A NEW FANTASY NOVELLA FROM NEBULA & STURGEON AWARD WINNING AUTHOR R.S.A. GARCIA
In a world that sits at the nexus of Gods and monsters, science and magic, the aftermath of a war has decimated the "First Gods," and the remnants of humanity try to pick up the pieces. But when conflict arises again, a found family of monsters, demi-gods, scientists and magicians will come together to try to save what they love and bring a new magic to their dying world.
Iris has chafed at a life spent in the service of the Archmagus, the man who rescued her as a child and the only father she has ever known. But when she meets a charming thief while carrying out one of the Archmagus' many searches for magikal artefacts, she realises it will not be enough for her to simply escape the Citadel and her acerbic adopted family of the Aello, its winged guardians. The Archmagus has lied to her about her past, and the truth she finds will lead her to make a choice. Stay on the path she'd imagined for herself as an unwilling member of a family of monsters--or follow the consequences of her unbearable truth to the unexpected.
Destined to be a
Classic of Indigenous Futurism
As Many Ships As Stars is a sci-fi retelling of one of the stories about how the Numunu (Comanche) acquired horses.
In a future where Earth is ravaged by the greed of the wealthy, one woman's desperate act of defiance becomes a journey of transformation and decolonization.
Leia Wurahapt, a resolute Numunu woman, struggles to support her extended family in near-future Albuquerque. As head of a large household, she balances the weight of her ancestors' wisdom with the
Theo is the kind of guy who'd steal your painkillers and lie to you about it while high. He's the kind of guy who swears he just scored a gig and so he can totally pay you back-rent, don't worry about it. He is an asshole, and our story begins when he alienates the last of his friends in Berlin and is kicked out onto the street.
Unbeknownst to him however, this cutting of social ties enables him to tap into a world of sympathetic magic. The caveat is that only those who go unnoticed, those without ties to the world and society, can perform magic.
Theo works and trains to become a better magician, but does he have it within him to confront himself? Can he learn the difference between self-hatred and egolessness?
harsh realities of a world teetering on the edge of collapse. Working for a private corporation that exploits public resources, Leia finds herself helping construct escape ships bound for Mars, a last resort for the world's elite to flee their self-inflicted crisis.
But Leia has other plans.
Fueled by a fierce determination to protect her loved ones and reject the colonial structures that have oppressed her people for centuries, Leia and her former sister-in-law, Olga, hijack one of the ships. With their family and friends in tow, they embark on a voyage to the stars aboard The Futura, leaving Earth behind forever.
What follows is an epic, multigenerational tale of survival, resilience, and rebirth spanning 30,000 years. As Many Ships As Stars invites readers to reimagine progress through traditional ways. Weyodi OldBear weaves a visionary narrative that is both a tribute to her heritage and a bold vision for the future.
MAGIC BELONGS
TO THE FORGOTTEN
2023 BSFA &
Locus Award Finalist,
Best Collection
NOMMO award winner for best novella, "Undulation," by Stephen Embleton
Poetry
rivers in your skin, sirens in your hair
by Marisca Pichette
Mothersound:
The Sauútiverse Anthology
edited by Wole Talabi
2023 BSFA &
Nebula Award Finalist
Nebula Award
Finalist
Best YA Fiction
Game Writing
The Inn at the
Amethyst Lantern
by J. Dianne Dotson
Ninefox Gambit RPG
by Yoon Ha Lee
The Year of Return
the debut novella
by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori
Praise for The Year of Return
"Nuanced, disturbing, powerful, political. Ofori is a stunning new voice."
—Samit Basu
"Akotowaa’s The Year of Return is a moving story weaving history, family ties, and found community into a unique tapestry. It seamlessly pulls the past into the present, bringing ancestors and descendants together, and forcing to the surface the consequences of injustices long committed. She presents the lived experiences of our ancestors in its rawest, most authentic form. The Year of Return is a remembrance, an unearthing, and a worthy piece of storytelling."
—Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Nebula, Locus, Otherwise, British, World Fantasy award winner, Hugo, British Science Fiction & NAACP Image award finalist.
"A moving and timely perspective on one of the greatest horrors in human history. Ofori presents ancient and recent events in a startlingly original take about our responsibilities to our past, our present, and our future."
—R.S.A. Garcia, Locus, Sturgeon, Nebula and IGNYTE Award finalist
BY PHIL EMERY & TOEKEN
NOW AVAILABLE
THE DEBUT COLLECTION FROM RENAN BERNARDO
Follow Eddie Razor and Kid in this bizarre cyberpunk adventure as they run for their lives through the Cade, a two-kilometer long arcade where they encounter a sentient supermarket trolley, a psychopathic group of stylish young thugs, aliens, a homicidal computer game, and more.
What people are saying about DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEFIANCE
COMING SUMMER 2024
BY RENAN BERNARDO, MICHELE PARIS, AND LORENZO LIVRIERI
Different Kinds of Defiance offers heart-rending and moving stories of small miracles. In Renan Bernardo's world, miracles aren't the deeds of saints, but of everyday people who count on themselves and each other for survival against a harsh landscape.
—Eugenia Triantafyllou, Ignyte, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-finalist author
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEFIANCE is a collection of stories that are both tender and explosive, centering resistance towards bleak futures and inaction, collaboration and community, restoration, social justice, environmental impact, and rebellions and risked lives aimed at reparations all told through musical prose written by an experienced hand and polished voice. Bernardo effectively subverts stereotypes and redefines concepts. These stories plant seeds of hope for the future and caution us against what humanity stands to both gain and lose as a result of technology, science, and most of all human-centric thinking.
—Ai Jiang, Nebula, BSFA, Bram Stoker Award Finalist and author of LINGHUN and I AM AI
A solarpunk graphic novel based on the short story by Brazilian author Renan Bernardo.