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Nebula Award Finalist for Best Novella
In 2144 AD, the generation ship Kap’s Needle left Earth to settle a new world. It all went wrong. Now, two years into a desperate return trip, the ship’s biospheres are collapsing and oxygen is nearly depleted. Life Support Manager Reva is now little more than a tax collector, deciding who gets to breathe. When Captain Horvat launches a corruption purge to cover his own failures, Reva knows she’s next. To protect her son, she must do the unthinkable: trust First Officer Torres, the woman who ruined her life, and help bring down the captain no matter how many innocent lives it costs.
"A future vision as dark and compelling as the spaces between the stars." —Gareth L. Powell, author of FUTURE’S EDGE and EMBERS OF WAR.
"Twisted schemes and shifting loyalties abound in Disgraced Return of The Kap’s Needle, and as with its morally gray characters, much more lies beneath the surface. Bernardo’s timely tale is an affecting and thought-provoking science fictional allegory about the current state of humanity itself, and how dire straits lead us to extremes of both cruelty and compassion."
—Victor Manibo, author of The Sleepless and Escape Velocity
"DISGRACED RETURN OF THE KAP'S NEEDLE is a space opera filled with secrets and revelations, hope and addiction, along with the grief and struggle of a mother trying to save her fractured family." —Ai Jiang, Nebula and Stoker award-winning author of Linghun
"DISGRACED RETURN OF KAP'S NEEDLE is a tense and tightly-paced thriller of greed, resilience, and community action. Reva, a formally high-ranking officer of the Kap's Needle on the return journey from a failed terraforming attempt, will face her darkest fears; on the other side of her own power. Come for the disaster and decay, and stay for the sliver of hope that Bernado so skillfully holds out, if we only have the courage to overcome ourselves, and take responsibility for our actions." —Eliane Boey, author of Club Contango
Longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Collection
Defiance has many faces, and in Different Kinds of Defiance, they are as varied as they are gripping. In a world teetering on the brink of moral ambiguity, each story is a testament to the spirit that resists, rebuilds, and redeems.
From the sunbaked docks of a Rio de Janeiro, changed yet still familiar, to the oil-streaked shores of Barra Nova, Renan Bernardo weaves tales of characters caught in the throes of life's tempests. Meet Hamilton, whose pursuit of a stolen yacht morphs into a crusade for healthcare for the forgotten, his acts a mosaic of bravery and necessity. Walk with Vitória as she battles the relentless tide of pollution with a fleet of smart-bots at her side, her resolve as persistent as the oil that stains her beach. Stand by Jota, who faces the storms of parenting in the shadow of a past that is never quite done with him or his defiant bloodline.
Different Kinds of Defiance is a collection for the rebels at heart—for those who find courage where hope seems lost and for whom every act of resistance is an act of sheer will.
Can one steal for the greater good? Can technology heal a land left for dead? Can a single act of love withstand a legacy of struggle? Dive into these stories of resilience and witness the many forms defiance can take when faced with the precipice of change.
"DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEFIANCE is a collection of stories that are both tender and explosive, centering resistance towards bleak futures and inaction, collaboration and community, restoration, social justice, environmental impact, and rebellions and risked lives aimed at reparations all told through musical prose written by an experienced hand and polished voice. Bernardo effectively subverts stereotypes and redefines concepts. These stories plant seeds of hope for the future and caution us against what humanity stands to both gain and lose as a result of technology, science, and most of all human-centric thinking."
—Ai Jiang, Nebula Finalist and author of LINGHUN and I AM AI
"Step into a vibrant yet vulnerable future reimagined in Renan Bernardo's DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEFIANCE, where solarpunk visions meet the harsh realities of climate change, weaving human drama of resilience and innovation in a world transformed by environmental challenges."
—Chen Qiufan, author of WASTE TIDE and co-author of AI 2041: TEN VISIONS FOR OUR FUTURE
"This powerful collection of stories embodies the spirit of solarpunk and climate fiction. Bernardo’s magical prose infuses these tales with love, tragedy, rebellion, and hope. When all seems lost, look to this collection for a way to move forward and inspire positive change."
—S.B. Divya, Hugo and Nebula nominated author of MERU
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