Pluralities
by Avi Silver
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Pub Date 3 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 29 Nov 2023
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Description
“Wait—rewind. I was still a girl back then, before the universes converged.”
Guided by premonitions and a fateful car ride, a burned-out retail worker stumbles into the grand exit from womanhood. Meanwhile, in a galaxy not so far away, an alien prince goes rogue with his sentient spaceship, seeking purpose in the great glimmering void. As the two of them come together in a fusion of body and mind, they must reckon with their assigned identities.
Tender, witty, and daring, Pluralities is a slipstream-meets-space-adventure story honoring the long and turbulent journey into gender euphoria.
A Note From the Publisher2>
[Cover Image Description: The title, Pluralities, centers across the top of the cover, in a wavering font, with “Avi Silver” underneath. Atop a background of pastel swirls on white, a long-haired figure gazes to the side. The front of the face, with a smudged stamp that says “SHE” is floating away from the body, and inside the face is a starfield and a small flying ship.]
Advance Praise
“Pluralities offers two subtly converging stories of a young person quitting a dismal retail job in a reality slightly at an angle from ours, and a space-opera prince on the run with his sentient spaceship friend. This novella truly pushes the envelope of gender exploration in fiction. It does not shy away from tackling the uneasy, messy, but also potentially liberating aspects of sex, T4T relationships, Jewish feminism, and resigning from your job on the spot even if it means having to walk off half-naked. My ideal world would be full of books like this one. Sadly we’re not living there, but you can get and read this particular story in the meanwhile!” — Bogi Takács, Hugo and Lambda award winning author and editor
“Pluralities is a cosmic journey through transness so relatable that it emB.O.D.Y.ied the beauty of being trans. Avi Silver’s grasp of the art of story is so great that it spans galaxies (and an entire mall) to bring the reader finally home to what is gender. A must read for anyone trans, questioning, or any trans ally.” — Jordan Kurella, author of I Never Liked You Anyway
“Years into my own journey, this story was especially meaningful to me. I love that the narrative is filled with queer love, friendship, and euphoria. This novella doesn’t shy away from challenging questions about the intersection of feminism and trans identity, and it doesn’t offer glib answers, but faces those questions head-on. I found the read experience-broadening, and hope this book finds the audience it deserves.” — José Pablo Iriarte, Hugo and Nebula Finalist
Marketing Plan
The novel release date is 03 October 2023, and as a small press with big stories to tell, we welcome any opportunity to promote this title in advance.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781961654013 |
| PRICE | US$14.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 142 |
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