{"id":115,"date":"2019-07-01T19:54:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T19:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/?p=115"},"modified":"2020-05-06T22:55:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:55:22","slug":"amberlough-by-lara-elena-donnelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/2019\/07\/01\/amberlough-by-lara-elena-donnelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"freeText7652618136191769562\"><b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-116 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/35.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/35.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/35.jpg?w=314&amp;ssl=1 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>Le Carr\u00e9 meets\u00a0<i>Cabaret<\/i>\u00a0in this debut spy thriller as a gay double-agent schemes to protect his smuggler lover during the rise of a fascist government coup<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Amberlough City, the illustrious but corrupt cosmopolitan beacon of Gedda. The radical One State Party\u2014nicknamed the Ospies\u2014is gaining popular support to unite Gedda&#8217;s four municipal governments under an ironclad, socially conservative vision.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone agrees with the Ospies&#8217; philosophy, including master spy Cyril DePaul and his lover Aristide Makricosta, smuggler and emcee at the popular Bumble Bee Cabaret. When Cyril&#8217;s cover is blown on a mission, however, he must become a turncoat in exchange for his life. Returning to Amberlough under the Ospies&#8217; watchful eye, Cyril enters a complex game of deception. One of his concerns is safeguarding Aristide, who refuses to let anyone\u2014the crooked city police or the homophobic Ospies\u2014dictate his life.<\/p>\n<p>Enter streetwise Cordelia Lehane, top dancer at the Bee and Aristide\u2019s runner, who could be the key to Cyril\u2019s plans\u2014if she can be trusted. As the twinkling lights of nightclub marquees yield to the rising flames of a fascist revolution, these three will struggle to survive using whatever means\u2014and people\u2014necessary. Including each other.<\/p>\n<h4>Representation Includes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Gay protagonists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><div class=\"spoiler-wrap\"><div class=\"spoiler-head no-icon  collapsed\" title=\"Expand\">Content warning<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-body\" style=\"display: none;\">Facism, death\/murder, torture, suicide, explicit sex scenes, comment if you know more warnings I should add.<\/div><noscript><div class=\"spoiler-body\">Facism, death\/murder, torture, suicide, explicit sex scenes, comment if you know more warnings I should add.<\/div><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Won the Lambda Literary Award<\/li>\n<li>Nominated for the Nebula Award, Gaylactic Spectrum Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Reviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theillustratedpage.net\/2017\/06\/03\/review-of-amberlough-by-lara-elena-donnelly\/\">The Illustrated Page&#8217;s review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2017\/03\/liz-bourke-reviews-lara-elena-donnelly\/\">Liz Bourke&#8217;s review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Where to Find<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0765383829\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=queersffdatab-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0765383829&amp;linkId=020ccf28093a798d59ea243d701442b7\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780765383822?aff=113011258\">IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/amberlough\/oclc\/985305579&amp;referer=brief_results\">WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Details<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Published February 7th 2017 by Tor Books<\/li>\n<li>Hardcover (ISBN13:\u00a09780765383815)<\/li>\n<li>Paperback isbn13: 9780765383822<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Carr\u00e9 meets\u00a0Cabaret\u00a0in this debut spy thriller as a gay double-agent schemes to protect his smuggler lover 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