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It’s Release Day!

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Hey all, It’s release day for my holiday tale “I Only Want to Be With You,” coming out from Mischief Corner Books as part of their “A Holiday to Remember” collection. It’s a sweet short story set in San Diego, and you can order it now: Derrek is dealing with the recent, unexpected death of his mother. He’s been alone for five year since his husband Will died, and he’s ready to find someone new and to start living again. Ryan lost his partner, David, in an auto accident, and is dating Alex, who doesn’t treat him right. Derrek can’t … Read more

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Skythane Takes Home Three Rainbow Awards

Rainbow Award Winner

I’m thrilled to announce that my debut novel, Skythane, won three (and a half) awards last night in the Rainbow Awards: Best Cover: Second Place Best Gay Sci Fi: Second Place Best Debut Book: Second Place Best Book: Runner Up If you haven’t read it yet, you can grab a copy at Dreamspinner: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/skythane-by-j-scott-coatsworth-8154-b Or Amazon: Book two, Lander, is coming out on 2/13!

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REVIEW: The Stark Divide – Sci Fi Pulse

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What an awesome review for The Stark Divide from Patrick at Sci Fi Pulse: A science fiction novel with a classic premise that delivers drama, action, technology, and heart. I haven’t felt this way after reading a sci-fi book since reading an Asimov or Heinlein novel. Coatsworth is to be congratulated for capturing the spirit of those writers and creating a new tale that will make readers look to the starts. Overall grade: A OMG, I am literally speechless to be mentioned in the same breath as Asimov and Heinlein. 😀 Read the full review here:http://www.scifipulse.net/in-review-the-stark-divide/ And order the book … Read more

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PODCAST: Hanging Out With Jeff & Will

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Hey all, This last week, I got to spend half an hour with the infamous Jeff & Will – talking about QRI, QSFm and my latest release, “The Stark Divide.” Love these guys! Check it out here: Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 110 – J. Scott Coatsworth interview, Book & Music Reviews plus Holiday Giveaway Announcement

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POINT OF VIEW: Worlds That Never Were

Forever

Hey all, This week I am bouncing between edits for “Lander”, from my Oberon Cycle trilogy, and beta reads for “The Rising Tide”, in my Liminal Sky series. Both involve interesting worlds that are almost characters in and of themselves. 🙂 Forever, in Liminal Sky, is an O’Neill Cylinder. From Wikipedia: “…a space settlement design proposed by American physicist Gerard K. O’Neill in his 1976 book The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space.[1] O’Neill proposed the colonization of space for the 21st century, using materials extracted from the Moon and later from asteroids.” But I’ve had a hard time finding art … Read more

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NEW FIVE STAR REVIEW: The Stark Divide

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Diane at Hearts on Fire gave The Stark Divide a five star rating: I fear that no matter how I write this review, I will not do this book justice, and part of me just wants to say wow, you should read this book! If you have read any of J. Scott Coatsworth’s work, you know he is a science fiction and fantasy writer and I swear his work just keeps on getting better with each book he writes!… “Wow, you should read this book… I would easily put this on my favorites of 2017 list!” That said, I highly recommend … Read more

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The End of River City. For Now.

River City Chronicles

Hey all… For the last two years, I’ve posted a new chapter of River City almost every single week. Haven’t read it yet? You can read the whole thing here: https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/the-river-city-chronicles-english-version/ It started out as an experiment. Could I write a weekly serial and have a new chapter up for my readers every Thursday? I was inspired by Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker, who post a new page of “The Young Protectors” every week. But River City also started with secrets. Each character had one, and I intended to reveal them all by the end of the story. I expected … Read more

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REVIEWS: The Stark Divide

The Stark Divide

More reviews keep coming in – today, two more five star reviews. 🙂 Kimi at the Kimi Chan Experience is hooked: “It’s got me hooked, waiting with bated breath to see what happens next.” If you are a fan of epic sci fi, this is the book for you. Coatsworth writes an engaging tale that spans generations, as we follow them from the first scrabble to leave the dying Earth onwards. The rich prose grabbed me from the very start, drawing me into a future world that seemed familiar and possible. I found myself swept along with the ideals of … Read more

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NEW REVIEWS: The Stark Divide

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More reviews keep coming in – today, two more five star reviews. 🙂 Anne Barwell at Drops of Ink couldn’t put it down: When I read a book by J. Scott Coatsworth I know I’m going to be treated to a story with fabulous world building, and interesting characters. The Stark Divide has all of that and more. One thing I really loved about this story is that although there are romances, they don’t drive it. Also it is populated by diverse characters with differing sexualities IE gay, straight, bi, and trans, which is accepted by this society in the … Read more