A marginalized woman is sent into a black hole for the good of her community in Balsam Karam’s extraordinary speculative novel "Event Horizon". Milde was eight years old when her tropical nation declared innumerable women and children... Read More

In Hannes Barnard’s dynamic coming-of-age novel "Nebulous: The Last Hurrah", teenagers seek refuge from an ominous storm cloud. Best friends Xandr and Rufus sneak out of their South African homes for a last chance at losing their... Read More

The discovery of an alien communication changes a family’s trajectory in Alexandra Oliva’s rich speculative novel "The Radiant Dark". When scientists announce that a repeating light pattern is a message from extraterrestrials, Carol... Read More

An advertising professional is hired to train an artificial intelligence bot in Justin Feinstein’s gripping epistolary novel Your Behavior Will Be Monitored. UniView is at the forefront of artificial intelligence development,... Read More

Art is a tool of the oppressor in Rachel Tremblay’s postapocalyptic novel Lavender Spike. After the revolution, Skylah, the nation’s leader, abolished religion. Seeing the need for connection, she turned sanctuaries into art... Read More