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ANNOUNCEMENT: Seed of Harmony, by C. Arthur Shuey

Seed of Harmony

QSFer C. Arthur Shuey has a new MM sci fi book out: A powerful Galactic Empire—devastated by a mysterious plague—lost in antiquity. Terran Colonists—fleeing an Earth void of life and pursued by a hostile alien aggressor. Two young Terran Explorers and their psychically bonded, genetically enhanced Panther teammates, are marooned on an unexplored planet when their ship is attacked. Injured and cut off from any hope of rescue, Jar’ek must save his friend and shipmate, Kallehn from imminent death. The Ranger team will need to use every bit of knowledge and skill they possess if they want to survive. Unknown … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Alpha Surrender and Alpha Transformation, by Sally Bend

Alpha Bundle

QSFer Sally Bend has a new MM post-apocalyptic book out: It had been fifty years since the bridge had last represented anything meaningful. Fifty years since the city on the other side had been targeted by the Church for refusing to join in the new faith, and for refusing to denounce all those who believed otherwise. It was meant to be the start of a war to end all wars, a final strike against the forces of pagan terrorism, but the Church has instead become a terrorist state of its own, cut off from the rest of the world, and … Read more

Where to Get Your Superhero Supplies

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store

As Batman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman can attest: Being a superhero is hard work. But it isn’t all just saving lives or preventing the universe from imminent destruction: Shopping for job supplies also takes a heroic effort. Hey, you try finding a decent cape at Staples or Office Depot. There is one place where budding Iron Man interns or aspiring Avengers can get everything from masks to utility belts and even cans containing super powers like justice, chutzpah, magnificence, immortality and vengeance. It’s called the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store, and it’s the only store we’ve heard of where you can … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bound by Destiny, M.A. Church

Bound by Destiny

QSFer M.A. Church has a new MM sci fi book out: Destiny brought them together even before they were born. Raiden Shou, a fierce and loving Tah’Narian warrior, has everything he ever wanted. A loving mate, a highly sought-after position as Chief Helmsman of the Unity, and now the possibility of a young in the near future. But destiny never promised life would be easy. A chance encounter with the Ne Reyn goes horribly wrong, an enemy from the past makes a reappearance, and egos flare out of control. A rejection turns lethal during a trip to Quai to collect … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Stark Divide, by J. Scott Coatsworth

The Stark Divide

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi book out: Some stories are epic. The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed. Three living generation ships have been built with a combination of genetic mastery, artificial intelligence, technology, and raw materials harvested from the asteroid belt. This is the story of one of them—43 Ariadne, or Forever, as her inhabitants call her—a living world that carries the remaining hopes of humanity, and the three generations of scientists, engineers, and explorers working to colonize her. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Flight of Thieves, by David Bridger

A Flight of Thieves

QSFer David Bridger has a new queer steampunk book out: I’ve Indie re-released my futuristic steampunk novel A Flight of Thieves. It’s a post-apocalyptic post-flood world of airships and intelligent robots and pirates and slavers, where no one looks askance at same-sex or mixed-race relationships, but robots are often treated badly, and anyone who wears a robotic replacement for a lost limb is shunned from society: In a dangerous world of isolated, steam-powered, island communities, a thousand years after Earth’s apocalyptic flood, Princess Victoria and her robot mentor King Henry recruit a ragtag band of airship adventurers to help her … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Not Your Villain, by C.B. Lee

Not Your Villain

QSFer C.B. Lee has a new queer YA hero-villain book out: Bells Broussard thought he had it made when his superpowers manifested early. Being a shapeshifter is awesome. He can change his hair whenever he wants and, if putting on a binder for the day is too much, he’s got it covered. But that was before he became the country’s most wanted villain. After discovering a massive cover-up by the Heroes’ League of Heroes, Bells and his friends Jess, Emma, and Abby set off on a secret mission to find the Resistance. Meanwhile, power-hungry former hero Captain Orion is on … Read more

COVER REVEAL & INTERVIEW: The Jackal’s House, by Anna Butler

The Jackal's House

QSFer Anna Butler has a new MM Steampunk book coming out on 10/30, “The Jackal’s House”, and we’re happy to share the great cover and chat with Anna a bit about this book and its predecessor, “The Gilded Scarab”: Interview Queer Sci Fi: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? Anna Butler: I’ve been writing since I was a child. When I hit my teens and for years after, I wrote fanfic—that was before the internet and before I even knew such a thing as fanfiction existed. Looking … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GUEST POST: The Long Past & Other Tales, by Ginn Hale

The Long Past & Other Stories

QSFer Ginn Hale has a new queer alt history/steampunk/weird west book out. Guest Post Hands on Research in Fantastical Worlds Often when the subject of research is brought up, fantasy authors will cite books and museums, or recount interviews and hours spent pouring over old newspapers, police records and magazines. You can almost hear the microfiche whirring around them and smell musty pages. To be honest I love that stuff myself. Original sources can be incredibly important to a book, particularly if it’s set in an alternate history or if the plot relies on real events or people. (The Long … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The World That Will Never Be, by Maria Siopis

The World That Will Never Be

QSFer Maria Siopis has a new queer sci fi book out: The world where the straights are hated for hundreds of years is about to turn for the worse, and shatter to pieces. The involvement of Eliza X, a police officer, in the killing of a straight, Jeffrey Antinoro, becomes the singular event and the catalyst that sends humanity into a tailspin. A revolution erupts and Eliza is the sole cause of it. Nevertheless, her journey forces her to rediscover herself and find love in the arms of her professor Linda Pelc. Together they’ll try to redefine the human capacity … Read more