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⌈ Secret Post #4588 ⌋

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[tabaqui]

I cannot find books that are interesting to me at all. I have found a few, just lately, but 99 percent of them were written before 1970.
'The Expanse' novels and the newest CJ Cherryh are about it.

I *did* read and love Martha Wells' 'All Systems Red', but at 15 bucks a pop, I can't afford the others in the series (and that's on a used book site).

Fanfic, for me, satisfies my desire for interesting, non-heter stories and pairings that expand on stuff that, out in the 'pro' world tends to be annoyingly flat.

It's a pity, OP, since there is just *so much fanfic*, and you don't have to pay for something that you discover two chapters in you hate.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm pretty sure that there's quite a lot of queer SF&F out there these days, maybe not from mainstream pubs but definitely being written and published

[tabaqui]

Could be. But I can't afford to spend money on books that I may or may not like, and I don't have a kindle or whatever.

[(Anonymous)]

yeah fair enough!

[(Anonymous)]

You are not alone. I agree with all of your points.

It does make me sad, because queer sci-fi is my jam, but honestly, I find so much fic and sci-fi AUs that I'm pretty satisfied.

[tabaqui]

Right? Me, too.

If someone wanted to rec some good queer sci-fi, and i could find it on, say, Better World Books site for under 5 bucks, I'd spring for a book to see.

And then, if i liked it enough, or didn't like it, i'd offer it up to anyone here who wanted to read, and send it along. Books like to travel!

[(Anonymous)]

Elizabeth Lynn's "A Different Light" etc. might suit you? (They're older books, but I think they weather well.)

[tabaqui]

Thanks!

[silverr]

jsyk, you don't need the kindle hardware. Overdrive lets you borrow e-books from your library and read them on your phone or desktop computer.

[tabaqui]

If they have one that works on a PC, that's awesome. But I can't use my phone for reading - too small, and it overheats with too much use.

I have no idea of my teeny library would have Overdrive - i'll have to find out.
Ta!

[silverr]

They do -- it's how I read books on my PC.

I think this link should work: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Digital-Services-LLC-Download/dp/B00UB76290/ref=sr_1_1

[tabaqui]

Okay, but that's for a kindle ...software? You then have to buy the ebooks, don't you?

[silverr]

There are ones you'd have to pay for, yes, but other then the library there are a number of places to get free ones.

[tabaqui]

Okie dokie. :D

[(Anonymous)]

The renaissance of queer SFF makes me really unsatisfied with fanfic shipping the straightest of the canonically straight.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed.

[(Anonymous)]

Have you tried any book apps on your phone? I recommend Oodles. It's free and has tons of books in every genre. I love it because it's all older books and there are complete series as well.

If you're looking for newer books, your library may have an app. Mine has two. There's a limit to amount of books you can borrow per month, but it's all free. All you need is a library card.

[silverr]

... you may not even need a library card, if you're using Overdrive.

[tabaqui]

I can't read stuff on my phone, it's way too small. Plus the battery really gets hot/power runs down fast if i'm using it a lot (even having a text conversation with my daughter, if it goes on too long, it's overheating).

Yeah, i kinda need a new phone.

I would doubt very much my library (teeny tiny) has something like that but, again - can't use my phone to read. I don't suppose those things work on a PC?

[(Anonymous)]

Unfortunately, it's app only. For PC, I'd recommend Gutenburg and Wikisource.

https://www.gutenberg.org/

You've probably heard of this site. It's got tons of old books.


https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page

You can sort by era, author, genre, and nationality. All older books, but still great. I read the entire Oz series here.

[tabaqui]

I've heard of and used them both. It's great for older stuff, yes.

[(Anonymous)]

DA

if there's apps that you can't use on your phone, there are android emulators that you can use on your PC -- bluestacks and nox are two.

[tabaqui]

Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

+1
Part of why I like fanfic so much is because it's free.

[tabaqui]

Yup. And pretty damn inventive, when compared to a lot of profic.