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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Shang Zhou Shuffle – Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus

January 15, 2022 by scott

QSFer Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus has a new queer sci-fantasy book out (bi, gay) in the Virsana Empire: Sir Braden series: The Shang Zhou Shuffle. The Emperor cares for each and every one of his subjects, be they bartender or prince. Prince Ishikawa of Shang Zhou has embarked on a risky undercover adventure all on his own, and Yaden and Ivan are sent after him to make sure he comes out alive. Working as the crew of a local pub, the three of them try to figure out why the local military is training Vox Populi terrorists. But this is … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Tangents & Tachyons – J. Scott Coatsworth

December 10, 2021 by scott

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi collection coming out, and we have the cover reveal: Tangents & Tachyons. And there’s a giveaway! Tangents & Tachyons is Scott’s second anthology – six sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from time travel to hopepunk and retro spec fic: Eventide: Tanner Black awakes to find himself in his own study, staring out the window at the end of the Universe. But who brought him there, and why? Chinatown: Deryn lives in an old San Francisco department store with his girlfriend Gracie, and scrapes by with his talent as … Read more

COVER REVEAL: Tangents & Tachyons – J. Scott Coatsworth

November 29, 2021 by scott

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi collection out: Tangents & Tachyons. And there’s a giveaway! Tangents & Tachyons is Scott’s second anthology – six sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from time travel to hopepunk and retro spec fic: Eventide: Tanner Black awakes to find himself in his own study, staring out the window at the end of the Universe. But who brought him there, and why? Chinatown: Deryn lives in an old San Francisco department store with his girlfriend Gracie, and scrapes by with his talent as a dreamcaster for the Chinese overlords. But … Read more

REVIEW: Firedrake – J. Scott Coatsworth

October 2, 2021 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Dystopian, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book A handwritten note. A handful of lavender roses. And memories cracked like shattered glass. Kerry has had a bad day, and he’s sick of his life in Arco Four. Nothing ever changes, even for a firedrake. Days and nights pass with a quiet air of desperation, as everyone tries to convince themselves their lives in the superscraper have meaning. A strange scribbled note offers him a distraction—and maybe a chance to finally unlock his broken memories. But to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Firedrake – J. Scott Coatsworth

September 10, 2021 by scott

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM sci-fantasy romance out: Firedrake. A handwritten note. A lavender rose. And memories cracked like shattered glass. Kerry has had a bad day, and he’s sick of his life in Arco Four. Nothing ever changes, even for a firedrake. Days and nights pass with a quiet air of desperation, as everyone tries to convince themselves their lives in the superscraper have meaning. A strange scribbled note offers him a distraction—and maybe a chance to finally unlock his broken memories. But to find out, he’ll to go Outside. No one ever goes Outside. Still, … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Sci-Fantasy

September 9, 2021 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: How would you define sci-fantasy? Do you like it, or do you prefer keeping your peanut butter away from your chocolate? if you do, favorites? Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

ANNOUNCEMENT: After the Dragons – Cynthia Zhang

August 19, 2021 by scott

Cynthia Zhang has a new gay sci fantasy romance out: After the Dragons. Dragons were fire and terror to the Western world, but in the East they brought life-giving rain… Now, no longer hailed as gods and struggling in the overheated pollution of Beijing, only the Eastern dragons survive. As drought plagues the aquatic creatures, a mysterious disease—shaolong, or “burnt lung”—afflicts the city’s human inhabitants. Jaded college student Xiang Kaifei scours Beijing streets for abandoned dragons, distracting himself from his diagnosis. Elijah Ahmed, a biracial American medical researcher, is drawn to Beijing by the memory of his grandmother and her … Read more

REVIEW: Lamplighter – J. Scott Coatsworth

July 10, 2021 by scott

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A city plunged into darkness. Fen Theora’son is a handsome journeyman in Thyre’s Lamplighter’s Guild. He’s in love with Lewin, a Mason’s Guild journeyman, but they have to keep their affair secret. If they’re discovered, the cross-guild relationship could get them both thrown out. When the spindle – Forever’s main source of light – goes dark, the whole city looks to the lamplighters to bring light and hope. Fen must choose between loyalty to the Guild Masters and compassion, and risk … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Vessel of Starfire – Allison Carr Waechter

May 26, 2021 by scott

QSFer Allison Carr Waechter has a new queer sci-fantasy romance out: Vessel of Starfire. SISTER. ASSASSIN. VESSEL. Echo Rodrigal isn’t just a survivor; she’s a success. But in a land where the law is there are no laws, the terms of success rest on a knife’s edge, and Echo’s luck is about to change. The Vindicata are one of the top vengeance crews in the Ten Realms of Interra. Their oaths to only commit crimes of justice have earned them the respect of their peers. But the Vindicata are more than a crew, they’re a family. And ever since they … Read more

REVIEW: Dropnauts – J. Scott Coatsworth

May 10, 2021 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fi, Solarpunk, Hopepunk, Action-Adventure LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi, Ace, Trans Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks | Universal Buy Link About The Book Life after the Crash.Over a century after the end of the Earth, life goes on in Redemption, the sole remaining Lunar colony, and possibly the last outpost of humankind in the Solar System. But with an existential threat burrowing its way into the Moon’s core, humanity must recolonize the homeworld. Twenty brave dropnauts set off on a mission to explore the empty planet. Four of them—Rai, Hera, … Read more