The Bloodless Queen

The Bloodless Queen by Joshua Phillip Johnson is out now, published May 13, 2025.
The Bloodless Queen

Published: May 13, 2025

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The Bloodless Queen Release Date: May 13, 2025
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From Joshua Phillip Johnson, an odd, melancholic near-future sci-fi standalone about two parents determined to save their daughter, turned strange and fae after her death, by seeking answers deep within mysterious nature preserves.

On the autumnal equinox of 1987, the countries of the world closed the gates on vast fenced-in nature preserves called Harbors, created to combat the escalating effects of climate change.

132,329 people died that day, but instead of going cold, they endured, becoming odd and fae before disappearing beyond the fences, never to be seen again. Each autumnal equinox thereafter, the same happens again.

In the present day, Evangeline and Calidore are working as government-employed protectors of the Harbors with magical powers. Returning home after an equinox spent patrolling, they find their daughter Winnifred, not yet six, has died and grown fae, killing her babysitters and leaving strange symbols etched into the walls.

Unwilling to surrender their child, Evangeline and Calidore chain her in iron and carry her into the lands beyond the fence, crossing over into enemy territory with a desperate use Winnifred to find the Faerie Queen, kill Her, and steal whatever power She holds over death to bring Winnifred back.

An imaginative and melancholic sci-fi standalone, The Nothing and the Dread is an atmospheric odyssey set against a tense chase as parents race to reclaim the life of their lost child.

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