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In this nuanced queer eco-fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose sides in a clash between industry and nature.
Nature won't be subdued forever.
Which side are you on?
After her best friend died in the coal mine that employs half of Kiron, Virginia, Benethea Mattox sacrificed her job, her relationship, and her reputation trying to uncover what’s killing miners on Kire Mountain. When she finds a half-drowned white woman in the mine slough, Bennie takes her in because it’s right—but she also hopes this odd, magnetic stranger can lead her to the proof she needs.
Instead, the woman called Motheater only brings more questions. She was once a witch of Appalachia, bound to tor and holler, possum and snake, with power in her hands and Scripture on her tongue. But the mystery of her fate, her doomed quest to keep industry off Kire, and the promises she bent and broke have followed her over 100 years into the future. And now, the choices Motheater and Bennie make together could change the face of Kire itself . .
Nature won't be subdued forever.
Which side are you on?
After her best friend died in the coal mine that employs half of Kiron, Virginia, Benethea Mattox sacrificed her job, her relationship, and her reputation trying to uncover what’s killing miners on Kire Mountain. When she finds a half-drowned white woman in the mine slough, Bennie takes her in because it’s right—but she also hopes this odd, magnetic stranger can lead her to the proof she needs.
Instead, the woman called Motheater only brings more questions. She was once a witch of Appalachia, bound to tor and holler, possum and snake, with power in her hands and Scripture on her tongue. But the mystery of her fate, her doomed quest to keep industry off Kire, and the promises she bent and broke have followed her over 100 years into the future. And now, the choices Motheater and Bennie make together could change the face of Kire itself . .
In this nuanced queer eco-fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose sides in a clash between industry and nature.
Nature won't be subdued forever.
Which side are you on?
After her best friend died in the coal mine that employs half of Kiron,...
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behrouz yaghmaeian
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September 6, 2026
مادر هرچی ایرانیه سگ گایید تنظیمات گوشی منو عوض نکن بیناموس فیس بوک و اینستاگرام من کو من اجازه ندادم به‌گوگل به اس ام اس و کالم دسترسی داشته باشه خونه زندگی من کو کس مادرا من دارو نمیخوام‌خونه میخوام پول میخوام کارای کیریتون با صاحب کارای کیریتون و نمیخوام مادر سگ اگه آدم دوست و خونواده و وطن داشته باشه تو خیابون نمیخوابه بهش دارو بدن بیناموس تو خیابون دوای کیر و خایه بهش نمیدن موقع رانندگی بهش دارو نمیدن آدم دوست و خونواده دار یه شب بیرون میخوابه نه یه سال یه کار عوض میکنه نه صدتا
Rottie Weiler
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May 1, 2025
Just one word- WONDERFUL!!!!!
About the author
Linda H. Codega is a nonbinary queer speculative fiction author, television writer, and award-winning entertainment journalist. Co-founder of the tabletop roleplaying game news site Rascal News and an editor for Fansplaining, Codega is a Hugo Award winner, an ENNIE Award recipient, an Ignyte Award finalist, and a finalist for the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. They are a member of the Trans Journalists Association and the Writers Guild of America, and previously were a first reader at Strange Horizons. Originally from Virginia, Codega spent a decade in New York State before relocating to Los Angeles, where they live with their dog, Zigzag. Please visit them online at LinCodega.com.
Linda H. Codega is a nonbinary queer speculative fiction author, television writer, and award-winning entertainment journalist. Co-founder of the tabletop roleplaying game news site Rascal News and an editor for Fansplaining, Codega is a Hugo Award winner, an ENNIE Award recipient, an Ignyte Awar...
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