Updated June 2011.
Sections below:
E-BOOKS
Tags for e-books. Browse e-books by publication format, genre, theme, location, and time period. Internal links.
E-books by Dusk Peterson. Fantasy,
historical fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary fiction. Portal page
to internal and external links.
FICTION INFORMATION PAGES
Booktrailer videos. One page.
Cover art gallery. Two pages.
Love in Dark Settings Press FAQ.
Information related to the e-books and trailers. Includes "browse by e-bookstore."
One page.
The Great Peninsula. Series resources for The Three Lands. Four pages.
The Leather Research Reference Shelf. Series resources for Loren's Lashes and Leathermen, Fan Fiction Writers, and Other Rebels. Internal and external links, with search engine. One page. Site content label.
Turn-of-the-Century Toughs. Series
resources for The Eternal Dungeon, Life Prison, Michael's
House, and Waterman. Internal and external links. Eight pages.
Site
content label.
If you're searching for a particular story title, check the list for individual novels and stories.
Tags for online fiction. Browse online fiction by genre, theme, and time period. Portal page to external links.
Darkling Plain, fantasy tales about young people in times of conflict. . . . Also includes Princeling, fantasy novels set in a world where war has lasted for generations
The Eternal Dungeon, a historical fantasy series set in a land where the psychologists wield whips.
Life Prison, a historical fantasy series about male desire and determination in Victorian prisons.
Loren's Lashes, a retro series about a Midwestern community of closeted leathermen.
Master/Other, gay historical fantasy and science fiction about prisoners, slaves, liegemen, and love. . . . Also includes Leather in Lawnville, the adventures of a suburban leatherman, Leathermen, Fan Fiction Writers, and Other Rebel, humor and satire about transgressive sexuality in the twenty-first century.
Michael's House, a historical fantasy series set in a Progressive Era slum.
The Three Lands, a fantasy series on friendship, romance, and betrayal in times of war and peace.
Unmasked. Behind the screaming news headlines, behind the hype and the sensationalism, lies the quiet but dramatic tale of people whose actions may change the lives of the next generation.
Waterman,
a historical fantasy series and retrofuture series inspired by the Chesapeake
Bay oyster wars, boarding school rivalries in the 1910s, and 1960s visions
of things to come.
"The Abolitionist," story within Master and Servant, historical fantasy novel in the Waterman series.
"As a Seeker," story within Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"Bad Habit," story within Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers, leather short story collection in the Master/Other series.
The Balance, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series. Incorporates the following stories: Truth and Lies, Barbarians, Hidden, Death Watch, The Balladeer.
"The Balladeer," story within The Balance, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"Barbarians," story within The Balance, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Bard of Pain, fantasy novella in the Three Lands series.
Blood Vow, fantasy novel in the Three Lands series.
"Blurred Lines," story within Whipster, historical fantasy novel in the Michael's House series.
"The Breaking," story within Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the The Eternal Dungeon series.
"Clothesline," story within Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers, leather short story collection in the Master/Other series.
"Coded Messages," story within Mercy's Prisoner, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
Cold Stars, fantasy short story in the Subtext series.
"Consultation," story within Transformation, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Crossing the Cliff, fantasy novella in the Darkling Plain series.
"Curious," story within Mercy's Prisoner, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
"Death Watch," story within The Balance, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Debt Price, historical fantasy novella in the Master/Other series.
"Deception," story within Transformation, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
The Eternal Dungeon Omnibus, a collection of all the stories in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Eternally Divided, historical fantasy short story in the Master/Other series.
First Lesson, leather short story in the Loren's Lashes series.
"First Time," story within Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
The Fool, fantasy short story in the Master/Other series.
"Foreign Language," story within Mercy's Prisoner, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
From Hell to the Stars, science fiction novella in the Darkling Plain series.
Hell's Messenger, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prisonseries. Incorporates the following stories: Trial, Tour, Initiation.
"Hidden," story within The Balance, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"In Training," story within Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"Initiation," story within Hell's Messenger, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
Law Links, fantasy novel in the Three Lands series.
Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers, leather short story collection in the Master/Other series. Incorporates the following stories: Clothesline, Spontaneous, Bad Habit, Leatherdar, Pinned.
"Leatherdar," story within Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers, leather short story collection in the Master/Other series.
"Life Prison," story within Mercy's Prisoner, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
Loren's Lashes Omnibus, a collection of all the stories in the Loren's Lashes series.
"Love and Betrayal," story within Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Love in Dark Settings Omnibus, a collection of all the fiction and nonfiction sites at duskpeterson.com.
Master and Servant, historical fantasy novel in the Waterman series. Incorporates the following stories: The Abolitionist, The True Master, Unmarked.
Men and Lads, historical fantasy novelette in the Life Prison series.
Mercy's Prisoner, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series. Incorporates the following stories: Life Prison, Coded Messages, Milord, Foreign Language, Curious.
"Milord," story within Mercy's Prisoner, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
Mystery, fantasy novella in the Three Lands series.
"The New Boy," story within Whipster, historical fantasy novel in the Michael's House series.
Night Shadow, fantasy novelette in the Darkling Plain eries.
Noble, fantasy novel in the Darkling Plain series.
O Most Unthankful, historical fantasy short story in the Master/Other series.
On Guard, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"Offstage," story within Whipster, historical fantasy novel in the Michael's House series.
"Pinned," story within Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers, leather short story collection in the Master/Other series.
Pleasure, science fiction novella in the Master/Other series.
"A Prisoner Has Need," story within Transformation, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Puppets, contemporary novelette in the Master/Other series.
Queue, science fiction short story in the Waterman series.
Revenge, historical fantasy short story in the Subtext series.
Re-creation, fantasy novelette in the Three Lands series.
Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series. Incorporates the following stories: The Breaking, Love and Betrayal, First Time, In Training, As a Seeker, Tops and Sops.
Right or Right, fantasy novelette in the Darkling Plain eries.
A Sexual Minority Speaks Out, science fiction short story (satire) in the Master/Other series.
The Slavefic Plot Creator, contemporary short story (satire) in the Master/Other series.
"Spontaneous," story within Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers, leather short story collection in the Master/Other series.
The Three Lands Omnibus, all the current stories in the Three Lands series.
"Tops and Sops," story within Rebirth, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"Tour," story within Hell's Messenger, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
Transformation, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series. Incorporates the following stories: Deception, Twists and Turns, A Prisoner Has Need, The Consultation.
"Trial," story within Hell's Messenger, historical fantasy novel in the Life Prison series.
"The True Master," story within Master and Servant, historical fantasy novel in the Waterman series.
"Truth and Lies," story within The Balance, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
Twenty Thousand Gold Stars, contemporary novel in the Master/Other series.
"Twists and Turns," story within Transformation, historical fantasy novel in the Eternal Dungeon series.
The Unanswered Question, historical fantasy novella in the Eternal Dungeon series.
"Unmarked," story within Master and Servant, historical fantasy novel in the Waterman series.
Waterman Omnibus, a collection of all the stories in the Waterman series.
What Slaves Do When They Aren't Cleaning Toilets, leather short story (satire) in the Master/Other series.
Whipster, historical fantasy novel in the Michael's House series. Incorporates the following stories: The New Boy, Offstage, Blurred Lines.
FICTION RECOMMENDATIONS AND NONFICTION:
COLLECTION AND INDEX
Love in Dark Settings Omnibus. An e-book containing all the fiction and nonfiction sites at duskpeterson.com. One page.
Fiction Recommendations and Nonfiction (subdirectory).
Divided by category.
SITES OF FICTION RECOMMENDATIONS AND NONFICTION
About the Author. Information. One page.
Accessibility Information for duskpeterson.com. Information. One page.
Ampersand History: Intersections Between History ? Science ? Art ? Music ? Literature ? Religion ? Philosophy. Nonfiction resources and links. Four pages.
Aslan's Kin: Interfaith Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nonfiction resources and links. Ten pages.
Author appearances. Information. One page.
The Back Door to Dusk Peterson's Domain. Information. One page.
Beta Readers (Editors and Editorial Assistants) for Dusk Peterson's Stories. Information. One page.
The Boer War and Turn-of-the-Century Firearms: A Bibliography of Printed and Online Resources. Nonfiction resources and links. One page.
Books by John Preston in Alternative Formats. Nonfiction links. Part of the Topman site. One page. Site content label.
Booktrailer Links. Nonfiction links and resources on fiction. One page.
Buried Treasure: Recommendations of Online Male Homoerotic Stories and Male Friendship Stories (and anything else that catches my interest). Nonfiction resources, and links to fiction. Five pages. Site content label.
Communities of Faith ? Homosexuality. Nonfiction links. One page. Housed outside the domain.
Contact Information. Information.
E-mail Lists, Blogs, and MySpace Profiles. Information. One page.
Essays by Dusk Peterson. Nonfiction. Many pages. Site content label.
Gay and Lesbian Books in Alternative Formats. Links. One page.
GLBT Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Web Directory. Links. Two pages.
Greenbelt Interfaith News. Nonfiction resources and links. Many pages.
Historical Fantasy: Links for Readers of Historical Fiction and Fantasy. Nonfiction resources and links. One page.
Hometown: Two Years in the Life of a Small Town Grown Large. Nonfiction resources. Four pages, with links to a number of other pages.
Home Page to duskpeterson.com. Information. One page.
Homoerotic Historical Fiction Links. Links. One page.
If you enjoy these writings . . . Information. One page.
Information on Original Fiction in the Fan Fiction Communities (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
International Directory of Online Leather Magazines and Newsletters. Links. One page. Site content label.
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day: A Directory of Online Creations. Links. Many pages.
Islanders and Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay: A Bibliography of Printed and Online Resources. Nonfiction resources and links. One page.
Journalism (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
Leather Books in Alternative Formats. Links. One page. Site content label.
Leather Culture, 1945-1985: A Bibliography of Printed and Online Resources. Nonfiction resources and links. Four pages. Site content label.
Leather Fiction, History, and Magazines (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
Leather Fonds: Archives and Libraries with Collections Related to Leather Culture. Nonfiction resources and links. One page. Site content label.
The Leather Research Reference Shelf. Internal and external links, with search engine. One page. Site content label.
Leather TOCs: Tables of Contents for Leather Magazines. Nonfiction resources and links. Many pages. Site content label.
Links on the History of Friendship, Romantic Friendship, Romance, and Sexuality. Links. One page. Site content label.
List of published writings, positions, and honors: Divided by date. Information. One page.
List of published writings, positions, and honors: Divided by subject. Information. One page.
The Literature and History of Friendship, Romantic Friendship, Romance, and Sexuality (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
A Little List of Links on Solitude, Simplicity, and Self-Discipline. Nonfiction links. One page.
Main Bookshelf Fiction Recommendations and Nonfiction (subdirectory). Portal page to links within duskpeterson.com. One page. (Off-site link.)
Male Romantic Friendships in Historical Photography and Literature. Nonfiction resources and links. One page. Site content label.
Masculinity, Crime, and Everyday Life in Victorian and Edwardian Times: A Bibliography of Online and Printed Resources. Nonfiction resources and links. One page.
Nonfiction Resources on Genre Literature (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
Online Resources for Blind and Partially Sighted Readers of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Links. One page.
Policies on Copyright, Derivative Works, and Fan Works. Information. One page.
Powerfic. Fiction and nonfiction resources. Many pages. (Off-site link.) Site content label.
Prisonlit. Fiction and nonfiction. Many pages. (Off-site link.) Site content label.
Private Parlor: Online Male Homoerotic Fiction Recommendations by Guest Reviewers. Nonfiction resources, and links to fiction. Six pages. Site content label.
Religion and Ethics (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
Resources for Blind and Partially Sighted Readers (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
Retrofuture: Visions of the Future, 1945-1975. Includes Media Representations of Everyday Life and of Battles Against the Mainstream, 1962-1965. Nonfiction resources and links. Two pages.
Reviews of Dusk Peterson's Writings. Internal links. One page.
Search duskpeterson.com. One page.
Shared Universes: Works set in Dusk Peterson's worlds by other authors and artists. Links to fiction and art. One page.
Sites on the History and Literature of Western Hierarchical Relationships. Nonfiction resources and links. One page.
Social, Cultural, and Intellectual History (subdirectory). Internal links. One page.
The Slash Skinny: Publishing News and Market Report on Original Slash. Nonfiction resources and links. Many pages. Site content label.
Suspenseful Friendship Fiction (subdirectory). Portal page to links within duskpeterson.com. Three pages. (Off-site link.) Site content label.
Topman: Online Writings by and about John Preston. Nonfiction resources and links. Many pages. Site content label.
Transcend: Leather Spirituality News and Links. Nonfiction resources and links. Four pages. Site content label.
True Tales: An Erotic E-zine of Masculinity and Power. Fiction, nonfiction, and links. Many pages. Housed outside the domain. Site content label.
Turn-of-the-Century Toughs Bibliographies: Printed and Online Resources. Nonfiction resources and links. Five pages.
What are the Different Types of Alternative Formats? Nonfiction and links. One page.
What's New. Information. Many pages.
Word counts and progress report. Information. Three pages.
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