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Born during the end of an era of institutional oppression, raised through the journey towards equity and freedom, Anike Kirsten has emerged a science fiction author who writes to highlight the issues that yet plague society. In struggles with intersectionality at the hands of inequality and privilege still present in South Africa, Anike uses her writing to provide a medium through which readers can relate, reflect on, and find hope in.

“If cyberpunk, other worlds, genetic engineering, and social issues are desirable factors in a sci-fi read, then Of Beasts and Men perfectly fits this profile for excellence, offering a sweeping, engrossing saga in a Far Earth Anthology in which social oppression occupies centerfield. ”– Diane DonovanWhen worlds collide, as those in Diaspora by Greg Egan and The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, a new dystopia emerges in a far-off future. Andrometre is one such world where Gliese Libra, a Librarian of considerable power, is pulled into the final war between humanity and its oppressors. Along with Albert Hollows, a human and forerunner for the Insurgency, Gliese uncovers truths of her race; truths of their planet and their biology. Follow Gliese’s story as she battles with herself and the oppressors, to overcome her conflicts of identity and guides humanity to salvation. Nothing is ever as it seems.

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

See the world of Andrometre unfold through the eyes of Auriga, and discover secrets and conspiracies against Gliese and the humans in this character perspective retelling from Of Beasts and Men. Andrometre is far from a perfect world. Under its flourishing economy, thriving literature and technology, the society battles with injustices and unethical practices long since hidden from public view. Auriga discovers this truth of her planet as she is forced to manipulate Gliese in order to keep herself from Captivity, but she has other plans.

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy