Damnificados is loosely based on the real-life occupation of a half-completed skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela: the Tower of David. In this fictional version, 600 “damnificados”—vagabonds and misfits—take over an abandoned tower and set up a community which battles against corrupt police, the brutal military, and the tyrannical “owners.” Damnificados won the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award, […]
Nazaré tells the story of a peasants’ revolt in the polyglot city of Balaal. A homeless boy and a washerwoman cobble together an army of fishermen, shopkeepers, lapsed nuns, anarchist bats, and an itinerant camel in an attempt to end the brutal reign of a dictator. A magical realist adventure, Nazaré has been compared to […]
All life on earth is about to be terminated by an entity as old as the galaxy itself. To make matters worse, Simon has broken everything already. In a future world that is run by computer systems and that is without want, how can a man find his role? Then, if the very computers he […]
New Rain is a visionary novel filled with adventure and metaphysics. Told primarily through dialogue, this is a fast and fun read. Bessier is a masterful writer and storyteller. While the novel is set on a distant planet, prior experience or fascination with science fiction are not required to enjoy this engaging story. Here’s a […]
The church doors swing wide just as the padre is giving his blessing. Analicia Rosario Menéndez is fifteen when her brother, Junior, is arrested in the middle of her quinceañera. Soon after, Ana’s Spanish teacher Ms. García disappears, leaving behind her five-year-old son. During a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ana’s father, Dr. […]
Hired to scout for a safari up the Semliki River into the Congo to find Lowland Gorillas, guide MBUNO needs all his unique skills and experience to safeguard the travelers. Deep in the jungle, away from his normal open forests and plains of East Africa, Mbuno comes face-to-face with Hunde jungle tribal warriors, the deadly, […]
