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Availability:In StockContributor:A. E. OsworthPublish date:2025-04-29Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Grand Central PublishingISBN-13:9781538757697ISBN-10:1538757699UPC:9781538757697Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, LGBTQ+, FriendshipBook Topic:Urban, TransgenderSize:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCYYW6PKB9
A coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. ​

On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they can understand every language in the world. Dazed and disconnected, Wilder is found and taken in by a small coven of trans witches who have all become Awakened with mystical powers of their own. Quibble, a handsome portal traveler, Artemis, the group's caretaker and seer, and Mary Margaret, a smart-ass teen with telekinetic powers all work to make the cagey and suspicious Wilder feel at home, both within their group and with the knowledge that magic is, in fact, real.

Just as Wilder is finding their footing, a malicious AI threatens to dismantle the delicate balance of the coven and the world as they know it. The group scrambles to stay united as they question whether any consciousness--be it artificial, material, or magical--is too dangerous to exist.

Awakened is a hilarious, thought-provoking reflection on the ways that we are responsible for creating our own realities, a story of finding community, and a meditation on what it means to have a body.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Grand Central PublishingISBN-13:9781538757697ISBN-10:1538757699UPC:9781538757697Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, LGBTQ+, FriendshipBook Topic:Urban, TransgenderSize:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCYYW6PKB9
A.E. Osworth is a transgender novelist. Their debut, We Are Watching Eliza Bright, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and was long listed for The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize, the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize and The Tournament of Books. They are a lecturer at University of British Columbia's School of Creative Writing where they teach fiction, interactive fiction, and new media.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

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