First published 2014
A pregnant woman flees slavery in 1838 Georgia, knowing her escape carries a devastating cost. In 1514 Hungary, peasants who challenged the nobility return from death to continue their revolt. A courtesan in 1775 Paris fights to protect her beloved as revolution brews around them. In Al-Shouf, 1633, a grieving mother uses song and sorrow to hold back demonic forces. A young girl in 1900 Ilocos Norte finds an unlikely ally in a forest spirit as American soldiers threaten her homeland. These stories emerge from the spaces between official records, recovered from journal margins and forgotten letters. Twenty-seven contemporary authors resurrect the voices history tried to silence, giving form to lives that existed in the shadows of their times.
Genres: anthologies, historical-fiction, speculative-fiction, 21st-century, alternate-history
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, marginalized-voices, resurrect-the-forgotten
Setting: Georgia, Hungary, Paris, Al-Shouf, Ilocos Norte
Period: 1838, 1514, 1775, 1633, 1900
363 pages · Paperback · Crossed Genres Publications
Content warnings: slavery