On their mission to track down Skadi, Dali and Rion end up in a new but related mess when they encounter a sentient AI lifeform who takes over Rion's body. But, despite some disagreements, the AI has similar goals and may prove an ally when things turn even...
Now part of a special team, Dali has been going on missions, hoping it will one day bring them closer to finding who was responsible for their partners' deaths. But then they get assigned to negotatiate with Shontavians, an alien species created for violence, and it may be their most dangerous and interesting mission...
Dali has been on bereavement leave from work, but when other third gender changelings start disappearing, they get recruited by a secret organization to help save the missing people by going undercover on an alien ship. The mission is risky, but Dali has found a reason to live again and is determined to save...
Tao is a necromancer, and when they realize another necromancer is in the city and reanimating the dead, they know they have to put a stop to it. But meeting a cute, sweet guy is a distraction... or maybe the key to stopping the...
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🌟One of my faves!🌟
After an intergalactic war, the various sentient species in the galaxy decided to host a singing contest once every cycle in order to determine which species will be eliminated. When humans are forced to join, it's "electro-funk glamgrind" rockstar Decibel Jones who's chosen to perform and whisked away, along with bandmate Oort St. Ultraviolet, to meet aliens, avoid assassination attempts, and...
Reed should be safe after everything that happened in the last book, but he keeps thinking he sees Phil Rice around town, and his paranoia and anxiety are getting worse. Meanwhile, Mazarin can't seem to fit in with humans or with the other sentient AI she meets. And both of them struggle with confusing feelings and navigating romantic...
This time for quick reviews I have the Psions of SPIRE series by Alex Silver! All four main books, plus two extra novellas. This is a series with diverse queer rep about people with psionic abilities (telekinesis, empathy, etc.). Each book focuses on different characters, but they're all connected into one storyline, so I recommend reading them in order. I enjoyed...
In A Bargain of Blood and Gold, a hunter goes to a small town only to mistakenly befriend the vampire and team up against a bigger threat. In Lord of the Last Heartbeat, a mage runs away from his crime lord mother and is taken in by a man whose home is cursed. In Courting Nightfall, a half dark elf joins an adventuring party and heads out to kill the vampire wreaking havoc on town, though he has...
Asagi is a slave, just sold to a new master, when they meet a young boy named Tsukito with whom they form a familial, protective bond. But soon after, Asagi is sold again, into a better life, but the price they pay, both in becoming a blood-drinking youkai and leaving behind Tsukito, is a high one for them to...
Dorian (vampire) and Cash (human) are friends, roommates, and partners for hunting gigs, and they've just gotten a new case about murderous weredeer to take care of. But their feelings for each other, and Dorian's insistence on them not making their relationship a romantic one, are complicating...
