New Release: PRISM STALKER: THE WEEPING STAR

PRISM STALKER: THE WEEPING STAR by Sloane Leong
(Dark Horse, July 2023)

The planet Eriatarka grows more inhospitable as it’s colonization at the hand of the Chorus continues.

Vep and her fellow students are reaching the end of their basic combat training in the pneumatic arts and begin to exercise their abilities outside the colony-city of Elefstris. Their objective: subdue the unruly planet bent on scouring the Chorus’ presence from its surface. But what exactly are they subjugating? And what will the cost of conquering be?

Select praise for THE WEEPING STAR:

• “Prism Stalker rewires your brain with every page turn, leaving you both entranced by its invention and emboldened by its indignation. This is big-idea sci-fi of the highest order, and a rare depiction of the alient that feels truly and thoroughly ALIEN.”
  - Ezra Clayton Daniels, author of Upgrade Soul and BTTM FDRS

• “The most visually innovative graphic novel in years, Prism Stalker pairs stunning art with a richly layered sci-fi thriller… Book of the year, hands down.”
  - Alex de Campi, creator of Dracular, Motherf**ker! and Twisted Romance

• “Electrifying and hallucinatory… like a psychic bomb exploding in your conscience. It’s a nuanced meditation on settler colonialism in space. But it’s also a mind-blowing, eyeball-melting trip through biological cities and sentient planets, full of flesh-ripping battles and satisfyingly incomprehensible alien life. The gorgeous, wild characters in this book will blast their way into your heart and refuse to leave.”
  - Annalee Newitz, author of The Terraformers and Autonomous

New Release: GRAVENEYE

GRAVENEYE, written by Sloane Leong, illustrated by Anna Bowles
(TKO Studios, Nov 2021)

What if a haunted house was not the horror, but the people who dwell within it?

Isla lives alone in a large mansion deep in the woods. She has hired the young Marie to help her keep the big house tidy, but Marie brings demons of her own into Isla's domain.

Her house has seen its share of blood, horror, and the depths of the human soul. Cursed with sentience, it is destined to observe the terrors that lurk inside each and every one of us.

Select praise for GRAVENEYE:

• "GRAVENEYE is a lush, bloody, gothic feast. A kaleidoscopic mix of desire, hunger and revenge. Home is where the transformed heart is." — Paul Tremblay, multiple award-winning author of the national bestseller The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.

• Comics Beat review: “Leong and Bowles have crafted an unforgettable piece of horror fiction that easily stands as one of the best of the year. Like the mansion in the story, Graveneye offers readers multiple doorways into its narrative. They each carry a forbidden sense of danger to them, as if you were intruding on a life that’s excruciatingly private. And yet, the invitation to intrude is there, and you should.”

New Release: A MAP TO THE SUN

A MAP TO THE SUN by Sloane Leong (First Second, August 2020)

One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when Luna moves to back to Oahu, Ren’s messages to her friend go unanswered.

Years go by. Then Luna returns, hoping to rekindle their friendship. Ren is hesitant. She's dealing with a lot, including family troubles, dropping grades, and the newly formed women's basketball team at their high school.

With Ren’s new friends and Luna all on the basketball team, the lines between their lives on and off the court begin to blur. During their first season, this diverse and endearing group of teens are challenged in ways that make them reevaluate just who and how they trust.

Select praise for A MAP TO THE SUN:

• School Library Journal review: “…an intricate exploration of camaraderie, teamwork, friendship, and expression with a BIPOC cast of characters. The color work is gorgeous, with dreamy greens, purples, and yellows setting a breathtaking, surreal backdrop….this tale shines.”

• Publishers Weekly review: “Leong elevates the classic ragtag-sports-team narrative by giving her characters grit and gravitas, and rendering their world of malls, convenience stores, and slumping apartment buildings in brilliant reds and purples.”

Deal Announcement: A MAP TO THE SUN

Photo credit: Brandon O'Larey

Sloane Leong's A MAP TO THE SUN, to Calista Brill at First Second Books, for publication in 2019, by Jen Linnan at Linnan Literary Management (world).

Summers always seem to burn bright and fast for Ren but never faster than when she met Luna. Daring and independent, Luna and Ren spend their last middle school break together, only to have their short whirlwind friendship end with Luna’s sudden move away and all without a goodbye.

Two rough high school years later and Ren is being forced to join a basketball team for her poor school record with a crew of other misfits or face expulsion…and as quick as she left, Luna is back and ready to play too. Cliques, bullies, gangs, crushes, rivals and basketball: summer is back with a vengeance.

BookRiot: Exclusive Art Reveal of A Map to the Sun

2016 Ignatz Award nominations announced!

HUGE congratulations to all of the nominees, with special shout-outs to clients Melanie Gillman, Sloane Leong, Carolyn Nowak, and Taneka Stotts! 

Outstanding Anthology or Collection:
Beyond: The Queer Sci Fi and Fantasy Anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts

Promising New Talent:
Carolyn Nowak for Radishes

Outstanding Comic:
As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman

Outstanding Minicomic:
Maps to the Suns by Sloane Leong
Radishes by Carolyn Nowak