Author photo illustration credit: Paul Sizer
We are a people who do not forget.
We’re thrilled to share the cover of
Flowers for the Sea, the debut novella from author Zin E. Rocklyn releasing October 19, 2021 from Tordotcom Publishing.
Flowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like
Rosemary’s Baby by way of Octavia E. Butler.
We are a people who do not forget.
Survivors from a flooded kingdom struggle alone on an ark. Resources are scant, and ravenous beasts circle. Their fangs are sharp.
Among the refugees is Iraxi: ostracized, despised, and a commoner who refused a prince, she’s pregnant with a child that might be more than human. Her fate may be darker and more powerful than she can imagine.
In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today.
The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here.
“A boy followed me home today. Crawled on his hands and knees. He was bloody and torn by the time I got the key in the lock. Poor thing.”
She says all this in one breath as I drop one cube of sugar in her tea. My hands are shaking by the time I pour my own cup.