young adult – Page 5 – Queer Sci Fi

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dubious Gift of Dragon Blood – J. Marshall Freeman

December 15, 2020 by scott

QSFer J. Marshall Freeman has a new MM YA fantasy romance out: “The Dubious Gift of Dragon Blood.” High schooler Crispin Haugen already has so many identities to sort through―Asian, Scandinavian, not to mention gay. Then a messenger from another world arrives to tell him he also carries the blood of dragons in his veins. Transported to the Realm of Fire, where dragons and humans live in harmony, Crispin falls for Davix, a brooding, nerdy scholar. But dark mysteries threaten the peace of Crispin’s new world. Without warning, dragons from the Realm of Air unleash a bloody war. With everything he cares about on … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Enzor and the Volcano – Stephen J. Wolf

December 12, 2020 by scott

QSFer Stephen J. Wolf has a new queer choose your own ending fantasy book out: “Enzor and the Volcano.” A teen with a dream… A volcano in his way… Enzor is a young teen about to take a trial so he can become a master of fire magic. He must travel through a volcano and claim a prize at the end. Along the way, Enzor encounters various challenges. Can he survive a fire golem? Can he cross a river of lava? He can’t do it alone. He needs your help. Select Enzor’s actions in this Choose-the-Fate story. Guide Enzor through … Read more

FOR READERS: Favorite MG/YA Books

December 10, 2020 by scott

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Readers, what are your must-read Queer Middle Grade and Young Adult spec fic novels or authors? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

ANNOUNCEMENT: Royal Dragon – Ash Roberts

December 8, 2020 by scott

QSFer Ash Roberts has a new queer YA fantasy out (bi, lesbian): “Royal Dragon.” Kalia’s life is all mapped out for her – she is heir to the elven homeland and marriage to a Duke’s son had been arranged before she was old enough to walk. For her, the war in the north is far away and all she knows of it is stories about the fearless Dragoneers. Her life is safe. Idyllic. Until she accidentally bonds with the blue dragon, Farean. Kalia is banished from her homeland and her engagement is broken – the nobility will have nothing to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Raven Prince – Eric Alan westfall

October 23, 2020 by scott

QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM paranormal young adult book out: “The Raven Prince.” What do you do when you’re sixteen, gay, a raven shifter, and you’re starting a new school after the semester’s started? Especially a human school. Mike hopes—although unlike the song his mom loves, his aren’t very high—are for blending in. Maybe make some friends? Except…he’s short, slender, goth-looking with the shiny black hair, black eyes and thick lashes, wears an elegant suit and tie, and drives a hot black Mercedes convertible. Plus, he’s eventually going to be the Raven Prince, once he stops refusing … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A perilous Journey – Clare Solomon

September 23, 2020 by scott

QSFer Clare Solomon has a new YA epic fantasy book out, Ascended Book One: “A Perilous Journey.” She will do anything to protect those she loves – even risk losing her soul. Fifteen-year-old Keilena hates the Ascended, the powerful magic-possessors who rule Pellotal and think their own laws don’t apply to them. She lives a quiet life with her carpenter father, enlivening it by getting into mischief whenever she can. Everything changes when a stranger arrives with a secret about her identity that destroys her current life. Forced to take a journey led by people she can’t trust, Keilena hatches … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Dragon Soldier – Mell Eight

September 22, 2020 by scott

Mell Eight has a new MM paranormal YA book out, Supernatural Consultant Book 5: “Dragon Soldier.” The aftermath of the last battle has left Nickel weak in bed and grounded for the next decade. Despite being in trouble, Nickel wants to return to the battle against the enemy as soon as he can, but thoughts of Platinum, the dragon helping to nurse him back to health, keep distracting him. Platinum can’t believe how much his life has changed. He went from being a lonely fugitive on the run to part of a family in only hours. The last few days … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Dragon Directive – Mell Eight

August 26, 2020 by scott

QSFer Mell Eight has a new MM paranormal YA book out: Dragon Detective. And there’s a giveaway! Nickel might be a water elemental dragon, but even he has limits—and the sudden rain storms, hail, and snow in midsummer are way over the line. Luckily, he works for Dane’s Supernatural Consulting firm and can use those resources to figure out who keeps mucking with the weather and get them to stop. Soon Nickel realizes he isn’t the only one searching for the weather worker: the enemy he has been hunting for ten years has finally reappeared, and it’s a race to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Hawthorn Academy: Year One – D.R. Perry

August 11, 2020 by scott

QSFer D.R. Perry has a new coming of age ace/gay fantasy book out: “Hawthorn Academy: Book One.” If ultimate power corrupts, how does one learn to be incorruptible? I’m Aliyah Morgenstern. All of my life, I grew up on tales of my great-grandfather’s magic bringing light and healing to the world. Then, I bonded with my dragonet Ember on my sixteenth birthday, which means I’ll be scary powerful someday. There’s one problem. Mom’s kept secrets that everyone at my new school seems to know. Turns out, I’ve got an infamously criminal uncle and now everyone’s waiting for me to do something … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Defining YA / NA

August 11, 2020 by scott

FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: How do you define YA/NA, especially in spec fic? What is and isn’t appropriate for young adult, and for new adult? Writers: This is a reader and 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