LGBT Publisher Unveils A Queer Future

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 21, 2009 – The NEW RELEASE in the catalog of LGBT publisher QUEEREDFICTION PRESS is the Science Fiction anthology QUEER DIMENSIONS a collection of stories where the future is explored by 18 authors in 17 different and unique tales.

QUEER DIMENSIONS
ISBN 978-1-920441-03-6 (Electronic Book)
ISBN 978-1-920441-02-9 (Paperback)

Readers are invited to "Visit the unexpected futures…where queer flowers bloom on strange new worlds even when that world is our own."

Stories are from both known and aspiring new talents, featuring the work of RJ Astruc; Joel Best; RJ Bradshaw; Jacques L. Condor; David Edison; Erastes; CS Fuqua; Fiona Glass; Inga Gorslar; Michael Itig; Lacey Louwagie; Mallory Path; Trent Roman; John Randall Williams; Logan Zachary; Angelia Sparrow & Naomi Brooks.

In THE NIGHT HUNTER, “Lights in the sky, circles in the snow and stolen moose carcasses…in the Alaskan wilderness two former lovers stand together in the face of the unknown.” In BORROWED, “Pete’s average working day takes a bewildering turn when his hot neighbor pays him an uncharacteristic visit.” In THE COMMUNION FIELDS, “Around the world, a group of people find themselves in a strange dreamland when they go to sleep, where the laws of physics are suspended and something lurks over the horizon.” In STARGAZING, “The journey might just be the reward.” In THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN THE ROOM, “Duster Mann adores women–especially when they have XY chromosomes like the woman he fell for at first sight and has been searching for ever since. ” In TIME NOW, “Mattie will do anything to change the past…but what if the past won’t let her?”  In THE MAN IN THE MIRROR, “In a world of declining male birthrates, Gina moves to a Ranch searching for love. When Gina’s marriage fails, her best friend Andi takes drastic steps to make sure Gina’s dreams of love still come true.” In THE TOTI, “Where can the gay man who has everything find fulfillment? There’s only one possible place: in the arms of a toti....” In THE VISITOR, “Can love follow a person through time? When Madoc meets a man from the future he little realizes it will be the catalyst to change his world.” In ZOOGARISH, “Cole’s panic attacks aren’t about to keep him from a Zoogarish. He fights his fears only to find the hallucinations generated by this Zoogarish are something different, something truly deadly.” In THE FUTURE OF DR LOLE SAN PAULO, “High above the morals and laws of the civilized world, a disgraced geneticist finds a new lease on life when an unusual thief comes to him with an indecent proposal.” In THE SISTER BUSH, “ A young woman from the distant future, plagued by strange dreams, learns that love and profit can be at odds with one another.” In PLUMBING THE DEPTHS, “Washed-up Space Exploration Rangers, Cliff Cody and his husband Jake, are sent on a mission to the earth’s core, only to have the nature of their world and relationship shaken.” In OFF COURSE, “Disaster leads to a close encounter of the best kind.” In  EURYDICE, “Visit the planet Eurydice: a world filled with fanatics, lunatics and isolationists where they’d rather kill you than say hello. The perfect holiday stop, only if you’re still young enough to feel immortal…” In WHATEVER THE RISK, “Paroche is one planet Teless never wants to go to. When his partner and Captain announces that they are going to be trading there on their next jump, Teless knows it can only end badly.” And in HERE BE GARDENS, “Jaime’s been living off world when the death of an ex-lover draws him back to Earth–or does he have a different motive for leaving the herbaceous Dyson Sphere he’s called home for two years?”

The collection has been edited by James EM Rasmussen who also edited the QUEEREDFICTION PRESS urban fantasy collection QUEER WOLF, a collection delving into the queer lives of werewolves living in the city.
"[A]n entertaining and varied collection, boasting such talents as Charlie Cochrane and Ginn Hale. Lovers of the lycan will find much to slaver over here: from the werewolf wanabee to the lovers-through-time, to waifs and strays. From the carnal to the violent to the passionate, this anthology will wag your tail, I guarantee it.”
Erastes author of Standish & Transgressions.

QUEER DIMENSIONS is available in Trade Paperback from online distributors Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble and from your local bookstore.  The title is also available in eBook formats from various distributors including Amazon Kindle; My Bookstore & More; Smashwords and more.

For futhur details on the release view the title page at:  www.queeredfiction.com/queerdimensions.htm