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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Hollow audio edition, by Erik Schubach

March 12, 2017 by scott

QSFer Erik Schubach has a new FF Horror book out: This novella occurs 15 years after Ichabod Crane rid Sleepy Hollow of the wraith of a fallen Hessian soldier, the Headless Horseman, which terrorized the village. Now word has spread of the Horseman’s return. Ichabod’s daughter, Imelda, answers the call to investigate and stop the Horseman at all costs. Armed with her father’s sword, fighting prowess, and sharp mind, Imelda uncovers the secrets the Hollow has hidden for so long. New suspicions and old loves complicate her mission, as she finds that all is not as it seems in the … Read more

FOR WRITERS: It’s the Government

March 12, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Christine Wright: Governments portrayed in your books? Do you just use human terms for similar alien/ fantasy governments or do you make up terms for readers to try to remember? Join the chat

FILM: Wonder Woman Trailer

March 12, 2017 by scott

“I am Diana of Themyscira, daughter of Hippolyta. In the name of all that is good, your wrath upon this world is over,” Gal Gadot triumphantly declares in the latest Wonder Woman trailer, which she first shared on Twitter following her and costar Chris Pine’s appearance Saturday night on Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. After promising on Friday an “even bigger surprise” than the stunning poster, the new footage turned out to be a spine-tingling look at the character’s first ever feature-length film. Full Story at Joe.My.God

ANNOUNCEMENT: Falling Hard, by Dale Cameron Lowry

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 by scott

QSFer Dale Cameron Lowry has a new MM anthology that includes speculative fiction: Nine of Dale Cameron Lowry’s best short romance stories, available for the first time in one book. Part 1: Falling Fast Warm up with whirlwind romances that last. Mi Alma — Ex-Mormon Alma Larsen doesn’t know the first thing about alcohol, so he hires bartender Damian Banks to help out at his winter holiday party. They build a friendship that simmers with sexual tension—and possibly something much deeper. Will this Christmas bring them both a love that lasts? Loggerhead — Soon after they fall in love, Jake makes Eric … Read more

FOR READERS: Newsletter Content

March 11, 2017 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Charli Coti: What kind of content interests you in author newsletters? Do you only stick with authors who run giveaways in every edition, or are you in it for the news/teasers and could care less about free stuff? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

REVIEW: Logan

March 11, 2017 by scott

LOGAN, the latest and last (for now) solo Wolverine movie, was not kidding around when it opted for Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” as its trailer music. It’s not just the severity of the title, but the elegiac lyrics, and the dying man as guiding spirit / inspiration. Some trailers lie but this one spoke world-weary truth. This is exactly the kind of movie James Mangold, who also directed the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, delivers. Wolverine’s mutation were never those iconic claws, which were a science experiment to weaponize him, but his ability to instantly heal which also slows down his aging … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Gathering of the Light, by Eric Westfall

March 10, 2017 by scott

QSFer Eric Westfall has a new MM fantasy book out: Kohlnar: A land of dragon-shifters known as Kin, and the Folk whose love allows them to change, and patrol the skies while praising His Name. A peaceful country cut off from the rest of the continent by a vast mountain range known as the Spine of the World. A prosperous land, with deep mines and soil producing crops nowhere else can duplicate. A land desired by the Two Kings of Sirulan, who will stop at nothing, including use of the death magic of the Church of the Blood, to get … Read more

Renewal – QSF’s 2017 Flash Fiction Contest

March 10, 2017 by scott

Every year, QSF holds a flash fiction contest to create an amazing new anthology of queer speculative fiction stories. We ask authors to do the nearly-impossible – to submit a sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror LGBTIQA story that has no more than 300 words. Our 2017 contest launches on March 10th, and closes it April 10th. The theme for 2017 is “Renewal”: Take that however you will – a new beginning after a nuclear war, a birth of a werewolf baby, the reforging of a fantasy sword, etc. It’s up to you. We’ll be accepting stories from across the … Read more

NEWS: That Zombie Outbreak Was Probably fake

March 10, 2017 by scott

Indiana residents can breathe easy after emergency radio alerts of a zombie attack were deemed to be the product of a hack. The broadcasts, which were “replayed frequently” on a Winchester station around noon on Wednesday, warned of the flesh-eating attack as well as a related disease outbreak from dead bodies, authorities in Randolph County announced on Facebook. “There is no local emergency,” the sheriff’s department assured in a statement. “We have contacted the radio station and notified the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Again there is no emergency or disease outbreak in Randolph County.” By Nina Golgowsku – Full … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dragon Void, by Ophelia Bell

March 9, 2017 by scott

QSFer Ophelia Bell has a new MMF fantasy book out: A Turul princess, Evie North has waited long enough for her “one true love” — a man she’s stopped believing truly exists. She throws caution—literally—to the wind and decides to take matters into her own hands. She chooses a handsome stranger from a crowd and falls into bed with him, hoping love might find her in his arms. A human man drawn to powers beyond his comprehension… The only thing Marcus Calais knows is that he’s likely to die in a pointless war but also honor-bound to run into battle. … Read more