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WINNER OF THE 2025 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ SPECULATIVE FICTION!
Marney Honeycutt stands on the picket line, surrounded by her family and friends, protesting the terrible sickness and death befalling her fellow factory workers. They are luster-touched, victims of the side effects of the toxic ichorite, the most valuable substance in the world. Up against the heartless factory owner, Yann I. Chauncey, Marney doesn't stand a chance and when he sends in the guns to break the line, she loses everything except her life.
And vows bloody vengeance.
A decade later, Marney is the nation's most notorious highwayman, and Chauncey's daughter seeks an opportune marriage. Marney's rage and the ghosts of her past will drive her to masquerade as an aristocrat, outmanoeuvre powerful suitors, and win the heart of his daughter, so Marney can finally corner Chauncey and satisfy her need for revenge. But war ferments in the north, and deeper grudges are surfacing...
About the Author
August Clarke is here and queer, etc. They have been published in PRISM international, Portland Review, and Eidolon. They were a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult Fiction and a Locus Award, Dragon Award, and Pushcart nominee. They researched queerness, labor, and monstrosity at the University of Chicago. They are the author of the indie-bestselling series The Scapegracers, which they write as H. A. Clarke.
Reviews
"Metal from Heaven is a work of feral and furious imagination. It's pulpy, bloody, sexy, gleefully seditious and seditiously gleeful. It's a battle cry of a book; read it, and rise up." -Alix E. Harrow, Hugo Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Starling House
"YA author Clarke (the Scapegracers trilogy, written as H.A. Clarke) makes their adult debut with a slick and sexy queer fantasy western . . . Clarke delivers a masterful and tragic exploration of the intersections of violence, faith, sexuality, and power, perfect for readers of challenging political fantasy. Lyrical prose, meticulous worldbuilding, and steamy lesbian sex scenes make this a surefire hit." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Metal from Heaven is a razor blade of a story. I just hope you're brave enough to handle it." -Reactor's "30 More SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2024"
"August Clarke is one of the most electrifying voices in genre fiction today. In Metal from Heaven, the volume is turned all the way up. This one will blow your hair back." -Sarah Gailey, Hugo Award winner and bestselling author of The Echo Wife
"Transgressive, and revelatory, Metal from Heaven is a thunderous, visceral, Sapphic fever dream of a book, thick with religion, myth, and revolutionary ideologies. The prose seduces, the worldbuilding astounds, and the heart bleeds pure. This one goes on my best of 2024 lists for sure." -Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling nominated author of Black Sun
"The most fun I've had in ages - until it utterly wrecked me." -The Washington Post
Book Information
ISBN 9781837866298
Author august clarke
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Solaris
Publisher Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Marney Honeycutt stands on the picket line, surrounded by her family and friends, protesting the terrible sickness and death befalling her fellow factory workers. They are luster-touched, victims of the side effects of the toxic ichorite, the most valuable substance in the world. Up against the heartless factory owner, Yann I. Chauncey, Marney doesn't stand a chance and when he sends in the guns to break the line, she loses everything except her life.
And vows bloody vengeance.
A decade later, Marney is the nation's most notorious highwayman, and Chauncey's daughter seeks an opportune marriage. Marney's rage and the ghosts of her past will drive her to masquerade as an aristocrat, outmanoeuvre powerful suitors, and win the heart of his daughter, so Marney can finally corner Chauncey and satisfy her need for revenge. But war ferments in the north, and deeper grudges are surfacing...
A bloody lesbian revenge tale and political fantasy set in a glittering world transformed by industrial change and simmering class warfare, for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Arcane.
About the Author
August Clarke is here and queer, etc. They have been published in PRISM international, Portland Review, and Eidolon. They were a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult Fiction and a Locus Award, Dragon Award, and Pushcart nominee. They researched queerness, labor, and monstrosity at the University of Chicago. They are the author of the indie-bestselling series The Scapegracers, which they write as H. A. Clarke.
Reviews
"Metal from Heaven is a work of feral and furious imagination. It's pulpy, bloody, sexy, gleefully seditious and seditiously gleeful. It's a battle cry of a book; read it, and rise up." -Alix E. Harrow, Hugo Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Starling House
"YA author Clarke (the Scapegracers trilogy, written as H.A. Clarke) makes their adult debut with a slick and sexy queer fantasy western . . . Clarke delivers a masterful and tragic exploration of the intersections of violence, faith, sexuality, and power, perfect for readers of challenging political fantasy. Lyrical prose, meticulous worldbuilding, and steamy lesbian sex scenes make this a surefire hit." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Metal from Heaven is a razor blade of a story. I just hope you're brave enough to handle it." -Reactor's "30 More SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2024"
"August Clarke is one of the most electrifying voices in genre fiction today. In Metal from Heaven, the volume is turned all the way up. This one will blow your hair back." -Sarah Gailey, Hugo Award winner and bestselling author of The Echo Wife
"Transgressive, and revelatory, Metal from Heaven is a thunderous, visceral, Sapphic fever dream of a book, thick with religion, myth, and revolutionary ideologies. The prose seduces, the worldbuilding astounds, and the heart bleeds pure. This one goes on my best of 2024 lists for sure." -Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling nominated author of Black Sun
"The most fun I've had in ages - until it utterly wrecked me." -The Washington Post
Book Information
ISBN 9781837866298
Author august clarke
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Solaris
Publisher Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
