Our group has several new activities and we’d like to invite everyone to participate.
(1) Please introduce yourself in the topic Introductions. Start a new thread or comment on an existing thread.
(2) Check out the group discussions. Discuss Books, Authors, and Scifi themes. Coming soon: Spotlight Authors. Anne Tenino and Angel Martinez have already volunteered to discuss their new gay scifi releases with us.
(3) Check out the group Bookshelf and help us make it more useful. Add gay scifi books you have read, and place them on the appropriate sub-shelves (see descriptions below).
We are doing our best to categorize all of the books on our new sub-shelves and there has been some headway, but we could still use your help. If you have read a book on the To-Be-Determined shelf, please take a moment to move it to a more appropriate shelf or shelves. Also, please make sure other books you have read are on the correct sub-shelves in our group bookshelf. Note that sub-shelves are not exclusive; you may choose more than one. To place a books on a sub-shelf:
2(a). To re-shelve a book already on the bookshelf, click “edit”, to the far right of the book. 2(b). To add a new book, search for the book in the search box on the upper left of the page. If the book is grayed out, it is on the group bookshelf. If not, click “add to group.”
3. Click "choose shelves" and check each sub-shelf that is appropriate for that book. Uncheck “to be determined” if it is checked.
4. There are some other things you can add in the pop-up menu. "Why this book" adds a note to the listing. See First Sharing (Fallon Mates, #5) for example. If we do group reads, we will set that up in the pop-up menu.
5. Click “save group book” at the bottom of the pop-up menu in order to apply your changes.
The information below is there to help clarify what each sub-shelf name means. If you have any questions or suggestions, please post them in the sub categories development thread.
-The Moderators (Sean, Charming, Meghan)
GSF Bookshelf Sub-shelves
aliens – stories which are about contact with an alien culture, for instance through commerce, space exploration or invasion.
cyber-genetic-mods – stories in which important characters (humans or aliens) have undergone cybernetic or genetic modification.
cyberpunk – stories that focus a mainly on computer programming/hacking and "living in the machine"
dystopian – stories in which a dystopian (oppressive/creepy/fatally flawed) society features prominently. Can include near-future Earth or other planets.
gay-lit-scifi – sci-fi that includes gay characters and themes, but is not primarily a romance (though it may have romantic elements). This is similar to the distinction between gay lit and M/M romance.
group-author – for books by authors who are members of this group
military-war-scifi – an armed conflict is taking place in space, on an alien planet, or using other science fiction elements ; principal characters are usually members of a military service or are specifically designated warriors.
mmf – menage that focuses on a gay couple while a woman plays a small sexual role. Please do not post MFM in this group. (In MFM, the men focus on the female; this does not count as gay science fiction.)
non-erotic -mm – sci-fi stories with romance between main characters, but not sexually explicit.
paranormal-scifi – this is intended to cover works that are science fiction, but are slanted towards paranormal themes or include paranormal elements. An example is "Hemovore" by Jordan Castillo Price, which is about a virus that causes mutations that resemble vampirism.
post-apocalyptic – stories that examine a world (usually Earth) after some cataclysmic event. That event has usually destroyed society as we know it. Most (not all) post-apocalyptic stories include dystopian elements.
realistic-hard-scifi – stories with classic sci-fi themes that obey the laws of physics and reality, as we know them. These stories should not only be possible but plausible, and the scientific realism should be important to the work. For example, fantastic creatures (elves, shifters, vampires, ghosts, zombies) would not go in this category, even if they are explained scientifically.
removal-candidate – this Goodreads group is for gay science fiction only. Books that appear not to be science fiction will be placed on this shelf to give group members a chance to discuss the merits of keeping or removing said books. For example, non-science based paranormal or time travel stories would be moved to this shelf.
romance – works which emphasize the romantic relationship between the gay main characters.
space-opera – works that take place primarily in space and include impressive technology and a sweeping dramatic story.
time-travel – works in which the ability to travel to different times is scientifically based rather than magical.
to-be-determined – these are works that need to be shelved as soon as possible. Anyone can shelve a book if they have read it.
young-adult – works with young adult characters, little sex, and no explicit sexual scenes.
Our group has several new activities and we’d like to invite everyone to participate.
(1) Please introduce yourself in the topic Introductions. Start a new thread or comment on an existing thread.
(2) Check out the group discussions. Discuss Books, Authors, and Scifi themes. Coming soon: Spotlight Authors. Anne Tenino and Angel Martinez have already volunteered to discuss their new gay scifi releases with us.
(3) Check out the group Bookshelf and help us make it more useful. Add gay scifi books you have read, and place them on the appropriate sub-shelves (see descriptions below).
We are doing our best to categorize all of the books on our new sub-shelves and there has been some headway, but we could still use your help. If you have read a book on the To-Be-Determined shelf, please take a moment to move it to a more appropriate shelf or shelves. Also, please make sure other books you have read are on the correct sub-shelves in our group bookshelf. Note that sub-shelves are not exclusive; you may choose more than one. To place a books on a sub-shelf:
1. Go to the group Bookshelf (upper right).
2(a). To re-shelve a book already on the bookshelf, click “edit”, to the far right of the book.
2(b). To add a new book, search for the book in the search box on the upper left of the page. If the book is grayed out, it is on the group bookshelf. If not, click “add to group.”
3. Click "choose shelves" and check each sub-shelf that is appropriate for that book. Uncheck “to be determined” if it is checked.
4. There are some other things you can add in the pop-up menu. "Why this book" adds a note to the listing. See First Sharing (Fallon Mates, #5) for example. If we do group reads, we will set that up in the pop-up menu.
5. Click “save group book” at the bottom of the pop-up menu in order to apply your changes.
The information below is there to help clarify what each sub-shelf name means. If you have any questions or suggestions, please post them in the sub categories development thread.
-The Moderators (Sean, Charming, Meghan)
GSF Bookshelf Sub-shelves
aliens – stories which are about contact with an alien culture, for instance through commerce, space exploration or invasion.
cyber-genetic-mods – stories in which important characters (humans or aliens) have undergone cybernetic or genetic modification.
cyberpunk – stories that focus a mainly on computer programming/hacking and "living in the machine"
dystopian – stories in which a dystopian (oppressive/creepy/fatally flawed) society features prominently. Can include near-future Earth or other planets.
gay-lit-scifi – sci-fi that includes gay characters and themes, but is not primarily a romance (though it may have romantic elements). This is similar to the distinction between gay lit and M/M romance.
group-author – for books by authors who are members of this group
military-war-scifi – an armed conflict is taking place in space, on an alien planet, or using other science fiction elements ; principal characters are usually members of a military service or are specifically designated warriors.
mmf – menage that focuses on a gay couple while a woman plays a small sexual role. Please do not post MFM in this group. (In MFM, the men focus on the female; this does not count as gay science fiction.)
non-erotic -mm – sci-fi stories with romance between main characters, but not sexually explicit.
paranormal-scifi – this is intended to cover works that are science fiction, but are slanted towards paranormal themes or include paranormal elements. An example is "Hemovore" by Jordan Castillo Price, which is about a virus that causes mutations that resemble vampirism.
post-apocalyptic – stories that examine a world (usually Earth) after some cataclysmic event. That event has usually destroyed society as we know it. Most (not all) post-apocalyptic stories include dystopian elements.
realistic-hard-scifi – stories with classic sci-fi themes that obey the laws of physics and reality, as we know them. These stories should not only be possible but plausible, and the scientific realism should be important to the work. For example, fantastic creatures (elves, shifters, vampires, ghosts, zombies) would not go in this category, even if they are explained scientifically.
removal-candidate – this Goodreads group is for gay science fiction only. Books that appear not to be science fiction will be placed on this shelf to give group members a chance to discuss the merits of keeping or removing said books. For example, non-science based paranormal or time travel stories would be moved to this shelf.
romance – works which emphasize the romantic relationship between the gay main characters.
space-opera – works that take place primarily in space and include impressive technology and a sweeping dramatic story.
time-travel – works in which the ability to travel to different times is scientifically based rather than magical.
to-be-determined – these are works that need to be shelved as soon as possible. Anyone can shelve a book if they have read it.
young-adult – works with young adult characters, little sex, and no explicit sexual scenes.