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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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Editorial: May 2025

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s delicious content.

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Book Review: Luminous by Sylvia Park

Chris Kluwe loved the way Sylvia Park wove together threads and genres ranging from the coming-of-age to the detective thriller to the futuristic. Will you dig Luminous, too? Read Chris’s review to find out.

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