As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

shifters

Announcement: Drakon’s Angel, by Aeryn Jaden

by
Dakon's Angel

QSFer Aeryn Jaden has a new paranormal book out: Kanael is tired. He has been without his mate for more than two millennia and his control is slowly slipping. Time heals all wounds and his are no exception. Well, at least they are scabbed over. He is ready, past ready and he needs to set to rights his broken mating bond with Kraken, his drakon. He’ll need to leave his family and go searching for his long lost mate if he wants to ever be happy. And protect those he loves from himself once his control over his own nature … Read more

Discussion: Are Shifter Stories Stuck in a Rut?

by
Someone to Cuttle large

We’ve had tales of shifters for a long, long time – many cultures have werewolf myths, and they’ve been in the popular culture for centuries. In recent years, shifters have branched out beyond the “traditional” wolves, and we now have werecats, weresquirrels, werebears, and even (shudder) were cuttlefish. But has this genre become played out? Have we said everything there is to say about shifters? Or is there some new angle out there that we’ve yet to explore? Come join the chat

Guest Post: Grace R. Duncan, Author of Devotion

by
Devotion

QSFer Grace R. Duncan stops by the QSF blog today to hang out and discuss her new paranormal book, Devotion. Thank you so much to Scott and the rest of Queer Sci-Fi for letting me stop by today! I’ve given this part of the interview a bit more of a paranormal bent. Hope you enjoy! Are either of you particularly religious? Finley nods. I think we both have a solid faith. Can you tell me a little about it? Tanner: We follow—for the most part—the Roman pantheon. Our patron goddess—and the one who created us—is Diana, goddess of the hunt. … Read more

Announcement: Eternal Circle, by Victoria Sue

by
Eternal Circle

QSFer Victoria Sue has a new paranormal book out: How can you repair something that should have been unbreakable? Darric, Blaze and Conner had been together for centuries, and their bond, like their love, should have been eternal. Blaze is trying not only to hold his family together, but stop himself falling apart. The fragile relationship between the werewolves and the humans is at risk once more, and the goddess Sirius seems to have deserted them. Inexplicable changes are taking place to their little Omega, and while Aden’s powers are increasing, Conner seems to be losing his. The terrorist group, … Read more

Announcement: Moon Born, by D. River

by
Moon Born

QSFer D. River has a new paranormal book out: Tucker and Ryder figured that the worst was over. They’d gotten used to being lycans, they’d managed to not get killed by werewolf hunters and they’d stopped a crazy magician from trying to unleash Armageddon. However, as they try to get back to their lives, they find a whole host of new problems awaiting them. The government has established a task force to deal with paranormal threats and lycans are at the top of that list. There is a monster prowling the dark places of New York City. And the Moon … Read more

Announcement: Devotion, by Grace R. Duncan

by
Devotion

QSFer Grace R. Duncan has a new paranormal book out: Finley Cooper is tired of waiting for his destined mate to be ready to claim him. In deference to human laws, he’s already agreed to wait until he’s eighteen. But now his birthday has come and gone—and his mate has a new set of excuses. Finley doesn’t understand it any more than his wolf does, and he’s beginning to wonder if fate made a mistake. Tanner Pearce wants nothing more than to claim his mate, but he worries that Finley is too young. Tanner will never forget what happened when … Read more

Announcement: Balance of Power, by Amelia Faulkner

by
Balance of Power

QSFer Amelia Faulkner has a new paranormal book out: The vampire Ellis O’Neill has weathered more attempts on his life in a year than most people suffer in a lifetime. His continued survival is down to a collection of facts he prefers to keep closely-guarded secrets: his lover is a werewolf; he’ll break whatever laws he has to; and he’s willing to become a monster to protect those he loves. Werewolf Randall Carter is settling into his new role as Alpha. For a man used to a lifetime of bullying and abuse this is a terrifying change, and it’s taking … Read more

Announcement: Endangered Species, by Cheyenne Meadows

by
Endangered Species

QSFer Cheyenne Meadows has a new paranormal book out: Injured, exhausted, and on his last leg, lynx shifter, Jordan, all but gives up hope. After weeks confined in a research lab against his will, he manages to escape only to become hunted and is on the run. His will to survive is strong…if only he can keep going. Noble finds a ragged, bloody shifter on his doorstep in desperate need of attention. He recognizes a similar kinship with Jordan–they’re misfits. Noble can’t change forms, a fact his family won’t accept. Jordan, thanks to the experimentation, can achieve any feline form, … Read more

Announcement: Cat’s Cradle, by A. Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder

by
Cat's Cradle

QSFers A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder have a new paranormal book out: When you’re an ex-Marine tiger shifter, love comes with a high cost – is it too much to pay? Mitchell Brayden is an ex-Marine tiger shifter looking for love in all the wrong places. When he decides to rescue a young ocelot shifter from a rich, spoiled playboy, he embroils himself in a conflict that goes back generations. Guadalupe Salazar grew up as a pampered pet of a benevolent patron. After his patron’s untimely death, he stays on with the patron’s son – a self-centered, weak man … Read more

“The Homecoming” by J. Scott Coatsworth

by
The Homecoming

Genre: Gay Science Fiction Length: Novella   ALDISS AND his crew crash land on a forgotten Earth, expecting it to be abandoned after hundreds of years. Their own world is destroyed, and now Earth is their only chance for a new start. But it’s winter, the climate is harsh, and Earth is not as forgotten as they thought. The inhabitants also may not be as open to new arrivals as Adliss’s crew hopes. I loved this book. The setup was interesting, and the characters were engaging. I loved how spacemen and werewolves collided: technology meets primal Earth. First contact between … Read more