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Is Ianto Coming Back for Season Five of Torchwood?

Torchwood

Torchwood is returning for a fifth season, but this one comes in a new format, And the producers are already teasing the return of the gay romance between omnisexual Captain Jack Harkness and his office boy Ianto Jones, who died at the end of season three. The duo famously hit it off after Jones’ girlfriend-turned-mad-cyborg was discovered hidden away in Torchwood’s basement. The men’s romance quickly became a fan favorite, especially as season two showed them to be more than just friends with benefits. Season five will be called Torchwood: Aliens Among Us, the Big Finish-produced series will be made up … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Flux (audio), by Kim Fielding

Flux audio

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM fantasy audio book out: Ennek, the son of Praesidium’s chief, has rescued Miner from a terrible fate: suspension in a dreamless frozen state called Stasis, the punishment for traitors. As the two men flee Praesidium by sea, their adventures are only beginning. Although they may be free from the tyranny of their homeland, new difficulties await them as Miner faces the continuing consequences of his slavery and Ennek struggles with controlling his newfound powers as a wizard. In this sequel to Stasis, the fugitives encounter challenges both human and magical as they explore … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Hollow audio edition, by Erik Schubach

The Hollow audio

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

ANNOUNCEMENT: Fixit audio, by Erik Schubach

Fixit audio

QSFer Erik Schubach has a new queer sci fi audio book out: The story follows Fixit, she’s out of this world! Literally as it turns out, as she mans a repair station on another planet, making sure all of the automated harvesters supply food to all the other people who live in the great floating cities of Tau Ceti Prime. When pirates attack and shipments are lost, can Fixit, fix it? And where does the alluring but cocky Sky Guard ranger, Vashon, fit into the mix? Buy Links Amazon Excerpt Fixit, she’s out of this world! The story follows Fixit, … Read more

Announcement: Djinn: Cursed (audio) by Erik Schubach

Djiin: Cursed audio

QSFer Erik Schubach has a new FF paranormal audiobook out: While out celebrating her 21st birthday, Angelina Drake finds herself immersed in a curse that goes back generations, to the time when the first Djinn terrorized the world. She has to fight for her life and her friends when an old evil comes knocking. The wishes of the people around her just complicate the situation as she can hear them all, spoken or not. When she finds herself with wings as a result of an errant wish, she must enlist the help of some new friends to try to end … Read more

Announcement: Where There’s Smoke audio, by Cari Z.

Where There's Smoke Audiobook

QSFer Cari Z. has a new audio version of her superhero/villain MM book “Where There’s Smoke” out: Panopolis is a rough place to be an average Joe. I came here looking for adventure and excitement, but nobody cares about one more normal guy in a city filled with super-powered heroes. The closest I’ve come to glory is working in a bank that villains often rob. But then I maybe accidentally-on-purpose helped a villain escape the hero who was trying to save the day. Imagine my shock when, a week later, that villain asked me out for coffee. One date turned … Read more

Announcement: The Autumn Lands Audiobook, J. Scott Coatsworth

The Autumn Lands

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new audiobook (Fantasy Sci Fi MM) out: Jerrith is running. Kissed by an elf, he can’t remain in his hometown of Althos any more. Not that he wanted to stay. Caspian still hasn’t figured out why he kissed Jerrith, but he’s running too. Since he was exiled from the Autumn Lands, his past has been hazy, and his future uncertain. But when a stray memory brings things into focus, the two decide to run toward something together. What they uncover will change how they see the world, and themselves, forever. The audio version is … Read more

Announcement: Zenith (audio), by Arshad Ahsanuddin

Zenith Audiobook

QSFer Arshad Ahsanuddin has one of his sci fi books out in audio: What if you could change history? What if someone else already had? Grounded after a rescue attempt in Earth orbit goes bad, Commander Martin Atkins of the Confederation Navy is approached by the Interscission Project, a consortium of civilian corporations on the verge of perfecting the technology to travel to another star. Despite his misgivings, the chance to get back in the pilot’s seat is too much to pass up, and he convinces his best friend and crewmate, Charles Davenport, to leave the military temporarily and join … Read more

Interview: Vance Bastian Talks Audio

Vance Bastian

I’m really excited about this one. Todat at 8 am PST, 11 AM EST, QSF’s own Vance Bastian is going to be here to talk with us about all things audio. Vance is a writer, voice actor/audiobook narrator, and podcast host for the WROTE Podcast, where he interviews LGBTIQ authors along with SA Collins and Jayne Lockwood, and the new Capfire Podcast, a full novel told in daily bites. We will touch om all these things with Vance, and he can answer your questions about audiobooks and production. It should be a great chat! https://www.facebook.com/groups/qsfdiscussions/

Ebook vs Print? Pfffff – move on

We spent several years (since the late 90’s) in the author/ publishing community talking about ebook vs print – would one or the other survive, which was better, and so on. The answers? Who cares? Ebook is well entrenched in the marketplace. Print books might go away someday, but not anytime soon. Everyone has their own reasons to prefer one or the other or both. The answer’s simple. Offer both. So it’s time to move on into less charted waters. Today I wanted to throw audio out there. Audio books aren’t new. They’ve been available for quite a while, boon … Read more