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In the newest Sans. PRESS anthology, 15 writers take on what it means to step into chaos! From parallel universes to magical encounters, from the heartbreak of unbending reality to the mayhem of the end of times, these stories will take readers on a wild adventure, and look into what it truly means to embrace the unknown, and to find joy in the strangest of places. With stories by Cormack Baldwin, Die Booth, Danny Brennan, Aria K. C., Brianna Cunliffe, James Dwyer, Andrew Eastwick, Chris Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Hudak, Tom Javoroski, Aran Kelly, Lark Morgan Lu, Jamie Perrault, Courtney Smyth and David D. West.
The power of the pedal and the page shine through in these ten joyfully feminist science fiction and fantasy stories. Two strangers and their bike fall through a plot hole and into a fantasy novel, an author attempts to chronicle the solar cycling trend, a sixth grader's beloved novel is stolen by a horde of bicycling fae, an interstellar book preservationist takes a bike to fit in and gets a wilder ride than she bargained for, and more adventures are set in imagined realities not so different from our own futures, pasts, and present-day lives. Take these stories for a spin and enjoy an escape from the perils of everyday sexism and fossil fuel dependence. Includes stories by Kathleen Jowitt, Christopher R. Muscato, Shelby Schwieterman, Cara Brezina, Jamie Perrault, Avery Vanderlyle, Lisa Timpf, Taru Luojola, Rose Strickman, and Elly Blue.
Welcome to a world of things improbable. Here you'll find the apocalypse isn't as upsetting as expected, and that golems are good at carrying a tune. Look and you'll see divinities beside demons, along with hungry bone fairies, and a bigfoot immortal. Here a fallen angel is more foul-mouthed than angelic, while a Maori monster isn't quite so monstrous. Come look through the spectral spectacles of a Cantonese boy one strange city night, find a kindness cure for your local rougarou, and solve a very tiny library crime. Whatever improbable things you seek, open these covers and take a peek. Ghosts and giants and changelings await.
An antiwhaling expedition to the freezing Antarctic takes a violent turn in this powerful novel from bestselling author and sailor David Poyer. After a tragic accident maims her laboratory assistant, Dr. Sara Pollard's career as a primate behaviorist lies in ruins. With nothing left to lose, Pollard – descendant of a Nantucket captain whose ship was sunk by a rogue whale – accepts an offer to join anti-whaling activists on a round-the-world racing yacht as the resident scientist. The plan is to sail from Argentina to the stormy Antarctic Sea. There they'll shadow, harass, and expose the Japanese fleet, which continues to kill and process endangered whales in internationally-declared sanc...
“I snagged a few pinches of herbs from the apothecary cabinet in the kitchen and ground them into a paste. The bruised leaves let out their oils, and the air filled with a sweet, green, medicinal smell. Just a small magic, friend-to-bees magic, and it didn't look like magic unless you knew.” From “The Delicate Work of Bees” by Emily Horner “What is the centaur philosophy of magic?” Clementine cleared her throat, cheeks flushing pink, and said, “That if it were easy, everyone would do it, and that means it must be hard.” From “Finals” by Seanan McGuire In this enchanting collection of young adult tales, 20 authors explore the overlap of the mundane and the fantastical, wit...
Against a Darkening Sky was originally published in 1943. Set in a semirural community south of San Francisco, it is the story of an American mother of the mid-1930s and the sustaining influence she brings, through her own profound strength and faith, to the lives of her four growing children. Scottish by birth, but long a resident of America, Mary Perrault is married to a Swiss-French gardener. Their life in South Encina, though anything but lavish, is gay, serene, and friendly. As their children mature and the world outside, less peaceful and secure than the Perrault home, begins to threaten the equilibrium of their tranquil lives, Mrs. Perrault becomes increasingly aware of a moral wilderness rising from the physical wilderness which her generation has barely conquered. Her struggle to influence, while not invading the lives of her children, is the focus of this novel of family life during the Depression years.