NOW AVAILABLE: The Legend Liminal by Ren Hutchings
We are delighted to announce the release of The Legend Liminal, a new novella by Ren Hutchings!
We are thrilled to announce the release of The Legend Liminal by acclaimed author Ren Hutchings!
About the Book
The Legend Liminal is a surreal, found-family science fiction novella.
Stacey Kells never expected to fall out of reality when she packed her bags, got into a camper van with her two brothers and their best friend, and started travelling west. Sure, they might have said something like that—that’s kind of the point of going off the grid, isn’t it? But no one thought it would happen quite so literally. Then the world got real empty, and it stayed empty.
Now it’s just the four of them, and a map that doesn’t make sense, and miles upon miles of desert and sky and endless empty highway. They embarked on this road trip to figure out what to do with their lives—but their lives don’t seem to exist anymore, and there may not be a way back home.
The Legend Liminal is a story about grief and hope, and the way we find lifelines in each other when we can’t break free of the spiral of the past.
Praise for The Legend Liminal
Here is a selection of review blurbs for The Legend Liminal by Ren Hutchings:
"The Legend Liminal traps its readers in time and space, where we, like the characters, are moving forward yet stuck in place—a melancholic meditation on grief and the inability to move on; of finding the purpose and meaning of existence; of travelling without knowing the destination."
—Ai Jiang, Nebula and Bram Stoker winner and Hugo Award finalist author of A Palace Near the Wind and Linghun
“This mind-trip of a book well captures the expansive freedom of road trips, combined with the emotional complexity of longstanding relationships, both friend and familial. The story puts the reader into a liminal space - one that is just familiar enough to feel grounded, but odd enough to keep you asking 'wtf is happening' in the best way.”
– Khan Wong, author of The Circus Infinite and Down in the Sea of Angels
“Anyone who's ever felt trapped in their worst moments will find resonance in this evocative slipstream story of empty spaces, endless highways, and the people who give the world meaning when there's nothing else left.”
– Rebecca Fraimow, author of Locus Award finalist Lady Eve's Last Con
“As imaginative and nostalgic as Stranger Things, mixed with the twisty conundrum of Groundhog Day, The Legend Liminal is a fresh, clever, and sometimes creepy road trip - don't miss hitching a ride!”
– Kate Murray, author of We Who Hunt The Hollow
“The Legend Liminal is an ambitiously original novella about the strength of familial bonds in all the strangest, coldest corners of spacetime, and the subtle defiance of simply existing in an uncertain world. Hutchings' signature wit and twisty sci-fi concepts add kaleidoscopic depth to this standout story.”
– Claire Winn, author of City of Shattered Light
More Information and Where To Buy
We encourage you to order from your favorite bookseller! And should you need any purchasing links, we have some collected on the dedicated book page here:
We are enchanted by this mesmerizing road trip story by Ren Hutchings, whose words transcend genre and imbue every line of this novella with hope among the challenges the characters face. We hope you love The Legend Liminal.
Ad astra per fabulas,
Stars and Sabers Publishing
Jendia Gammon, Editor-in-Chief
