{"product_id":"these-bright-and-perilous-designs-9781942480457","title":"These Bright and Perilous Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA layered, lyrical, and heartbreaking novella.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the near future, a grieving son uncovers the secret journal entries of his genius mother-and the life and love story she tells is layered across multiple universes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one universe, Phaedra falls in love-tragic and doomed-with Hippolytus. In another, the pair are brilliant and misunderstood software engineers whose creations threaten the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ancient Greece, in the near future, in every world, some things remain true: Phaedra and Hippolytus' love is doomed, and Phaedra's scorned husband Theseus will do anything to seize their designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novella written in vivid nonlinear prose perfect for fans of NK Jemisin's The Broken Earth Trilogy and the myth-laden heartbreak of Hadestown, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Bright and Perilous Designs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reimagines the Greek myth of Phaedra and Hippolytus with neurodiverse and asexual characters. It is a love story spanning lifetimes and a study of grief for those left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Felicia Martínez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinking Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942480457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartínez, Felicia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Felicia Martínez is an artist and writer from eastern New Mexico, though she now calls the San Francisco Bay Area home. She has been guest poetry editor at The Deadlands, an SFPA Rhysling Award Finalist, a Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Writers finalist, and received her PhD in English from Stanford University. She is the author of The Other Lives of Altagracia Sanchez.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Felicia Mart\u0026#195;\u0026#173;nez \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67778307719325,"sku":"9781942480457","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ac9867aa-05f2-4c4d-9eaf-201c7a12b8be.jpg?v=1793735754","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/these-bright-and-perilous-designs-9781942480457","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}