#Brit Hvide

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April 2022 Deal Announcements

April 2022 Deal Announcements

Adult Fiction Author of THE UNBROKEN C.L. Clark’s WARMONGERS, in an epic fantasy set in a kingdom in a cycle of eternal war, two women—once lovers and warriors at arms—are set on a collision course when years after their separation, one is crowned king and the other vows to kill her, to Brit Hvide at Orbit, by Mary C. Moore at Kimberley Cameron & Associates (world). Author of UNEXPECTED GOALS…

[macmanx]

This was a such a good story, I have a soft spot for humanizing artificial intelligence.

A veteran pilot revisits memories, and searches for remnants of her old experimental smartship.

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[sophia-sol]

time is fake, it's APPROXIMATELY a year since my last short story rec post, have some more sff short stories I enjoyed over the course of the last year or so: 1. Concerto for Winds and Resistance, by Cara Masten DiGirolamo A story about what making music together can do. This is gorgeous, intense and beautiful and real, and with a slow careful building towards the perfect end. 2. When Your Being Here Is Gentler Than Your Absence Hard, by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko When you travel to the past, is the future malleable? And does that even matter? Or is what's important LESBIAN TIME TRAVELLERS WHO LOVE EACH OTHER AND SAVE EACH OTHER. 3. Words We Say Instead, by Brit E B Hvide About the bond between spaceship captains and their AI spaceships, after the war is over and the ships decommissioned. Makes me cry even on reread, which honestly, RUDE. 4. Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self, by Isabel J. Kim When Rose's grandfather dies, she returns to visit Korea for his funeral, and has to confront her instance: Soyoung, the version of herself who stayed in Korea when Rose moved to the USA. Interesting and ouchy. 5. The Failed Dianas, by Monique Laban Diana has never been able to make her parents happy, and when she meets with the original Diana she's a clone of, she learns a lot more than she thought about how she never will. Story #4 uses the idea of natural-forming clones to talk about the immigrant experience, but this one uses the idea of deliberately-created clones to talk about learning how to thrive after surviving a childhood with abusive parents. Satisfying. 6. Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather, by Sarah Pinsker The entire story is told through a) the lyrics of a "traditional" folk song, and b) the conversation held between various people on a music website analyzing the song. There's plenty of questions left unanswered but enough is told to make some things very clear! I love it. 7. The Incorruptible World, by Anjali Sachdeva What does it mean to live on a planet without decay? This is a fascinating story, and with a perfect ending. 8. Tender, by Sofia Samatar A quiet, thoughtful story that's much more about the main character's inner life and of the building up of resonant themes than anything else. The main character tends to a containment facility for radioactive waste, and reflects on what her life was like before, and on her hurt friend. Highly effective at setting a mood and drawing you in, even though not much happens. 9. The Pragmatical Princess, by Nisi Shawl An entirely charming story about a princess who is captured by a dragon, and is maximum pragmatic about the experience. This story was originally published in the 1990's, and it definitely does feel like it's more in dialogue with the genre as it was at that time, but you know, I grew up with that era, so it felt pleasantly nostalgic even on first read! 10. Comments on Your Provisional Patent Application for an Eternal Spirit Core, by Wole Talabi Does exactly what it says in the title! Through the patent application, and the comments left on it by the brother of the patent's author, you learn a lot about the relationship between the brothers, and why this patent application is actually a Really Bad Idea.

[edupunkn00b]

Wow... This AI story represents a very different kind of dynamic than I've seen in other stories about artificial intelligence.

Wow, wow, wow.

[play-loud]

Announcement: THE UNBROKEN

I’m thrilled to finally announce that I sold my debut novel (and its two sequels) to Orbit for publication in March 2021. (You can pre-order here and add it on Goodreads!) I’ve been fighting to keep this a secret since December last year, and oof. I’m glad to get it off my chest.

I’m working with an amazing set of editors at Orbit (including Hugo-nominated editor Brit Hvide, who also edited N.…

[theemperorsfeather]

Sounds like a good read:

Parents exploring ancient, curse-ridden caves with their children. Parents trying to give their kin enough personal space to grow their own intergalactic empires - and make their mistakes. Parents hunting the monsters that hide beneath kids' beds. Parents offering advice to the adventuring child who never takes it.

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We've lined up 24 amazing science fiction and fantasy writers who are just as excited and enthused about contributing*, including:

Aliette de Bodard

Adrienne Maree Brown

Michael Mammay

Mike Chen

Mark Oshiro

K.A. Doore

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Devin Madson

L.D. Lewis

Brit E.B. Hvide

Jess Hernandez

Alechia Dow

Rob Hart

Alex London

Rowenna  Miller

Justin C. Key

Melissa Caruso

Nia Davenport

Meghan Scott Molin

Jenny Martin

Valerie Valdes

Karen Osborne

Keena Roberts

*Note that list is subject to change

[chocochipbiscuit]

Original Work Recs

I’ve been reading a lot of original short stories lately, and really enjoying them! So I hope you enjoy them too. :)

Before the World Crumbles Away by AT Greenblatt - (cw: suicide) An artist and a tech designer meet in a park, during the end of the world. This is a story about optimism and struggling to engage and find connections even in an apocalypse, learning to confront a future where maybe things won't get better but still staying on your feet.

The Dragon That Flew Out of the Sun by Aliette de Bodard - History as a terrible and many-sided thing. A young girl trying to find the truth of why her people are refugees, and their enmity with the people who caused it.

things you don't say to city witches by Cassandra Khaw - A poem about exactly what the title says.

Nice Things by Ellen Klages - A woman returns to her mother’s home after her mother’s memorial service. A beautifully haunting piece about their fraught relationship and the power of memory and ritual. By the author of Passing Strange, which I already said I love!

Lest We Forget by Elizabeth Bear - A story about memory, guilt, terrorism and war crimes. This one digs its hooks into you. Also casually convergent with my current interests in (fictional) infectious disease and parasitology, thank you Resident Evil.

A Catalogue of Love at First Sight by Brit E.B. Hvide - A woman growing up and building a family in a world suffering from major climate change and ecological disaster. I know it sounds very simple, but I found it profoundly moving and hopeful. I love themes about family, love, loss, and the ways we deal with grief and try to shield ourselves from hurt. Also featuring a bi female protagonist.

Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan by Christopher Caldwell - The last voyage of a doomed whaling boat. Content warnings for a racist slur and some homophobia, but there is a happy ending. Happyish, at least. Features an interracial M/M relationship.

The Cinder Girl Burns Brightly by Theodora Goss - A Cinderella retelling in poetry.

Cavity by Theresa Delucci - "The first time you meet a murderer, you are in kindergarten." Sharp, dark, and biting. This story has a whole section of content warnings at the beginning, but still manages to end with a visceral satisfaction.

Translatio Corporis by Kat Howard - This is a lovely and gorgeously weird story about bodies, cities, illness, and what it means to create something out of your own substance.

If you click through, most of these stories are from Uncanny Magazine. I am cheerfully biased because I bought a subscription and am binging through it right now! 

[elena1701a]

A Collection of Stories

Having been to Worldcon in Dublin, and voted for the Hugo Awards as part of Worldcon, i want to keep a record of all the stories I read and enjoy over thr next year for the for 2020 Hugo Awards. Here are the first few:

Gremlins by Carrie Vaughn (published in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine).

The Yorkshire Mammoth by Harry Turtledove (published in Clarkesworld - http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/turtledove_08_19/ )

Thirty-Three Percent Joe by Suzanne Palmer (published in Clarkesworld - http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/palmer_10_18/ )

Knitting in English by Brit E. B. Hvide (published in Cast of Wonders - http://www.castofwonders.org/2019/08/cast-of-wonders-371-knitting-in-english/ )

[con-or-bust]

Critique by Brit Hvide, senior editor at Orbit

Item Name and Description: Brit Hvide is a senior editor at Orbit, Hachette Book Group’s science fiction and fantasy imprint. Brit will critique up to the first 10,000 words of your science fiction or fantasy novel via email (.doc or .docx format preferred). The text must be sent by May 31, 2018; the critique will be returned within 60 days of receipt.

Starting Bid: $100.

Shipping: n/a

Other Notes: none.

[castofwonders-blog]

Cast of Wonders 400: Staff Picks 2019 – Knitting in English

January 29, 2020

Author : Brit E. B. Hvide

Narrator : Nanna Árnadóttir

Host : Marguerite Kenner

Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter

Artist : Alexis Goble

Knitting in English by Brit E. B. Hvide

Looping the thread over her needle, Kari caught the sun in her knit. It was an old spell: warmth trapped in rows of neatly patterned wool to stave off the winter wind. The first spell her pappa taught her. The only one she knew.

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[ninaniskanen]

Knitting is Magic

There was a lovely short story by Brit E.B. Hvide in Cast of Wonders a while ago, Knitting In English. It reminded me first of this quote:

[…] Knitting is a magic trick. In this day and age, in a world where science and technology take more and more wonder and work out of our lives , and our planet is quickly becoming a place running out of magic, a knitter takes silly, useless string, mundane…