The Winged Histories
Four women, soldier, scholar, poet, and socialite, are caught up on different sides of a violent rebellion. As war erupts and their families are torn apart, they fear they may disappear into the unwritten pages of history. Using the sword and the pen, the body and the voice, they struggle not just to survive, but to make history. She also received the John W. Campbell Award. She has written for the Guardian, Strange Horizons,Lightspeed, and many other publications. She lives in California. Her website is sofiasamatar.com. Praise for A Stranger in Olondria: "A book about the love of books. Her sentences are intoxicating and one can easily be lost in their intricacy. . . . Samatar's beautifully written book is one that will be treasured by book lovers everywhere."-- Raul M. Chapa, BookPeople, Austin, Texas