Iona Datt Sharma

Katherine Fabian

by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt SharmaThe world you know is underneath the substance of another, with cracks in the firmament that let the light of its magic in...Layla and Nat have nothing in common but their boyfriend - enigmatic, brilliant Meraud - and their deep mutual dislike. But when Meraud disappears after an ambitious magical experiment goes wrong, they may be the only ones who can follow the trail of cryptic clues that will bring him safely home.To return Meraud to this world, the two of them will confront every obstacle: the magic of the wild unknowable, a friendly vicar who's only concerned for their spiritual wellbeing, and even the Thames Water helpline. All of which would be doable, if only they didn't have to do it together.But the winter solstice is fast approaching - and once the year turns, Meraud will be lost forever. In this joyously queer novella, Nat and Layla must find a way to overcome their differences before it's too late.

Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night

In politics, love is a stranger...It's a bitterly cold winter in London and Jules Elwin has no idea what he's doing. As the newest special adviser to a government minister, he's drowning in arcane procedures and party politics, and the civil servant who's supposed to be helping him is doing nothing of the sort. Ari is sarcastic, intolerant and has no time for a special adviser who's only there because his father is a peer of the realm.Jules is only one of Ari's many problems. As well as nursemaiding a special adviser, he's got to get a Bill through Parliament, keep his irrepressible minister happy and stop his esteemed colleagues from hiding alcohol in their filing cabinets. And there's something else, too: a deep, unspoken grief, that's consuming him like frost.But despite everything, Ari sees the world around him clearly--and Jules has been waiting all of his life to be seen.

Division Bells

Penhallow Amid Passing Things

The bell, the lantern, the witching hour...A refugee arrives from elsewhere in time; a generation ship makes landfall; a vast galactic empire settles to the business of government. Tarot readers find hope in the cards; witches live through the aftermath of war; and Indian mothers think it's high time you were married. Here are thirteen stories of love and queerness, hope and decolonisation, and the inevitability of change.Includes a new introduction by the author and four previously unpublished folktales."[Iona Datt Sharma] is adept at creating entire worlds in a compact, delicately finished package, blending pure sensibility with the best bits of the magical realist movement."- Jeannelle M. Ferreira, author of The Covert Captain

Thirteen Stories

Not For Use In Navigation

A radio broadcast unites a scattered people; lockdown throws human and fey reluctantly together; a miner floats alone in the asteroid belt; a living ship rides out a storm. In difficult times, stories sustain us. These twelve tales of selkies, hockey players, retired systems engineers, monsters, copyeditors and changelings are connected by a thread of optimism, and of hope: that we, too, will ride out this storm.

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