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ANNOUNCEMENT: Together Bound, by Elizabeth Noble

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Together Bound

QSFer Elizabeth Noble has a new MM sci fi re-release out, book two in her Sentries series: “Together Bound.” Todd Ruger is a sentry, a very good one, some might say the best. He was eleven when he and Nick were bound as master and slave. Todd spent the years Nick lived in the slave village waiting for the day Nick could leave and they’d be together, bit by bit building a life for both of them. He took his role of master seriously. It was his responsibility to provide for Nick, protect him and along the way he learned … Read more

The Fourth (Semi) Annual Me Me Awards

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Today the winners of the Rainbow Awards are being announced. I want to give a hearty congratulations to everyone who won – this is your day. You buckled down and worked hard, and it’s a wonderful thing that you won the award. Oh, I know, it’s an honor to be nominated, right? And yeah, it actually kind of is, because it means someone thought highly enough of you and your work to put me up next to all of those other great authors. But for everyone who didn’t win the award today (and even for those of you who did), … Read more

Looking for Bigfoot

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A man crouches on the Oregon forest floor late at night, peering between the trees for signs of nocturnal life. The scene is pitch-black but his face and hands are visible in infrared footage, and he scans the landscape with a thermal camera, looking for a heat signature that would indicate he isn’t alone. Suddenly, a red blob emerges in the distance. “Do you see that?” he whispers. “It’s something big.” But could it be Bigfoot, North America’s fabled apelike creature? That’s the question this man — author and explorer Russell Acord — and his colleagues are trying to answer, … Read more

DOUBLE REVIEW: Stalked by Shadows, by Lissa Kasey

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Title: Stalked by Shadows Series: Simply Crafty Author: Lissa Kasey Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 346 Reviewer: Maryann / Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A missing girl, ritual murders, and a shadow stalking every footstep. Alexis Caine survived an attack in the deserts of Afghanistan. An attack the government denied and discharged him for, leaving him broken and in a mental institution. What Alex saw that day in the desert continues to haunt him. When a new job working as a bodyguard for a New Orleans ghost tour guide, Micah Richards, opens … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Evolution, by L.J. Housbrouck

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QSFer L.J. Hasbrouck has a new gay horror book out, book two in the Stalker/s series: “Evolution.” Brian Jameson left behind a world of chaos—vicious Stalkers, ruthless survivors, and an unforgiving landscape of bitter cold and snow—and escaped to an idyllic island paradise with the love of his life. But now he must abandon everything he fought for and return to the warped remnants of America, land of the lost and the home of the depraved. His sizzling affair with hotheaded Cajun Louis Lavellé came to a boil when Louis’s secrets surfaced: among them, the fact that he left his … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Transgender, Gender Fluid, Non-Conforming & Non-Binary

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We’re starting a new thing on Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group – #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring trans, non-conforming, gender fluid and non-binary authors who write similar characters. #ownvoices If you’re an enby, gender fluid or non-conforming spec fic author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the books you write (especially those with similar characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite enby, gender fluid or non-conforming spec fic author authors and their works … Read more

When Plants Scream

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In times of intense stress, people sometimes let out their angst with a squeal ⁠— and a new study suggests that plants might do the same. Unlike human screams, however, plant sounds are too high-frequency for us to hear them, according to the research, which was posted Dec. 2 on the bioRxiv database. But when researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel placed microphones near stressed tomato and tobacco plants, the instruments picked up the crops’ ultrasonic squeals from about 4 inches (10 centimeters) away. The noises fell within a range of 20 to 100 kilohertz, a volume that could … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sea Monster’s Mate , by Delaney Rain

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QSFer Delaney Rain has a new MM paranormal romance out: “The Sea Monster’s Mate.” Eric Baird made the decision to abandon modern conveniences and his prejudiced family for a simple island life. He has a small cabin and a lagoon all to himself and, though he’s sometimes lonely, he’s mostly relieved that he can finally be free. But one lazy afternoon swim takes a dangerous turn when a cramp has Eric struggling not to drown. Suddenly, someone saves him, and he’s ever so grateful…until he sees who it is. Tyfodorus is a Cecaelia who has a rather human upper body … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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That Thing I Just Read

Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Water Bears

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Emma at Modest Fish heard about my mini obsession with tardigrades – also known more fondly as water bears – and sent me this great article to share: You may have heard of water bears and wondered if they’re really as amazing as people make them out to be. As someone who has personally worked with Tardigrades in the lab, I can confirm that, not only are they fascinating, they’re adorable too. And, in this article, I’m going to show you what sets them apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. What Is A Tardigrade? The name Tardigrade literally … Read more