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Review: The Shivering Ground – Sara Barkat

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The Shivering Ground - Sara Barkat

Genre: SF, Dystopian, Slipstream, Eco-Fiction, Gothic Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Gay, Non-Binary. No one in this collection identifies themselves to the reader as any specific identity. Two characters exclusively use they/them (one is a human character, one is a character from another species that transitions to human; that romantic relationship could be read as m/m or m/enby) & the ace character is not announced but there’s an ace/queerplatonic relationship that could be read as friendship or romance. Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo | Author Site About The Book The Shivering Ground blends future and … Read more

New Release: Dream the Deep – Clara Ward

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Clara Ward - Dream the Deep

QSFer Clara Ward has a new queer sci-fantasy book out (ace, non-binary, trans, lesbian, gay): Dream the Deep. You don’t need to reach Mars to reach your dreams. Robbed of their chance at leaving Earth to pursue green-energy innovations, Ryn embraces new dreams—fighting deep sea threats in conjunction with a giant cephalopod. It’s 2139 in the Cali-Coastal Corporate Zone, and Ryn struggles with their own body and brain as they fight to survive five days locked up with academic rivals and the military-backed billionaires who’ve misled them all since their teenage years. Ryn needs an exit strategy but doesn’t know … Read more

Review: Ameliorate – R. Sinclair

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Ameliorate - R. Sinclair

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, AI, Dystopian LGBTQ+ Category: Aroace and Agender, Bisexual, Gay Reviewer: Estora Universal Buy Link About The Book 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 cult … Read more

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

Review: Inkbloom – E.D.E. Bell

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Inkbloom - E.D.E. Bell

Genre: Quiet Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM, Trans MTF Reviewer: Beáta Get It On Amazon About The Book Xelle is marked as dragonfriend. Arriving at To’Ever under a veil of unease and an uncertain future, she must redefine herself. Again. Inkbloom continues the story of Night Ivy, a wandering bard’s tale of magic and friendship amidst the spires and shadows of the seven towers of Alyssia. The second book in the fantasy world of Alyssia, featuring plant magic, friendship, and dragons. The Review In the second book of the Alyssia series, Xelle continues her … Read more

New Release: The End of a Cloning Line – Valerie J. Mikles

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Ace Alien Detective: The End of a Cloning Line - Valerie J Mikles

QSFer Valerie J. Mikles has a new queer cozy sci-fi mystery out (ace): The End of a Cloning Line. When an alien is implicated in a murder, it’s up to one ace to solve the case. Starr’s new security gig at the prestigious (though ethically questionable) Dupli City University was supposed to be easy. Her expectations crash like a UFO when she thwarts an alien abduction, just hours before a notorious clone is found dead in his lab. The research-stealing, womanizing marvel of science, has a long list of disgruntled ex-colleagues wishing him dead, including his current research associate—an incognito … Read more

Review: Quill & Still – Aaron Soafer

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Quill & Still - Aaron Soafer

Genre: Fantasy, Slow Fantasy, LitRPG LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay, Gender Fluid, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans MTF. The main character is also aromantic, and there are a few agender characters Reviewer: Kristi Get It On Amazon About The Book Sophie Nadash once yearned to understand life and chemistry. Now a disillusioned scientist approaching middle age, she yearns to set aside pipettes and polymerase forever. A chance encounter with the Goddess Artemis sets her on the path to becoming the Alchemist for the rural Shemmai village of Kibosh, where the rat race gives way to peace and the quiet life. … Read more

New Release – Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4 – E.J. LeRoy

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Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4 - E.J. LeRoy

QSFer E.J. LeRoy has a new Mpreg sci-fi book out (Ace): Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4. Catholic. Alien. Mpreg. Henry Trevalu is the sole heir to the Trevalu Intergalactic Spice Company, and he’s in trouble. During a routine spice delivery to the planet Zakon-4, Henry is sentenced to death for transporting poppy seeds, which were made illegal the day before his arrival. Apparently, the Zakonians weren’t kidding when they said they have a “zero tolerance policy” on illegal drugs. Henry’s prayers for deliverance are met in an unexpected fashion: pregnancy is the only way to escape a death sentence on … Read more

New Release: Majera – Gideon Marcus

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Majera - Gideon Marcus

QSFer Gideon Marcus has a new queer sci-fi book out (ace, bi, gay, lesbian, poly): Majera. Their last flight? Testing a new Jump drive far beyond the Frontier, Captain Kitra Yiilmaz and her friends plunge headlong into a rare first contact… …just a little too late. The world they find seems lifeless, shrouded in eternal silence—until it lashes out with lethal intent. Now, with danger all around, and emotions running high, can the Majera crew solve the riddle of the plagued planet in time to save a dying race? With illustrations by Hugo Finalist Lorelei Esther. Get It At Amazon … Read more

New Release: Earth Warriors: The Four Heroes of Peace – Lui Petri

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Earth Warriors: The Four Heroes of Peace - Lui Petri

QSFer Lui Petri has a new queer sci-fi book out (ace, bi, gay, lesbian, poly): Earth Warriors: The Four Heroes of Peace. What does it take to survive in a hostile universe? The alien empire, Zlocu, has dedicated itself to evolution through violence after a civil war ravaged its planet. Now, as part of its plan, it has declared war on all galactic civilizations. And Earth is next. With Earth’s military crumbling under the onslaught and interplanetary governments also on the edge of collapse, four unlikely heroes band together to stop the empire. Logan Preaker, a swordsman fighting for true … Read more