world outside Camp Eleven, and the virus that supposedly destroyed their country … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Roughnecks and Butterflies, by Meraki P. Lyhne

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Roughnecks and Butterflies

QSFer Meraki P. Lyhne has a new MM sci fi book out: What should have been the start of a life with lots of money, a prestigious job, and adventures in space, quickly turned sour as the promised job got downsized while Ethan was in route to Ore 5. Now there, he doesn’t even have enough money for the return ticket to Earth. Stuck in the outskirts of the housing for the miners, he quickly finds that his usual standards are impossible to uphold. A new coworker opens up a new world to him, and in this world, the center … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The River City Chronicles, by J. Scott Coatsworth

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J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer magical realism book out: A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who run the restaurant; recently-widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old for hook-ups; Ben, a trans author writing the Great American Novel; teenager Marissa, kicked out for being bi; and Sam and Brad, a May-September couple who would … Read more

FOR READERS: Queering the World

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Victoria Stagg Elliott: A friend of mine was recently at a presentation at his company. They presented data saying that 6% of Baby Boomers identify as LGBT, 12% of Gen X-ers identify as LGBT, and 24% of millennials identify as LGBT. How could that trend form the basis of a really cool sci-fi novel? Or would there be a backlash that could also form the basis of a really cool sci-fi story? Join the chat

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Midwife and The Lindworm, by A.A. Freeman

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The Midwife and The Lindworm

QSFer A.A. Freeman has a new queer fable out: The Midwife has worked on her share of unusual births over the years—from foxes to royalty to the Gods themselves. One of the stranger births she assisted was a queen who delivered twins: one a boy, the future king, and one a serpent, known as The Lindworm. Now, almost twenty years later, the queen has called upon The Midwife again—this time, to rid the castle of The Lindworm once and for all. Devouring maidens from across the land, it seems the monster’s thirst for blood cannot be slaked. But the sensible … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Chasing Moonslight, by Riley S. Keane

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Chasing Moonslight

QSFer Riley S. Keene has a new queer fantasy story out: Aurel can’t help but help…even when it comes to killers. Aurel the silversmith is a famously generous man, and he has been of inestimable help to some of the mightiest figures in Underrealm. It has earned him powerful friends, and it’s even earned him a bit of coin. And today it might get him killed. An assassin of the Tabarzin is asleep in Aurel’s basement, and the law is hunting for her. He has no idea what to do about her, and it couldn’t have come at a worse … Read more

FOR READERS: Favorite Queer Spec Fic Manga/Anime

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari trenten: What queer or spec fic manga/anime TV or book series did you truly love? What yaoi/yuri spec fic books are your faves? Which webcomics or graphic novels get you going? This is a legacy chat. 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: Unidentified Phenomenon, by Damien Benoit-Ledoux

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Unidentified Phenomenon

QSFer Damien Benoit-Ledoux has a new queer YA superhero book out in his Guardians series: Best friends Quinn McAlester and Blake Hargreaves secretly develop their super powers with their high school science teacher and mentor, Mr. St. Germain, until circumstances beyond their control soon push the boys apart. Encouraged to be fair and balanced by Mr. St. Germain, Quinn fulfills his childhood dream of becoming a superhero, but he is quickly forced into the public spotlight. Thwarted by local authorities and the government who want to capture and study him, Quinn struggles with his super-powered reality. Meanwhile, the mysterious Victor … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Book of Songs, by Louice Svedin

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The Book of Songs

QSFer Louice Svedin has a new queer fantasy book out: Anne has led a privileged life: she is a weaver, a magic user, in a world ruled by the extraordinary. Yet one day it all changes. She is deemed too powerful by the aristocracy and is sent to a monastery for life. To avoid this fate she embarks on a journey, driven by a prophecy she doesn’t want to fulfill. But will she have any choice in the end? The Book of Songs is the first stand-alone novel in The Weaver Trilogy. Written by Louice Svedin, it’s a story about … Read more