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Guest Review: Sparks in the Dark – James Siewert

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Sparks in the Dark - James Siewert

Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Marines LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Space: Where discovery and danger are two sides of the same coin. Meet Albert ‘Buzz’ Buchanan, a retired space marine now freelancing as a gun for hire, who finds himself accepting a deal too good to turn down, even if it’s too good to be true. Meet Thomas Cutter, a star-ship engineer who’s a lot more than what he first seems. He seeks knowledge and adventure, and the offer to team-up with the sexy space marine is just what Cutter’s been waiting for. As … Read more

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Point of View: Where Are All the Gay Elves? (Spoilers)

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Elrond - The Rings of Power

So. I just finished watching one of my most anticipated shows in years. The Rings of Power is the Lord of the Rings prequel that explores the Rise of Sauron and the forging of the One Ring (and all the others that are linked to it). Going in, I was a bit concerned about this new franchise… after all, it was constructed from whole cloth from some appendices at the end of the Lord of the Rings by the corporate folks over at Amazon Prime. Epic fantasy by committee. Even so, I actually enjoyed it. The visuals are gorgeous, every … Read more

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Review: A Brightness Long Ago – Guy Gavriel Kay

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A Brightness Long Ago - Guy Gavriel Kay

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi/Poly Gay (minor characters) Get It On Amazon About The Book In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who shaped his life. Danio Cerra’s intelligence won him entry to a renowned school even though he was only the son of a tailor. He took service at the court of a ruling count—and soon learned why that man was known as the Beast. Danio’s fate changed the moment he saw and recognized Adria Ripoli as she entered the count’s chambers one autumn night—intending … Read more

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Review: Volaria – M.D. Neu

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Volaria - MD. Neu

Genre: Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Volaria, your home away from Earth. Humans are no longer alone; they have been joined by Arcanes, Lycans, and Vampires. It’s been over a hundred years since the Earth went through The Shift. Where once almost eight billion humans lived, the population now holds at four billion. But that wasn’t the only change. No one anticipated the branching of human DNA to produce new species of humans. Arcanes, Lycans, and Vampires are hidden throughout the genome, awaiting puberty before they manifest distinctly unhuman abilities. … Read more

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Review: Shafter – Margaret McGaffey Fisk

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Shafter - Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Genre: Sci-Fi, Colonization Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Born in the abandoned subway shafts beneath First City, Trina measures life in the coin she steals from her wealthy father’s people living above. She gives little weight to her dying mother’s fairy tales about how her father will rescue Trina and her twin sister, taking them away from this planet. Yet the stars catch her attention every time she goes to the surface. Trina is the protector, a role she created more from heroic tales in books her father gave them than anything in a shafter’s life. … Read more

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Point of View: Laying the “Foundation” (Spoilers)

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Foundation

Note: this column contains spoilers about the Foundation TV series. If you’ve not watched it yet you may want to wait until you do to read it. Because of my broken arm and surgery, I am still limited in what I can do. I can type to a certain extent, but my reach is not very far, mostly do self one-handed (insert jokes here) or via voice to text, which can create some interesting errors. Because of this, I am currently working from the couch, where it’s a lot more comfortable to use the keyboard on my laptop than the … Read more

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Review: The Guardian – Chisto Healy

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The Guardian - Chisto Healy

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian, Bi Get It On Amazon About The Book A battle to avenge the past is also a fight to protect the future. Twelve years ago, Marista, warrior for the royal guard of Avaron, was given the sworn duty of protecting her fallen kingdom’s infant prince, Derrin. Marista was hidden away with the prince while her people fought and died at the hands of the Vorcan raiders. Now… Lord Vorcan is hunting them to eliminate what remains of his enemy. With no one to oppose him he could replace the Lands’ many cultures with a one world … Read more

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Review: Bed of Rose and Thorns – Lee Hunt

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Bed of Rose and Thorns - Lee Hunt

Genre: Fantasy Get It On Amazon About The Book Sir Ezra is an Elysian Bell; he has a frightening potential that he keeps hidden deep beneath tight layers of steel armor. He secretly loves a dark Queen whose touch would mean his death. Banished for brutally slaughtering the Prince of Erle and husband to the Queen, Sir Ezra can only dream of seeing her again. Every night, his soul travels to distant lands, remembering the Queen, her deep convictions, brilliant mind, unending work, hidden loneliness, and a single night of horrific bloodshed. Recalled to the Queendom after eleven years, Ezra … Read more

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REVIEW: Last Worst Hopes – Lee Hunt

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Last Worst Hopes - Lee Hunt

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Includes Lesbian Characters Get It On Amazon About The Book Their world was ending, all the heroes were dead, the leaders confused, and their enemies were head and shoulders above them. But there was no one else; they were the dregs, the last worst hopes. Nehring Ardgour has summoned Skoll and Hati from hell. They have torn through the proud and ancient country of Engevelen and the angelic Methueyn Knights that protect it. Armies have died, cities have fallen. None of the great remain. No brilliant inventors, no powerful knights, no master wizards. No heroes. But … Read more

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REVIEW: Cailleadhama – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Caileadhama: Through the Veil

Just got a great review of Cailleadhama from Maryann at Queer Sci Fi: “Colton Davis lives in San Francisco, on the dangerous side of the Wall. He’s a trans-man whose transition is not yet complete… Tris is an elf who has crossed the veil from Gleanna Sidhu. He’s come to find his brother Laris and bring him home… An elf with a gift, a magic sword, strange creatures, action, danger, and technological gadgets. It’s suspenseful, sad, sweetly romantic, and all about accepting one’s self… Coatsworth never disappoints he creates another magnificent and magical story that’s filled with colorful characters and descriptions that are really easy to visualize, … Read more