A political fantasy where storytelling is combat magic and disparate forces unite against exploitation and environmental destruction.War and physical violence are obsolete. Now tellers compete with stories, both for glory and survival. But a story lost in combat is lost forever, and with it, a piece of the teller.Kell is a ritual lorist, trained to navigate the desert by way of the ancient pulsar stones. When the imperial city of Soogway begins mining these...

A collection of essays that evoke an adventurous spirit and the craving for myth, Spirit Things examines the hidden meanings of objects found on a fishing boat, as seen through the eyes of a child. Author Lara Messersmith-Glavin blends memoir, mythology, and science as she relates the uniqueness and flavor of the Alaskan experience through her memories of growing up fishing in the commercial salmon industry off Kodiak Island.“Spirit things” are those mundane objects that o...

A political fantasy where storytelling is combat magic and disparate forces unite against exploitation and environmental destruction.War and physical violence are obsolete. Now tellers compete with stories, both for glory and survival. But a story lost in combat is lost forever, and with it, a piece of the teller.Kell is a ritual lorist, trained to navigate the desert by way of the ancient pulsar stones. When the imperial city of Soogway begins mining these...

The sequel to Ruiner is a political epic fantasy that shows us what it takes to win.In this second book of the Tellers series, Kell, a proud, misfit teller, trained to project elaborate creatures of glowing storylight, returns to her people empty-handed and bereft of memories. The sacred pulsar stones that have guided navigators across the desert since time immemorial have been seized in Imperial Soogway’s relentless pursuit of resources, and her mission t...

"Together, the writers sound a sobering warning: the American government is an iron fist in a velvet glove whose purpose remains preserving the status quo and enriching the rich."- Publishers WeeklyWhat happens when the techniques of counterinsurgency, developed to squash small skirmishes and guerrilla wars on the border of Empire, blend into the state's apparatus for domestic policing? In Life During Wartime, fifteen authors and activists reflect on the American ...

Three decades of critical anarchist thought on major historical moments and social issues.Visions and Interventions covers major movements in world history over the past three decades, as well as small moments of insight and reflection. Readers will find examinations of the potential for anarchist dreams and practices, dispatches from uprisings and campaigns, notes on ways in which anarchism shapes and is shaped by daily life, examples of anarchist thought...