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REVIEW: Nexus Nine, By Mary E. Lowd

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Nexus Nine

Title: Nexus Nine Author: Mary E. Lowd Genre: GENRE LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gender Fluid Publisher: Fur Planet Pages: 198 Reviewer: J. Scott Coatsworth Get It On Amazon About The Book Deep space, nine lives… Or maybe nine-hundred? When a calico cat with a computer chip in her head — full of lifetimes worth of memories — sets out to uncover the mysteries of her distant past, she finds herself on a space station in a recently war-torn star system. Will her best friend from one of her previous lives as a dog still accept her? Can she make new friends … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: David M. Hoenig

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David M. Hoenig

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, David M. Hoenig – David is a practicing physician who lives to write instead of writing to live. Thanks so much, David, for joining me! JSC: If you could sit down with one other writer, living or dead, who would you choose, and what would you ask them?  DMH: J. Michael Straczynski, and “Can I please fanboy on you and work with you so I can learn at your feet?”  I loved Babylon … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Migration – Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Anthology #5

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Migration

Queer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Migration feaures 300 word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Brian S. Converse

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Brian S. Converse

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 S. Converse – Brian S. Converse is an author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and poetry. He has produced comic books, short stories, novels, and articles about writing in a career spanning more than 25 years.  Thanks so much, Brian, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? Brian S. Converse: I can remember … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Baja Clavius, by Madeira Desouza

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COVER Baja Clavius

Madeira Desouza has a new gay erotic sci fi tale out: Baja Clavius. This controversial science fiction adventure depicts gay male time travel agents with very bad behaviors. They are violent and immoral men. A few hundred years from now, these time travel agents work within a top-secret agency located beneath the crater Clavius on the moon. Their time-travel missions take them to Earth in the past where they ruthlessly manipulate man who are targeted for their roles in the outcomes of historical events such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.Amazon eBook | Amazon Paperback Giveaway Madeira is giving … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Tales From Ardulum, by J.S. Fields

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Tales from Ardulum

J.S. Fields has a new FF sci fi book out: Tales From Ardulum. One year after saving the Neek homeworld and redefining the people’s religion, the crew of the Scarlet Lucidity returns to the Charted Systems for a much-needed break. For Nicholas and Yorden, the Systems will always be home, but for Emn and Atalant, too many memories compound with Emn’s strange new illness to provide much relaxation. TALES FROM ARDULUM continues the journey of Atalant, Emn, Yorden, Nicholas, and Salice as they try to define their place in a galaxy that no longer needs them while battling the artifacts … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Fall in Autumn, by Michael G. Williams

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Michael G. Williams has a new queer sci fi book out: A Fall in Autumn. WELCOME TO THE LAST OF THE GREAT FLYING CITIES It’s 9172, YE (Year of the Empire), and the future has forgotten its past. Soaring miles over the Earth, Autumn, the sole surviving flying city, is filled to the brim with the manifold forms of humankind: from Human Plus “floor models” to the oppressed and disfranchised underclasses doing their dirty work and every imaginable variation between. Valerius Bakhoum is a washed-up private eye and street hustler scraping by in Autumn. Late on his rent, fetishized and … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Innocence and Carnality, by J. Alan Veerkamp

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Innocence and Carnality

J. Alan Veerkamp has a new MM steampunk book out: Innocence & Carnality. Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal. His parents see only one way to preserve their reputation amongst the other noble families: fit Nathan with a chastity belt to increase his value to a potential partner and marry him off as soon as possible. The recipient of that prize is Lord Rother Marsh Delaga III. After … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Hands We’re Given, by O.E. Tearmann

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The Hands We're Given - O.E. Tearmann

O.E. Tearmann has a new MM (trans) hard sci fi/cyberpunk tale out, book one in their “Aces High, Jokers Wild” series: “The Hands We’re Given.” Aidan Headly never wanted to be the man giving orders. That’s fine with the Democratic State Force base he’s been assigned to command: they don’t like to take orders. Nicknamed the Wildcards, they used to be the most effective base against the seven Corporations owning the former United States in a war that has lasted over half a century. Now the Wildcards are known for creative insubordination, chaos, and commanders begging to be reassigned. Aidan … Read more

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Great Review for Repetition

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Repetition

Just got a great review for Repetition from Rainbow Book Reviews: http://www.rainbowbookreviews.com/book-reviews/repetition-by-j-scott-coatsworth “While the technology of time travel Davis uses is sort of explained, at least enough to make it plausible if you don’t go too deep, it is not really the focus of this story.”What I found fascinating is the human part of the equation: Davis’s conclusion about what he should do, his client’s reaction, and the consequences when they collide. It’s amazing what can happen in just over twenty pages of a short story, and the ending, while I had hoped it might be different, is perfect just … Read more