Dragons are among the most popular and enduring of the world’s mythological creatures. Dragon tales are known in many cultures, from the Americas to Europe, and from India to China. … Read more
QSFer Amir Lane has a new queer/transgender paranormal book out: Panther Queen. When cattle rancher Lenna Alvarez rescues a black jaguar, she discovers there’s more to the animal that meets … Read more
Title: The Lurid Sea Author: Tom Cardamone Genre: Erotica LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages: 182 Blurb: A steamy bacchanal bending through time and space, replete with the … Read more
Kethric Wilcox has a new MM paranormal vampire book out: Cain Slays Abel! In this day and age, that’s not an earth-shattering headline. We want headlines that scream of life-altering … Read more
QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new gay fantasy short out: Based on one of the most popular stories from classical mythology, “Theseus and the Minotaur” is a short story … Read more
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: For Writers: Let’s talk about Myths. How do you create the myths in your novels? World building is an arduous … Read more
QSFer Toby Aden has a new MM fantasy romance out: Yves is the second-born son of the Fire Kingdom. He has lived his life battling constant restlessness and depression. He … Read more
Trickster gods occur in many cultures and often demonstrate a certain gender and/or sexual fluidity. For today’s post I will concentrate on one: Norse trickster Loki.
Loki practices forms of magic which, in Norse culture, mark him as effeminate. He’s also a gender-bending shapeshifter, as demonstrated in the following tale….
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QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new mythological fantasy book out: NEW TITLE IMAGINES ATLANTIS AS REAL WORLD PREHISTORY Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy is pleased to announce the release … Read more
For Readers: Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: Mythology would be a great subject, too, zero-ing in on specific mythos which draw or attract us. When I was … Read more