Queer Sci Fi

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Announcement: Books, Bulls and Bacchanals, by Angel Martinez

October 25, 2015 by scott

QSFer Angel Martinez has a new urban fantasy book out: A party god and a reclusive librarian – the last people anyone would pick to solve a murder. Everyone assumes life’s one big party for Dionysus, but even the god of wine and orgies has problems. His anger management issues are out of control, and his siblings suggest a visit to the Eternal Library to find a cure. The library of the gods is a strange and confounding place, though, one that Dionysus has avoided for centuries, and his certainty that the library hates him is confirmed when a killer … Read more

Discussion: Food in the Future

October 25, 2015 by scott

OK, it’s time to pull out your trusty old crystal ball – you know, the one you use for seeing what life will be like in the near and distant future. Like almost everything else, food has undergone a revolution in this country. Feeding billions takes a lot of time and energy and resources and ingenuity, and there’s no doubt that some of the “advances” have been necessary and welcome. OTOH, you have genetically engineered crops owned by huge companies that sue when their seeds are spread by the winds to adjoining farms. You have the rise and fall of … Read more

Cover Reveal: Mike Hawk and the Cult of Kings, by Kirby Quinlan

October 24, 2015 by scott

QSFer Kirby Quinlan has a new time travel story coming out, and we’ve got the cover reveal! Present Day: Michaelangelo Hawk, III works in an elite task force for an international organization dedicated to defending LGBTQ people throughout the world. When passengers on a gay-themed cruise ship are taken prisoner by a terrorist organization during an excursion to the pyramids at Giza, Mike’s team is called in to rescue them. During an intense firefight in the necropolis, Mike is forced to jump into a golden sarcophagus to escape a grenade blast. When he emerges, however, he discovers he’s been mysteriously … Read more

Reading Hard Sci Fi

October 24, 2015 by scott

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Alicia Nordwell: Reader question: Does a greater understanding of hard science increase or lessen your enjoyment of science fiction stories? It’s a great question – I love science and hard sci fi. So I do find that when I read an LGBT story that has just a gloss of science fiction, or gets the science dead wrong, it does greatly lessen my enjoyment of the story. So how about y’all?

Discussion: Tropes and Tired Plot Lines

October 23, 2015 by scott

You see, there’s this ring. And it has magical powers. And it must be destroyed. Or there’s this big sword. And it has magical powers. And only the pure of heart can wield it. Or maybe there’s this guy, and he’s gay, so he cries all the time and turns to jelly whenever something bad happens. Today we’re talking tropes and tired plot lines in LGBT speculative fiction. So tell me, what drives you absolutely nuts when you read it for the fifth or fiftieth time? And what tropes are you guilty of using yourself? Come chat with us!

Announcement: Glacialis, by Pelaam

October 23, 2015 by scott

QSFer Pelaam has a new sci fi book out: Accepting their company’s assignment as medic and nurse on Glacialis, Shae and Bless find their welcome as frigid as the planet itself. Neither Adair, the mine’s foreman, nor Merag, his head of security make the men feel welcome or wanted. When one of the miners seeks medical attention for an injury he doesn’t want Adair to know about, Shae and Bless quickly find themselves investigating illegal activity at the mine and embroiled in danger. Shae finds himself falling in love with the undercover Ranger sent to investigate the mine, and he … Read more

News: The Queer Power of Witches

October 22, 2015 by scott

Who’s your favorite famous witch? Fun-loving Madame Mim? The Sinister Grand High Witch? It’s so hard to pick. In a new video, Matt Baume explains the queer power of witches. “I believe they share a magic, unspoken bond with queer people,” explains Baume. “Witches are powerful women who step outside their gender roles to wield incredible control…ordinary people don’t understand them…they’re outcasts…eternal outsiders…they have to learn to be fearless and brave on their own.” See the Full Story at the LGBT Weekly

Announcement: Renovo, by G. Wakeling

October 22, 2015 by scott

QSF author G. Wakeling has a new sci fi book out: Up to her eyeballs in debt, Dr. Rachel Galliance jumps at the chance of a last-minute rotation on Mars, despite being terrified of hypersleep. This is her last chance to get life back on track, and it’s only one stint on Mars – how bad can it be? When she awakes, her vessel – the Renovo – is eerily quiet; that’s before it begins to disintegrate around her. Fighting for her life and struggling to save her crewmates, Rachel realises something is very wrong. The question’s not will they … Read more

Discussion: What’s Most Important to You in LGBT Speculative Fiction?

October 22, 2015 by scott

We all come to LGBT speculative fiction from different places. Some of us were “straight” romance writers who stumbled across MM/FF romance and genre fiction and loved it. Some of us were writers (and readers) of “mainstream” sci fi or fantasy or paranormal (or all three) and then found LGBT genre fiction later. So we all come in expecting different things. What’s more important to you in an LGBT sci fi, fantasy or paranormal story story? The cool tech/magic/paranormal aspect? The flavor of the culture / society? The relationships / romance (if any)? What is it that most draws you … Read more