Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness edited by dave ring
Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness edited by dave ring
Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Edited Anthology.
Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness will be a speculative anthology edited by dave ring telling stories about queer witches, the knife edge between the sacred and the profane, and infinite darkness.
Unfettered Hexes asks you to sling salt in a circle, call the corners, and breathe life into the unutterable cadences that call forth the void. Find your coven, craft new rituals and hex your enemies.
This anthology launched on Kickstarter and ran December 2nd to January 1st, hitting 207% of our initial goal.
The anthology will include work from:
Rasha Abdulhadi
Sharang Biswas
C.B. Blanchard
Die Booth
Priya Chand
Tania Chen
H.A. Clarke
Kel Coleman
Amelia Fisher
Craig L. Gidney
Diana Hurlburt
Tamara Jerée
Ruth Joffre
Marianne Kirby
L.D. Lewis
Danny Lore
Hanna A. Nirav
Chelsea Obodoechina
Suzan Palumbo
Nicasio Reed
Almah LaVon Rice
Jordan Shiveley
Imani Sims
Cecilia Tan
R.J. Theodore
Elizabeth Twist
The book also includes:
Comics from Grace Fong & Caleb Hosalla
Story games from Mercedes Acosta & Allie Bustion
Art from Matt Spencer & Frances P
and the incredible cover from Robin Ha!
Matt Spencer and dave ring also created an oracle deck inspired by the stories from the anthology. You can preview the initial card drafts and buy the deck here.
PRAISE
“With such a breadth of style, tone, and types of magic on offer, any speculative fiction reader will find something to enjoy, though queer fans will be especially moved by the inclusivity, heart, and nuance here. This deserves to be savored.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Unfettered Hexes is a luxurious tasting menu of great fiction, sometimes sensual, sometimes shocking, sometimes absorbing, and as a composed offering, impressive.”
—Arley Sorg, Lightspeed
“Unfettered Hexes covers a really impressive amount of ground while keeping its theme at the heart of every story. Well worth investing the time in.”
—Adri Joy, Nerds of a Feather
“This is a fantastic anthology featuring original tales of all things witchy, magical, and queer.”
—A.C. Wise
“This collection of dark speculative fiction is diverse, delicious, witchy perfection.”
—Lynzie Montague, Book Riot
“Every story packs a punch.”
—Brandon Crilly for Black Gate
“…a deliciously wide variety of stories and poems about witches and witchery.”
—Ariel Marken Jack in Fusion Fragment #27