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ANNOUNCEMENT: Viking Quest – Edale Lane

July 17, 2021 by scott

QSFer Edale Lane has a new FF historical fantasy out (bi, lesbian): Viking Quest. When secrets and lies threaten the throne, can a fierce champion tame her passion in time to stop a cruel enemy’s ruthless march? Jutland, Early 11th Century. Viking Warrior Princess Lena craves revenge. Hunting a killer after her husband is brutally slain, she discovers a shadowy traitor is at play behind the scenes, working to disrupt the balance of power. But she places her need for vengeance on hold when the king falls gravely ill, and sails out along with the pretty slave she rescued to … Read more

HBO Filming “The Last of Us,” a Queer Post-Apocalyptic Series

July 9, 2021 by scott

Lauded for their mature storytelling and queer representation, The Last of Us games are among the most popular on Sony’s PlayStation consoles. It was only a matter of time, then, before they were picked up for a TV show. Thanks HBO! This will be the network’s first show based on a video game, which they’re probably hoping it’ll fill the void left by Game of Thrones. So what can we expect from the post-apocalyptic fungal infested TV adaptation? Here’s everything we know so far about HBO’s The Last of Us. What’s The Last of Us about? The Last of Us is set in a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Trickster’s Sister – R. Chris Reeder

July 3, 2021 by scott

R. Chris Reeder has a new queer YA fantasy out (bi, lesbian): The Trickster’s Sister. After getting kidnapped by a demigod and imprisoned in another dimension, Makayla was really hoping that her life would get back to normal. Or at least as normal as life could be when you had a goblin for a best friend. But now her sleepy midwestern town is being invaded by shadows. Her neighbors are being stolen away and replaced by changelings. And when she tries to escape, her path threatens to take her to the one place she never wanted to return to: the … Read more

New Star Wars Series “The Acolyte” to Have Lesbian Producer

July 3, 2021 by scott

Disney’s new Star Wars series, The Acolyte, will bring a much-needed queer perspective to the franchise, its showrunner has teased. The Acolyte will focus on the emergence of dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic, an era that began roughly 200 years before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace kicked off the Skywalker saga. Leslye Headland, who is a lesbian, serves as the Disney Plus series’ showrunner, writer and executive producer. She is the first openly queer person to take the reins of an on-screen Star Wars project, and has promised that her point of view as an LGBT+ person will … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Viking Quest – Edale Lane

June 28, 2021 by scott

QSFer Edale Lane has a new FF historical fantasy romance out: Viking Quest. The toughest battles are waged within. Lena, a Viking warrior-woman, led alongside her husband the prince until he was murdered. With her world turned upside down, she sets out to wield justice against all involved in his assassination, but the king’s illness requires her to embark on a mission to find a hermit monk who is said to work healing miracles. Caitlin had been kidnapped from her home in Eire and sold into slavery. She prayed for a means of escape, and in stormed her avenging angel … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: I Want the Stars – Tom Purdom

June 20, 2021 by scott

Tom Purdom has a new queer sci-fi book out (bi, lesbian, poly): I Want the Stars. Fleeing a utopian Earth, searching for meaning, Jenorden and his friends take to the stars to save a helpless race from merciless telepathic aliens. But when travelers from another galaxy appear, offering to answer any question, reveal any secret and end any conflict, are their motives sinister……or sincere? Some science fiction books are bonafide classics. Hugo Finalist Tom Purdom’s I Want the Stars is one of them. It sold 70,000 copies when it first came out in 1964, and it was amazingly ahead of … Read more

REVIEW: The Anti-Quest – Angel Martinez

June 12, 2021 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Brave paladin. Royal princess. Fierce dragon. Simple. Being all three at once? Way too complicated. Paladin Snillek’s mother was human and ruled a planet. That’s about the extent of her knowledge since they didn’t see each other much. When her mom dies in a freak accident, her father tells Snillek she’s inherited the title, and she has to learn how to pass as the mostly human Princess Siel for a planet she never thought about much. The dresses alone are horrifying and the courtiers aggravating.In … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Love, Blood & Sanctuary Anthology

June 8, 2021 by scott

QSFers Brenda Murphy, Megan Hart and Fiona Zedde have a new lesbian paranormal romance anthology out: Love, Blood and Sanctuary. Haunted? Hunted? When you need a safe place from disaster, heartbreak, or gods trying to break you and drain your blood… come to Sanctuary. It’s New York’s most exclusive club for magical beings and the backdrop of three sexy stories from three award winning authors. We Choose to Be by Megan Hart Love is in the air…and the blood. When hemomancer Hadassah meets the woman of her dreams, she has no idea that Yael is actually a blood demon. Is … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Princess and the Odium – Sam Ledel

May 30, 2021 by scott

Sam Ledel has a new FF fantasy out, Book 3 in the Odium Trilogy: The Princess and the Odium. The kingdom of Venostes is in upheaval. Her sister’s cure in hand, Jastyn races home to find her family in chains. The Dark Fae has grown more powerful, and malevolent forces reign. When Jastyn is forced to work alongside the Diarmaids, things become even more complicated. Aurelia is dragged back to Venostes to confront not only her brother’s killer, but her own parents’ dark past. As evil takes hold of her kingdom, Aurelia fights to destroy the Dark Fae and his … Read more

DC Comics to Release ‘Poison Ivy: Thorns’ For Pride

May 30, 2021 by scott

DC Comics has big plans for Pride month this year, and the comic book giant will kick things off by giving plant-based baddie Poison Ivy, one of its most endearing LGBTQ characters, a love story to die for helmed by two LGBTQ heavy hitters. “Poison Ivy: Thorns” brings New York Times bestselling author Kody Keplinger (“The DUFF”) and artist Sara Kipin together to craft a gothic romance focused on the budding relationship between Pamela Isley, better known as Poison Ivy, and “cute goth girl” Alice Oh. But family secrets and Isley’s strained relationship with her father threaten to shape Isley … Read more