Space Raptor Butt Trilogy

by Chuck Tingle

With his genre-defining work, Space Raptor Butt Invasion, Chuck Tingle proved that even gay dinosaur erotica could be nominated for a Hugo Award, the most prestigious honor in science fiction. Nobody could have expected what would happen when the story continued. Collected here is the entire trilogy of Chuck Tingle’s history making Space Raptor Butt series.

SPACE RAPTOR BUTT INVASION

Space can be a lonely place, especially when you’re stationed by yourself on the distant planet Zorbus. In fact, Lance isn’t quite sure that can last the whole year before his shuttle pod arrives, but when a mysterious visitor appears at Lance’s terraforming station, he quickly realizes that he might not be so alone after all.

Soon enough, Lance becomes close with this mysterious new astronaut, a velociraptor. Together, they form an unlikely duo, which quickly begins to cross the boundaries of friendship into something much, much more sensual.

It’s not gay if it’s a man and a dinosaur, is it?

SPACE RAPTOR BUTT REDEMPTION

After a year stationed on planet Zorbus, astronaut Lance Tanner and his raptor lover Orion return home to find that they are not greeted as heroes, but as villains.

Unbeknownst to Lance, his space travels have been funded by the villainous Scoundrels Inc, a corporation that has deep ties to the illegal trade of unicorn tears and a destructive mining project at the core of the earth. Now Lance is on trial for a number of false charges; from having connections to the wicked Scoundrels, to being too strange for space.

The opposing lawyer argues that space is only for serious astronauts, and that love between a raptor and a man is giving space travel a bad name. Lance is arguing that there’s room to be weird in space. More importantly, Lance is arguing for the idea of love itself; that just because something comes out of darkness doesn’t mean it can’t become a beacon of light.

Of course, this all culminates in a hardcore dinosaur on astronaut pounding that will have your jaw on the courtroom floor!

SPACE RAPTOR BUTT ASCENSION

Soon after blasting off on their mission to find refuge for the people of Earth 1 on the dinosaur inhabited Earth 2, Orion and his space raptor lover Lance find a spaceship stow away, the notorious CEO of Scounrels Inc, Vam Dox. Vam claims that his intentions are pure, but it’s hard to trust such a sad, strange man.

After landing in Hugona, the planet capital of Earth 2, our heroes restrain Vam Dox and head off to secure an important diplomatic relationship with the pterodactyl president, but that’s when all hell breaks loose. Soon, Vam Dox is storming the capital with a band of rabid dogs, and Lance and Orion are wrongly taking the blame!

Fortunately, Lance and Orion know that the only cure for evil this strong is to prove their love in a hardcore gay encounter at the steps of the capital building. When the smoke clears, will Vam Dox be revealed as the super villain that he claims to be, or a meek, lonesome manbaby who is starved for attention?

Genres: Science Fiction, Erotica, Queer, LGBT, Short Stories, Fiction, Romance

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 9, 2016

About the author

Chuck Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now splits time between Billings, Montana and Los Angeles, California. Chuck writes to prove love is real, because love is the most important tool we have when resisting the endless cosmic void. Not everything people say about Chuck is true, but the important parts are.

Management and general inquiry: infotingleverse@gmail.com

Literary agent: DongWon at dongwonsong.com

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the part with the public sex that changed the course of a landmark trial, but I wish the narrator savored the language more. If the words aren't wet with your tongue slime when they enter my ears, you are not reading gay erotica properly.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Epic and masterful. Minus 1 star: Not enough butts; velociraptors are from the Cretaceous, not Jurassic.

[Todd · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not really sure how to write this review. I mean, of all the man on dinosaur gay erotica this I have read, this one definitely had the most typos.

I feel that the first book of the trilogy was definitely the strongest, but Ascension was definitely the most creative narratively.

Also, is that dude on the cover Amos from The Expanse? And why does Orion have five fingers on the cover, but only three fingers in the book? Is there some subtext there that I didn't pick up on?

I think the easiest way to sum this up is this: if you're looking for a trilogy that comes in under 40 pages and are seeking man on dinosaur gay erotica that never varies in its details, then this is definitely the book for you. If, on the other hand, you want a long, well-written trilogy of man on dinosaur gay erotica, you're probably screwed, because you're not going to find anything other than this.

[Kari · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an epic space erotica that I feel so privileged to read. Tingle packs a more punch in this 37-paged steamy dino sci-fi than some authors can do with 400 pages.

-1 star for the blatant spelling and grammar errors that took me out of the story.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is simply an instant classic. Dr. Chuck Tingle knows the truth of the universe: that love conquers all. And he's written an amazing sci-fi erotic trilogy about Space Raptor Butts to prove it.

Any hard bud should read these novels, and any true buckaroo will worship the words found within them.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a Hugo Award nominee and genre-founder, so I knew I HAD to read it sometime to be a well-rounded consumer of literature. Due to the short-story format, I'm treating the whole trilogy as a single anthology book.

In this trilogy, Tingle paints a desperate future portrait of humanity on the brink of extinction and searching for a new home. The cast is relatively small, and while the characters are simple given the short length, Lance grows and transforms though a complete and satisfying narrative arc. The twist of the setting - dinosaurs did not die out, but merely found a new planet to call home - isn't a particularly new twist in sci-fi, but it was appreciably different from other takes I've seen (e.g., West of Eden) that it felt fresh. The villain, Vam Dox, doesn't appear until the final part of the trilogy, but Tingle is able to effectively characterize him as a pathetic Jerry with delusions that he's a Rick; loathsome, yet sad, and ultimately forgotten. Lance's climatic showdown at the end is particularly satisfying. Tingle is the master of elegant language - conveying much by saying little, yet that little bit feeling very visceral. There were a handful of occasions in which I thought he relied too much on adverbs, or repeated language a bit too much, but overall the prose was forceful and evocative.

There were small factual errors that took me out of the story - specifically, raptors are from the Cretaceous period, not the Jurassic. But to be fair, this may have been intended as ironic.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is exactly what you would expect 😂

[Nicole Finch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh my god. I finally read some Chuck Tingle. It was as hilariously stupid as expected, and I think the typos are part of the charm.

[Bec Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chuck Tingle is my fuckin’ hero

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love is real!

[Alex]

what the hell did I just read? (book club or, more particularly, macjoni, why?)

[Tori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was obviously the best book I've ever read (though the author would certainly benefit from an editor...and just a little bit of research).

[Louise]

Look at this thing. This is a thing that exists. Of course I read this crazy book. Will I read any others? Absolutely not, lol. Honestly the titles are all enough for me. I had a hilarious good time just scrolling through them.

[Erin Cataldi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some books defy explanation. I will try my damnedest to make sense of this insanely weird niche dino gay erotica masterpiece. If you're new to the game there is an emerging trend for dinosaur erotica, while mostly released in eBook format you can occasionally make regrettable print purchases on Amazon (which I obviously did). Chuck Tingle is a "writer who defined a generation with his sensual brand of homoerotic thrillers" (taken from the back cover). Space Raptor Butt Trilogy is one of his more "well known" works as it was nominated for a prestigious Hugo Award (it started off as a joke, but momentum took off). The trilogy consists of: Space Raptor Butt Invasion, Space Raptor Butt Redemption, and Space Raptor Butt Ascension. Each "story" (sorry for all the quotation marks, I can't help myself!) is roughly only 10 pages, this book is only 37 pages long so it makes for quick reading. I'll try to do my best to quickly break down each story:

Space Raptor Butt Invasion
Astronaut, Lance Tanner, finds himself alone on a distant planet due to budget cuts. Unbearably lonely, he first thinks he's hallucinating when he spies another space suit clad figure in the distance. When the figure comes over into the space station and takes off his helmet to reveal a raptor astronaut, Lance is initially worried but the two form a friendship that eventually turns into romance full of hot gay dinosaur sex.

Space Raptor Butt Redemption
Lance and his raptor lover return to Earth and immediately find themselves under scrutiny. A trial is set and Lance is charged with being too "weird" in space and receiving funding from an evil corporation that steals unicorn tears. The reality is, the people of Earth are afraid of interspecies romances. Lance brilliantly defends himself against a corrupt lawyer and when he wins over the crowd and the judge he brings out his raptor lover and they make mad passionate love on the courtroom floor for everyone to witness and marvel at. The judge even starts weeping it's so beautiful. "I'm here to make sweet, sweet love to this raptor and show the world that even in space, love and positivity and hope and openness conquer all. If you all want to shut down the space program because of this then so be it, I'll still be in my back yard trying to build rockets and getting pounded in the ass by my raptor."

Space Raptor Butt Ascension
Lance and his raptor lover fly to the raptor's planet to see if in the future the humans can move there since Earth is dying. On the way they discover a stowaway, the leader of a bad organization who just escaped from prison. When they arrive on the friendly dinosaur planet they are greeted warmly by the dinosaur president. Suddenly a commotion breaks out as the bad stowaway tries to wreak havoc on this new planet. Since the planet runs on love the only way for Lance and his raptor to save the day is to start having wild passionate sex in front of the president. "Orion approaches confidently with his prehistoric alpha male swagger, then climbs down on his knees directly behind me." The love they create (and splatter everywhere) saves the day and they have made new friends on a planet that can save humanity.

Ridiculously insane and over the top. So obviously you should read this and anything written by Chuck Tingle. Trust me, you won't regret it (much).

[Stentor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Space Raptor Butt Trilogy is destined to become a classic not just of science fiction, but of modern American literature. This tingler threesome begins with the Hugo award nominated Space Raptor Butt Invasion. The space raptor butt world is then expanded in the sequel, Space Raptor Butt Redemption, before coming to a thrilling climax in Space Raptor Butt Ascension. Read this book and prove that love is real.

In all seriousness, though, Chuck Tingle is an incredibly clever writer. Even if you're not titillated by gay erotica, Tingle's loving worldbuilding, absurdist sense of humor, and sharp social satire make this an absolutely worthwhile read.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Particularly hilarious if you're aware of the whole Vox Day, rabid puppies, Hugo awards nonsense that has been going on for the past few years.

[Susan Baker · Rating 2 out of 5]

I cannot believe I actually read this. (Repeat x infinity)

[Ellis Billington · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went into Space Raptor Butt Trilogy, as I'm sure a lot of people did, purely for some giggles. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the storytelling. Although we don't get much worldbuilding (the trilogy is only three short stories, rather than a series of novels or novellas) what worldbuilding we do get is unique and creative. I love the idea of dinosaurs having not actually gone extinct, but having instead realized the earth was dying and venturing out into space to find another habitable planet. How did dinosaurs in the prehistoric era figure out how to develop and use space technology? We don't know, and I'm not sure if the author does either, but it doesn't matter. It's funny and I've never read anything like it.

I was also surprised by how much I enjoyed the characters. Again, these stories are very short and we don't get to know too much about our main love interests, Lance the human astronaut and his space raptor boyfriend, Orion. However, the interactions between them are sweet, and their individual personalities come across quite clearly on the page. Lance feels very young, idealistic, and passionate, and this is balanced out well by Orion's more gruff, but ultimately loving, persona.

Something else I loved was just how bitingly funny this trilogy was. I found myself laughing out loud a lot while reading, and that's pretty rare for me with books. However, this wasn't just shock-value humor, although there was a lot of that too. It was also surprisingly meaningful satire that managed to be anti-capitalist and pro-environmentalist, while exploring the ways in which certain types of queer art are stigmatized or seen as lesser, all in a style that was fun and easy to read.

My main criticism of the storytelling is that each of the sex scenes felt repetitive, with the "choreography" of each scene being relatively the same and certain specific phrases appearing in each of the scenes in a way that just felt very copy-paste. With a unique pairing like a human astronaut and a space raptor, I feel like there's a lot of potential for variety in the smutty scenes, but the author didn't really use that to his advantage. The sex scenes also committed what feels like a cardinal sin to me when it comes to romance/erotica... lube was never used during anal sex. Oh, and neither were condoms. On another note, I also wish this book had better editing, as it was filled with typos and grammar mistakes that often took me out of the story.

[Dutchess · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Pound me like the homo spaceboy that I am."

Despite some redundant prose, and some redundant sex scenes, this is the hottest gay velociraptor erotica that I’ve ever read in this oversaturated genre of fiction. Publishers nowadays just aren’t willing to take risks and produce anything that isn’t gay velociraptor erotica. It’d be nice to get some more fantasy series with fairy smut, but alas.

"I mean, it’s not gay if it’s a dude raptor and a dude human, right?"

In all seriousness, most of my complaints stem from the writing, because the three stories are otherwise quite entertaining. There’s an attempt at more artistic sentence structure, which usually leads to unnecessary adverbs. There are also quite a few typos, and (at least in the first story) they seem to grow during the sex scenes, getting pumped out all over each page. To be fair, it’s probably hard to write with only one hand on the keyboard, so I’ll cut some slack here.

"You like that? You like getting stroked off in front of the dinosaur president of this parallel Earth so that we can power their city in an attempt to thwart a horde of rabid dogs through the energy of love?"

This book had quite a few LOL moments from me, but I must admit I was getting a little bored reading about a human sub getting fucking railed by, and deepthroating the cock of, a chiseled velociraptor for the third time, since the events of all three sex scenes are far too similar. I’m also surprised the sex was so vanilla. It makes me curious what the sex is like in Dr. Chuck Tingle’s far more abstract titles, such as Pounded By The Pound: Turned Gay By The Socioeconomic Implications Of Britain Leaving The European Union.

I’d still recommend reading this, as there’s not much else like it and it can be read in one sitting. I’d be a bit more hesitant to recommend this if it was a full-length novel, as the erotica, with its lack of variance, would probably bore me in the same way as that of Kushiel’s Dart.

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to an audiobook of his a while back and it was terrible and I loved it hahahaha

I didn't even put it on my Goodreads back then because embarrassing. So... it was the worst quality audiobook I've ever listened to. The narrator's whole CV is Chuck Tingle. Lord knows what else the dude does for a living, but he sure can't be making a career out of being an audiobook narrator! Monotone. Like, almost impressively consistent, even tone, the same, all throughout. Zero modulation, definitely not even close to a conversational tone. Way more breath sounds and room noise than all of the other audiobooks I've ever listened to put together (750 per Goodreads). Probably it's only one take, the whole book in one shot. It's a super great example of how not to do audio.

The book, the story, the writing -- not high literature. It was fine. Not amazing. Probably an early middle school vocabulary level, maybe lower - and dialogue that's not particularly complex or deep. Maybe the whole story has some stuff that's a little creative and unexpected? But not groundbreaking in that regard either.

That said! He really is committed to the bit. He wants to prove love is real. He puts consent at the highest level of importance. Consent above all. Consent, kindness, and love are repeated and reinforced through the (very short) book. It just exudes wholesomeness, in that regard. I haven't read a lot of books classified as either romance or porn, so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but dang if he doesn't get actual love, consent, and respect absolutely right on the nose.

Incredibly wholesome. 4.75/5 stars, rounded up!

[Laura R · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lance is an astronaut, told he’ll be stationed on the planet Zorbus for the next year alone to monitor everything as they search for a new plant… since Earth is dying. But when a mysterious stranger – a velociraptor – appears at the terraforming station and keeps Lance company, the two of them fall for one another pretty quick. And with friendship turing into romance, the two of them just can’t seem to get enough of one another.

This was a trilogy of novellas? Short stories? Where a man and a velociraptor get it on and I almost peed myself I was laughing so hard. Full of ridiculous dialogue and scenes (“book” two they do it in a courtroom as they fight for their right to love each other and are cheered on by everyone in the room), this was a short and fun and completely unserious read. And I’m glad I listened to myself and asked my children to name things for each letter of the alphabet and I’ll read a book featuring it because I don’t think I would have honestly picked this one up… and I’m not mad I did. Don’t expect a masterpiece, but definitely expect to be entertained.

2026 Alphabet Challenge: B is for Butt

[Shannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here is my disjointed review with my favorite quotes.

"I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so pound my butt."

"Our difference in species surely couldn't classify me as gay, could it?" - Umm philosophical question there Lance. I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you.
"You ever think about what it would be like to fuck a human?"

Oh man, the justice system in this book though dear lord. "'Place your hand on the butt,' the judge a rather large and imposing man, says to me."
"I do as I'm told, taking hold of the handsome clerk's firm rear before me."
Wtf is this??? You swear in on a butt x'D

Oh man that public sex scene is a lot to take in jesus christ.

In the 3rd book of the trilogy I found it hilarious that in his post nut clarity he realized that there were no dogs on Earth 2. It was just some guy faking that there were dogs.

This is probably a classic Chuck Tingle book: the tingler. lmao x'D but god was I a bit horrified x'D

I got exactly what I came for and more.

[Dominika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is just sublime.

In all seriousness, there is an art to creating this kind of schlock and Chuck Tingle gives us the perfect balance of ridiculous and groundedness. Yes, all three involve gay, interspecies sex scenes. That is what you came here for and that is what you're going to get. But you can argue that there are other themes explored, such as if the privatization of space travel can lead to good even if a corporation is bad, or how we should not persecute an act between two consenting adults even if it's a bit weird to some. I personally enjoyed the second part the most, but the third has its own strong points as well.

Just remember that love conquires all.

[Jennifer Colvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This rating is purely on ridiculous entertainment value. This book is obviously not meant to be taken seriously. I laughed a bit and couldn’t help but highlight things to share.

Book 1: just straight to the point of the butt invasion
Book 2: basically, love is love
Book 3: love conquers all
Unrelated Bonus Story: Did I just read a Good Will Hunting gay dino parody? 😆

Was I entertained? Absolutely
Was it cringy? I mean, the title answers this.
Was there a moral to the overall story? Weirdly, yes…and I appreciated it…? 🤣🤣🤣

[Francisco Becerra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Original? Yes, most of it. Funny? Yes, and it's really amazing how Tingle can put a seemingly rational protagonist in the middle of such crazyness. But for an erotica title it's incredibly repetitive (it's the same scene repeated in the three stories, and each scene is about 30% of the text). And all the good sci-fi ideas are thrown and left for the occasional pun or sex scene. I don't understand why it was nominated to the Hugo award, honestly.

[William Bevill · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Orion lets out a deep dinosaur groan.."

"Pound me like the homo spaceboy that I am..."

"You like getting stroked off in front of the dinosaur president of this parallel Earth so that we can power their city in an attempt to thwart a horde of rabid dogs through the energy of love?"

Does anything else matter? Love is real. This is deserving ever so much of a Hugo nomination. A classic. Tingle at its finest.

[Jenae · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an impulse buy that I saw on TikTok and I don’t know why I was soooo surprised about how graphic the sex scenes were described.

There were parts that I did legitimately laugh out loud at. And it was just such a crazy out there read that I have gone out of my way to let my friends read it.

[Justplainlucas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolutely the worst edited book I've read, and it's only 37 pages! Everything from misspellings to wrong word usage to punctuation errors; it's even got an entire paragraph where the main character introduces himself as Lance, and then refers to the other character - Orion - as Lance! Just terrible!

[Ollie-Lee Regan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Man and raptor make sweet love, and although they are both male, I'm not sure if this is gay erotica. Just kidding, it totally is! The hardcore sex scences happen once in every short story. (Three in all.) The only thing I didn't like are that the sex parts seemed to be the same in each story.
Best lines ever! "What is the fourth rule of space? Don't be weird in space!"

[Matt Gold · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so pound my butt."

The most hilarious thing I ever read. Also, um.. it actually really is gay erotica - Chuck Tingle is not messing around.

I am a changed man.