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ANNOUNCEMENT: Red Hail, by Jamie Killen

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Red Hail, By Jamie Killen

QSFer Jamie Killen has a new queer historical horror book out: Red Hail. Professor Colin Ayres has spent years researching the strange story of Galina, Arizona, a sleepy border town ripped apart by violence and paranoia after the outbreak of a mysterious illness in 1960. Colin is certain the Galina Incident was simply a case of mass hysteria. But when his partner, Alonzo, starts exhibiting strange symptoms, Colin is shocked to realize they are the same as those that emerged in Galina decades ago. As Alonzo’s condition worsens, Colin scrambles to piece together what really happened during that terrible summer … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Half-Light, By Matt Doyle

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Half-Light, by Matt Doyle

QSFer Matt Doyle has a new FF sci fi mystery out, book five in the Cassie Tam Files: “Half-Light.” With Angel Tanner, the android that runs California’s criminal underworld, pulling the strings, PI Cassie Tam finds herself thrust into a conflict with New Hopeland’s biggest and baddest. But working with the murderous AI may be the only way that Cassie can get to the bottom of her home’s greatest mystery: What is New Hopeland City? As she struggles to balance her dealings with allies and enemies alike, Cassie is left with a difficult choice. She has always straddled the line … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bridge: Krynn, by Erik Schubach

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The Bridge: Krynn, By Erik Schubach

QSFer Erik Schubach has a new FF urban fantasy out: “The Bridge: Krynn.” The fallout from Evangeline’s rescue of Felicia in the Under-Veil and the plans of the mysterious puppet master who has been manipulating events on both sides of the veil, comes to a head. Rumblings on both sides of Evie’s gateway point to the Dragons being on the move as the Crimson Court declare all out war against the Willow Court and the mortal realm. A last ditch effort to stop the dragons ends with Sharee unconscious as Kane tries to stop the Dragons. No matter how things … Read more

REVIEW: The Oldest Solution by Priya Sridhar

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“The Oldest Solution” by Priya Sridhar

Title: The Oldest Solution Author: Priya Sridhar Genre: Lovecraftian Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Publisher: Strange Horizons (short story) Reviewer: Jim Read It at Strange Horizons The Review One hundred and one years have passed since the reclusive and eccentric Howard Phillips Lovecraft published the short stories “Dagon” and “Beyond the Wall of Sleep”, and arguably introduced the Cthulhu Mythos to the reading public.  While Lovecraft’s racist leanings have been condemned in recent years, his vision of a cosmos filled with tentacled monsters continues to inspire, with Elizabeth Bear’s “Shoggoths in Bloom” and Mat Johnson’s Pym being two recent works which have brought new … Read more

Pixar Film “Onward” to Feature Lesbian Character

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Onward

The film Onward, coming to theaters everywhere on March 6 from Disney and Pixar Studios, will include a character openly in a same-sex relationship. Office Specter (spelled Spector in some reports) is a police officer cyclops voiced by out actress and screenwriter Lena Waithe, known for starring in Netflix’s Master of None and writing the 2019 blockbuster Queen & Slim. She will apparently only appear in one scene, but “her role is vital to the emotional arc of the story.” The main story in the animated fantasy follows Ian and Barley (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt, respectively), two … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Hint of Hope, by Nita Round

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A Hint of Hope - Nita Round

QSFer Nita Round has a new lesbian steampunk novella out in the “Towers of the Earth” series: “A Hint of Hope.” Friends. Pirates. Slavers. Who can they trust? Their lives will depend upon it. A notorious slaver has acquired the latest in airship design, an Imperial Condor Class transporter. This is a ship designed to change the world and if the slaver transforms it into a warship then no one will be safe. Anywhere. Magda and Ascara have travelled the world as pirates. An attempt on their lives brings into question who can be trusted. Who is a friend? And … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Devon’s Island, by SI Clarke

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Devon's Island - SI Clarke

QSFer SI Clarke has a new queer sci fi book out (ace, bi, lesbian, trans ftm), book one in the White Hart series: “Devon’s Island.” Other stories will take you to Mars. This one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom with the people planning the mission. Gurdeep is an engineer and a soldier. Georgie’s a food scientist. One is pragmatic with a tough outer shell; the other’s an optimist, a person of ideas and compassion. Together, they’re humanity’s last hope for survival. In the span of a single afternoon, the couple find themselves in charge … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Merchants of Milan, by Edale Lane

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Merchants of Milan

Edale Lane has a new FF historical romance out, book one of the Night Flyer Trilogy: “Merchants of Milan.” Three powerful merchants, two independent women in love, one masked vigilante. Florentina, set on revenge for her father’s murder, creates an alter-ego known as the Night Flyer. Madelena, whose husband was also murdered, hires Florentina as a tutor for her children and love blossoms between them. However, Florentina’s vendetta is fraught with danger, and surprising developments threaten both women’s lives. Merchants of Milan is the first book in Edale Lane’s Night Flyer Trilogy, a tale of power, passion, and payback in … Read more

Elsa Finally Comes Out – On SNL

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This weekend’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) parodied the Disney animated sequel Frozen 2 by showing “deleted scenes” featuring a lesbian Elsa. The parody seemingly acknowledges the 2016 social media campaign asking Disney to #GiveElsaAGirlfriend in light of her remaining unpartnered by the first film’s end. In the parody, Queen Elsa is played by lesbian comic Kate McKinnon, and Elsa doesn’t seem entirely pleased that she’s remained curiously single in the film’s first two installments. True to Frozen 2‘s actual plot, the sketch opens with Elsa lost in an enchanted forest. While inquisitively calling out other characters’ names, Elsa drops, “I’m gay?” … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Children of the Stars, by K. Aten

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QSFer K. Aten has a new Bi/Lesbian superhero romance book out: “Children of the Stars.” The world was forever changed when a government genetic experiment created the Chromodecs from a dead alien in 1952. Decades later, when it became apparent that society needed a way to deal with a hybrid humans with unheard of powers, the CORP was created. The Chromodec Office of Restraint and Protection was a special government police agency formed to keep track of the Chromodecs. This particular tale involves two refugees, young babies who were sent down to Earth to escape being used as pawns in … Read more