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Month: August 2016

Announcement: Werewolf’s Tale and a Druid’s Sword, by Lexi Ander

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Werewolf's Tale and a Druid's Sword

QSFer Lexi Ander has a new mm paranormal urban fantasy book out: After he’s kicked out for being gay, still reeling from being abandoned by the man he loves, Jude goes to live with his brother Beck, who thankfully is more than happy to take him in. But Jude has other secrets he’s yet to share, for fear that even Beck will reject him, leaving him well and truly alone. Then he draws the attention of werewolves, and discovers that everything he thought he knew about Levi, the man who abandoned him, is a lie. But one lie leads to … Read more

New Discoveries Day!

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New Discoveries Day

Hey all, Welcome to New Discoveries Day – a day once a month (usually on the last day of the month) when we discuss recent discoveries that fascinate us and that could spawn plot bunnies (or plot squirrels or plot mongeese – your plot animal of choice). So chime in and let us know about any new discoveries you ran across in the last month – links are always appreciated. Thanks to Freddy MacKay for the great idea! –Scott Come Join the Chat!

Review: “The Seventh Pleiade” by Andrew J. Peters

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Title: The Seventh Pleiade Series: Atlantis #1 Author: Andrew J. Peters Genre: Gay YA Historical Fantasy Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 264 pages Blurb Atlantis is besieged by violent storms, tremors, and a barbarian army. For sixteen-year-old Aerander, it’s a calamitous backdrop to his Panegyris, where boys are feted for their passage to manhood. Amid a secret web of romances among the celebrants, Aerander’s cousin Dam goes missing with two boys. With the kingdom in crisis, no one suspects the High Priest Zazamoukh, though Aerander uncovers a conspiracy to barter boys for dark spiritual power. Aerander’s proof— an underground … Read more

Announcement: Poseidon & Cleito, by Andrew J. Peters

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Poseidon and Cleito

QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new mythological fantasy book out: NEW TITLE IMAGINES ATLANTIS AS REAL WORLD PREHISTORY Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy is pleased to announce the release of Andrew J. Peters’ fourth book Poseidon and Cleito, the story of how Poseidon became Poseidon and an intriguing portrait of the woman who Plato mentioned as his wife. In the tradition of David Gemmell and Guy Gavriel Kay, Peters reimagines a well-known mythological character from a human perspective while illuminating a minor, female figure who was relegated to the margins by writers of the age. Says Peters, “I consider … Read more

Announcement: Temper, by R. Phoenix

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Temper

QSFer R. Phoenix has a new MM paranormal horror book out: Only one thing can keep Ashton safe from the supernatural predators who made the world into their depraved, twisted playground after the Takeover–but it’s the one thing that would steal the last remnants of his freedom. At every turn, society confronts Reese and Ashton with the way humans are treated as mere playthings to be used and discarded. When they realize their own desires and pride have no place in the status quo, Ashton and his werewolf lover understand they’ll have to engage in the deadly games played by … Read more

New Trailer for Westworld

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Westworld trailer

“Our creatures have been misbehaving,” intones Anthony Hopkins in HBO’s new Westworld trailer. Below is a fresh look at HBO’s eagerly anticipated new drama series that includes footage from throughout the first season of the show. The new footage – the second full-length trailer the network has released – gives us a first hints of the pending robopocalyptic conflict between a futuristic theme park’s robotic “hosts” and their human keepers. Front and center in this footage is Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), a naive young frontier “host” who’s actually the park’s oldest resident, having been resurrected after countless “deaths” that she’s … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info … Read more

Announcement: The Man Who Watched the Stars, by Carol Holland March

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The Man Who Watched the Stars

QSFer Carol Holland March has a new sci fi MM romance out: Tessa gets a frantic call from her ex-husband to help him escape from a military base. The most famous astronaut on Earth is in trouble. Josh made the first hyperspace jump with an alien copilot and created a result no one foresaw. Now the aliens are leaving Earth. What happened on board that flight, and what choice will Josh make now? Buy Links Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords Excerpt Whenever I saw a Teneran face on a vid, it surprised me. Humanoid, the media said. Besides … Read more

For Readers: Finding New Books to Read

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: How do you find the books you want: search patterns, key words, special techniques, etc? How do you find the stories you want to read? As writers, we tend to have voracious reading appetites and an innate need to read. So spill – what are your secrets to finding good fresh meat? 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