LIGHTSPEED was founded on the core idea that all science fiction is real science fiction, and that all fantasy is real fantasy. The whole point of this magazine is that science fiction and fantasy is vast. It is inclusive. It is about all people and for all people.Funded as a stretch goal of LIGHTSPEED’s People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction! Kickstarter campaign, we’re happy to present a special one-off issue of our otherwise discontinued sister-magazine, FANTASY (which was m...

Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.” — Vogue""[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller."" — PeopleFrom the New Yor...

I walk into the job expecting to find broken souls and death. I don't expect to leave with my newest obsession.The tiny woman who survived torment and terrors others don't want to imagine.She curls into my arms like a delicate little orchid but she's strong.So much has been taken from her, because I failed.And by God I'll get it back.Because I fell for her that first night when I took her away from the place where she'd been left to die.The girl ...

Huge immersive fantasy novel that will shock and pull readers in.First novel by a unique new voice.Publicity starting in Madison, WI, on WPR and growing from there.Online pre-publication ad campaign to build awareness.

Her life was picture-perfect…until him.Charismatic. Unflappable. Fiery.Twenty-three year old K-pop idol Hanji is on top of the world. To the public she’s been the leader and choreographer of top-selling girl group JINI for six years, earning them global awards and recognition for their unique modern interpretation of the traditional Korean art of dancing with swords, Geommu. To the magical community, though, Hanji and her group members are Guardian...

Hudson refuses to allow himself to enjoy life. Emilia finds happiness in every little moment.Despite her struggles to make ends meet, Emilia, a struggling art student, is determined to honor her dad's last wish and graduate from UNI. She has one year left. And she needs to make it count.The perfect opportunity appears in the form of an internship at a museum. It would open all the doors for her and might even lead to a future career. All she has to ...

You have two options. You die, or you Qualify.Sixteen-year-old Gwenevere Lark is determined not only to Qualify but to rescue her entire family.If you are good enough to Qualify, you are eligible to compete in the brutal games of the Atlantis Grail, which grants all winners the laurels, high tech luxuries, and full privileges of Atlantis Citizenship. And if you are in the Top Ten, then all your wildest wishes are granted . . . Such as curing your mother's c...

It's one thing to Qualify . . . But do you have what it takes to Compete?With Earth about to be destroyed by an extinction level asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, barely Qualified for rescue onboard one of the thousands of ark-ships headed to the ancient colony planet Atlantis.Now faced with a year-long journey in space, life in a wondrously alien environment, and many tough life choices, Gwen must decide who or what she will b...

**A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKAN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!”—Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling authorA recently deceased woman meets “the one” in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up…**If she wasn’t dead alr...

ʿAisha bint Abu Bakr (RA) has been an inspiration and paragon for Muslims since the first generation of Believers emerged. Hailed as a guiding light, a fount of wisdom and a purveyor of the Prophetic mission, Aisha’s words have illuminated Islamic thought in all its branches. This book compiles 40 of her insights and statements in the categories of Qur’anic exegesis (tafsīr), Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Theology (ʿaqīdah), Politics (siyāsah) and Heart Softeners (al-raqā’iq) with commentary for t...

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar!The Sea Dragons have a final adventure left in their quest to save the Magic Forest. One last Sea Keeper needs to be rescued—and it’s the most important one yet!Sofia will lead the group using her diving skills. Together the girls must travel to the depths of the ocean to find a missing magical narwhal. The girls are running out of time before the Magic Forest is left to the fate of the Fire Queen!Read all...

London, 2004. Frankie didn't always have it easy. Growing up motherless, she was raised by her grandmother, who loved her - and betrayed her. For years, the rift between them seemed irreparable. But when their paths suddenly cross again, Frankie is shocked to realise that her grandmother is slowly losing control of her memory. There is a darkness in her past that won't stay buried - secrets going back to wartime that may have a devastating effect on Frankie's own life....