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Fantasy

New Release: Ameliorate – R. Sinclair

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Ameliorate - R. Sinclair

QSFer R. Sinclair has a new queer dystopian sci-fantasy book out (aroace and agender, bisexual, gay), Shattered Numbers book 2: Ameliorate. It all went horrifically wrong. V reunited with his AI siblings at a terrible cost—a cost he isn’t willing to pay. He vowed to do whatever it takes to save Meredith—or whatever is left of her—from Smith and Varro Technologies. No matter how long it takes. No matter what he has to do. No matter who he has to kill. Now V, Cass and Orwell are tearing through the galaxy playing a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Mr Smith. Their paradise-like … Read more

New Release: To Know a Dragon Spy – Antonia Aquilante

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To Know a Dragon Spy - Antonia Aquilante

QSFer Antonia Aquilante has a new MM fantasy romance out: To Know a Dragon Spy. Once upon a time, before the hunts, dragons were plentiful in the world. Now they exist only in legend…except in the land of Ivria. Felix is a prince, cousin of the current king, ward of the old one. Knowing he would never sit on the throne, he set himself to become something else—the king’s best spy. Aside from a trusted few, people know him as a frivolous, flirtatious prince. They don’t see the keen mind behind the charming smile or the love of family and … Read more

Review: To Know a Dragon Spy – Antonia Aquilante

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To Know a Dragon Spy - Antonia Aquilante

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Once upon a time, before the hunts, dragons were plentiful in the world. Now they exist only in legend…except in the land of Ivria. Felix is a prince, cousin of the current king, ward of the old one. Knowing he would never sit on the throne, he set himself to become something else—the king’s best spy. Aside from a trusted few, people know him as a frivolous, flirtatious prince. They don’t see the keen mind behind the charming smile or the love of family and … Read more

New Release: A Treason of Magic – Melissa Marr

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A Treason of Magic - Melissa Marr

QSFer Melissa Marr has a new FF historical fantasy book out: A Treason of Magic. In a world where magic, desire, and duty collide, it is beauty who is fated to kill the beast in a lush historical fantasy of secrets and star-crossed love by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr. Two young women. Heirs to altogether different hereditary burdens. Yet bound by a monstrous threat to their village. Gabrielle is the first woman in Alveus to carry the mantle of Hunter, which comes with an obligation to kill the faery beasts murdering travelers in Brimmond Wood. Wary of … Read more

Books For Pride Month. Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender (June 5, 2026)

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Books For Pride Month By Jeff Baker Just in time for Pride Month (which is why I’m posting this early!) I’m selecting several of my favorite LGBT-themed books to dip into for June. And I acknowlege I’ve probably talked about these in this space before. Most of them should be readily available to read online, to order online or find at your new or used bookstore. And the bulk of them are short-story collections or anthologies. (Full disclosure; I know some of these authors and I’m actually mentioned in a story introduction in one of the books!) In no particular … Read more

Review: Fragments of Us – Niranjan

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Fragments of Us - Niranjan

Genre: Fantasy Reviewer: Estora Amazon (Paperback) | B&N | Google Play | Indigo | Itch.io | Kobo About The Book A Doomed Love. An Inexorable Law. An impending war and buried secrets. Keylin, daughter of Lord Giles, goes from a noblewoman about to be married to the love of her life to a slave, owning not even her own person. The laws of Castrial are binding, and even nobles are not exempt from it. The man who has brought her father to justice is also the man who owns Keylin: Alaric, the Shield of Castrial. Bertram, her erstwhile fiancé is desperate and willing to do anything to save the woman … Read more

New Release: Fire’s Ally – D. M. Kannapan

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Fire's Ally - D. M. Kannapan

D. M. Kannapan has a new YA fantasy cli-fi book out: Fire’s Ally. For most of her life, Eleg has been obsessed with the eerie, persistent, wildfire claiming parts of her home. No amount of rain seems to be able to put it out. She belongs to a gentle, bookish society, and her people have been fighting the fire back for decades. But they are not ready for the turmoil it is about to unleash. Eleg understands the fire better than most. She has already once failed to protect the innocent in its path. Though she would rather be alone … Read more

Review: The Last Boy on Earth – West Ambrose

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Review: The Last Boy on Earth - West Ambrose

Genre: Queer Speculative Fiction, Post-Anthropocene, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Slipstream LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Gender Fluid Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Two boys, alike and undying, from borderless Illyrial, where we [de]lay our post- anthropocene: Julian and Vern are equally lost and differently, tenderly, iridescent pearls; one in the deep sea and the other by the sandy shores, encroaching. Julian, an unlikely passenger aboard an undersea ship with no destination and captained by a madman, seeks to unfold the past by throwing himself into new liaisons with beautiful men and creatures. Still learning how to swim, Vern kicks frantically against … Read more

Why Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender, Is Writing Two Novellas At Once. (May 12, 2026)

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Why I’m Writing Two Novellas At Once by Jeff Baker I am a terrible procrastinator. (Okay, okay. Actually I’m a very good procrastinator.) I’m a great putter-offer, especially about writing. So, when I tried to start writing regularly years and years ago I told myself that I would only work on one story at a time. That had been my problem for many years; plenty of false starts, including some very good beginnings, but very few were finished. In that, I probably was like a lot of wannabe writers who have a trunk-full (or file-full) of half-finished stories, (if even … Read more

New Release: Wild Ride – Will Okati

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Wild Ride - Will Okati

QSFer Will Okati has a new MM dark paranormal fantasy box set out: Wild Ride. Time traveler, highwayman, beast, and storyteller — it’s going to be a wild ride. Wild Ride — Strange dreams tell Nikos he’s meant to be more than a Secret Keeper, tracking the predatory Nightlings. Alexei, a time traveler from the past, has come to find Nikos and take him back to the year 2007. It’s going to be a wild ride… Hell at One Dark Window — It’s the end of the world as we knew it. For most folk survival is all that matters, and the … Read more