Release Day! Banished Sons of Poseidon!!

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October 14th, 2015: Today is the day! Banished Sons of Poseidon, the follow up to The Seventh Pleiade, hits stores, spreading some high fantasy, Atlantean queerness around the world.

Early reviews have been a bit slow to come in, but I was thrilled that BSoP was picked out by All Our Worlds Diverse Fantasy Fiction.

” ★★★★1/2. Monsters, magic and vibrant characters. A lot of fun.”

You can read the full review here. 

Here’s the cover and the story blurb:

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After escaping from a flood that buried the aboveground in seawater, a fractured group of boys contend with the way ahead and their trust of an underground race of men who gives them shelter. For sixteen-year-old Dam, it’s a strange, new second chance. There are wonders in the underworld and a foreign warrior Hanhau who is eager for friendship despite Dam’s dishonorable past.

But a rift between his countrymen threatens to send their settlement into chaos. Peace between the evacuees and Hanhau’s tribe depends on sharing a precious relic that glows with arcane energy. When danger emerges from the shadowed backcountry, Dam must undertake a desperate mission. It’s the only hope for the Atlanteans to make it home to the surface. It’s the only way to save Hanhau and his people.

Buy it now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble or through Indiebound if you prefer.

ReLeAsE DaY!!!

Cue the music…

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It’s the official release day for The Seventh Pleiade!!

The Seventh Pleiade by Andrew J. Peters

Atlantis is besieged by violent storms, tremors, and a barbarian army. For sixteen-year old Aerander, it’s a calamitous backdrop to his Panegyris, where boys are feted for their passage to manhood.

Amid a secret web of romances among the celebrants, Aerander’s cousin Dam goes missing with two boys. With the kingdom in crisis, no one suspects the High Priest Zazamoukh though Aerander uncovers a conspiracy to barter boys for dark spiritual power. Aerander’s proof — an underground vault that disappears in the morning — brings shame on his family and suspicions of lunacy. The only way to regain his honor is to prove what really happened to the missing boys.

Tracking Dam leads Aerander on a terrifying and fantastical journey. He spots a star that hasn’t been seen for centuries. He uncovers a legend about an ancient race of men who hid below the earth. And traveling to an underground world, he learns about matters even more urgent than the missing boys. The world aboveground is changing, and he will have to clear a path for the kingdom’s survival.

Now available for purchase at Bold Strokes Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and IndieBound.

And, for New Yorkers, you can get an autographed copy of the book this Friday, November 22nd at the Official Release Party hosted by Bureau of General Services – Queer Division. It’s free and open to the public.

The Seventh Pleiade Launch Party!

One of my favorite venues, the Bureau for General Services – Queer Division is hosting the release party for The Seventh Pleiade. Details:

Friday, November 22nd 8:30 – 10:30PM

BGSQD c/o CAGE

83A Hester Street, New York, NY 10002

Here’s the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/252080211607191/?source=1

What you can expect: drinks, hors d’oeuvres, books, autographed copies for sale, music, and me with a big happy face. I am working on a party playlist and recently discovered this atmospheric track by Josh Grobman from the Troy soundtrack:

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Bold Strokes Books Presents 7 Authors – This Sunday, June 9th!

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Just a reminder and a re-invitation: Bold Strokes Books is hosting a reading event featuring  a panel of its authors (including me!) at the fabulously-named Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, a queer bookstore and event space.

It’s this Sunday, June 9th 3:00 – 5:00PM

I’ll be reading an excerpt from The Seventh Pleiade.

Admission is free so come on out to hear from a range of LGBT fiction authors and maybe pick up one of our books. Address, directions to the event space can be found here.

Sights and Sounds from Rainbow Book Fair

This past Saturday’s Rainbow Book Fair was fun and energizing!

I wish I had taken more photos, but here’s one from the Bold Strokes Books exhibit booth. Pictured are Joshua Martino (center), author of Fontana, the story of the first gay sports superstar, and Jennifer Lavoie (right), author of Andy Squared, a contemporary gay YA novel.

(Martino is a rather tall gentleman who I had trouble fitting entirely in the picture 🙂 )

IMG_0287Here’s video of my reading from The Seventh Pleiade. The passage is from an early section of the book where the main character Aerander is looking for his cousin Dam. Dam is a novice priest who went missing with two boys named Koz and Leo on the eve of a sacred festival called the Paneygris. Aerander does some sleuthing after a temple ceremony by trying to talk to Hephad, who is one of Dam’s friends in the priesthood.

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