Shameless Self-Promotion

This is for SFWA members:

The time for Nebula nominations is rapidly drawing to a close. I'm usually modestly silent at such times, but this year I'd like to draw your attention to Hastur Lord, which came out last January from DAW. Even when Marion was writing them solo, Darkover novels rarely got considered. This one was truly a collaboration, because I worked from a partial manuscript she began in the last year of her life. It explores so many of the themes that were important to her--and are to me! Not just portraying gay/bi relationships as enduring and meaningful, but issues of power, integrity, jealousy, and bigotry. And inclusiveness, understanding, and self-acceptance. All wrapped up in a whopping good story.

One of the most moving and rewarding aspects of publishing this book were the letters I received from gays who'd been in the closet for most or all of their lives and found here a vision of how the would could be if each loving relationship were cherished.

So please consider it when you're filling out your ballot.