The Storytellers: Samantha Mills Reads from The Wings Upon Her Back
We are so happy to release our third episode of The Storytellers, our series of Zoom-recorded author readings! Previously, we had Tobi Ogundiran read “Midnight in Moscow” from his collection, Jackal, Jackal. Today we are pleased to show Samantha Mills reading the first chapter of The Wings Upon Her Back. The novel is a sci-fantasy told in two timelines, following one woman’s rise to power and fall from grace as she gives up everything to serve a charismatic leader and then must atone for the crimes committed in her name.
Samantha Mills is a multiple award-winning author living in Southern California. Her debut science fantasy novel, The Wings Upon Her Back (formerly The Rise and Fall of Winged Zemolai), came out in 2024. She has published a dozen short stories, appearing in Uncanny Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod and others. In addition to winning the Nebula, Locus, and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards for her short story “Rabbit Test” in 2023, Sam has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, made the Locus Recommended Reading List and the BSFA long list multiple times, and was included in the best-of anthologies The New Voices of Science Fiction and The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2023. Find everything at https://samtasticbooks.com/
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