Queen Mashit has usurped the throne of Sheol from Ashmedai, who now swings in a cage above a river of fire. Mashit wants to bring life to Sheol and the myriad Shards-shattered universes where demons dwell in abject misery. Mashit has captured a quartet of Lamed Vav-special humans with the power to sustain universes-and tries force them to her will. Meanwhile, she sends her daughter, Daphna, to Earth, hoping to establish rule over humanity there. But Daphna, long estranged from her mother, is not keen on her mother's schemes. And neither is the imprisoned Ashmedai. While Ashmedai and Daphna hatch plans of their own, Daniel Fisher, once a Lamed Vavnik himself but beset by a dark and all-consuming curse, travels to the far corners of Earth seeking a doorway to Sheol, determined to save humanity no matter the cost. Queen of Static continues the Worldmender Trilogy, a series that The Huffington Post has referred to as a "unique fantasy cosmos" and that NPR Books has said is a "feast for hardcore fantasy fans." Praise for King of Shards"A surreal and exotic adventure in a unique mythological setting. Scary, exhilarating fun!"- N. K. Jemisin, multiple Hugo Award-winning author of The Broken Earth trilogy "His skill at extrapolating traditional religious lore into the stuff of fantasy bodes well for future books in the series."- Publishers Weekly "With surprising twists and a deep and detailed universe, King of Shards, the first in a trilogy, is likely to be remembered for more than its Jewish roots."- Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog

Queen of Static - Worldmender, #2

After a falling out, two estranged friends who meet again on the distant plant of Gilder Nefan, a place where the religious folk smoke a psychotropic drug called "sweet jisthmus" to reach transcendent states of consciousness in order to communicate with god-like aliens.

Saving Diego

Daniel Fisher doesn't know he's one of the Hidden Thirty Six, magical humans who keep the Earth and the myriad Shards alive. But Ashmedai, King of Demons, knows. On Daniel's wedding day, Ashmedai abducts Daniel and ferries him down to the hell Shard of Gehinnom, a shattered world where humans and demons dwell in misery. There they meet Rana, a mason girl who can build things far greater than cities. And Marul Menacha, a mysterious old witch who survived a trip to the Heavenly Orchard and returned with a dangerous secret. Ashmedai warns of a dark plot by Mashit, Queen of Demons, to murder the Hidden Thirty Six and destroy the Earth and the myriad Shards. Spurned by Mashit, vengeful and obsessed, Ashmedai begs Daniel to help him gather all the demonic and human forces on Gehinnom for the ultimate confrontation with Mashit and her demon Legion of soldiers before the Earth and the myriad Shards are lost. Daniel will have to learn that trusting a demon is never without consequences, and to save the Earth he may have to lose everything. Praise for King of Shards"With surprising twists and a deep and detailed universe, King of Shards, the first in a trilogy, is likely to be remembered."-Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog"A surreal and exotic adventure in a unique mythological setting. Scary, exhilarating fun!"- N. K. Jemisin, multiple Hugo Award-winning author of The Broken Earth trilogy "A radical reinvention of faith and folklore, not to mention the portal fantasy...majestic, resonant, reality-twisting madness."-NPR Books"In this prismatic tale of demons, righteous warriors, and multiple universes, Kressel plumbs the depths of Kabbalistic lore to create a unique fantasy cosmos... [An] engaging new epic fantasy."-The Huffington Post "An imaginative, intelligent, and soaring debut... A hell of lot of fun." --Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World "A robustly imagined fantasy world... pleasingly unpredictable. His skill at extrapolating traditional religious lore into the stuff of fantasy bodes well for future books in the series."-Publishers Weekly "[A] fascinating first novel... King of Shards is the first entry of the Worldmender Trilogy, and its use of Hebrew culture and legend to build a complex, dynamic setting serves to imbue every page with an epic mythos. Kressel presents a compelling alternate reality that readers can escape to while also pondering the nature of what is real."-Shelf Awareness "Kressel's rich landscapes sing with ancient resonance by the light of modern flair. He weaves compelling tradition with innovative high Fantasy; culture and creativity become foundations for new myths featuring heroes built to shine."-Leanna Renee Hieber, award-winning author of the Strangely Beautiful saga "A gripping trek across a unique desert world rich with Kabbalah-inspired magic and vivid demons builds to a whirlwind climax."-Scott H. Andrews, Hugo and World Fantasy Award-nominated editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine

King of Shards - Worldmender, #1

From multiple Nebula Award finalist Matthew Kressel comes this haunting science fiction tale. In a galaxy obliterated by war Betsy Haadama is the last human alive. She sits aboard an Eluder Ship waiting with many different species of aliens who all hope to flee the dying galaxy by escaping through a collapsing star into a new universe. But what she uncovers there might affect not just her future but the entire history of the human race."'The History Within Us' by Matthew Kressel is one of the most powerful stories I've read in a long time. I am deeply moved by it. Go read." - Rachel Swirsky, Nebula Award winning author. Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2011 Edition, edited by Rich Horton.

The History Within Us

Earth has grown quiet since everyone's shipped off to the new one. I walk New Paltz's empty streets with an ox-mask tight about my face. An acidic rain mists my body, and a thick fog obscures the vac-sealed storefronts. Last week they hauled the Pyramids of Giza to New Earth. The week before, Stonehenge. The week before that, Versailles and a good chunk of the Great Wall. But the minor landmarks are too expensive to move, the NEU says, and so New Paltz's Huguenot Street, seven centuries old, will remain here, to be sliced to pieces in a few months when the planetary lasers begin to cut the Earth apart...2013 Nebula Award Finalist2013 Locus Recommended Reading List2014 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy (Prime Books, ed. Rich Horton) - Recommended Reading List2014 Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Edition (Macmillan, ed. Gardner Dozois) - Honorable Mention

The Sounds of Old Earth

A dying town. An abandoned factory. A buried secret. But in a town where everyone knows your name, secrets are hard to keep. And some things are best kept hidden from the light of day. About the AuthorMatthew Kressel is a multiple Nebula Award finalist and World Fantasy award Finalist. His first novel, King of Shards, was hailed as "Majestic, resonant, reality-twisting madness, " from NPR Books. His award-nominated short fiction has appeared in many venues, including Tor dot com, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, io9, Nightmare, Apex Magazine, and many anthologies. His work has been translated into six languages.

One Spring in Cherryville

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our Mayl 2015 issue (#104) contains:* Original Fiction by Matthew Kressel ("The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies"), Andrea M. Pawley ("For the Love of Sylvia City"), A Que ("Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Suicide Tonight"), Ian Muneshwar ("Ossuary"), and Bo-young Kim ("An Evolutionary Myth ").* Reprints by James Van Pelt ("Solace") and Hannu Rajaniemi ("Tyche and the Ants").* Non-fiction by Andrew Liptak (Destination: Mars), an interview with Cat Rambo, an Another Word column by Ken Liu, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 104 - Clarkesworld Magazine, #104

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our November 2014 issue contains:* Original Fiction by Matthew Kressel ("Cameron Rhyder's Legs"), Robert Reed ("Pernicious Romance"), and Ken Liu ("The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009").* Classic stories by Pat Cadigan ("Cody") and Ken MacLeod ("The Vorkuta Event").* Non-fiction by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Drugs in Science Fiction), an interview with Jo Walton, an Another Word column by Wesley Chu, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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