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Review: Fallen – E. Prybylski

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Fallen - E. Prybylski

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Gay, Non-Binary Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book How do you fight true evil when you have nothing? A fatal error hurls an angel from Heaven’s grace. Lost and drowning in the modern world, Cassiel struggles to keep her head above water. Everything feels too bright, too loud, too fast. However, survival in an uncaring city is the least of her worries. When a friend is murdered and a young elven girl is kidnapped, Cassiel must face the dark realities of the world. Supernatural drugs, gangs, and … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Eden.2 – Margaret Babcock

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Eden.2 - Margaret Babcock

QSFer Margaret A. Babcock has a new gay sci-fi book out: Eden.2. On a planet far from dying Earth, Jerry Nichols, an Episcopal priest, and his exobiologist husband, Rob, lead the efforts of a small band of religiously diverse settlers and scientists to create a new community where people can survive. They receive help from a mysterious entity, changing them and opening unforeseen possibilities. Then their sister ship arrives and upsets the delicate balance they’ve achieved. Will humanity once again become its own worst enemy or will a new way of Being emerge? Get It At Amazon | Publisher Excerpt … Read more

NEW RELEASE: The God Painter – Jessica Pegis

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The God Painter - Jessica Pegis

QSFer Jessica Pegis has a new queer sci-fi book out: The God Painter. In the year 2035, humanity is rescued from a lethal solar flare by seven mysterious beings and transported across the universe to the uninhabited planet Ansar. Earth’s major cities are recreated, and a stunned but thankful humanity mostly carries on with life and society. But is everything as it appears? Just who are the semi-omniscient beings who rescued them? What do they really want? And to what secret place do they retreat every night? With the appearance of the seven, all the old divisions concerning gender, privilege, … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Evolving My Religion

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Do your future sci-fi stories ever include new variants on existing religions? 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. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Magnified – Mell Eight

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Magnified - Mell Eight

QSFer Mell Eight has a new MM urban fantasy book out: Magnified. And there’s a giveaway! On her deathbed, Yani’s great-grandmother reveals she has one last story from her past to tell: that of his great-uncle Yakov, who helped her survive the Nazis. It’s a story of vampires and werewolves he can scarcely believe—and in the wake of his great-grandmother’s death, Yani discovers the story is far from over. The world of vampires and werewolves isn’t a safe place for a human, even one with Yani’s unusual family history. With danger at his door, the smart thing would be to … Read more

FOR READERS AND WRITERS: Religion in Queer Spec Fic

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Let’s talk about religion in queer spec fic (any religion): readers, do you enjoy it when there’s a religious thread in your queer spec fic? Writers, do you use it? Links? Writers: This is a reader/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/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FOR WRITERS: Using My religion

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jerome Steuart: If you grew up in a religious household (of any kind), how has your religious background affected your writing practice, or story subjects? Do you find yourself working in opposition to it or working with it, or working in some liminal space between? How does it inform your writing? 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/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Hallelujah, by Kim Fielding and F.E. Feeley Jr.

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Hallelujah

Kim Fielding and F.E. Feeley Jr. have a new gay horror book out: “Hallelujah.” Can you hear it? Whispering in the dark. Secrets only the dark knows. Joseph Moore, choir director for the First Baptist Church of Lenora, Nebraska, has secrets of his own. Terrible, lonely secrets. One that involves natural human desire. One that calls forth powers he cannot begin to understand. Both with the potential to destroy him and those he loves. Now the world is changing. The darkness, the shadows, the ghosts, are closing in—and Joseph and his lover, Kevin, are being stalked by a merciless demon, … Read more

COVER REVEAL/GIVEAWAY: Hallelujah, by Kim Fielding and F.E. Feeley Jr.

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Hallelujah

Kim Fielding and F.E. Feeley Jr. have a new gay horror book out, and we have the cover reveal: “Hallelujah.” Can you hear it? Whispering in the dark. Secrets only the dark knows. Joseph Moore, choir director for the First Baptist Church of Lenora, Nebraska, has secrets of his own. Terrible, lonely secrets. One that involves natural human desire. One that calls forth powers he cannot begin to understand. Both with the potential to destroy him and those he loves. Now the world is changing. The darkness, the shadows, the ghosts, are closing in—and Joseph and his lover, Kevin, are … Read more

RELIGION: Theologian Suggests Gender-Neutral Robot Priests

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A Catholic theologian says that gender-neutral robot priests could help tackle the sexual abuse crisis within the church. The claim comes from Ilia Delio, chair in theology at Villanova University, Pennsylvania. Speaking to Vox, she said: “Take the Catholic Church. It’s very male, very patriarchal, and we have this whole sexual abuse crisis. So would I want a robot priest? Maybe! “A robot can be gender-neutral. It might be able to transcend some of those divides and be able to enhance community in a way that’s more liberating.” Delio added that it’s possible that robots and priests could work side-by-side … Read more