Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via aircanoe, spreading the spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus. We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl’s alternate history debut Everfair, out from Tor Books on January 23. Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via aircanoe, spreading the spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus. Through these spores, they seek to build bonds between people and help spread revolutionary sentiments of socialism and equality—the very ideals that led to Everfair’s founding. Meanwhile, Eve ..read more

Princess Mwadi of Everfair teams up with American actress Rima Bailey on a reconnaissance mission in Egypt in an attempt to thwart the European spies intent on destabilizing Everfair and its business interests… “Sun River” is set in the world of Nisi Shawl’s acclaimed Everfair and its upcoming sequel, Kinning, available everywhere on January 23, 2024. A version of this story appeared in the anthology, Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt, published by Twopenny Books.   Princess Mwadi wheeled gracefully above the Nile. She flew in two birds, turning them in upward spirals to catch t ..read more

A land of spying cats and gulls, nuclear dirigibles buoyed by barkcloth balloons, and silent pistols that shoot poison knives… Today sees the release of a new Tor Essentials edition of Nisi Shawl’s Everfair, including a foreword by Cadwell Turnbull. We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from this modern classic, a stunning alternate history of Belgium’s disastrous colonization of the Congo. In this re-imagining of Belgium’s disastrous colonization of the Congo, African American missionaries join forces with British socialists to purchase land from the Congo Free State’s “owner,” King Leopold II ..read more

1931, New Galveston, Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle Crisp sets off through the wastelands of the Strange… We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Nathan Ballingrud’s The Strange, the story of one girl’s quest for revenge amidst a spent and angry world—out from Saga Press on March 21st. 1931, New Galveston, Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle Crisp sets off through the wastelands of the Strange to find Silas Mundt’s gang who have stolen her mother’s voice, destroyed her father, and left her solely with a need for vengeance. Since Anabelle’s mother left for Earth to care for her own ailing moth ..read more

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from R.F. Kuang’s Babel, an alternate history that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire—publishing August 23rd with Harper Voyager. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious R ..read more

At the turn of the 20th century, minstrel shows transform into vaudeville, which slides into moving pictures. Hunkering together in dark theatres, diverse audiences marvel at flickering images… We’re thrilled to share the first chapter of Andrea Hairston’s alternate history adventure Redwood and Wildfire, winner of the 2011 Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Kindred Award. Redwood and Wildfire is available from Tordotcom Publishing on February 1. At the turn of the 20th century, minstrel shows transform into vaudeville, which slides into moving pictures. Hunkering together in dark theatres ..read more

In an alternate roaring ’20s, a shell-shocked soldier must uncover latent telepathic abilities to save himself and the people around him… We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Absynthe, the science fiction debut from Brendan P. Bellecourt—publishing December 7th with DAW. Liam Mulcahey, a reclusive, shell-shocked veteran, remembers little of the Great War. Ten years later, when he is caught in a brutal attack on a Chicago speakeasy, Liam is saved by Grace, an alluring heiress who’s able to cast illusions. Though the attack appears to have been committed by the hated Uprising, Grace believe ..read more

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Freedom Race, Lucinda Roy’s explosive first foray into speculative fiction—available July 13th from Tor Books. In the aftermath of a cataclysmic civil war known as the Sequel, ideological divisions among the states have hardened. In the Homestead Territories, an alliance of plantation-inspired holdings, Black labor is imported from the Cradle, and Biracial “Muleseeds” are bred. Raised in captivity on Planting 437, kitchen-seed Jellybean “Ji-ji” Lottermule knows there is only one way to escape. She must enter the annual Freedom Race as a runner. Ji ..read more

In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of mysterious creatures lurk in the shadows… We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Nicole Jarvis’ debut novel The Lights of Prague—arriving from Titan Books on May 25th. In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of mysterious creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters—secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the worst kind of evil: pijavice, bloodthirsty an ..read more

Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie… P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn—available May 11th from Tordotcom Publishing. We’re thrilled to share an excerpt below! Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. So ..read more