In the parched, post-apocalyptic Western U.S. of the 22nd Century, wolves float, bonfires sing, and devils gather to pray. Water and safety are elusive in this chaotic world of alchemical transformations, where history books bleed, dragons kiss, and gun-toting trees keep their own kind of peace. Among this menagerie of strange beasts, two sentient stone gargoyles, known only as " E" and " M," flee the rubble of their Southwestern church in search of water. Along the way, they meet climate refugees Rose Baker and her mother Dolores, who' ve escaped the ravaged West Coast in search of a safer home. This quartet forms an uneasy alliance when they hear of a new hope: a mysterious city of dancing gargoyles. Or is it something more sinister? In this strange, terrible new world, their arrival at this elusive city could spark the destruction of everything they know. Tara Campbell summons fantastical magic in this kaleidoscopic new speculative climate fiction.
ISBN: | 9781951631390 |
Publication date: | 3rd September 2024 |
Author: | Tara Campbell |
Publisher: | Santa Fe Writers Project an imprint of Santa Fe Writer's Project |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 250 pages |
Genres: |
Dystopian and utopian fiction Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic |