The Qinali Virus

a thrilling queer sci-fi adventure

by Valerie J. Mikles

Book Cover: The Qinali Virus

To save the future, she must unbury the past. But whose future can she save?

Amber’s astral projection ability is rare and it’s everything the Council of Highmere has been waiting for.

Trained in astronomy, Amber is bored by her tedious, Council-appointed job. When her mind wanders, so does her astral body, and the journey takes her to a warning sign the Council didn’t want her to see. Their plan to recruit her is derailed by a psychic attack that sends Amber and her telepathic sister running for their lives.

The Council’s indoctrination would have her to believe that only the old die. But now Amber sees through their lie, and the secret draws Amber’s entire family into danger. Can she use her astral projection ability to save herself, her siblings, and the world?

The Qinali Virus is a mind-bending stand-alone sci-fi adventure novel. If you enjoy complex characters, and exploring morally gray conflicts, you'll love this psychic sci-fi thriller.

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Excerpt:

This book uses the gender neutral pronouns xie/xir and the salutation Mx. In this book, I wanted to build a future where gender was not assumed.

It was also important for me to represent an aromantic, asexual, touch-averse person as a human and not an alien in a story, and who did not become touch-averse due to trauma.

About the Author

I'm a scientist by day, writer by night, and in between I dance, play music, and do community theater.

I am aromantic, asexual, and agender, and I was writing books long before I figured any of that out. I’m the author of The New Dawn science fiction series, so named because every new dawn is a new chance to make things right. While developing my novels, I wrote and produced a series of comedic films about asexuals surviving the hypersexual world, inspired by my own journey. My newest novel is a stand-alone featuring an asexual, aromantic astronomer (and a weather satellite for good measure). My motto in life is that I can be everything I want, just not all at the same time.

Find more about me and all I do at http://www.valeriejmikles.com


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