Nancy Kress, Science Fiction Writers of America’s newest Grand Master, is the author of 28
novels, 5 collections of short stories, and 3 books on writing fiction. Her work has won six
Nebula Awards from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, two Hugo Awards
from members of World Science Fiction Conventions, and numerous other awards and
accolades. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. The Tudor period of English
history has fascinated her since she was fifteen and first read about Anne Boleyn. When not
reading, writing, or teaching, Kress plays chess—badly, but with great enthusiasm. She lives in
Seattle with her husband, writer Jack Skillingstead, and Pippin, the world’s most spoiled
Chihuahua. Top photo by Mary Grace Long
The Queen’s Witch
Out November 1, 2026
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Alysoun Rowe descends from an ancient line of cunning women—healers and hedge witches
whose full power only awakens when they bond with their destined Third. But after a spell goes
frightfully wrong, she discovers her familiar is no ordinary object or animal. It’s a distant
kinswoman: Anne Boleyn, a brilliant young lady on the rise in King Henry VIII’s luminous yet
treacherous court.
Anne will do anything to wear the crown of England. And Alysoun will go just as far to unlock
the wild magick spiraling inside her, even if it means breaking her coven’s age-old rules.
As the king’s desire morphs into a dangerous obsession and a ruthless witch hunt closes in, the
two women form a reluctant truce. Bound by fate in a realm of lust, rivalry, and betrayal, they
each face a choice. But how far will they go to seize power in a world that would gladly watch
them burn?
Publishers Weekly Starred Review: Hugo and Nebula winner Kress (Sea Change) casts a mighty spell with this entrancing historical fantasy…. With lavishly described Tudor revels, masterfully shaded characters, and a wealth of historical lore, Kress brings to life a witch-hunting England torn by controversy. It’s a feast.
“The Queen’s Witch is a simply wonderful book, rich with fascinating history and spiced with
complex and believable magic. This is the best kind of historical fiction, and it comes beautifully
written by one of the best writers in the field. Don’t miss it!”
Lousia Morgan, author of the bestselling A Secret History of Witches
Observer by Robert Lanza and Nancy Kress
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Dr. Caroline Soames-Watkins’s star has been on the rise. But when she accuses a superior of sexual misconduct, a Twitterstorm results that upends her career. With few professional options, and an impoverished sister with a profoundly disabled child to support, Caro is willing to consider a strange and unexpected proposal from her great-uncle, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Samuel Watkins.
The elder Watkins changed the world and made his fortune after patenting an over-the-counter cure for the common cold. He has since invested untold sums of money to build a medical facility in the Caribbean. Sam Watkins is sickly and in urgent need of a surgeon to perform a unique procedure developed at his island compound. But the procedure isn’t to cure the cancer surely killing him, it is meant to offer new life of a truer kind.
Helped in his mission by the eminent physicist George Weigert and the young tech entrepreneur Julian Dey, Sam Watkins has gone far beyond curing the body to develop a technology that could solve the riddle of mortality for the soul. Caro understands that the brain-mapping work being done on the island has great scientific value, but she refuses to grant Weigert’s other claims, which seem outlandish to her. However, enticed by the chance to secure financial stability for her family, she puts aside her profound misgivings, and joins a mission she can’t bring herself to believe.
She never expects that her choice will lead her into so much danger—or into love.
Publishers Weekly starred review: “Lanza, a pioneer in the fields of stem-cell and cloning science, makes his mind-blowing theory of biocentrism—“that the universe springs from life, not the other way around”—the focus of this brilliant Crichtonesque thriller, coauthored with SF veteran Kress… a page-turning plot complete with betrayals, violent deaths, and difficult moral choices. This is perfect for fans of Blake Crouch.”
