New Releases by Alaya Dawn Johnson

In Alaya Dawn Johnson''s latest original short story with Reactor, "What I Saw Before the War," a woman losing her sight turns to small family magics to save the lives of those she loves the most. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, thought-provoking tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal -- or to burn everything in its path -- from World Fantasy Award–winning author Alaya Dawn Johnson. A girl and a god, alone in communion ... In the winding underground tunnels of the Library, the great peacekeeper of the three systems, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. As the daughter of a Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring the Library''s ever-changing tunnels and communing with the gods. Her unparalleled access makes her unique -- and dangerous. When Freida meets Joshua, a Tierran boy desperate to save his people, and Nergui, a Disciple from a persecuted religious minority, Freida is compelled to help them. But in order to do so, she will have to venture deeper into the Library than she has ever known. There she will discover the atrocities of the past, the truth of her origins, and the impossibility of her future. With the world at the brink of war, Freida embarks on a journey to fulfill her destiny, one that pits her against an ancient war god. Her mission is straightforward: Destroy the god before he can rain hellfire upon thousands of innocent lives -- if he doesn''t destroy her first.

Celebrate Wonder Woman''s 80th anniversary with this original new saga about Diana Prince. When a magical threat targets both Washington’s elite and its most marginalized, Wonder Woman and the Crimson Avenger unite to mete out justice. Diana Prince lives a double life. No one would ever suspect the studious anthropologist of secretly being Wonder Woman, gifted with godlike powers from her home in Themyscira. Only a few people—such as Dr. Barbara Minerva, the famed archeologist—know the truth, and Diana intends to keep it that way. When she witnesses the very-public murder of an influential Washington D.C. insider, Diana’s two worlds collide. Because only someone with powers like hers would be capable of siphoning a man’s heart. She’s determined to stop them before they strike again. Meanwhile, Jill Carlyle—also known as the Crimson Avenger— is investigating a murder of her own. Frustrated by how justice is often awarded to the privileged, Jill will do anything to ensure that marginalized victims aren’t forgotten. Even if it means getting in Wonder Woman’s way. As more hearts are stolen across the city, Diana, Barbara, and Jill realize the crimes are connected. Restoring harmony requires overcoming their biases—and the dark secret one of them is keeping— before the chaos tears them further apart. Written by Natalie C. Parker, Tessa Gratton, Alaya Dawn Johnson, and Heidi Heilig. Voiced by Tiana Camacho. TM & © DC Comics. (s20)

In Reconstruction Award-winning writer and musician Johnson digs into the lives of those trodden underfoot by the powers that be: from the lives of vampires and those caught in their circle in Hawai’i to a taxonomy of anger put together by Union soldiers in the American Civil War, these stories will grab you and not let you go.

This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today…journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah…from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey…from Fiji, America, Mexico and more… Come On In. With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands…who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL…who give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question “where are you from?” and so much more… Come On In illuminates fifteen of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience, from authors who have been shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home.

World Fantasy Award winner. "Juju assassins, alternate history, a gritty New York crime story . . . in a word: awesome." —N.K. Jemisin, New York Times- bestselling author NPR Best Book of the Year USA Today ''s "Five Books Not to Miss" Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Underground Railroad in Alaya Dawn Johnson''s timely and unsettling novel, set against the darkly glamorous backdrop of New York City, where an assassin falls in love and tries to change her fate at the dawn of World War II. Amid the whir of city life, a young woman from Harlem is drawn into the glittering underworld of Manhattan, where she''s hired to use her knives to strike fear among its most dangerous denizens. Ten years later, Phyllis LeBlanc has given up everything—not just her own past, and Dev, the man she loved, but even her own dreams. Still, the ghosts from her past are always by her side—and history has appeared on her doorstep to threaten the people she keeps in her heart. And so Phyllis will have to make a harrowing choice, before it''s too late—is there ever enough blood in the world to wash clean generations of injustice Trouble the Saints is a dazzling, daring novel—a magical love story, a compelling exposure of racial fault lines—and an altogether brilliant and deeply American saga. "As glamorous, smoke-filled, and noir as anyone could hope for. Trouble the Saints is the perfect lush summer fantasy read, with an ending that will stay with you long after you turn the last page." — Literary Hub

“Juju assassins, alternate history, a gritty New York crime story... in a word: Awesome” —N.K. Jemisin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fifth Season. Download a FREE sneak peek today: The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Underground Railroad in this timely and unsettling novel, set against the darkly glamorous backdrop of New York City, where an assassin falls in love and tries to fight her fate at the dawn of World War II. Amid the whir of city life, a young woman from Harlem is drawn into the glittering underworld of Manhattan, where she’s hired to use her knives to strike fear among its most dangerous denizens. Ten years later, Phyllis LeBlanc has given up everything—not just her own past, and Dev, the man she loved, but even her own dreams. Still, the ghosts from her past are always by her side—and history has appeared on her doorstep to threaten the people she keeps in her heart. And so Phyllis will have to make a harrowing choice, before it’s too late—is there ever enough blood in the world to wash clean generations of injustice? Alaya Dawn Johnson''s Trouble the Saints is a dazzling, daring novel—a magical love story, a compelling exposure of racial fault lines—and an altogether brilliant and deeply American saga. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The sky is not the limit. From outer space to a magical alternate New York, Tor and Tor.com Publishing are proud to present Chaos and Cosmos Sampler, featuring excerpts of some of 2020’s most deliciously chaotic new sci-fi and fantasy. Includes free sample ebook chapters from the following: Deal with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians #1), by Kit Rocha The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut series #3), by Mary Robinette Kowal WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER Trouble the Saints, by Alaya Dawn Johnson I Come With Knives (Malus Domestica #2), by S. A. Hunt Unconquerable Sun (The Sun Chronicles #1), by Kate Elliott The Sin in the Steel (The Fall of the Gods #1), by Ryan Van Loan. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

You may think you know the love triangle, but you''ve never seen love triangles like these. These top YA authors tackle the much-debated trope of the love triangle, and the result is sixteen fresh, diverse, and romantic stories you don’t want to miss. This collection, edited by Natalie C. Parker, contains stories written by Renee Ahdieh, Rae Carson, Brandy Colbert, Katie Cotugno, Lamar Giles, Tessa Gratton, Bethany Hagan, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, EK Johnston, Julie Murphy, Garth Nix, Natalie C. Parker, Veronica Roth, Sabaa Tahir, and Brenna Yovanoff. A teen girl who offers kissing lessons. Zombies in the Civil War South. The girl next door, the boy who loves her, and the girl who loves them both. Vampires at a boarding school. Three teens fighting monsters in an abandoned video rental store. Literally the last three people on the planet. What do all these stories have in common? The love triangle.

I en fiktiv by i en fjern fortid udspiller der sig et klassisk melodrama fyldt med sex, skandaler og sværdkamp, der fører os tilbage til den populære verden fra Ellen Kushners Swordspoint. En dans af forræderi og bedrag begynder, da en hertuginde, en studerende, en hertug, et geni og en gæst fra den anden side af havet mødes i et spind af gamle hemmeligheder og løgne.

I en fiktiv by i en fjern fortid udspiller der sig et klassisk melodrama fyldt med sex, skandaler og sværdkamp, der fører os tilbage til den populære verden fra Ellen Kushners Swordspoint. En dans af forræderi og bedrag begynder, da en hertuginde, en studerende, en hertug, et geni og en gæst fra den anden side af havet mødes i et spind af gamle hemmeligheder og løgne.

I en fiktiv by i en fjern fortid udspiller der sig et klassisk melodrama fyldt med sex, skandaler og sværdkamp, der fører os tilbage til den populære verden fra Ellen Kushners Swordspoint. En dans af forræderi og bedrag begynder, da en hertuginde, en studerende, en hertug, et geni og en gæst fra den anden side af havet mødes i et spind af gamle hemmeligheder og løgne.

Follows ten teens who are left alone in the wilderness amid a three-day survival test.

Welcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner’s beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint! A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; her husband’s dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution—when long-buried truths threaten long-held deceptions, betrayal and treachery know no bounds. Mind your manners and enjoy the chocolate in a dance of sparkling wit and political intrigue.

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner’s classic Riverside series. This is the 12th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Mary Anne Mohanraj. Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.

Love is the most dangerous game of all in Tremontaine, the hot new online serial set in Ellen Kushner''s Riverside universe. An unexpected offer from the Duke de Tremontaine forces a difficult decision upon Rafe. Pursuing her infatuation with the forger Tess, Kaab stumbles across evidence of murder . . . and hears the tale of a legendary crime. Meanwhile, Micah takes a bold step forward in unlocking the mystery of celestial navigation, putting the security of Kaab''s people at risk. This episode is brought to you by Malinda Lo, who knows that the secret to a good wake is to keep the beer and the stories flowing.

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 7th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Joel Derfner. Diane educates Lionel on matters of power, but finds herself at a disadvantage when Davenant issues her a challenging proposition. Micah’s research is rudely interrupted, leading to a drunken confession from Kaab that frays her friendship with Rafe. A duel gone wrong forces Vincent into Diane’s employ. Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 8th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Racheline Maltese and Paul Witcover. Micah and Rafe journey to Highcombe—by way of the Heslop farm—to rescue Will. But intrigues at Highcombe, where madness may be catching, threaten to throw their plan off course. Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.

Season 1 of Tremontaine, the hit episodic online serial set in Ellen Kushner's Swordpoint universe, reaches its riveting conclusion. Kaab and Diane, enemies bound by common interests, forge a new understanding. Micah and Rafe receive unexpected offers of employment. And Will, now the Duke Tremontaine in name only, languishes at Highcombe House, where it is hoped—by some—that he may yet recover. This episode is brought to you by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman, who can't wait to share what they've got up their sleeves for Season 2 of Tremontaine!

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 1st episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Ellen Kushner. All eyes are on Duchess Diane Tremontaine at the Convocation, an annual soiree that opens the Council of Lords. With her mad husband exiled to the country, Diane is on the hunt for a new lover and better fortunes. But the path to power—and revenge—is never without obstacles. Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 5th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Diane hosts a spectacle as she campaigns to be named duchess in her own right, forcing Vincent to confront his past. Kaab and Rafe exchange notes on the thefts plaguing both their families. Rafe tries his own hand at spycraft in his attempt to find Will. Domestic strife with Tess causes Kaab to consider—and reconsider—who, what, and where she considers home. Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.

A shortage of chocolate sets the City on edge in this bittersweet installment of the Web's favorite episodic serial! Diane's secret arrangement with the Balam family bears fruit as a strategic withholding of chocolate wreaks havoc on the city's social fabric, from the Hill to Riverside. But Kaab has her own private stash, for which she has a special use in mind, involving a certain pretty forger. Meanwhile, Rafe sits for his exams, with his dreams of starting his own school hanging in the balance. Diane ploys all her wit and wiles upon the Dragon Chancellor. This episode is brought to you by Alaya Dawn Johnson, who takes her chocolate with a dusting of chili powder and not so much as a smidgen of cream.

Madness stalks the halls of Tremontaine House in the heartwrenching eleventh episode of Tremontaine, the episodic online serial set in the world of Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint. Afraid that he is losing his mind, Will looks for comfort in Rafe's arms. Rafe, meanwhile, blames himself for his lover's condition. And when Kaab hears of Diane's childhood and her long-ago encounter with Rupert Hawke, new questions arise that can only be answered within the walls of Tremontaine House itself. This episode is brought to you by Alaya Dawn Johnson, who is on a first-name basis with the Morning Star.

The November/December 2015 issue of Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Ursula Vernon, Elizabeth Bear, Karin Tidbeck, Yoon Ha Lee, and Alex Bledsoe, classic fiction by Alaya Dawn Johnson, essays by Annalee Flower Horne and Natalie Luhrs, Aidan Moher, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Deborah Stanish, poetry by Mari Ness, Sonya Taaffe, and Lisa M. Bradley, interviews with Yoon Ha Lee and Alex Bledsoe by Deborah Stanish, a cover by Julie Dillon, and an editoral by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas. As always, available DRM-free.

Metamorphosis offers a taste of work from WisCon 39 Guests of Honor Alaya Dawn Johnson and Kim Stanley Robinson, as well as an interview of Johnson by Justine Larbalestier and an interview of Robinson by Jeanne Gomoll. In Johnson's "Love Will Tear Us Apart," the narrator, who regards humans (their brains, especially) as a primary food source, must cope with conflicting impulses when one of the most appetizing humans he's ever met is also really, really hot. In "A Song to Greet the Sun," a family reels when a father puts honor before love. Robinson's "The Lunatics," deprived of memories, toiling for their truncated lives deep below the surface, walk in the nerves of the moon, tearing out promethium under the lash of the foremen. While in "Zúrich," the narrator's desire to be the first Ausländer to make an impression on an inspector notorious for not refunding cleaning deposits leads to extraordinary effects on the city he is preparing to leave.

From the author of The Summer Prince, a novel that''s John Grisham''s The Pelican Brief meets Michael Crichton''s The Andromeda Strain set at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. Emily Bird was raised not to ask questions. She has perfect hair, the perfect boyfriend, and a perfect Ivy-League future. But a chance meeting with Roosevelt David, a homeland security agent, at a party for Washington DC''s elite leads to Bird waking up in a hospital, days later, with no memory of the end of the night.Meanwhile, the world has fallen apart: A deadly flu virus is sweeping the nation, forcing quarantines, curfews, even martial law. And Roosevelt is certain that Bird knows something. Something about the virus--something about her parents'' top secret scientific work--something she shouldn''t know.The only one Bird can trust is Coffee, a quiet, outsider genius who deals drugs to their classmates and is a firm believer in conspiracy theories. And he believes in Bird. But as Bird and Coffee dig deeper into what really happened that night, Bird finds that she might know more than she remembers. And what she knows could unleash the biggest government scandal in US history.

Sur la côte de ce que l'on appelait jadis le Brésil, ce sont les femmes qui dirigent la légendaire ville-pyramide de Palmares Três. La Reine ne cède le pouvoir à un homme qu'une fois tous les cinq ans, à un Roi d'été dont l'histoire enfiévrera la cité l'espace d'une année. Pour June Costa, la vie n'est qu'Art. Ses oeuvres impressionnent ses professeurs autant que ses camarades. Elle rêve de remporter le prestigieux Trophée de la Reine. Un rêve qu'elle n'avait jamais remis en question... jusqu'à ce qu'elle rencontre Enki. Fraîchement élu Roi d'été, Enki est le garçon dont tout le monde parle. Mais lorsque June le regarde, elle voit bien au-delà de ses fascinants yeux d'ambre et de sa samba ravageuse : elle reconnaît en lui un artiste total. Follement amoureuse, June décide alors de créer avec lui un chef-d'oeuvre qui restera gravé à jamais dans les mémoires. Mais le temps leur est compté. Car, comme tous les Rois d'été qui l'ont précédé, Enki va devoir être sacrifié.

A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil. The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that''s sure to make her legendary. But her dreams of fame become something more when she meets Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with him (including June''s best friend, Gil). But June sees more to Enki than amber eyes and a lethal samba. She sees a fellow artist.

As a young, distressed servant girl in London in the late nineteenth century, thinking that her friend Eleanor is murdered and the body snatched, the reader is asked to make choices to determine the outcome of the story.

Mystery is afoot in London. Thieves roam the graveyards, your best friend is missing, and your creepy boss is building something in his lab. A famous detective is on your side. But does he have secrets of his own. Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?