Countess

“Palumbo’s debut novella, following the story collection Skin Thief, is a satisfying story of revenge and revolution that stokes the fire in readers.” — Library Journal “Readers of Rebecca Roanhorse and Becky Chambers will be invested in this Afrofuturist novella.” — Booklist “Palumbo’s post-colonial space opera take on Dumas’s novel moves at a whiplash-inducing pace ... fans of speculative revamps of classics will find plenty to enjoy.” — Publishers Weekly “Suzan Palumbo’s Countess is an exceptional science fiction remix of The Count of Monte Cristo. It explores the same themes, but takes them in new and exciting directions … she has quickly proven herself a force to be reckoned with in speculative fiction.” — Reactor “Countess is a heart-pounding story from Suzan Palumbo, who has been steadily building herself up as a writer to watch in the speculative space, and this is a book you won’t want to miss.” — Reactor “I love Suzan Palumbo’s short fiction, so when I heard she had a novella, I jumped at the chance to read it. Countess is a space adventure that maintains the hurtling energy of a pulp while highlighting the cultural complexity of diaspora and empire, the cruelty of a colonial future, and the bite of injustice. Grab it!” — Derek Künsken, author of The Quantum Magician and The House of Styx “Palumbo has woven a richly textured, beautifully complex tapestry of betrayal, anger, and revenge. The keen edge of justified rage against colonization and colonizers is wielded with great skill in this dark, intense retelling.” — Premee Mohamed, World Fantasy and Nebula Award-winning author “Furiously compelling. Palumbo paints her star-spanning universe and its cast with fluid, natural strokes, then jams a meteor between imperial teeth and dares them to bite. A harrowing space opera journey of injustice and revenge worth every tensed nerve and desperate hope.” — Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth “This is a gripping, intense story of loyalty and betrayal, against a vivid backdrop of an interstellar rebellion through labor solidarity. I can’t wait to see what Palumbo writes next!” — Martha Wells, bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries and Witch King “[Countess] is not only a dark story about life on other planets but also carries hope for life, liberty, and sexual freedom for everyone.” — Caribbean Camera