Homebound

A Cloud Atlas-like puzzle-box… Homebound is sentimental, soft-hearted and guileless – the adjectives critics tend to use sneeringly, as though kindness were easy. It’s the sort of book that might have kept my younger self company. I’m glad this generation will have it – Beejay Silcox * Guardian *
Dizzyingly ambitious… Elan draws us deep into the personal stories of her protagonists, arguing for agency, indepenence and a celebration of lives lived on their own terms… a hugely impressive debut that immediately establishes Elan as a vital new voice – Declan Burke * Irish Times *
If you enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, you’re sure to love this book… a nostalgic literary sci-fi hybrid that isn’t to be missed – Talya Honebeek * Daily Express *
A joy – at once a gripping mystery that confidently spans centuries, and a hauntingly beautiful exploration of what makes us human. Inventive and gritty, powerful and clear-eyed, it kept me up all night! – MADELINE MILLER, author of The Song of Achilles
A sparkling novel, a work of joyous and serious invention… profoundly attentive to the concept of home as something portable, created not by territory but by family (born and chosen), storytelling and solidarity – KALIANE BRADLEY, author of The Ministry of Time
Hotly tipped by The Ministry of Time author Kaliane Bradley * New Scientist, Best New Science Fiction *
At once an epic odyssey and a quiet ode to loneliness and love, Homebound is a major addition to the sci-fi canon * Harper’s Bazaar *
Homebound is a big, bold, ecstatic world – full of heart and wonder – where stories weave through time to connect us, and our faith in each other makes us human – RUTH OZEKI, author of The Book of Form & Emptiness
A fascinatingly plausible and atmospheric story of a future shaped by tech and love intertwined – EMMA DONOGHUE, author of Room
You’ll be captivated by this debut novel about a 1980s digital game that connects a queer teen named Becks with characters far in the future * LA Times *

Portia Elan studied history at Stanford University and earned an MFA from the University of Victoria before returning to California, where she has worked as a waitress, bookseller, teacher and public librarian. She was a 2016 Lambda Literary Fellow and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her wife and an abundance of cats. Homebound is her first novel.

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