LGBTQ+

In the future, a reporter uncovers a plot to change the DNA of selected young adults, abduct them, and cover up evidence that they ever existed. Her investigation takes her and three gay soldiers to Mars and eventually to the other side of the galaxy, where any misstep they make could doom the human race.<BR>Mark Salzwedel's science fiction and fantasy stories have appeared in multiple publications, including one forthcoming anthology. He lives in New York City and writes stories and composes music when not working as an advertising copywriter.

Enter a Kaleidoscope of Queer Speculative FictionStories take us beyond the bounds of our own lives-into new worlds and new situations. Perhaps most importantly, they invite us into new identities. Through the characters we temporarily become, we open ourselves to a rainbow of experiences.Speculative fiction gives us new lenses through which to explore our world and ourselves, and a deeper understanding of what makes love and connection so amazingly diverse.In the second All Worlds Wayfarer anthology, immerse yourself in 30 unique stories featuring LGBTQIA+ protagonists in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.Open yourself to Prismatic Dreams.

Reading taste-tuned novellas authored by algorithms.Auto-logging encounters with beauty with a smartglasses app.Installing a thermostat to maintain a constant psychological warmth at work.Engineering a crush with a hormone-delivery system to preempt problematic attractions.Donating a childhood friendship to someone who didn't have any through a memory transplant.<BR>In Literary Devices for Coping, the technological and fantastical idiosyncratically shape key moments in close relationships. As characters in this collection grapple with issues of memory, jealousy and sanity, their efforts are assisted and complicated by gadgetry and artifice-often in ways that raise questions about what it means to be human.

A fresh start, a queer social liberal dream, and a planet that wants to kill you.Carving out a life on Mars is no easy feat. With Earth in the throes of a devastating pandemic, autistic scientist Devon and her fellow colonists are faced with the momentous task of establishing a new society - one that learns from the past and prioritises sustainability over short-term gain.Noble aspirations are easier said than done, though - especially when the entire planet wants to kill you. Grappling with the realities of human nature and with their batteries slowly dying, the colony's 150 women and 10 men must overcome their differences to create a lasting community.But things aren't always what they seem and maybe the colonists aren't as alone as they thought...Perfect for fans of Mary Robinette Kowal's 'Lady Astronaut' series and the writing styles of Robert J. Sawyer and Becky Chambers. This thought-provoking sci-fi novel blends classic science fiction ideas with neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ themes.

What makes someone a villain?After the war, Mythikos was divided into three classes Seelie, Unseelie, and human.For Jericho, a werewolf apart of the Hero Alliance, the world has always been black and white. Heroes and villains. Seelie and Unseelie. Those who protect the humans and those who hurt them. Jericho has always known what side they're on.But when the villain they've been hunting for the last six months turns out to be their childhood friend, everything Jericho knew is turned upside down. Dusk storms into Jericho's life to show them just how wrong their assumptions are, and that the world is made up of more than just good and evil.Faced with a world that seems increasingly more grey, Jericho must decide to return to their old life, or trust their friend turned villain.A LGBTQ+ fantasy scifi novel for fans of J. Elle's Wings of Ebony, Marissa Meyer's Renegades, and April Daniels' Dreadnought.

WHAT’S WORSE THEN BEING STUCK IN A VIDEO GAME?BEING STUCK IN YOUR BANK ALTVörissa’s Catalyst Online was a regular VR MMORPG until a glitch trapped millions of players in the game. Except the game is changing, it’s becoming real. Food is edible, pain is real and those who die don’t respawn.Devon was a high ranking mage who got stuck in his level 1 rogue. Now as Rake, he and his friends are just trying to survive. NPCs are out to get them, players are killing players and they still need to find a way home.If they’re smart, they’ll keep their lives. If they’re lucky, they’ll keep their sanity and if they’re both, they just may find a wayto log out.

Deputy Sheriff Jane Clark had been in law enforcement for nearly thirty years and was looking forward to retirement. Her plan was to coast through her remaining time on the force, retire with her newly found love, Alice, and live happily on her small organic farm. Her farm was near Hank, a fairly uneventful community, nestled in the Ozark hills of southern Missouri. And everything was fairly quiet; that is, until the aliens arrived and Jane's gravely ill ex-husband, George, asked for her help to expose the toxic wrong doings of the chemical plant where he worked. Jane felt overwhelmed, luckily she had her trio of jokester guardian Aliens to come to her aid.