Empires Fall (Thon's Revenge) is a sweeping fantasy adventure about two boys who lose everything in a single night and rise to challenge the darkness spreading across their land.Thon and Thai return home after a routine trip through the forest and walk into a nightmare. Their village is burned to the ground, their families murdered, and the world they knew reduced to ashes. The attack was carried out by the Red Dogs, a brutal band of mercenaries commanded by a towering fire demon w...

"Some bonds defy death. Others demand revenge." Carrisa and Cassandra: best friends who are tragically separated by a car accident. One lives. The other stays as a restless spirit caught between the heavens and earth, longing for vengeance. As Cassandra's ghostly presence deepens, it haunts Carrisa with a concerning, curious closeness. They draw tttthe interest of Boi, a Mien man and Mien's ancient shamanic traditions. Cassandra is recognized as a chinn-thighh, a wandering spirit, and Boi ...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsHalfsies – Eric Del CarloA Nightingale’s Map of the City – Suzanne WillisThe Naked Me – N. Immanuel VelezChambers of the Heart – B. Morris AllenCover art by Kaos Nest.

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsLight Winds With a Chance of Velociraptors – Michelle Ann KingTrucks in Reverse – Christopher CervelloniThe Illuminator Leaves – Molly EttaOne Divided by Eternity – Filip WiltgrenThe Abjection Engine – Y. X. Acs...

Five delightful bedtime stories ideal for young, first time readers. Caring and sharing are the values espoused by the author, Kao Shen, whose quaint fairy tales were originally released on audio tape in London during the 1960's.In an otherwise desperate world, these animal friendly stories provide a gentle alternative, communicated with the soul of the universal child.The colourful illustrations are the handiwork of Jeannie Walker, a fine arts graduate, calligrapher and il...

"Shoot them mother-fucken dice, nigga!" Big Sean urged. "You over here procrastinating, knowin' you finna crap out, little nigga."That is how you survive in the Evergreen Circle complex. You talk fast, you move faster, and you never let them see what you are really feeling. For Kao, a young Mien refugee still learning English, Sacramento in the summer of 1995 is not just a city. It is a battlefield where cultures crash together, loyalties are tested in blo...

A curious boy loves to daydream about the stars above. Outside adventures with his sister turn into dreams of something much bigger than he ever imagined. He dreams of many make-believe and never-ending adventures in space, which is vastly different from the world he is used to.After his space adventures, he reflects on the world in which he came from while daydreaming about the earth below.

This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans).Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the...

**"A dark, twisting coming-of-age sure to leave readers glancing over their shoulder for the Devil. Kao perfectly illustrates the struggles of choosing your own path through a lens of fire and knives, and you won't want to put it down." —Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With UsA dark and sinister debut YA novel about a teen boy who must hunt down those marked by the devil - including the girl he has fallen for.Perfect...

Deep Dive CPython explores the internal mechanics of CPython, the widely used Python interpreter written in C. Starting with a practical guide on downloading and compiling the CPython source, this book is perfect for developers eager to understand Python’s behaviour at a fundamental level.The book takes readers from basic concepts to complex details with a systematic breakdown of core components. It covers everything from CPython’s data structures like PyObject and PyTypeObject to ...

In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States-all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown.Kao Kalia Yang was driven to tell her own family’s story after her grandmother’s death. The Latehomecomer is a tribute to that grandmother, a remarkable woman whose spirit held her family together throu...

Traces the development of new anti-LGBTQ movements in Taiwan and their interactions with the US Religious RightIn 2019, global media celebrated Taiwan as the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage. However, the pursuit of this human rights milestone spurred waves of opposition to LGBTQ rights that have fundamentally shaped the nation’s democracy and its relationship with the United States. This book examines Taiwan’s anti-LGBTQ movements, analyzes their ...