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New Release: Dread Spring – Elizabeth F. Shearly

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Dread Spring - Elizabeth F. Shearly

QSFer Elizabeth F. Shearly has a new queer post-apocalyptic book out (ace, bi, gay, lesbian): Dread Spring. After nuclear armageddon, Chloe’s days have fallen into a routine: wake up from the nightmares at four a.m., farm chores with Vishesh, schooling with the kids, fight with Monty, and then an early bedtime. As long as their vegetable patch stays viable, they can avoid a slow and painful death. But this season their field is contaminated. Short of asking for help from the walking towns—mechanical hulks developed to decontaminate land and water—there’s no recourse. Chloe risks going behind Monty’s back to contact … Read more

New Release: The Great North – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Great North - J. Scott Coatsworth

QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM sci-fantasy romance out: The Great North. Dwyn is a young man in the small, isolated northern town of Manicouga, son of the Minstor, and betrothed to marry the beautiful Kessa in a few weeks. Mael is shepherding the remains of his own people from Land’s End, a village farther north, chased out by a terrible storm that destroyed the town. Both are trying to find their way in a post-apocalyptic world. When they meet, their love may change the course of history. Note: This is a rerelease, originally published by Mischief Corner … Read more

Review: You Are Cordially Invited to Crossroads Station – Mary E. Lowd

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You are Cordially Invited to Crossroads Station - Mary E. Lowd

Genre: Sci-Fi, Furry, Cozy Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian, Trans MTF Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book When an unexpected wedding invitation arrives, Anno packs her family up for a trip across the stars. There’s a lot of fun, touristy things to do on Crossroads Station, including spacewalks, cloud surfing on New Jupiter, and enjoying the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a place that’s home to many dozens of different species of alien. But there’s also a reckoning to be had with her larger family, who Anno hasn’t seen in eight years. She was born and raised in the … Read more

New Release: Spaceships & Other Trips – Raven Oak

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Space Ships & Other Trips - Raven Oak

QSFer Raven Oak has a new sci-fi queer short story collection out (Gay, Non-Binary, Trans FTM): Space Ships and Other Trips. Part II of this debut collection by multi-award-winning author and artist Raven Oak brings together speculative fiction stories from the past ten years of her career, ranging from space adventures with a dash of mystery and other near-future tales to post-apocalyptic stories and deep dives into the mind. You’ll find closed-ship mysteries, foul-acting apps, talking cats, retail hell, and hacked programs in these ELEVEN speculative fiction pieces. Space Ships & Other Trips contains FIVEnever-before seen stories for your enjoyment, including a tie-in story from … Read more

Review: Dropnauts – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Dropnauts - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi, Trans MTF Reviewer: Olivia Universal Buy Link | Bookshop.Org About The Book Life after the Crash.Over a century after the end of the Earth, life goes on in Redemption, the sole remaining Lunar colony, and possibly the last outpost of humankind in the Solar System. But with an existential threat burrowing its way into the Moon’s core, humanity must recolonize the homeworld. Twenty brave dropnauts set off on a mission to explore the empty planet. Four of them—Rai, Hera, Ghost and Tien—have trained for two-and-a-half years for the Return. They’re bound for Martinez Base, just outside … Read more

Review: Spaceships & Other Trips – Raven Oak

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Space Ships & Other Trips - Raven Oak

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Non-Binary, Trans FTM Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Part II of this debut collection by multi-award-winning author and artist Raven Oak brings together speculative fiction stories from the past ten years of her career, ranging from space adventures with a dash of mystery and other near-future tales to post-apocalyptic stories and deep dives into the mind. You’ll find closed-ship mysteries, foul-acting apps, talking cats, retail hell, and hacked programs in these ELEVEN speculative fiction pieces. Space Ships & Other Trips contains FIVEnever-before seen stories for your enjoyment, including a tie-in story from Jeff … Read more

Review: Tinman – C.J. Dragon

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Tinman - C.J. Dragon

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Looking for a haven, Astin Langlee went to the moon to escape the unforgiving rigors of poverty on Earth. Signing on for seven years of contract labor, he planned to work hard and make a place for himself. Called “Tinman’ for his lack of observable emotion, he does just that, finding solace only in his conversations with Eddie, a sentient AI.Finding love never crossed his mind. Meeting his co-worker, Davis, Astin discovers that he cares more than his nickname suggests. Opening to the joy Davis … Read more

New Release: The Vitruvian Mask – B.J. Sikes

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The Vitruvian Mask

QSFer BJ Sikes has a new queer steampunk/alt history book out: The Vitruvian Mask. 1881: The electric lights of Paris have been extinguished. The Naturalist revolution is over. Adelaide was on the losing side. Once the Royal Scientist Doctor for the now-dead cyborg monarchs of France, she’s now a fugitive, hiding from the new king’s Police Sécrète. Pregnant and alone, she seeks refuge in a Parisian hospital but things have changed there too. What was once a cathedral of Science is now a bastion of ignorance and superstition. The battlefield veterans whose Augmented prosthetics she once created are shunned by … Read more

New Release: The Walls Between Us – Jessica Dunker

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The Walls Between Us - Jessica Dunker

Jessica Dunker has a new queer post-apocalyptic book out (bisexual): The Walls Between Us. If all the nation’s power suddenly shut down, there would be no electricity, no water, no phones, no internet. Akeno suddenly faces the nation’s blackout alone, doubtful of what to do next, until he meets Sam, a charismatic, young woman intent on surviving. The two partner up when a paramilitary invades campus, driving Akeno and Sam into the wider community, where they face the societal dangers of a chaotic nation. Survival will be harder than they realized. Get It At Amazon | Publisher Excerpt “ Thank … Read more

Review: Winter’s Orbit – Everina Maxwell

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Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Prince Kiem, a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperor’s least favorite grandchild, has been called upon to be useful for once. He’s commanded to fulfill an obligation of marriage to the representative of the Empire’s newest and most rebellious vassal planet. His future husband, Count Jainan, is a widower and murder suspect. Neither wants to be wed, but with a conspiracy unfolding around them and the fate of the empire at stake they will have to navigate the thorns and barbs of court intrigue, … Read more