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New Release: The Vitruvian Mask – B.J. Sikes

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The Vitruvian Mask

QSFer BJ Sikes has a new queer steampunk/alt history book out: The Vitruvian Mask. 1881: The electric lights of Paris have been extinguished. The Naturalist revolution is over. Adelaide was on the losing side. Once the Royal Scientist Doctor for the now-dead cyborg monarchs of France, she’s now a fugitive, hiding from the new king’s Police Sécrète. Pregnant and alone, she seeks refuge in a Parisian hospital but things have changed there too. What was once a cathedral of Science is now a bastion of ignorance and superstition. The battlefield veterans whose Augmented prosthetics she once created are shunned by … Read more

New Release / Giveaway: Rewriting the Rules – Steven D. Brewer

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Rewriting the Rules - Steven D. Brewer

Steven D. Brewer has a new queer steampunk book out (trans, gay): Rewriting the Rules. And there’s a giveaway. When peace is no longer possible, one must either go to war or run away. Abandoned by the nobility, everything goes wrong for Revin and he makes a run for it, ready to give up all hope. But when confronted with the choice he must make, will his heart lead him true? Warnings: violence. About the Series Revin, a young man from a poor mining town, has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become the student apprentice of a law professor. … Read more

New Release: The Mating of Blind Billy Hipp – Lisa Oliver

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The Mating of Blind Billy Hipp - Lisa Oliver

QSFer Lisa Oliver has a new MM Fantasy/Paranormal Steampunk book out, Quirk of Fate book 3: The Mating of Blind Billy Hipp. “I saw something fuzzy and gorgeous through the glass, yes. All five of you in the line-up looked more or less the same to me, but something… I don’t know… something divine kept me focused on the man in the middle.” Billy Hipp, more commonly referred to as Blind Billy Hipp although he wasn’t fully blind, has spent eons regretting the actions of his youth. Now, he devotes his time to being the best damn Searcher in the … Read more

New Release: The End of His Rope – Steven D. Brewer

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The End of His Rope - Steven D. Brewer

QSFer Steven D. Brewer has a new trans steampunk fantasy out, Revin’s Heart book 5: The End of His Rope. Revin and the pirate crew travel to the heart of the kingdom to carry a dire warning about the dangers posed by the device that could end air travel forever. Trailing the storm, Revin and the pirate crew collect crucial data about the damage caused by a device that could end air travel forever. As they depart, they encounter a downed airship and rescue the crew. But just who are these marooned airmen and what was their mission? The answers … Read more

Review: Pride and Pestilence – Nita Round

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Pride and Pestilence - Nita Round

Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon About The Book Rich man, poor man, freeman, or slave. When red fever comes calling, no one is safe. Captain Ezra Burton brings a ship load of problems to Bristelle and seeks Godwyn Bethwood’s help to soothe the way. If he thought he had problems when he docked, it soon gets worse. Godwyn is dead and now he must deal with his sister and the indomitable Evie Chester. Burton’s problems seep out on to the streets of the city. Sickness and infection spread unchecked whilst the medics and … Read more

Review: Librarian – Brian Fence

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Librarian - Brian Fence

Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Lenna Faircloth thought she was content enough to be junior librarian at one of the grandest libraries on the Continent, so long as at the end of the day she can enjoy a glass (or two) of wine and some decent shut-eye. Reticent and unconcerned with trivial matters, Lenna is almost laughably nonplussed the day her childhood friend, Gilbert, appears at her door, asking her to help smuggle stolen goods across national borders. Librarian is the first part of a young woman’s long journey … Read more

Review: Daunting Dilemmas – Edale Lane

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Daunting Dilemmas - Edale Lane

Genre: Mystery, Historical, Steampunk Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Sometimes one must lie to live her truth. Stetson has been fooling London for ten years while her fictitious alter-ego solves crimes. But could a criminal mastermind put her carefree days of sleuthing in jeopardy? Evelyn longs to be recognized for her talent; will her music prove to be the key in helping Stetson solve a mystery? While Jack the Ripper terrorizes London, Stetson closes in on the art thief she has been after for months; however, will catching him place her in … Read more

Review: The Apprentice – Brian Fence

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The Apprentice - Brian Fence

Genre: Sci-Fi, Steampunk, LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Gender Fluid Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book One month after her childhood friend, Gilbert, appeared on the doorstep of her library seeking help in fleeing from the Blue Crescent Brotherhood, Lenna Faircloth — librarian, self-proclaimed dormouse, and lover of all things alcoholic — finds herself in the unlikeliest of situations: roughing it in the forest with her mother’s people, the Freewomen of Laur. With his dying words Gilbert bequeathed to Lenna one of three powerful artifacts, dubiously named the Godjewels, and it had formed a unique … Read more

New Release: Crossing the Streams – Steven D. Brewer

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Crossing the Streams - Steven D. Brewer

QSFer Steven D. Brewer has a new queer YA steampunk fantasy book out (bi, gay, trans FTM), Revin’s Heart book 4 – Crossing the Streams. Revin and the Professor must go undercover to investigate a mysterious device that has the power to generate storms and may threaten their very existence. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo Excerpt In the morning, Revin tried to hook up the horses to the coach and discovered he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. He had never worked with horses before. There had been some ponies in the mines … Read more

New Release: Pride and Pestilence – Nita Round

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Pride and Pestilence - Nita Round

QSFer Nita Round has a new FF fantasy steampunk book out, The Evie Chester Files Case Four: Pride and Pestilence. Rich man, poor man, freeman, or slave. When red fever comes calling, no one is safe. Captain Ezra Burton brings a ship load of problems to Bristelle and seeks Godwyn Bethwood’s help to soothe the way. If he thought he had problems when he docked, it soon gets worse. Godwyn is dead and now he must deal with his sister and the indomitable Evie Chester. Burton’s problems seep out on to the streets of the city. Sickness and infection spread … Read more