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ANNOUNCEMENT: Roommates and Space Trees – Geneva Vand

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Roommates And Space Trees - Geneva Vand

QSFer Geneva Vand has a new ace/nb sci fi romance out: “Roommates and Space Trees.” Several years ago, Will’s best friend ran away with an alien to live happily ever after. They’ve kept in touch, but Will misses the man that might as well be his brother. So, he decides he’s going to go visit. Who cares if visiting requires a trip to outer space? No big deal, right? Ticheck met Will for the first time while trying to find a friend who had gotten lost. Since then, they’ve seen him a couple times a year at most. Ticheck wasn’t … Read more

REVIEW: The Adventure of the Naked Guide – Cynthia Ward

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The Adventure of the Naked Guide

Title: The Adventure Of The Naked Guide Series: Blood Thirsty Agent Book 3 Author: Cynthia Ward Genre: Aqueduct Press LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Lesbian, Poly Publisher: Aqueduct Press Pages: 119 Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book The earth is hollow—a trackless primordial wilderness. It’s also the new front in the Great War. Here, the British spy Lucy Harker—Dracula’s daughter—must locate Britain’s missing vampire slayer—her own mother. Then she’s separated from her lover, the vampire spy Carmilla, and captured by Germany’s most brilliant scientist, the sinister Dr Krüger. Now, Agent Harker may discover her most … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Screaming Beauty – Scott Mooney

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Screaming Beauty - Scott Mooney

QSFer Scott Mooney has a new Ace/Gay urban fantasy out: “Screaming Beauty.” Twenty-three-year-old Briar Pryce has earned a little rest and relaxation. She’s rescued her best friend from being transformed into a cat and stopped a war in the Poisoned Apple, New York City’s hidden neighborhood of counterfeit curses and fairy tale trickery. All Briar wants is to have a carb-filled brunch, gossip over a couple of mead-mosas, and maybe figure out if she’s actually in a love triangle with her high-school crush and her strait-laced business partner. But relaxing is hard when the city starts screaming. Some malevolent curse … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Qinali Virus, by Valerie J. Mikles

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The Qinali Virus

QSFer Valerie J. Mikles has a new queer sci fi book out: “The Qinali Virus.” Rage. Poverty. Disease. They’re gone. Every last one. The cost was great. The population has been devastated. But for the survivors, utopia has arrived. Then the suspicious death of a young person forces Amber to question her world like she never has before. The Contentedness Council is after her, determined to protect their perfect society. Now Amber must unbury her city’s repressed past, expose the crimes that led to their utopia, and find a way to stop the Council from killing the world… again. Join … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Havesskadi, by Ava Kelly

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Havesskadi - Ava Kelly

QSFer Ava Kelly has a rereleased ace fantasy book out, Dragon Souls Book One: “Havesskadi.” The red dragon is hunting her own. Up in the icy peaks of the northern mountains, Orsie Havesskadi spends his days hiding from her, but eventually he is found and his dragon magic stolen. Cursed to wander the lands as a mortal unless he recovers his magic before twenty-four rising crescents have passed, Orsie embarks on an arduous journey. Spurred by the whispers in his mind, his quest takes him to a castle hidden deep in a forest. Arkeva Flitz, a skilled garrison archer, discovers … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Adventure of the Naked Guide , by Cynthia Ward

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The Adventure of the Naked Guide

QSFer Cynthia Ward has a new queer sci fi/fantasy book out, book three in the Blood Thirsty Agent series: “The Adventure of the Naked Guide.” The earth is hollow—a trackless primordial wilderness. It’s also the new front in the Great War. Here, the British spy Lucy Harker—Dracula’s daughter—must locate Britain’s missing vampire slayer—her own mother. Then she’s separated from her lover, the vampire spy Carmilla, and captured by Germany’s most brilliant scientist, the sinister Dr Krüger. Now, Agent Harker may discover her most dangerous opponents are on her own side. Get It At Amazon | Aqueduct Press Excerpt “You’ve picked … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Writing Ace/Aro

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Asexual Ace Flag

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Have you written ace/aro characters into your stories? If you’re not asexual or aromantic, how did you do your research? How do you show the reader the character is ace/aro without being all hamfisted about it? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Havesskadi, by Ava Kelly

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Havesskadi, By Ava Kelly

QSFer Ava Kelly has a new ace fantasy book out: “Havesskadi.” The red dragon is hunting her own. Up in the icy peaks of the northern mountains, Orsie Havesskadi spends his days hiding from her, but eventually he is found and his dragon magic stolen. Cursed to wander the lands as a mortal unless he recovers his magic before twenty-four rising crescents have passed, Orsie embarks on an arduous journey. Spurred by the whispers in his mind, his quest takes him to a castle hidden deep in a forest. Arkeva Flitz, a skilled garrison archer, discovers an abandoned castle in … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Asexual/Aromantic Spectrum Authors

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Ownvoices - Ace

Every Saturday on the QSF Facebook group, we’re now hosting #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are asexual or aromantic or on the ace/aro spectrum and who write ace or aro, etc characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf If you’re an ace or aro author, tell us about yourself, your experiences as an author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with ace or aro characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your … 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