Grace Curtis

This cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery that spans the stars Welcome to the Grand Abeona Hotel: home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the galaxy has to offer. All year round it moves from planet to planet, system to system, pampering guests across the furthest reaches of the milky way. The last word in sub-orbital luxury—and an absolute magnet for intrigue. Intrigues such as: Why are there love poems in the lobby inbox? How many Imperial spies are currently on board? What is the true purpose of the Problem Solver’s conference? And perhaps most pertinently—who is driving the ship? Each guest has a secret, every member of staff a universe unto themselves. At the center of these interweaving lives and interlocking mysteries stands Carl, one time stowaway, longtime manager, devoted caretaker to the hotel. It’s the love of his life and the only place he’s ever called home. But as forces beyond Carl’s comprehension converge on the Abeona, he has to face one final question: when is it time to let go?

Floating Hotel

Frontier

'Curtis oozes charm and humour in this pacey debut, which will be devoured by fans of Fallout and Firefly' TAMSYN MUIR, author of GIDEON THE NINTH A heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff with Earth's uncertain future, full of love, loss, and laser guns. Perfect for fans of Becky Chambers and Mary Robinette Kowal. In the distant future, climate change has reduced Earth to a hard-scrabble wasteland. Saints and sinners, lawmakers and sheriffs, gunslingers and horse thieves abound. Folk are as diverse and divided as they've ever been - except in their shared suspicions when a stranger comes to town. One night a ship falls from the sky, bringing the planet's first visitor in three hundred years. She's armed, she's scared . . . and she's looking for someone. 'Delightfully inventive' Kate Dylan 'Be prepared to devour this book in one sitting' Beth Revis 'A real treat' Max Gladstone

the stunning heartfelt science fiction debut

FRONTIER is a heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff with our planet’s uncertian future.

Frontier is The Mandalorian meets Mad Max, with the emotional heart of the Wayfarers series. But at its core, Frontier is a love story, about two women who find each other, lose each other and then find each other again.

"Curtis oozes charm and humour in this pacey debut, which will be devoured by fans of Fallout and Firefly" Tamsyn Muir

A dazzling debut for fans of Becky Chambers and Mary Robinette Kowal.


In the distant future most of the human race has fled a ravaged Earth to find new life on other planets. For those who stayed a lawless society remains. Technology has been renounced, and saints and sinners, lawmakers and sheriffs, travelers and gunslingers, abound.

What passes for justice is presided over by the High Sheriff, and carried out by his cruel and ruthless Deputy.

Then a ship falls from the sky, bringing the planet’s first visitor in three hundred years. This Stranger is a crewmember on the first ship in centuries to attempt a return to Earth and save what’s left. But her escape pod crashes hundreds of miles away from the rest of the wreckage.

The Stranger finds herself adrift in a ravaged, unwelcoming landscape, full of people who hate and fear her space-born existence. Scared, alone, and armed, she embarks on a journey across the wasteland to return to her ship, her mission, and the woman she loves.

Fusing the fire and brimstone of the American Old West with sprawling post-apocalyptic science fiction, FRONTIER is a heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff set against the backdrop of our planet’s uncertain future.

Frontier 

Die ferne Zukunft: Die Menschen treten die Reise zu den Sternen an und besiedeln fremde Planeten. Die von Katastrophen und Kriegen zerstörte Erde gehört nun den Zurückgelassenen, den Außenseitern und Gesetzlosen. In diese Welt fällt dreihundert Jahre später eine junge Frau in ihrer Rettungskapsel vom Himmel. Ihr Mutterschiff und die Frau, die sie liebt, sind Hunderte von Kilometern von ihr entfernt. Auf ihrer Reise quer durchs ganze Land muss die Fremde mehr als ein gefährliches Abenteuer überstehen, denn die Menschen auf der Erde sind skrupellos und gierig - und sie hassen die Sternengeborenen ...

Roman

Das Raumschiff, das vom Himmel fiel

Poems of Youth and Age

Poetry. "'Have you ever noticed / how things wait...?' Grace Curtis asks in the opening poem of EVERYTHING GETS OLD. 'I want this to be about wingspan / and instinct, ' she writes, and then delivers on this promise. The poems in this book are poems of attention, holding and held by the breadth of Curtis' imagination, poetic skill, linguistic playfulness and interests (including those literary--as an example, the title of the opening poem is a reference to those who waited for Godot), and are infused by the breath of an embodied wisdom. Everything does get old, including the speaker of these poems and the inclusive 'we' to whom they are often spoken--sometimes a particular other or others, sometimes all of us on the other side of Curtis' page. At its heart, EVERYTHING GETS OLD is about what it means to be human in our perfectly imperfect bodies ('In our efforts to be exact /we created/ create exact failure'). Curtis directs us in the final poem, 'The Storyteller' to 'look at what we ignore most days, ' and we readers are grateful for the honor of having, through Curtis' poems, done exactly that."--Pauletta Hansel

Everything Gets Old

Poetry. "In Grace Curtis's THE SHAPE OF A BOX a love of language as its own source and subject, with and without external reference, rubs elbows with the readily recognizable world of the everyday. Within the range of such a gaze, 'A paycheck is a waterfall, firm and crisp, ' and words 'buzz around/my head like killer bees, cross the tract of no-man's land/the DMZ.' With the clarity of Sherwood Anderson and the spirit of Gertrude Stein, Grace Curtis's poems track the root of common experience in the extraordinary and the extraordinary in the familiar. Stephen Haven"

Poems

The Shape of a Box

FRONTIER is a heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff with our planet’s uncertian future. Frontier is The Mandalorian meets Mad Max, with the emotional heart of the Wayfarers series. But at its core, Frontier is a love story, about two women who find each other, lose each other and then find each other again. "Curtis oozes charm and humour in this pacey debut, which will be devoured by fans of Fallout and Firefly" Tamsyn Muir A dazzling debut for fans of Becky Chambers and Mary Robinette Kowal. In the distant future most of the human race has fled a ravaged Earth to find new life on other planets. For those who stayed a lawless society remains. Technology has been renounced, and saints and sinners, lawmakers and sheriffs, travelers and gunslingers, abound. What passes for justice is presided over by the High Sheriff, and carried out by his cruel and ruthless Deputy. Then a ship falls from the sky, bringing the planet’s first visitor in three hundred years. This Stranger is a crewmember on the first ship in centuries to attempt a return to Earth and save what’s left. But her escape pod crashes hundreds of miles away from the rest of the wreckage. The Stranger finds herself adrift in a ravaged, unwelcoming landscape, full of people who hate and fear her space-born existence. Scared, alone, and armed, she embarks on a journey across the wasteland to return to her ship, her mission, and the woman she loves. Fusing the fire and brimstone of the American Old West with sprawling post-apocalyptic science fiction, FRONTIER is a heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff set against the backdrop of our planet’s uncertain future.

The Grand Budapest Hotel in space, Floating Hotel is a hopeful story of misfits, rebels and found family, perfect for fans of Becky Chambers. Welcome to the Grand Abeona Hotel: home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the galaxy has to offer. Year round it moves from planet to planet, system to system, pampering guests across the furthest reaches of the milky way. The last word in sub-orbital luxury - and a magnet for intrigue. Intrigues such as: Why are there love poems in the lobby intray? How many Imperial spies are currently on board? What is the true purpose of the Problem Solver's conference? And perhaps most pertinently - who is driving the ship? At the centre of these mysteries stands Carl, one time stowaway, longtime manager, devoted caretaker to the hotel. It's the love of his life and the only place he's ever called home. But as forces beyond Carl's comprehension converge on the Abeona, he has to face one final question: when is it time to let go?

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