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TV: Batwoman Drops New Trailer

Javicia Leslie as Batwoman

Batwoman has dropped a new teaser trailer for its second season, giving fans a first look at Javicia Leslie pulling on her iconic Batsuit. Leslie bagged the lead role after actor Ruby Rose left The CW series after just one season, and is set to become the first-ever Black Batwoman when the second series airs in January 2021. She will play Ryan Wilder, who begins the series living in her van and takes over the iconic bat cape from billionaire Kate Kane. It was revealed in October that although Wilder will at first wear the same suit as Kane, she … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ithani – J. Scott Coatsworth

Ithani - J. Scott Coatsworth

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new LGBTQ sci-fi book out, Liminal Sky: Oberon Cycle Book Three: “Ithani.” Time is running out. After saving the world twice, Xander, Jameson and friends plunge headlong into a new crisis. The ithani―the aliens who broke the world―have reawakened from their hundred millennia-long slumber. When Xander and Jameson disappear in a flash, an already fractured world is thrown into chaos. The ithani plans, laid a hundred thousand years before, are finally coming to pass, and they threaten all life on Erro. Venin and Alix go on a desperate search for their missing and find … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Royal Dragon – Ash Roberts

Royal Dragon - Ash Roberts

QSFer Ash Roberts has a new queer YA fantasy out (bi, lesbian): “Royal Dragon.” Kalia’s life is all mapped out for her – she is heir to the elven homeland and marriage to a Duke’s son had been arranged before she was old enough to walk. For her, the war in the north is far away and all she knows of it is stories about the fearless Dragoneers. Her life is safe. Idyllic. Until she accidentally bonds with the blue dragon, Farean. Kalia is banished from her homeland and her engagement is broken – the nobility will have nothing to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sapphire Soul – Matthew S. Cox

The Sapphire Soul - Matthew S. Cox

QSFer Matthew S. Cox has a new FF Sword and sorcery fantasy out, Eldritch Heart Book 3: “The Sapphire Soul.” Monarchs often face the consequences of a predecessor’s actions—but death is asking too much. Kitlyn and Oona never wanted power, only to love each other… a potentially deadly desire in a kingdom obsessed with a twisted notion of purity. After years hiding the truth, even from themselves, they sit on the throne together as queens. It only took bringing an end to a horrible war—and the direct intervention of a goddess—for the citizens to accept a marriage between two young … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Premonition – Valerie Mikles

Premonition

QSFer Valerie Mikles has a new queer sci fi book out, The New Dawn book 7: “Premonition.” They came looking for medicine … … he hadn’t expected to find this kind of healing. Could Hawk find a cure to save his children, or was this new delay going to end his life and theirs? On the surface, Nola looked like a peaceful farming town. When they invited Hawk and the crew to their palace to attend their Festival, the crew jumped at the prospect. They needed a peaceful trade partner, especially if these people knew where Hawk could find his … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Unsafe Words – Loren Rhoads

Unsafe Words - Loren Rhoads

QSFer Loren Rhoads has a new queer spec fic short story collection out: “Unsafe Words.” In the first full-length collection of her edgy, award-winning short stories, Loren Rhoads punctures the boundaries between horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction in a maelstrom of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Ghosts, succubi, naiads, vampires, the Wild Hunt, and the worst predator in the woods stalk these pages, alongside human monsters who follow their cravings past sanity or sense. Get It At Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Bookshop.org Excerpt Excerpt from “Still Life from Shattered Glass” from Unsafe Words by Loren Rhoads The moment … Read more

REVIEW: Skythane – J. Scott Coatsworth

Skythane - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fi, Sci Fantasy, Wingfic, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past. Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts to fall apart around them, they have no idea what’s coming—or the bond that will develop between them as they race … Read more

REVIEW: Fall Flavors – A.M. Leibowitz

Fall Flavors - A.M. Leibowitz

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary, General Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Dan Get It On Amazon About The Book Seven stories, from tricks to treats: A man discovers the benefits of autumn cologne; a haunted Broadway-themed house; a witch in some trouble; Lucifer’s daughter has a surprise for dear old dad; a pair of pre-teens on an autumn treasure hunt; a costume party; and a broken down car, a thunderstorm, and a creepy mansion. The Review Let me start by saying I don’t like short story collections. Yes, some authors excel in the genre, masters of the difficult … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Loving Olivia – Geneva Vand

Loving Olivia - Geneva Vand

QSFer Geneva Vand has a new FF light post-apocalyptic romance out: “Loving Olivia.” Jane always thought she’d live a fairly ordinary life. Then the world broke and changed everything. Jane never expected to be the one running the local unofficial orphanage. But while it wasn’t what she had planned, she wouldn’t trade it for anything. She loves her kids and the life they’ve all built. She’s happy just trying to stay under the radar while keeping them all fed and out of the clutches of the local militia. Things are going well until her kids surprise her with an unconscious … Read more

Queer Female Pirates Unerased From History

Inexorable - Lesbian Pirates

Two trailblazing female pirates who shared a tender same-sex romance have been commemorated with a striking new statue. Anne Bonny and Mary Read, born in the late 18th century, have largely been erased from history by predominantly male historians – but now, they are taking their rightful place in the annals of the past. The women, who were lovers, have been immortalised by artist Amanda Cotton in a sculpture titled Inexorable. Previewed at London’s Execution Docks on 18 November, the artwork was commissioned to mark the launch of Hell Cats, a new Audible podcast that celebrates Bonny and Read’s lives … Read more