Tordotcom Publishing 2021 Debut Sampler

by S. Qiouyi Lu, Lee Mandelo, Freya Marske

Tordotcom Publishing is proud to present a sneak peek of its 2021 debut novel and novella authors.In the tradition of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with In the Watchful City.Lee Mandelo's debut Summer Sons is a sweltering, queer Southern Gothic that crosses Appalachian street racing with academic intrigue, all haunted by hungry ghost.Red White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in debut author Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies.In Aimee Ogden's Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters, one woman will travel to the stars and beyond to save her beloved in this lyrical space opera that reimagines The Little Mermaid.Flowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella from Zin E. Rocklyn that reads like Rosemary's Baby by way of Octavia E. ButlerIn Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own.A Canticle for Leibowitz meets The Hunt for Red October in We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep, a lyrical and page-turning coming-of-age exploration of duty, belief, and the post-apocalypse from breakout newcomer Andrew Kelly Stewart.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies

122 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 13, 2021

About the author

S. Qiouyi Lu writes, translates, and edits between two coasts of the Pacific. Their work has appeared in several award-winning venues. They edit the magazine Arsenika and run microverses, a hub for tiny narratives.

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I’ve already read three of the books in this collection, and, let me tell you, they are in very good company here. Every story, even those with short samples, drew me in with beautiful language, compelling characters, and engrossing plots. I will definitely be reading the works I haven’t yet read in their entirety!

[美桜 灯 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tor pumping out the same old stuff

No hard science
No strong characters
No big Epic grandness
No unique ideas

Shame. Most of these stories are fantasy or light science fantasy tales.

Maybe next year.

[Diane, the BookWitch · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fun getting to check out new releases/new authors. I filmed my experience reading it (will put link once it's uploaded).

It was mostly sci-fi, which is probably why I don't plan on continuing with most of the novellas. I wish we had more full-length book samples too.

[Josie ❃The Bubbly Book Reviewer❃ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these Samplers - go to tordotcom to check them out.