First, Become Ashes
$27.50
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2022
Summary
The Fellowship raised Lark to kill monsters. His partner betrayed them to the Feds. But Lark knows his magic is real, and he’ll do anything to complete his quest.
For thirty years, the Fellowship of the Anointed isolated its members, conditioning them to believe that pain is power. That magic is suffering. That the world beyond the fence has fallen prey to monsters. But when their leader is arrested, all her teachings come into question.
Those touched by the Fellowship face a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250216328 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 125021632X |
| Author: | K.M. Szpara |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 143mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
“Not a lot of writers are able to tackle trauma and healing without flinching; K. M. Szpara is one of those. I’ll be keeping an eye on this writer from here on!” –N. K. Jemisin
“Szpara has an amazing gift for immersing us in a world of exploitation and unbearable tenderness, and making it feel familiar and inescapable.” –Charlie Jane Anders on Docile
“An unflinching examination of class and bleakest capitalism. Brilliant. Properly chilling.” –Stoya on Docile
“If you’re not careful, this disturbing, sexy, disturbingly sexy book will infect your brain.” –Sam J. Miller on Docile
K.M. Szpara
K.M. Szpara is a queer and trans author who lives in Baltimore, MD, with a small dog and long cat. He is the author of speculative novels such as FIRST, BECOME ASHES (2021), DOCILE (2020), and a third that will follow up on his Hugo and Nebula nominated novelette, “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time.” They’re about cults and trauma, consent and debt, and a horny trans vampire, respectively. His short fiction appears in Tor.com, Uncanny, Lightspeed, and more.
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