“Felicia Martínez's These Bright and Perilous Designs offers a fresh and captivating perspective on legend, rumor, and the immortal power of the stories we tell. Harnessing both the urgency and musicality of language as only a poet could, Martínez excavates the particularity of words--most notably, love--in all their possible meanings, and the many universes they open up. And also, their limits."

—Jessica Covil-Manset, author of To Sing You, and to Shout

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These Bright and Perilous Designs novella

Felicia Martínez

These Bright and Perilous Designs reimagines the Greek myth of Phaedra and Hippolytus with neurodiverse and asexual characters, set in a near-future multiverse with sentient artificial intelligences.

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A layered, lyrical, and heartbreaking novella.

In the near future, a grieving son uncovers the secret journal entries of his genius mother-and the life and love story she tells is layered across multiple universes.

In one world and time, Phaedra falls in love-tragic and doomed-with Hippolytus. In another, the pair are brilliant and misunderstood software engineers whose creations threaten the world.

In ancient Greece, in the near future, in every world, some things remain true-Phaedra and Hippolytus' love is doomed and Theseus, scorned king and manipulative husband, will do anything to control and seize their designs.

Written in lyrical nonlinear prose perfect for fans of NK Jemisin's The Broken Earth Trilogy or the myth-laden heartbreak of Hadestown, These Bright and Perilous Designs is a love story spanning lifetimes and a study of grief for those left behind.
“Felicia Martínez's These Bright and Perilous Designs offers a fresh and captivating perspective on legend, rumor, and the immortal power of the stories we tell. Harnessing both the urgency and musicality of language as only a poet could, Martínez excavates the particularity of words--most notably, love--in all their possible meanings, and the many universes they open up. And also, their limits."

—Jessica Covil-Manset, author of To Sing You, and to Shout

About the Author

Felicia Martínez is an artist and writer from Eastern New Mexico, though she now writes under the redwood trees in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been guest poetry editor at The Deadlands, the SFPA Elgin Awards Chair, a Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Writers finalist, and received her PhD in English from Stanford University. She is the author of The Other Lives of Altagracia Sanchez. Find more of her words at feliciamartinez.com

Book Details

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  • Print ISBN: 978-1-942480-45-7
  • Page Count: 176
  • Dimensions: 5 x 8 inches

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