The Poison Oracle

Mysteries and more from Small Beer Press for independent-minded readers:

Poppy Z. Brite, Second Line: Two Short Novels of

Love and Cooking in New Orleans

“Fun foodie fiction, and readers will scarf it down.”—Publishers Weekly

Kelley Eskridge, Solitaire

“Jackal Segura has committed a capital crime. Instead of life in prison, she agrees to a virtual solitary confinement . . . an impressive achievement.”—Strange Horizons

Trafalgar (trans. Amalia Gladhart)

“Delightful. Thought-provoking. Impressive. Brilliant.”—Liz Bourke, Tor.com

Elizabeth Hand, Generation Loss

“A thriller. . . . A dark and beautiful novel.”—Washington Post Book World

Ayize Jama-Everett, The Liminal People

“A damn good read. It’s a smart actioner that will entertain you while also enticing you to think about matters beyond the physical realm. It will be especially welcome if you are one of those people, like me, who was riveted by the first season of Heroes, with its multiracial cast and intriguing new perspective on superpowers. This novel is the second season we always wanted.”—Annalee Newitz, io9

Kij Johnson, At the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories

“Thought-provoking . . . emotionally wrenching stories.”—Publishers Weekly, Best Books of the Year

The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin

In two volumes: Where on Earth & Outer Space, Inner Land

“No better spirit in all of American letters than that of Ursula K. Le Guin.”—Slate

Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo

Mythopoeic, Crawford, & Frank Collymore Award winner

Maureen F. McHugh, After the Apocalypse: Stories

“Incisive, contemporary, and always surprising.”—Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of the Year

Sofia Samatar, A Stranger in Olondria

“Samatar’s sensual descriptions create a rich, strange landscape, allowing a lavish adventure to unfold that is haunting and unforgettable.”—Library Journal (starred review)

Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle

“The perfect amalgam of cursed past and haunted present, of classic ghost tales

and up-to-the-minute cinematic riffs.”—Washington Post

Vincent McCaffrey, Hound; A Slepyng Hound to Wake

“Henry is a character cut from Raymond Chandler: a modern knight on a mission to save

those, and what, he loves.”—Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen

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