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Cover Reveal: The Captains of Oartheca – James Siewert

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Captains of Oartheca - James Siewert

James Siewert has a new MM sci-fantasy romance coming out on November 9th, Oarthecan Star Saga book 3: Captains of Oartheca – and we have the cover reveal. Welcome to Oartheca—a world of shattered beauty and stolen futures. Where noble Barons rule with ironclad grace, and loyal drones unquestionably obey. A wounded world, rich with history and pride, struggling to heal… while war still smoulders at its edges. Hoping to change the fate of all Oarthecans, Captain Rowland Hale II and Toar Grithrawrscion embark on a mission as herculean as it is perilous: to bring Oartheca under the aegis of … Read more

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New Release: Gear Child – Mark David Campbell

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Gear Child - Mark David Campbell

Mark David Campbell has a new queer YA sci-fantasy book out (gay, lesbian, homonormative) Gear Box book 1: Gear Child. From our beloved teddy bear to our cherished first car, we form deep emotional bonds with inanimate objects. Will AI machines inevitably develop the capacity to love us in return?In a post-apocalyptic world that survives on garbage left over from the Gawd Wars eight generations ago, Sunny Boy, a semi-organic machine initially made to emulate a thirteen-year-old, and later modified as an eighteen-year-old, longs to be loved. His quest to find a family takes him from a farm in Winnipeg to … Read more

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Review: The Death Bringer

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The Death Bringer - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Non-Binary, Transgender Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Aik will never be the same … and neither will his world. War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik’s former friends, are the only ones who can save him and the world. But what if the cure is worse than the invasion? As Silya rushes to prepare Gullton for the battle to come, she’s determined to save as … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Riley Odell

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Riley Odell

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Riley Odell is an autistic writer and neurodiversity activist. He writes horror, comedy, and bizarro, and is the creator of Divergnt Realms, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories about neurodivergence by neurodivergent authors. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife Jamie, and their two pet children. Find out more rileyodellwriter.com. Thanks so much, Riley, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when … Read more

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Review: The Hencha Queen

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The Hencha Queen - J. Scott Coatsworth

Jus got a great review for The Hencha Queen from Estora at Queer Sci Fi! Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Plot LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Intersex Reviewer: Estora Universal Buy Link About The Book SILYA COMES INTO HER OWN, BUT WILL SHE BE ENOUGH? Silya finally has everything she always wanted. She’s the Hencha Queen, head of the Temple, and is working to master her newfound talents. So why does the world pick now to fall apart? Her once-nemesis Raven is off riding dragons, and their mutual friend (and her ex) Aik is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, a new threat menaces … Read more

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Review: The Gauntlet Runner

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The Gauntlet Runner - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Intersex Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link This review contains spoilers for the first book of the Tharassas Cycle, The Dragon Eater, so if you haven’t read that book first – what are you waiting for?! The Dragon Eater left us on a cliffhanger, with our three main protagonists – Raven the thief who is now part-dragon, the guard Aik who is in love with Raven, and Silya the new Hencha Queen – scattered across the land. Raven was kidnapped by beasts that brought him to a small community of others like … Read more

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Review: The Dragon Eater

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The Dragon Eater - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon About The Book Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever. Raven’s best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? Never going to happen. And Aik’s ex-fiancĂ© Silya, an initiate priestess in a magical crisis, hates Raven with the heat of a thousand suns. This unlikely team must work together to face strange beasts, alien artifacts, … Read more

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Double Review: The Death Bringer – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Death Bringer - J. Scott Coatsworth

Just got two great early reviews for The Death Bringer: Reviewers: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild; Maryann Universal Buy Link About The Book AIK WILL NEVER BE THE SAME… AND NEITHER WILL HIS WORLD War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik’s former friends, are the only ones who can save him and the world. But what if the cure is worse than the invasion? As Silya rushes to prepare Gullton for the battle to come, she’s determined to save as many … Read more

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Review: Skythane

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Skythane - J. Scott Coatsworth

Just got a great review of Skythane from Rari at Queer Sci Fi: Genre: Sci-Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past. Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts to fall apart around them, they have no idea what’s coming—or the bond that will develop … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Brian Yapko

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Brian Yapko

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Brian Yapko is a lawyer who tries to make up for it by writing narrative fiction and poetry. His debut science fiction novel, El Nuevo Mundo, was published in 2022 by Rebel Satori Press. His novella San Damien and the Red Daggers was published in serial form by Bewildering Stories in Spring, 2023;  his short story  Paradox of the Twins was recently published by The Ancible and his novella  Erica Victor will be published in late 2024 by Gypsy Shadow … Read more