When war comes to your planet, everything changes.. perhaps even the meaning of family and identity.Xin inherits a vineyard on a distant planet, and moves there to build a life… but an interstellar war intervenes. Will Xin’s dreams of a new life get caught in the crossfire? Xin's understanding of family and sense of self must evolve to cope with the changes brought by life on a new planet and a war that threatens everything.

When poisoning cases begin popping up in the City of Swords, what can an acolyte of the Sword Goddess do? Jesherah, a young healer-in-training, finds herself in the midst of a puzzling crime. Can she find the murderer? Is the murderer a plant or human?A fantasy mystery novella set in the world of Metakse, the same universe as the Fire Heart Duology.

Adventure, magic and more…Neo has been raised to be their father's son, to succeed him as the captain of the pirate vessel Sri Matahari andto sail the seas of the Golden Chersonese raiding and having adventures. They thought this was all that they needed or wanted until the beautiful Maria sought their help on her quest for vengeance. Together, they will avenge wrongs, encounter Naks and other wonders and find a magic all their own.

A stunning, comprehensive collection of short stories, poetry, recollections, and drawings by Singaporean writer Joyce Chng.By one of the most ambitious and engaging SFF writers today, Wolf’s Path is sure to delight you with its evocative prose and compelling ideas. —Bryan Thao Worra, author of American LaodysseyFrom piratical adventures on the high seas to worlds destroyed by climate change and resurrected through sheer will, from prose t...

Cities are alive, shared by humans and animals, insects and plants, landforms and machines. What might city ecosystems look like in the future if we strive for multispecies justice in our urban settings? In these more-than-human stories, twenty-four authors investigate humanity's relationship with the rest of the natural world, placing characters in situations where humans have to look beyond their own needs and interests. A quirky eco-businessman sees broader applications for a high schoo...

Wehia and Geri's journey continues in the sequel to Fire Heart. Will Wehia find out the truth behind the blight of the border people? Will she too suffer the price of being too impulsive? To her shock, the City of Swords teeters on the brink of war with the border people. Yet, Wehia learns about love and life, while navigating her own demons. Ultimately, will she find peace within herself, and in her swords Fire Heart and Cold Steel? Will she become a superlative swordsmith like H...

Jesherah finds herself thrown into a medical mystery which has enveloped the City of Swords.

Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors on their journeys through Asia and beyond. Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Stories about where we come from and where weare going. Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE...

In 2020, the world was tipped upside down and shaken in ways we could barely have imagined, except perhaps in the post-apocalyptic and dystopic worlds of story. Amidst pandemic illness and death, political machinations and despair, one of the casualties has been, at least in a financial sense, the Arts. Governments across the world have slashed funding, galleries, theatres and entertainment venues have closed amid lockdown restrictions, money is being carefully metered with jobs more uncer...

A child redefines identity and belonging in post-Soviet Hungary. A girl blossoming to adult awareness exchanges life for death in rural Canada. A college student chooses between the magic of ancient spirits and the magic of daily happiness in modern Japan. In futuristic India, a mother finds joy in the balance between family and career. Under the Andalusian sun, a mathematician consults his older self in affairs of love. In alternate Tanzania, a husband and wife discover wisdom in memory l...

Take a journey through Asia and beyond with twenty-three original thought-provoking and moving stories about identities, belonging, and choices—stories about where we come from and where we are going. Recommended by Booklist (American Library Association), Library Journal, and Locus (Gardner Dozois).ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE DIE...