Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
This week my Can’t-Wait-For Book is Finding Echoes by Foz Meadows!
Genres: Fantasy, Queer Protagonists
Representation: Queer MC
Published on: 30th January 2024
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"Show me a city of walls, and I'll show you a city of tunnels."
Snow Kidama speaks to ghosts amongst the local gangs of Charybdis Precinct, isolated from the rest of New Arcadia by the city's ancient walls. But when his old lover, Gem--a man he thought dead--shows up in need of his services, Snow is forced to reevaluate everything. Snow and Gem must navigate not only their feelings for each other, but a political plot bigger than both of them and a drug-ridden city on the edge of collapse.
Honestly, I don’t even care what this novella’s about – it’s by Foz Meadows, which means it’s automatically on my Must-Have list!
I’ve loved absolutely every one of Meadows’ novels, from the Manifold Worlds duology (a criminally under-known portal fantasy; look for the original editions with the beautiful Julie Dillon covers, if you can find them) to the Tithenai Chronicles (aka A Strange and Stubborn Endurance and All the Hidden Paths, reviewed here and here respectively)! All of their work is rich and gorgeous and queer as fuck, with fabulous worldbuilding and storytelling that never talks down to the reader; honestly, I could read and reread their books endlessly.
So a new novella??? GIMME! I really don’t care what it’s about. I’d read Meadows’ shopping list and be grateful for the privilege, at this point. And this isn’t a shopping list; we have ghost-talkers and estranged lovers (where one thought the other was DEAD, how does that happen?!) and POLITICS, which, hi, if you’re new to Meadows, they write the best politics!
I’m also excited by this being A Tale of New Arcadia; that seems to imply that it might be the start of a series – either if it sells well, and/or if Meadows decides to write more in this verse. I’m hopeful, just because more Meadows is always a good thing!!!
Actually getting hold of Finding Echoes might be slightly complicated – it’s being published by Neon Hemlock, who publish wonderfully weird things, but are not always great at publicising pub dates and things. (Don’t @ me, NH, it’s true and it’s very annoying.) You can currently preorder the paperback from Neon Hemlock’s website, where no pub date is listed; the book’s Big River listing says it should be out on the 30th (that’s next week!!!) There’s no preorder available for an ebook edition yet, but fingers crossed we get one on or around the 30th!
Regardless, no matter how many hoops I have to jump through, I will get my hands on this! And I strongly suggest you do the same!
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