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Unreal Sex: An Anthology of Queer Erotic Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror
Welcome to your new favourite genre: the fucking fantastic.
In these ten stories, everything is sex: walls, wax, the past, your future, your neighbours, hankies, candles, circuit boards, petri dishes, scrap metal � and language itself. Conjuring experiences for which there are no words, our amazing queer authors generate new tongues from the heat of their communing with a wild variety of lifeforms.
From Diriye Osman’s spiritualised Peckham to Jem Nash’s time-travelling trans multiverse, these stories transport you to new ways of being and feeling. In a word, it’s CruiserShimmeringLipophilicNeckingerCircuitGirlboss.
Whether you get horny from aliens, ghosts, robots, utopia, possession, ritual, or the completely surreal, there’s a story here for you. But why stop at one when you can taste pleasure in each and every one?
Featuring stories from: Gracie Beswick, Swithun Cooper, Rachel Dawson, Rien Gray, Vivien Holmes, Jem Nash, Diriye Osman, Alison Rumfitt, Nicks Walker & Anna Walsh.
In these ten stories, everything is sex: walls, wax, the past, your future, your neighbours, hankies, candles, circuit boards, petri dishes, scrap metal � and language itself. Conjuring experiences for which there are no words, our amazing queer authors generate new tongues from the heat of their communing with a wild variety of lifeforms.
From Diriye Osman’s spiritualised Peckham to Jem Nash’s time-travelling trans multiverse, these stories transport you to new ways of being and feeling. In a word, it’s CruiserShimmeringLipophilicNeckingerCircuitGirlboss.
Whether you get horny from aliens, ghosts, robots, utopia, possession, ritual, or the completely surreal, there’s a story here for you. But why stop at one when you can taste pleasure in each and every one?
Featuring stories from: Gracie Beswick, Swithun Cooper, Rachel Dawson, Rien Gray, Vivien Holmes, Jem Nash, Diriye Osman, Alison Rumfitt, Nicks Walker & Anna Walsh.
122 pages, Paperback
Published November 11, 2021
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December 16, 2021
I quickly glanced at this in the bookstore and thought I bought an academic book ABOUT erotica� 10 pages in i quickly realised that nope, it’s just plain ol� erotica, and that I was in for a wild ride. But I took it in stride and was kind of excited to see what had ended up on my shelf.
(Also, I don’t want to be a dickhead and rate this low and then also write its first review from my dickhead-perspective, I’m mainly writing this for myself because I genuinely had fun with this)
First of all, when the blurb mentioned that everything in this collection was sex they did NOT LIE: ghosts, the undead, candlesticks and mediums, goo of various forms: you name it! If it’s vaguely fuckable it can be turned into erotica. And you know what? That’s something I can respect.
However, while I don’t view myself as an erotica expert, and rather just a nerdy little freak with curious tendencies, I still found myself wanting more from the stories. Not in an ‘oh this was sexy I want to read more� kind of way, but rather the ‘can you please slow down, maybe elaborate, build the world a bit to give the fucking some more substance� way.
The quality of the writing varied a lot between the different authors, which I both respect and expect, but some of it was not very engaging at all, just barrelling through with vague descriptors, leaving me with an ‘oh, that was it?� feeling after finishing.
But hey, on a positive note, it has an impressively wide variety of themes and eroticism for such a short book, and the guy with the dick collection? Fascinating in an eldritch horror kind of way
All in all an interesting read and a book I’m proud to call my 50th this year
(Also, I don’t want to be a dickhead and rate this low and then also write its first review from my dickhead-perspective, I’m mainly writing this for myself because I genuinely had fun with this)
First of all, when the blurb mentioned that everything in this collection was sex they did NOT LIE: ghosts, the undead, candlesticks and mediums, goo of various forms: you name it! If it’s vaguely fuckable it can be turned into erotica. And you know what? That’s something I can respect.
However, while I don’t view myself as an erotica expert, and rather just a nerdy little freak with curious tendencies, I still found myself wanting more from the stories. Not in an ‘oh this was sexy I want to read more� kind of way, but rather the ‘can you please slow down, maybe elaborate, build the world a bit to give the fucking some more substance� way.
The quality of the writing varied a lot between the different authors, which I both respect and expect, but some of it was not very engaging at all, just barrelling through with vague descriptors, leaving me with an ‘oh, that was it?� feeling after finishing.
But hey, on a positive note, it has an impressively wide variety of themes and eroticism for such a short book, and the guy with the dick collection? Fascinating in an eldritch horror kind of way
All in all an interesting read and a book I’m proud to call my 50th this year
October 27, 2024
saved the last couple stories for months bc I enjoyed this so much? what a delightfully hot and silly little book
June 16, 2022
I really wasn't expecting this space sex anthology to be so well curated and the stories to be so well written. There are ten stories here, each with its own extremely unique 'bang'. My three favourites are:
'The Ghostly Cruiser' by Rachel Dawson, where a woman bangs a ghost.
'Synchronicity' by Rien Gray, where a silver goo bangs a person.
'Personal Time' by Jem Nash, where a guy invents time travel just to !
My only complaint was that most of these stories were almost tooooo classy. Some of them were frankly quite tame. And I was here for the weird sex. So...
'The Ghostly Cruiser' by Rachel Dawson, where a woman bangs a ghost.
'Synchronicity' by Rien Gray, where a silver goo bangs a person.
'Personal Time' by Jem Nash, where a guy invents time travel just to !
My only complaint was that most of these stories were almost tooooo classy. Some of them were frankly quite tame. And I was here for the weird sex. So...
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June 2, 2024kinda weird kinda creative
June 8, 2022
10 korte verhalen, niet allemaal even interessant of 'goed' maar heel aangenaam om te lezen als je niet de concentratie hebt voor lange verhalen.
Mijn top drie is:
1) 'The Ghostly Cruiser' : gaat over een dyke who gets fisted by a ghost, lovely stuff.
2) 'Personal Time' : gaat over een transmasc persoon terug in de tijd gaat om zichzelf te neuken, heerlijk. I wish I could go back and fuck myself.
3) 'Swipe right for Non-Humans' : gaat over een wetenschapper in de ruimte die op een dating app zit, who knew aliens could be hot?
Mijn top drie is:
1) 'The Ghostly Cruiser' : gaat over een dyke who gets fisted by a ghost, lovely stuff.
2) 'Personal Time' : gaat over een transmasc persoon terug in de tijd gaat om zichzelf te neuken, heerlijk. I wish I could go back and fuck myself.
3) 'Swipe right for Non-Humans' : gaat over een wetenschapper in de ruimte die op een dating app zit, who knew aliens could be hot?
August 26, 2023
I wrote a review, and then ŷ decided it hates me and deleted it 😭 so all I’ll say is, I don’t typically read erotica, but the queer sci-fi, fantasy and horror element really intrigued me. And whilst the queer element definitely delivered, everything else wasn’t up my street, and some of the stories (for me) were pure uncomfy. Lesson learnt, I guess 😂
November 27, 2023
queer sifi erotica might be my new favorite genre
June 4, 2022
Unreal Sex is a collection of erotic stories featuring queer authors & characters, that mix scifi, horror & fantasy with sex. I bought the book on a whim after seeing the cover, which my friend actually pointed out and what a perfect time to buy it & read it as it’s Pride Month!
Although I’m not entirely big on anthology books due to some stories being a miss for me, I actually enjoyed reading each story in this collection, and I found the difference of each story to be refreshing. My main issue with the book was that I was expecting a lot more in terms of…oddness? Some stories really went there ( Personal Time by Jem Mash) but some stories felt quite lacking to me, but still managed to keep me engaged.
If I were to pick two of my favourites from this anthology, it would have to be ‘The Ghostly Cruiser� by Rachel Dawson & ‘The Neckinger Line� by Swithun Cooper. There was something about these two tales that really stuck with me once I finished & I absolutely adored the writing in each of them. ‘Lipophilic� by Nicks Walker was also fantastic and I was really into the imagery he created in his story and I felt very connected with it.
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Although I’m not entirely big on anthology books due to some stories being a miss for me, I actually enjoyed reading each story in this collection, and I found the difference of each story to be refreshing. My main issue with the book was that I was expecting a lot more in terms of…oddness? Some stories really went there ( Personal Time by Jem Mash) but some stories felt quite lacking to me, but still managed to keep me engaged.
If I were to pick two of my favourites from this anthology, it would have to be ‘The Ghostly Cruiser� by Rachel Dawson & ‘The Neckinger Line� by Swithun Cooper. There was something about these two tales that really stuck with me once I finished & I absolutely adored the writing in each of them. ‘Lipophilic� by Nicks Walker was also fantastic and I was really into the imagery he created in his story and I felt very connected with it.
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October 22, 2022
Cool selection of short stories. Fisted by a ghost was a highlight. As was the sad robot/orc sex sauna (pretty cool writer of that one). Alison Rumfitt’s story was as enjoyably messed up as ever, liked that a lot. Thought the framing device at the beginning was a brilliant way to bring the book together.
4 stars bc some of the stories just did nothing for me, but a really good book, some genuinely proper hot, fun bits.
4 stars bc some of the stories just did nothing for me, but a really good book, some genuinely proper hot, fun bits.
April 10, 2023
really nice edition - not all the stories are perfect, definitely prefer some to others, but it's a gorgeous collection of queer/trans erotica by some great authors
February 11, 2025
A fun lil easy-to-read collection of queer sci fi alien sex short stories.
My top 2:
1. Synchronicity by Rien Grau
Imagine your fave sex toy as a non-Newtonian fluid on a spaceship
2. Personal Time by Jem Nash
Really healing feel-good story on self love for transmasc bodies
My top 2:
1. Synchronicity by Rien Grau
Imagine your fave sex toy as a non-Newtonian fluid on a spaceship
2. Personal Time by Jem Nash
Really healing feel-good story on self love for transmasc bodies
March 25, 2023
I feel a little bad about only giving this three stars, but the overall impression this left me with was a little lackluster. There was lot of variation in narrative quality with the strongest stories sandwiched in the middle, meaning a slow start and a slightly laboured end.
If every story had been like Nicks Walker's "Lipophilic, malleable solids" this review probably would have been a whole lot different - but also, maybe this just isn't for me. I picked this up on a whim and erotica is not my usual ballpark, so I could just be being overly critical - who knows!
If every story had been like Nicks Walker's "Lipophilic, malleable solids" this review probably would have been a whole lot different - but also, maybe this just isn't for me. I picked this up on a whim and erotica is not my usual ballpark, so I could just be being overly critical - who knows!
May 21, 2023
Depuis ma lecture, je n'arrête pas d'y penser. Ce livre a tout pour me surprendre : je l'ai adoré alors que je ne suis pas d'habitude une grande fan du format nouvelles ; il réunit 10 auteur.es contemporain.es dont je n'ai jamais entendu parlé ; et surtout, il parle de sexe bizarre, de sexe alien, de sexe queer dans tous les sens du terme.
C'est toujours difficile de résumer une anthologie, mais je peux au moins vous dire que ce qui réunit ces dix nouvelles, c'est de parler de sexe d'une façon inédite, en y intégrant des éléments de la science-fiction ou de l'horreur. Ça, et le fait qu'elles sont toutes excellentes.
Il y a plus d'une lesbienne dans ce livre, ce qui justifie sa présence sur mon compte, mais ce qui est le plus intéressant ici c'est surtout la débinarisation de la sexualité, sa sortie totale des normes, sa démesure et la jouissance que cela entraîne !
J'ai été véritablement happée par ma lecture, et je la recommande chaudement si la sexualité est un sujet qui vous intéresse !
February 24, 2024
Dirty, depraved, and hot as fuck. This collection unlocked a kink for queer sci-fi horror erotica I didn't know I had. All of the stories were *chef's kiss*. However, my three favourites were:
� Boy In Maid Outfit by Alison Rumfitt - disturbing and sexy in a way only a Rumfitt story can be
� Personal Time by Jem Nash - it has the same energy as wanking over yourself in a mirror, I loved it
� Lipophilic by Nicks Walker - this story needs to be thrown in horny jail, and me with it
"Unreal Sex" is a trans/queer erotic nightmare that you'll never want to wake up from.
� Boy In Maid Outfit by Alison Rumfitt - disturbing and sexy in a way only a Rumfitt story can be
� Personal Time by Jem Nash - it has the same energy as wanking over yourself in a mirror, I loved it
� Lipophilic by Nicks Walker - this story needs to be thrown in horny jail, and me with it
"Unreal Sex" is a trans/queer erotic nightmare that you'll never want to wake up from.
September 25, 2022
I remember reading Lisa Tadeo's Animal, and the first thing I thought upon finishing it was how she was indulging herself in her own depravity, and I didn't like it. It felt wrong somehow.
Now there is something about these stories that remind me of the same idea. There is an indulgence in bodily pleasure that surpasses the real, and an indulgence in a kind of depravity that comes from kinks. But it doesn't feel wrong in the same way. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's just how this collection feels to me. I found myself quite enjoying some of the scenarios, particularly Personal Time and Anima Kingdom, and how boundaries were crossed in erotic yet heartwarming ways.
And just a quick note to say, Alison Rumfitt, woman, you sure know how to write. *chef's kiss*
Now there is something about these stories that remind me of the same idea. There is an indulgence in bodily pleasure that surpasses the real, and an indulgence in a kind of depravity that comes from kinks. But it doesn't feel wrong in the same way. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's just how this collection feels to me. I found myself quite enjoying some of the scenarios, particularly Personal Time and Anima Kingdom, and how boundaries were crossed in erotic yet heartwarming ways.
And just a quick note to say, Alison Rumfitt, woman, you sure know how to write. *chef's kiss*
February 18, 2024
I'm so happy I picked up this book in Common Press Bookstore in London, I always walk out of there with underrated gems, and this one did not disappoint. I love sci-fi, fantasy, and horror very much, and am always disappointed that there aren't more queer authors and characters in these types of books/stories. I'm obsessed with erotica, so this anthology combines all my favorite things! Each story was beautifully written, some funny, some dark, all spicy. I liked Synchronicity the most, though it was hard to choose. These stories explore new and fascinating concepts while entertaining and arousing the reader. I highly recommend this steamy, unique, gripping anthology!
March 27, 2024
I bought this book thinking it was going to be about the psychology behind particular kinks; it's a complication of ten short erotic stories.
This took me ages to read, despite being short, because it was so tame I didn't want to bother reading it. The stories definitely got better as the book progressed, however.
My favourites were Rachel Dawson's 'The Ghostly Cruiser' and 'Synchronicity' by Rien Gray - special mention to Nicks Walker's 'Lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures' and Alison Rumfitt's 'Handcuffed to a Radiator in a Girlboss' Basement 11/08/2024'. But even these felt pretty tame.
I wouldn't recommend the book, unless you like your queer, weird smut tame af.
This took me ages to read, despite being short, because it was so tame I didn't want to bother reading it. The stories definitely got better as the book progressed, however.
My favourites were Rachel Dawson's 'The Ghostly Cruiser' and 'Synchronicity' by Rien Gray - special mention to Nicks Walker's 'Lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures' and Alison Rumfitt's 'Handcuffed to a Radiator in a Girlboss' Basement 11/08/2024'. But even these felt pretty tame.
I wouldn't recommend the book, unless you like your queer, weird smut tame af.
May 2, 2024
'Unreal Sex' is definitely an interesting collection - some stories work better than others (see 'Swipe Right for Non-Humans' by Gracie Beswick or 'Anima Kingdom' Diriye Osman). I didn't love Alison Rumfitt's story but love her writing - part of me wishes she would write a novel from this short story!
The shock effect was overall well-measured. Definitely an okay read to get out of a reading slump.
The shock effect was overall well-measured. Definitely an okay read to get out of a reading slump.
January 3, 2022
I loved the variation in the settings and the concepts in these stories, but knowing each one was inevitably going to turn in to an offputtingly graphic and penetrative focused depiction of sex kept me from getting too invested in the world or its characters, which was a shame. I especially liked Personal Time, Girlboss, Anima Kingdom, and The Ghostly Cruiser
June 25, 2023
A mixed bag of sexy tales! I appreciated how very trans and also often how very silly these stories were. Several of them felt a little bit overcrowded by genre tropes. Special mention to Swithun Cooper's time-travelling vampire cruising vignettes, which somehow wasn't overcrowded, and just the right amount of grimy.
March 29, 2022
Great representations in this book but not as erotic as I'd hoped. Some stories were more abstract than sexy. Anima Kingdom by Diriye Osman was my favourite, I could have read an entire novel on Migil's life.
August 13, 2022
I grew up on PZB's queer erotic horror so this was a treat. I bought it because a friend is one of the featured authors but the whole thing is brilliant. I mean it's clearly almost three decades younger than Brite's stories. But I bet he'd love the book too.
February 22, 2023
Genius. Hot. Queer as hell. So, when you read it (since you ABSOLUTELY SHOULD) don’t forget to read the introduction—it was a hilarious and sexy framing device. Maybe the only time I can say that the intro was one of my favorite parts of the book.
November 7, 2024
I really wanted to love this, but something just didn't click for me. While the characters were interesting, the pacing felt uneven. Some parts were fantastic, while others dragged on too long. Still, there were some great moments that kept me reading.
November 9, 2024
A brilliant mix of suspense, emotion, and creativity. The characters were vivid and the plot was wonderfully intricate. I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn’t put it down. The ending was both satisfying and surprising. It’s a masterclass in storytelling and well worth the read.
December 16, 2024
A giddy array of sex-forward queer tales. A thoughtfulness to each of these voices. Loved the energy this collection pulsed with.
Though there was one (very good) story that was not horror, sci-fi or fantasy and that made me irrationally angry.
Though there was one (very good) story that was not horror, sci-fi or fantasy and that made me irrationally angry.
August 9, 2022
Anima kingdom ❤️
October 1, 2022
really really good. very hot very sexy, every story is so different, 5 stars.
October 18, 2022
Very hot but also beautiful and touching, especially the neckinger line and personal time.
April 17, 2023
not sure how i feel about short story collections, were all very fun and weird tho
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