Rabbit Test and Other Stories
by Samantha Mills
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Pub Date 21 Apr 2026 | Archive Date 21 Apr 2026
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Description
This subversive debut short-fiction collection comes from one of the hottest talents in speculative fiction: 2025 Compton Crook Award and Pushcart Prize nominee Samantha Mills (The Wings Upon Her Back). The central story of the collection is Mills’s pivotal Nebula, Locus, and Sturgeon Award–winning story “Rabbit Test,” which interrogates the past, present, and future of abortion rights in America.
A time-traveling fisherwoman keeps landing on the right shore, but at the wrong time. A pair of witches fight over the gate between life and death. A new consciousness, intent upon seeing all the wonders of the universe, visits a floating library. A rock-and-roll legend squares off against a town full of devils. Humanity makes first contact but falters when put in charge of selecting the world’s representatives.
These riveting stories run the gamut of the genre, transitioning from fantasy to contemporary, and then into the farthest reaches of space. They take place in strange and emotional worlds, with stakes ranging from the epic to the personal, with ample room for humor and hope amid tragedy.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
“In Rabbit Test and Other Stories, Samantha examines the human spirit with a sharp eye and a gentle heart. Her characters dare to love, hope and fight within systems that try to keep them in place.”
—Eugenia Triantafyllou, author of Loneliness Universe
Praise for The Wings Upon Her Back
2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel Finalist
Compton Crook Award Winner
British Science Fiction Award Longlist
Goodreads SciFi and Fantasy Book Club Selection
Booklist Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror Debuts
Parade Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books
Washington Post 11 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
[STARRED REVIEW] “A triumphant debut novel.” —Booklist
[STARRED REVIEW] “An absolute must-read.” —Kirkus
[STARRED REVIEW] “Intricate and intriguing.” —Publishers Weekly
[STARRED REVIEW] “Complex and haunting.” —Library Journal
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781616964511 |
| PRICE | US$17.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
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