The Crossing – Laurie Janey 


 

Those who cross into Rheta from other worlds don’t usually arrive alive. Berro collects the crosser bodies for a prestigious secret project headed by his academic mentor, and he’s proud of his role, but when a living, breathing woman arrives in the forest through a crack in reality, the project and Berro’s ordered life are thrown into disarray.

On Rheta, nature is thriving and conflict is a distant memory. Chaos and cruelty are things belonging to other worlds, other times, and most Rhetari have lapsed into blissful complacency. But Berro is at the epicentre of an event that calls the delicate balance into question. As the crossing project unravels, he confronts the ugly truths about the civilisation he lives in, the work he’s committed to, and the broken parts of himself.

SPSFC Year SPSFC3

Subgenres: Adventure, Agripunk / Hopepunk / Solarpunk, Alternative History / Parallel Universe, Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+

Date first published:  December 12, 2022

On Kindle Unlimited: Yes

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Author Information

Twitter: @twitter

Website: https://lauriejaney.com/writing

Biography: Laurie Janey is a writer, proofreader and very casual illustrator. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town, and lives in London with her partner and their rowdy toddler.

Other information

Cover artist name: Illustrator: Lindsay van Blerk. Designer: Namkwan Cho

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Editor/Formatter’s name: Editing: Tallulah Lucy, Cat Hellisen. Formatting: Namkwan Cho

Editor/Formatter’s website: https://cathellisen.technosiren.blog/