The Bloodless Queen by Johnson, Joshua Phillip
The Bloodless Queen by Johnson, Joshua Phillip

The Bloodless Queen

Part ecological Orpheus and Eurydice myth and part gothic thriller, discover this atmospheric near-future sci-fi novel about...
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Author: Joshua Phillip Johnson
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Language: English
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The Bloodless Queen by Johnson, Joshua Phillip

The Bloodless Queen

$45.82
The Bloodless Queen by Johnson, Joshua Phillip

The Bloodless Queen

$45.82
Author: Joshua Phillip Johnson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Part ecological Orpheus and Eurydice myth and part gothic thriller, discover this atmospheric near-future sci-fi novel about fae mysteries deep within strange nature preserves

Perfect for readers of Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Sunyi Dean - "Richly imagined and beautifully written, with a highly original and very creepy magic system." --R. F. Kuang (on Johnson's The Forever Sea)

On the autumnal equinox of 1987, after fencing off half of the Earth's land for huge nature reserves called Harbors, the leaders of the world called on their peoples to celebrate. Then began the horror and the magic.

Everyone who died that day--all 132,329 of them--instead of going cold and still, turned odd and fae. They became mischievous and murderous, before disappearing into their nearest Harbor, never seen again. And each year after that on the autumnal equinox, the same terrible transformations would occur: the wretched dead not dying, but instead riddling and whispering of a faerie queen--bloodless and powerful--while fleeing into the wild confines of the Harbors.

In the present day, Evangeline and Calidore are working as fencers, government-employed protectors whose magical powers come from mysterious tattoos of prime numbers. When they aren't fixing the fences of the Midwest Harbor that separates the human world from Faerie or patrolling on the equinox, they are parents of an almost-seven-year-old daughter named Winnie.

But as the new year's autumnal equinox approaches, Evangeline and Calidore find themselves thrust into a vast conspiracy that stretches across governments, religions, and fencers worldwide. As they race to untangle this web of power and intrigue, they will need to confront the questions that have haunted the world since the fences were built:

What lies at the heart of the Harbors? Who waits there?

Author: Joshua Phillip Johnson
Publisher: Daw Books
Published: 07/08/2025
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780756419196


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/26/2025

About the Author
Joshua Phillip Johnson lives in a little green house on what used to be the prairie with his partner and their child. His work has appeared in Syntax & Salt, The Future Fire, and Metaphorosis Magazine, among others. He teaches at a small liberal arts university. He can be found online at @JohnsonJoshuaP on Twitter and @joshua_phillip_johnson on Instagram.
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