Once again it is the season for award eligibility posts, and here is my singular SFFH offering for this year! This is my first science fiction novel and it’s soft and hopeful and a little romantic but still has a lot to say. I’d love it if you’d give A Small Light in the Darkness a chance.
I had one novel this year:
A Small Light in the Darkness is a story about relationships, and what we look for in them, and how we can be manipulated by them too. It’s also about what happens when we tamper with our brains, and who can be trusted to do so. And it looks at what makes us who we are, and who we might be if circumstances are slightly changed.
This is also a story that talks about hubris, and what we sacrifice in the name of progress, and what happens when ambition isn’t tempered with empathy and a desire to do what’s best for humanity.
Published April 2026.
“I’m lost in the echoing city streets, but the woods still call my name. Looking for someone who remembers glassphalt and thought it enchanting, which is why we don’t have it anymore, right? Nothing magical stays around here but us, wandering and wondering why we’re so alone.“
As always, thank you so much for your love and support. I couldn’t do any of this without you.
Edited to add:
If you’d like to find a list of genre awards resources and other writers who have declared their eligibility for awards this year [highly recommended! Lots of great authors here!] then please check the wonderful A.C. Wise’s annual awards round-up post, What Have You Done, What Have You Loved. Bookmark it to check back often!
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