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Book Review: Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil

Love reading about court intrigue? Find out why Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil might be for you!

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Editorial, June 2025

It’s our fifteenth anniversary issue! Come check out the editorial for a discussion of this month’s great content.

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Book review: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Chris Kluwe recommends a novel with an improbably mash-up: B-movie monsters and hard SF. That’s right—Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove does it all. Find out if it’s your next read!

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Book Review: Esperance by Adam Oyebanji

Looking for your next SF thriller? Melissa A. Watkins thinks Esperance by Adam Oyebanji might just fit the bill!

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Book Review: I Want That Twink Obliterated! by Trip Galey, Robert Berg & C.L. McCartney, eds.

Looking for your next fun anthology purchase? Let Arley Sorg tell you all about a fun read: I Want That Twink Obliterated!.

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