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Sci-Fi

COVER REVEAL: Afloat – Isabelle Adler

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Afloat - Isabelle Adler

QSFer Isabelle Adler is revealing the cover for her forthcoming MM sci-fi tale, Staying Afloat book 3: Afloat. No place is safe anymore. Matt and his crew know it all too well—and it’s especially true now as the war with the Alraki has reached the heart of Federation space and struck close to home. Suddenly, Matt is faced with a difficult choice. He has the opportunity to sway the tide of the war and rectify a past wrong by helping the Fleet obtain a groundbreaking Alraki technology. But to do so, he must risk his ship and the lives of … Read more

FOR READERS: It’s Not Coffee. It’s Cahlfì.

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Do you like it when authors sub in imagined words for real world things to give their worlds a more exotic feel? 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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Love in Danger – E.D. Parr

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Love in Danger - E.D. Parr

QSFer E.D. Parr has a new MM sci fi romance out: “Love in Danger.” Centuries ago, the planet they cherished was conquered, but now three warriors from an ancient race of gifted beings intend to remedy that. Lovers, handsome Corin JaKobi and gorgeous Marcus D’Ath are members of an elite planetary squad that rid the city sectors of the mysterious and dangerous Fallen.  When an old friend uncovers the true horrific nature of the elders in the organization they work for, anger at their duplicity drives Corin, Marcus, and rogue squadron hunter, Zeb to plan for the ruling group’s demise. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Entropy Fountain – Mary E. Lowd

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QSFer Mary E. Lowd has a new queer space opera out: “The Entropy Fountain.” There is no rest for heroes. Clarity saved the universe once, but it already needs saving again. Against reservations and amid arguments, Clarity rescues a pair of Doraspian diplomats on the run. The two sentient plants and their reptilian advisor are keeping a secret that could make their own government turn on them, and turn them into science-experiments waiting to be dissected.In need of answers, Clarity and her crew head to Wespirtech, the foremost research institute in their corner of the galaxy, where scientists play with … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cyborg Anthology – Lindsay B-e

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QSFer Lindsay B-e has a new queer sci-fi/poetry book out (bi, gay, gender fluid, lesbian, non-binary, poly): “The Cyborg Anthology.” Poems written by Cyborgs in the future – this collection melds sci-fi and poetry, human and machine. The Cyborg Anthology takes place in a future where there was a thriving world of Robots and Cyborgs living peacefully beside Humans, but a disaster destroyed all Robot and most Cyborg life. The book is organized like a typical anthology of literature, split into sections that include a biography of each poet and a sample of their poetry. It covers early Cyborg poetry, … Read more

FOR READERS: This Needs to Be A TV Series

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: A new HBO series, Raised By Wolves, brings to tv the ‘seedship’ idea used in novels such as Manseed and The Songs of Distant Earth. Another recent series, Upload, has looked at the ‘mind uploading’ idea explored by Bill Gibson and Greg Egan. What major hard-SF ideas would you like to see explored on TV or in film, ideas which haven’t been used onscreen and which are scientifically realistic? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works … Read more

FOR READERS: Best Queer Sci-Fi Books

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What are your top three queer sci fi reads – the books that made you tingle all over and that you never wanted to end? 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

FOR WRITERS: How Does Your Earth End?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Have you ever destroyed the world (or at least the human part of it) in your work? If so, share the title, the link, and how you did it. Writers: This is a 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. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR READERS: Space Survivalists

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Popular stories like Lost in Space and The Martian deal with survival in outer space. What are some of your fave queer sci-fi books that tackle space survivalists? 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

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: That Distant Dream – Laurel beckley

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That Distant Dream - Laurel Beckley

Laurel Beckley has a new FF military sci-fi book out, The Satura Trilogy Book 1: “That Distant Dream.” And there’s a giveaway! After her escape pod is found drifting through debris nearly two decades after the end of the Redelki Wars, Melin is woken from cryosleep to find a galaxy where she no longer belongs. The galaxy has moved on from the horrors she experienced, the experiences that transformed her into a hero while she slept, but she hasn’t. Alone, broken in mind and body, Melin is slowly pulled to the planet of her ancestors. She just wants a fresh … Read more