Title: Behind the Sun, Above the Moon
Author: Ziggy Schutz, Paige S. Allen, Brooklyn Ray, J.S. Fields, S.R. Jones, Alex Harrow, Emmet Nahil, Sara Codair, Anna Zabo
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release Date: February 17, 2020
Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex
Pairing: M/NB, F/NB
Length: 91300
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, LGBT, contemporary, fantasy, science fiction, trans, nonbinary, magic, short stories
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Synopsis
A Queer anthology inspired by magic and
the cosmos, a vast and beautiful place where planets, stars, comets—entire
galaxies, even—live without borders, specifications or binaries. Stories span
science fiction, science fantasy, contemporary, fabulism and magical realism,
and celebrate Non-binary and Transgender characters.
twice-spent comet by Ziggy Schutz
From Dusk to Dying Sun by Paige S. Allen
Lost/Found by Brooklyn Ray
Awry with Dandelions by J.S. Fields
The Far Touch by S.R. Jones
Ink and Stars by Alex Harrow
Horologium by Emmet Nahil
Death Marked by Sara Codair
Weave the Dark, Weave the Light by Anna
Zabo
Review
A Queer anthology inspired by magic and the cosmos, a
vast and beautiful place where planets, stars, comets—entire galaxies,
even—live without borders, specifications or binaries. Stories span science
fiction, science fantasy, contemporary, fabulism and magical realism, and
celebrate Non-binary and Transgender characters.
I started by reviewing each book apart, but after the
fourth I got a feeling to describe the whole anthology at once. Then I looked
at the blurb and thought what more can I say about it than the blurb above already
says?
Not every story spoke to my heart, it wasn’t always an
easy read, but they all spoke to my imagination.
They all tell a story where my spirit traveled through
space and beyond. They gave me a widely free feeling, where all boundaries just
vanished. Where everything is possible, where questions stay put but love and
acceptance are everything and you are never just ‘just’.
Where magic, stardust, earthly things, moon, sun,
constellations, and outer space is reachable. I loved the touch of and feeling
of endlessness, without boundaries, where everyone and everything is possible
and has a place. Where you can love a mermaid, step into the sun, kiss a star,
visit each other in dreams with dragons and special potted dandelions, eternity
is behind eyelids, where Weaver’s can’t fix with their magic but instead find
their purpose, where you can meet sparkles named It, They and Xie, where the
heir is the sister you can save and last but not least where fire can summon
ice and one hand can tell a thousand facts, where you beg for a spell and the
safe word is Cygnus.
These stories made me feel all different kinds of
emotions, excitement, sadness, some of lost, and some made me laugh.
At a point in my life (RL) I had rebirth sessions and
my mind got out of my body and traveled through space, among unknown planets.
This anthology gave me a piece of that feeling back. Where everything was okay,
where everyone is accepted by who we are. Where far away is just in hand reach
when you look right. It goes beyond everything. We all have a hand in to make
it work.
Every author did a great job to give and bring me in a
limitless state of mind with their stories.
So thank you, you all made my day:
#1 Twice-spent comet by Ziggy Schultz
#2 From Dusk to Dying Sun by Paige S. Allen
#3 Lost/Found by Brooklyn Ray
#4 Awry with Dandelions by J.S. Fields
#5 The Far Touch by S.R. Jones
#6 Ink and Stars by Alex Harrow
#7 Horologium by Emmett Nahil
#8 Death Marked by Sara Codair
#9 Weave the Dark, Weave the Light by Anna Zabo
Excerpt
twice-spent comet
On an isolated asteroid, Fer serves out
their sentence with a found family of ramshackle criminals. Life takes an
exciting turn when they befriend Ophelia, a beautiful humanoid creature with a
tail like a comet.
From Dusk to Dying Sun
Jay Morrison almost believes the rumors
of magic and mischief haunting the US-50. But their partner, Luis Inoa, has
made a career guarding the dusty Nevada trails. According to him, the only
scary things on the highway are the silences, until a group of tourists break
open the sun and disappear into a fiery blaze.
Lost/Found
When Hollis Griffin, a lonely sex worker
living in Venice Beach, forms an unlikely friendship with a fallen star, she
begins to face the truth about her life, her past, and what the future holds.
Awry with Dandelions
For thirty seconds every night, a
disembodied specter named Mette visits with Orin who has long since written the
ghost woman off as a recurring dream. But when Mette suggests meeting in real
life, Orin’s inner world turns out to be more substantial than imaginary, and
xie embarks on a journey to discover the truth of Mette and their strange
connection.
The Far Touch
A long-standing coven of witches trek to
their sacred space and accidentally discover life on another planet when their
Solstice celebration interferes with a lone practitioner.
Ink and Stars
Locked in a contract to steal their
ex-lovers ship, Chaz Neoma comes face to face with consequences, lost
partnership, and the chance at a future, after discovering they aren’t the last
Weaver in the universe.
Horologium
In the far reaches of the Horologium
Supercluster, an astronaux is stranded alone on a long-distance astral ship
where they’re visited by three apparitions, telling stories of ancestors who
traveled space before them. Coeie must decide whether to follow the ghosts of
the past, or forge their own path through the cosmos.
Death Marked
As chief security officer in the Lunar
Guard, Enzi is in charge of the security for their sister’s coming of age
ceremony. A fragile relationship with their family doesn’t make keeping Ulsa
safe any easier, and neither does a group of pesky drones or a hidden plot to
overthrow their sister’s place in the family.
Weave the Dark, Weave the Light
On a crisp night, Ari, a supposed
elemental witch, meets Jonathan Aster, a powerful being they desperately want
to understand. As they explore an intense, intimate and passionate
relationship, Ari unearths long-hidden mysteries about themself and their
magic.
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