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Announcement: Best in Show, by Kelly Jensen

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Best in Show

QSFer Kelly Jensen has an adorable new MM paranormal book out: Solitary mystery writer Julian Wilkes doesn’t want a pet, but his sister persuades him to visit Lingwood Animal Rescue, where he is immediately taken with a large ginger tabby cat. Before he can settle into the joys of cat ownership, however, he discovers something very unusual about his new companion. Macavity Birch is cursed. By day he is a large tabby cat. At night he can be himself—a human male with ginger hair and oddly yellow eyes. He didn’t mean to end up in the animal rescue, but he never meant … Read more

Worldbuilding Week Day Two: Alien/Magical Races

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Worldbuilding Week

Welcome to the second annual Worldbuilding Week at QSF. We’ll talk about all aspects of building a world for your story, including languages; alien/magical races; history and timelines; culture and politics; sex, marriage and reproduction; and tools and techniques. It should be a lot of fun. Today we’re talking about alien/magical races, and J. Scott Coatsworth will be our moderator. Here’s my take: This is one of my favorite topics of the week, because I love authors who are able to construct entire races of beings in an original and convincing way. When I was in second or third grade … Read more

Wonder Woman!

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Wonder Woman

Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer for “Wonder Woman” at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. “Wonder Woman” gives the superheroine’s origin story as Princess Diana of Themyscira starting from the World War I era. Gal Gadot, who first appeared as Wonder Woman in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” fights alongside Chris Pine who plays Steve Trevor. Patty Jenkins directs the reboot. The trailer shows Diana meeting Steve Trevor, the first man she has ever met, on a beach. She enters the changing tide of World War I and more classic moments are given an updated twist. The superheroine prepares … Read more

Dispatches from Hogwarts G.S.A.: When is queer tragedy cliché?

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Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

We were recently drawn into pondering this question while reading Kai Ashante Wilson’s The Sorcerer of Wildeeps and looking at the book’s Goodreads reviews. One review stood out because it gushed about the book, but the reader said the tragic ending kept her from giving it five stars because (paraphrased) hasn’t gay tragedy been done enough already? Spoilers: One interpretation is that the main character Demane’s love interest dies at the end, though our take was the story left a sliver of hope he could have survived. Reviews of course are subjective, every reader is entitled to her opinion, and … Read more

Announcement: The Starving Years audiobook, by Jordan Castillo Price

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The Starving Years

QSFer Jordan Castillo Price has a new MMM sci fi romance audiobook release: The chemistry between these three men is undeniable, but is it enough to save Manhattan? Imagine a world without hunger. In 1960, a superfood was invented that made starvation a thing of the past. Manna, the cheaply manufactured staple food, is now as ubiquitous as salt in the world’s cupboards, pantries and larders. Nelson Oliver knows plenty about manna. He’s a food scientist—according to his diploma, that is. Lately, he’s been running the register at the local video rental dive to scrape together the cash for his … Read more

Worldbuilding Week Day One: Languages

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Worldbuilding Week

Welcome to the second annual Worldbuilding Week at QSF. We’ll talk about all aspects of building a world for your story, including languages; alien/magical races; history and timelines; culture and politics; sex, marriage and reproduction; and tools and techniques. It should be a lot of fun. Today we’re talking about languages, and Loren Rhoads will be our moderator. Here’s Loren’s take: One of the things I love about the Star Wars universe is the diversity of species in the background characters. Unfortunately, beyond Chewbacca, Admiral Ackbar, and Nien Nunb, few aliens who are good guys speak. When I wrote my … Read more

Could Torchwood Return to TV?

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John Barrowman is working on getting Torchwood back on screen. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the Doctor Who and Arrow star revealed he was in talks to get the series back – and not just in the form of reruns. ‘I have a phone conversation on Monday to see how we can get it back on television,’ the Glasgow-born actor said. Over the past, he’s repeatedly hinted at Torchwood coming back to the small screen, but in much vaguer terms. But during the SDCC announcement, Barrowman made it clear he was serious, saying he wouldn’t comment if he … Read more

Announcement: Two Sides of a Coin, by Meraki P. Lyhne

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Two Sides of a Coin

QSFer Meraki P. Lyhne has a new MM Paranormal book out: Having never failed anyone’s expectations to him, Alex finds it difficult to deal with having lost a valuable artifact, lied to Pritchard, and falsified a report to Mr. Henry. A whole new life in the States lies ahead of him. But Alex doesn’t like changes. The only things that keep him somewhat grounded are the calloused hands of the sadist, Dominic, and the support of the young demigod, Kaleb. He had never expected Pritchard to keep their secret, but he did, and the stay in Philadelphia turns out very … 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: Mysteries of the Moon Men Deep Inside, by Madeira Desouza

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QSFer Madeira Desouza has a new sci fi book out: Hundreds of years from today in an alternate future there is a ruthless agency that manipulates time. They make sure yesterday turns out the way the agency leaders want. A top-secret base inside the moon sends young gay men on time travel missions to Earth. These agents change the past by using sexual tactics to gain power and control over the behaviors and actions of men. Buy Links Amazon Excerpt Yesterday I was lost and I died. Today I am alive again. I accept the truth about foregone tomorrows and … Read more