J. Scott Coatsworth

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  • Bibliography:
    43 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2015
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Book List in Order: 43 titles

  • Between the Lines

    What if you could hear the words behind the words?Brad Weston’s life seems perfect. He’s GQ handsome, the chief of staff for a Republican California state senator, and enjoys the power and the promise of a bright future. And he’s in a comfortab...

  • Discovery

    The rules are simple enough. Write a complete story -- either sci fi, fantasy, or paranormal. Make sure it has LGBT characters and/or an LGBT vibe. And do it all with just 300 words.

    The stories in this volume run the gamut, from platypus shi...

  • Homecoming

    When his own world is destroyed, Aldiss and his crew barely manage to escape, leaving friends and lovers behind. What was meant to be an exploratory trip back to the home world turns into a mad dash for survival. When they awaken from stasis on Eart...

  • The Autumn Lands

    Jerrith is running. Kissed by an elf, he can't remain in his hometown of Althos anymore. Not that he wanted to stay.

    Caspian still hasn't figured out why he kissed Jerrith, but he's running too. Since he was exiled from the Autumn Lands, his ...

  • Flight

    A 300-word story should be easy, right? Many of our entrants say it's the hardest thing they've ever written. Queer Sci Fi's Annual Flash Fiction Contest challenges authors to write a complete LGBTQ speculative fiction micro-story on a specific t...

  • Skythane

    The Oberon Cycle: Book One Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon-unique among the Common Worlds-in search of a rare substance called pith. He''s guided through the wilds on...

  • The Great North

    When love & attraction change the course of history...

    Dwyn is a young man in the small, isolated town of Manicouga, son of the Minstor, who is betrothed to marry Kessa in a few weeks' time.

    Mael is shepherding the remains of his own ...

  • Renewal

    Re.new.al (noun)

    1) Resuming an activity after an interruption, or 2) Extending a contract, subscription or license, or 3) Replacing or repairing something that is worn out, run-down, or broken, or 4) Rebirth after death.

    Four definiti...

  • The Stark Divide

    Liminal Sky: Book One

    Some stories are epic.

    The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed.

    Three living generation ships have been built with a...



  • I Only Want to Be With You

    Part of the A Holiday to Remember 2017 SeriesDerrek is dealing with the recent, unexpected death of his mother. He's been alone for five year since his husband Will died, and he's ready to find someone new and to start living again. Ryan lost his par...

  • Lander

    The Oberon Cycle: Book Two Sometimes the world needs saving twice. In the sequel to the Rainbow-Award-winning Skythane, Xander and Jameson thought they’d fulfilled their destiny when they brought the worlds of Oberon and Titania back together, but ...

  • The River City Chronicles

    A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other's lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them.Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partne...

  • Impact

    IM * PACT(noun)1) One object colliding with another2) An impinging of something upon something else3) An influence or effect on something or someone4) The force of a new idea, concept, technology or ideologyFour definitions to inspire writers around ...

  • The Rising Tide

  • Slow Thaw

    Javier Fernandez is a climate scientist living in a research station near the South Pole. Since his husband was killed in a car crash, he's preferred to be alone, and is less than thrilled to have a junior scientist thrust upon him by his rich patron...

  • Spells & Stardust

    Spells & Stardust is Scott's first anthology - eight sci fi and fantasy shorts that run the gamut from regeneration to redemption.The Bear at the Bar: A gay fish out of water tale with a pinch of magic.Tight: What happens when your lover ...

  • Ithani

    The Oberon Cycle: Book Three Time is running out.  After saving the world twice, Xander, Jameson and friends plunge headlong into a new crisis. The ithani―the aliens who broke the world―have reawakened from their hundred millennia-long slumber. ...

  • Migration

    Mi-gra-tion (Noun)1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.3) Movement from one part of something to another.Three definitions to inspi...

  • The Last Run

    Sera is the last runner from Earth, bringing badly needed supplies to the Tharassas Colony across a twenty-five year gulf between the planets. Jas works on a hencha farm to make ends meet, harvesting berries from the semi-sentient plants.Neither one ...



  • Cailleadhama

    Colton is a trans man living in a climate-changed world. He plies the canals that used to be city streets, earning a living taking tourists on illicit journeys through San Francisco's flooded edges beneath the imposing bulk of the Wall.Tris is an elf...

  • The Shoreless Sea

  • Innovation

    IN-NO-VA-TION (Noun)1) A new idea, method, or device.2) The introduction of something new.3) The application of better solutions to meet unarticulated needs.Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible sto...

  • The Emp Test

    Jey awakens to find himself in the care of a handsome stranger - a cheff from one of the mountain tribes, enemies of his own people. Afraid for his life, Jey has no choice but to let the man take care of him and his broken leg.Avain is on his Aud'lin...

  • Fix the World

    We're a world beset by crises. Climate change, income inequality, racism, pandemics, an almost unmanageable tangle of issues. Sometimes it's hard to look ahead and see a hopeful future.We asked sci-fi writers to send us stories about ways to fix what...

  • Dropnauts

  • Flames

    Alex always thought love was enough to keep him and Gio together. Why did they need wedding rings or legal certificates? But now, with Gio lost in a coma after a fire has destroyed their home, his partner's mother banishes Alex from his side.Locked i...

  • Ink

    INK (NOUN)Five definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) A colored fluid used for writing2) The action of signing a deal3) A black liquid ejected by squid4) Publicity in the written media5...

  • Firedrake

  • Tangents & Tachyons

    Tangents & Tachyons is Scott's second anthology - six sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from time travel to hopepunk and retro spec fic:Eventide: Tanner Black awakes to find himself in his own study, staring out the window at the end o...



  • Save the World

    Twenty ways to fix the planet.Climate change is no longer a vague future threat. Forests are burning, currents are shifting, and massive storms dump staggering amounts of water in less than 24 hours. Sometimes it's hard to look ahead and see a hopefu...

  • Clarity

    clarity(noun)Four definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell:1) Coherent and intelligible2) Transparent or pure3) Attaining certainty about something4) Easy to see or hearClarity features 300-...

  • Androids and Aliens

    Androids & Aliens is Scott's third short story collection - eight sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from cyborgs to (comedic) alien invasions:Rise: The rise in sea levels caused by climate change swallowed Venice beneath the lagoon hal...

  • The Dragon Eater

    Raven's a thief who just swallowed a dragon.A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever.Raven's best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thie...

  • Tales From Tharassas

    These three tales tell the story of Tharassas before the Tharassas Cycle, including the origin of the hencha queens, the ce'faine, and the colonization of the Highlands, essential companions for the four novels that make up the cycle: The Fallen Ange...

  • The Gauntlet Runner

    A guard and a thief. What could go wrong?Aik has fallen hopelessly in love with his best friend. But Raven's a thief, which makes things … complicated. Oh, and Raven has just been kidnapped by a dragon.Now Aik is off on a quest of his own, to h...

  • Transform the World

    Today I swam through MOMA. Leon says it was a waste, encasing the art, then flooding the museum—frivolous and elitist. I say it was a gesture of optimism, a triumph of technology and political will.Want to thrill to the possibilities of a hope...

  • Rise

    RISE (noun / verb)Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell:1) An upward slope or movement 2) A beginning or origin 3) An increase in amount or number 4) An angry reaction 5) To tak...

  • Love & Limitations

    Love & Limitations is Scott's fourth short story collection and first one featuring contemporary MM and LGBTQ+ stories:I Only Want to Be With You: Derrek likes Ryan. Ryan likes Alex. Alex treats Ryan like trash. So why can't he see who really loves h...

  • The Hencha Queen

    Silya finally comes into her own, but will she be enough?Silya finally has everything she always wanted: She's the Hencha Queen, head of the Temple, and is mastering her newfound talents. So why does the world pick now to fall apart?Her once-nemesis ...



  • Flawless

    In Space, No One Can Hear You Sing ...Grayson Eck's life is a drag, in all the best possible ways. He's perfectly happy working in the belt alone as a wildcatter, prospecting asteroids by ... well, not exactly by day.At night, he transforms into the ...

  • Earth 2100

    Earth on the Cusp of the Twenty-Second CenturyHow the world has changed in the last seventy-six years. In 1948, scientists ran the first computer program, and the Ultimate Car of the Future, the futuristic, three wheeled Davis Divan, debuted. Since t...

  • The Death Bringer

    Aik will never be the same ... and neither will his world.War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik's former friends, are the only ones who can ...

  • Wonderland

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J. Scott Coatsworth has published 43 books.

J. Scott Coatsworth does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Death Bringer, was published in September 2024.

The first book by J. Scott Coatsworth, Discovery, was published in July 2015.

No. J. Scott Coatsworth does not write books in series.
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