Sarah Chorn

The world is dying. The Sunset Lands are broken, torn apart by a war of ideology paid for with the lives of the peasants. Drought holds the east as famine ravages the farmlands. In the west, borders slam shut in the face of waves of refugees, dooming all of those trying to flee to slow starvation, or a future in forced labor camps. There is no salvation.In the city of Lord's Reach, Seraphina, a slave with unique talents, sets in motion a series of events that will change everything. In a fight for the soul of the nation, everyone is a player. But something ominous is calling people to Lord's Reach and the very nature of magic itself is changing. Paths will converge, the battle for the Sunset Lands has shifted, and now humanity itself is at stake. First, you must break before you can become.

Seraphina's Lament

From the moment the first settler dug a well and struck a lode of shine, the world changed. Now, everything revolves around that magical oil. What began as a simple scouting expedition becomes a life-changing ordeal for Arlen Esco. The son of a powerful mogul, Arlen is kidnapped and forced to confront uncomfortable truths his father has kept hidden. In his hands lies a decision that will determine the fate of everyone he loves--and impact the lives of every person in Shine Territory. The daughter of an infamous saboteur and outlaw, Cassandra has her own dangerous secrets to protect. When the lives of those she loves are threatened, she realizes that she is uniquely placed to change the balance of power in Shine Territory once and for all. Secrets breed more secrets. Somehow, Arlen and Cassandra must find their own truths in the middle of a garden of lies.

Of Honey and Wildfires

Oh, That Shotgun Sky

A Sorrow Named Joy

It begins with a butterfly in chains.Since the dawn of time, life has been comfortable and predictable. The gods have wrested pockets of Creation from Chaos, formed civilizations, and built entire realities. Now, the nature of Creation is changing and the Divine are losing their divinity.Rosemary, daughter of the God of Creation, can no longer deny this when a strange delegation from Dawnland braves the paths through Chaos and survives. Come to negotiate trade and protection agreements with the Divine of Meadowsweet, it is the butterfly woman who so captivates Rosemary. The weight of her sorrow, the heaviness of her secrets.For the soul is a battleground. Clouds are massing along the horizon, and Rosemary...She must survive the storm.

The Necessity of Rain

Glass Rhapsody

Ambelin Kwaymullina

John Hartness

Diana M. Pho

Merc Rustad

19 essays on the importance of representation in science fiction and fantasy, with an introduction by author Aliette de Bodard. Proceeds from the sale of this collection go to the Carl Brandon Society to support Con or Bust. Full table of contents: Introduction, by Aliette de Bodard "Breaking Mirrors," by Diana M. Pho "I'm Not Broken," by Annalee Flower Horne "Next Year in Jerusalem," by Gabrielle Harbowy "I am Not Hispanic, I am Puerto Rican," by Isabel Schechter "No More Dried Up Spinsters," by Nancy Jane Moore "False Expectations," by Matthew Thyer "Text, Subtext, and Pieced-Together Lives," by Angelia Sparrow "Parenting as a Fan of Color," by Kat Tanaka Okopnik "Alien of Extraordinary Ability? by Bogi Takács "Accidental Representation," by Chrysoula Tzavelas "Discovering the Other," by John Hartness "Lost in the Margins," by Sarah Chorn "Too Niche," by Lauren Jankowski "Fat Chicks in SFF," by Alis Franklin "Not Your Mystical Indian," by Jessica McDonald "Exponentially Hoping," by Merc Rustad "Colonialism, Land, and Speculative Fiction: An Indigenous Perspective," by Ambelin Kwaymullina "Nobody's Sidekick: Intersectionality in Protagonists," by SL Huang "The Danger of the False Narrative," by LaShawn Wanak Afterword, by Jim C. Hines Reading List

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