Ruthanna Emrys – författare

A literary descendent of Ursula K. Le Guin, Ruthanna Emrys crafts a novel of extra-terrestrial diplomacy and urgent climate repair bursting with quiet, tenuous hope and an underlying warmth. A Half-Built Garden depicts a world worth building towards, a humanity worth saving from itself, and an alien community worth entering with open arms. It''s not the easiest future to build, but it''s one that just might be in reach. On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. She heads out to check what she expects to be a false alarm—and stumbles upon the first alien visitors to Earth. These aliens have crossed the galaxy to save humanity, convinced that the people of Earth must leave their ecologically-ravaged planet behind and join them among the stars. And if humanity doesn''t agree, they may need to be saved by force. But the watershed networks that rose up to save the planet from corporate devastation aren''t ready to give up on Earth. Decades ago, they reorganized humanity around the hope of keeping the world livable. By sharing the burden of decision-making, they''ve started to heal our wounded planet. Now corporations, nation-states, and networks all vie to represent humanity to these powerful new beings, and if anyone accepts the aliens'' offer, Earth may be lost. With everyone’s eyes turned skyward, the future hinges on Judy''s effort to create understanding, both within and beyond her own species.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The language of the originators defines reality, every word warping the world to fit its meaning. Its study transforms the mind and body, and is closely guarded by stodgy, paranoid academics. These hidebound men don''t trust many students with their secrets, especially not women, and more especially not "madwomen." Polymede and her lover Erishti believe they''ve made a discovery that could blow open the field''s unexamined assumptions, and they''re ready to face expulsion to make their mark. Of course, if they''re wrong, the language will make its mark on them instead...in Ruthanna Emrys''s stunning, dark fantasy story, The Word of Flesh and Soul.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"Narrator Gabra Zackman engages with this weird, grim novel, a combination of fantasy and mystery...her superb pacing and intense emotions add to the story''s strange and intriguing atmosphere." — AudioFile Magazine"Winter Tide is a weird, lyrical mystery — truly strange and compellingly grim. It''s an innovative gem that turns Lovecraft on his head with cleverness and heart" —Cherie PriestAfter attacking Devil’s Reef in 1928, the U.S. government rounded up the people of Innsmouth and took them to the desert, far from their ocean, their Deep One ancestors, and their sleeping god Cthulhu. Only Aphra and Caleb Marsh survived the camps, and they emerged without a past or a future. The government that stole Aphra''s life now needs her help. FBI agent Ron Spector believes that Communist spies have stolen dangerous magical secrets from Miskatonic University, secrets that could turn the Cold War hot in an instant, and hasten the end of the human race. Aphra must return to the ruins of her home, gather scraps of her stolen history, and assemble a new family to face the darkness of human nature.Winter Tide is the debut novel from Ruthanna Emrys, author of the Aphra Marsh story, "The Litany of Earth"--included here as a bonus.

Tikanu, land of laws and patterns, magic and wild mint, is not found behind hidden doors. It passes across borders and takes root wherever its people settle. This collection of seven commentaries reveals a world waiting patiently at the edges of vision, that welcomes all who are willing to do the work of building it.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In the deepest canyon in the inhabited worlds, giant mantas soar through the air and leave patterned structures behind. A team of sapiologists seek to prove that these delicate filaments are true language, not just bee''s dance. But time has run out, and their reckoning is upon them. Will they prove that their research is valid, or will they be scattered to the corners of the galaxy?At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.