A researcher recently announced plans to market a device that would allow you to send smells across the internet, emitting the appropriate matching odor on the other end – let’s say the smell of a rose. Smell tech goes way back – in the fifties, there was Smell-o-Vision, releasing smells at appropriate parts of a film. So where is smell-tech going in the future? And what applications does it have in gay sci fi? This one should be fun. :P
Captain America: Civil War, much like most superhero fans, is probably going to be as straight as all the other ones. But we can dream. Who would you want to pair Steve Rogers with? You might think to go with Iron Man, as they each other’s main adversary in the film and that’s normally but how it goes, but there’s a lot more gay subtext with a separate character. And that man is Bucky Barnes, the best friend from the past that turns out to be the Winter Soldier. With easily the most chemistry in any of the superhero films … Read more
QSFers Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen have a new sci fi book out: Zander and Felix’s relationship has always pushed boundaries—personal and professional alike—but their love and commitment is stronger than ever. So strong that Zander’s ready to ask commitment-shy Felix the question of a lifetime when he’s interrupted. The Chaos is being hacked, and crucial, top secret information about the project that created Zander—and his fellow super soldiers—has been leaked. Neither man could have expected the enormity of what’s discovered at the end of the data trail: an entire colony of super soldiers run by the very doctor who changed Zander’s … Read more
Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info … Read more
QSFer ‘Nathan Burgoine has a new Paranormal/Urban Fantasy book out: The law of three is unbroken: three vampires form a coterie, three demons make a pack, and three wizards are a coven. That is how it has always been, and how it was always to be. But Luc, Anders, and Curtis—vampire, demon, and wizard—have cheated tradition. Their bond is not coterie, pack, or coven, but something else. Thrust into the supernatural politics ruling Ottawa from behind the shadows, they face Renard, a powerful vampire who harbors deadly secrets of his own and wishes to end their threat. The enemy they … Read more
Harry Potter fans were in for a shock this week, when it was revealed that a fan favourite has made quite a dramatic transformation. Josh Herdman – who played Draco Malfoy’s sidekick Goyle in a all eight Potter films – has moved on from casting spells to throwing punches as a professional MMA fighter. The former actor made his amateur debut last weekend, beating Polish opponent, Janusz Walachowski, at the City Pavillion in London. The child star later spoke of his new career and what he loves about it most. “I’ve been training traditional Japanese jujitsu for nearly five years … Read more
Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Which book have you had fantasies about inserting yourself as a character in that book? A world you wish you could experience for real because of characters you just adored or settings you would want to experience for yourself. For me, it’s totally Pern. I would kill for a fire lizard (or a night with a green dragon rider *snicker*). Anne McCaffery built such a compelling world, and I greatly mourn her loss. How about the rest of all y’all? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join … Read more
Hi all, The third annual flash fiction contest on QueerSciFi.com closes Sunday, 5/1, at midnight Pacific Time (ie the end of Sunday night). Last year’s contest was a great success, with 115 entries across the LGBTIQA and speculative fiction spectrums. This year promises to be even better. Like last year, we are partnering with Mischief Corner Books to create an eBook with all the entries that we will then sell on Amazon, ARe, etc, on the site and at cons to help fund the growth of the Queer Sci Fi empire. There will be cash prizes for the top three … Read more
QSFer Yamila Abraham has a new Sci Fi book out: Traumatized father Merrick has a business that’s about to fail. That means both him and his company will be claimed by a ‘Mentor.’ This riveting and spicy sci-fi romance has a guaranteed HEA and is presented in its entirety in a single installment. This is not a series. By the author of The Eidolon’s Conquest. Buy Links Amazon: Click Here Author Bio I’m a full time novelist of sci-fi romance and gay romance (yaoi or m/m romance). I write spicy detailed erotica that holds nothing back. Happy endings are the … Read more
Star of the X-Men movies franchise Shawn Ashmore has said he would play his Iceman character if he were gay. Ashmore, who has played the character in various Marvel films, responded to the fact that Iceman has now come out as gay in the comic book series. The 36-year-old played Bobby Drake in four X-Men films, most recently in Days of Future Past. A version of Iceman came out as gay in issue 40 of the ‘All New X-Men’ series, after Jean Grey accidentally read his mind and heard his inner thoughts. Full Story at Pink News