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Queer Fantasy Roots: Shapeshifters, Mpreg, and Artificial Gestation in Medieval Welsh Literature

We don’t often think of medieval romance (in the genre sense, not the emotional sense) as being a hotbed of queer themes, but try this on for size. As magical punishment for committing and abetting a sexual assault, two brothers are condemned to be transformed into pairs of animals–male and female in alternation–to learn to overcome their bestial nature and gain a deeper appreciation of women’s experiences. Cycling through the forms of deer, then pigs, then wolves, they take turns begetting and bearing sons, until all of them–the brothers Gwydion and Gilfaethwy and their three offspring–are returned to human form. … Read more

Announcement: Full Circle, by Blaine D. Arden

Full Circle

QSFer Blaine D. Arden has a new MM fantasy book out: “I have great responsibilities, but my path ahead is as foggy and blurred as the path behind me.” With forester Taruif freed, Kelnaht has claimed him openly at Solstice before tribe and Ma’terra as his partner, but with their third, Ianys, bound by an old promise, their triad is still incomplete. Sneaking around puts the most strain on Ianys. He and Kelnaht must keep their relationship a secret or he will lose his daughter, Atèn. When several children fall ill with more than a summer bug, truth seeker Kelnaht … Read more

Announcement: An Elf for All Seasons, by S.A. Garcia

An Elf for All Centuries

QSFer S.A. Garcia has a new MM fantasy book out for preorder: Elf Prince Fabion enjoys the perfect supermodel lifestyle until wizard Matradorian chucks him back in time to save Henda, the sexy, powerful elf king. Since the death of his lover, Henda has lingered in a half-alive, half-dead state. Surprise, Fabion is a spiritual match for Henda’s dead lover, so only he can save the dying king. Fabion uses his sexy bod and sweet lovin’ to revive the elf king. All seems well until he realizes saving Henda destroyed Fabion’s world. He is an elf adrift. Fabion must stay … Read more

Announcement: Radisq, by Toby Aden

Radisq

QSFer Toby Aden has a new MM fantasy romance out: By the general law of their species, once a royal fae hit one hundred, the fae was to spend a year touring the four kingdoms. However, for Prince Radisq, it would be his first journey away from all he was familiar with. The celebration held in honor of his hundredth birthday marked not only his sojourn into the other kingdoms but also marked his first foray into finding his mate, with the mating call only occurring once every hundred years, and only lasting a few months. For Aaeren, the firstborn … Read more

Announcement: Sky & Dew, by Holly Heisey

Sky and Dew

QSFer Holly Heisey has a new non binary fantasy book out: In the Hallows, words are magic, and words can kill. Sky took a vow of silence and left the world above to keep her city’s magic alive. Now, she wanders the Hallows as an acolyte of the Lost Emperor – an unseen legend from another world whose words fuel the magic above. But when her lover breaks their vow of silence and falls deathly ill, Sky must descend to the deepest depths of the Hallows to beg the Lost Emperor’s help. What she finds, though, is a tragedy that … 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

Review: “Kestrel’s Talon” by Bey Deckard

Kestrel's Talon

Title: Kestrel’s Talon Series: The Stonewatchers #1 Author(s): Bey Deckard Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Self Published Pages/Word Count: 426 Pages Blurb: Following the Prentish/Nemarri war, Kes is rejected by his homeland under the guise of religious purity laws. Though he’s spared execution, the proud Nemarri’s fate is only marginally more merciful than death when he is sold into sexual slavery at a prosperous pleasure house. Despite his stoic endurance, Kes knows he’s reaching his breaking point, but there is nothing he can do—there is no path to freedom in the Holy Prentish Empire, only a lifetime of humiliating servitude. That is, … Read more

Announcement: Junk Mage, by Elliot Cooper

junk mage

QSFer Elliot Cooper has a new sci fi/fantasy book out: When technomancer Quillian Defote crash-lands on remote planet Marutuk, he has limited time to repair his ship and get off world. If he fails, he’ll forfeit his position as professor of mechanical transmutation at the prestigious Ivy Arcanarium and ruin his employment prospects in yet another sector. Hunter, a cyborg guarding a junkyard that holds what Quill needs, is charmed by the wayward mage and wants to help him. But Hunter is bound by honor to dutifully guard his mistress and her possessions, no matter how cruelly she treats him. … Read more

Announcement: Wolf’s-Own Bundle, by Carole Cummings

Wolf's-Own Bundle

QSFer Carole Cummings has a new fantasy/paranormal series bundle out: Read Wolf’s-own: the four-book fantasy epic featuring Fen Jacin-rei—Incendiary, Catalyst, Once-Untouchable—and Kamen Malick, who is determined to decode the intrigue that surrounds him. Fen’s mind is host to the spirits of long-dead magicians, and Fen’s fate should be one of madness and ignoble death. So how is it Fen lives, carrying out shadowy vengeance for his subjugated people and protecting the family he loves? With a threat all too close and a secret he needs to explain, Malick is at odds with those who should be his allies, and no … Read more

Announcement: Dragon’s Surrender, by Ariel Dalziel

Dragon's Surrender

Forbidden Fiction author Ariel Dalziel has a new FF urban fantasy book out: Waiting for her plane, Natasha becomes fascinated with an intricate tattoo, and the woman wearing it. Victoria, the tattooed woman, happens to be on the same plane, and the two share a flirtatious flight. Things get hot after the plane lands; and Nat finds herself a play party with the hottest femme dom she’s ever met. Where the night will end, Nat can’t guess, but the truth is stranger than she could ever imagine. Excerpt Natasha felt woefully underdressed as she walked into the party by Victoria’s … Read more