Her multi-media memoir, And Now We Are Going to Have a Party: Liner Notes to a Writer’s Early Life, is a limited collector’s edition. She is the co-editor of the BENDING THE LANDSCAPE series of original short fiction. In 1993 a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis slowed her down a bit, and she concentrated on writing. This didn’t thrill the more conservative power-brokers, and she ended up on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, where her case was used as an example of the country’s declining moral standards.
Her immigration case was a fight and ended up making new law: she was the first openly queer person for whom the State Department declared it to be “in the National Interest” to live and work in this country. (Apr.Nicola Griffith is a native of Yorkshire, England, where she earned her beer money teaching women’s self-defence, fronting a band, and counselling at a street drugs agency, before discovering writing and moving to the US. Agent: Stephanie Cabot, Susanna Lea Assoc. With a gender-swapped protagonist and purposeful representation of people of color and people with disabilities, this is an ideal pick for fans of retold legends, as well as those looking for diverse fantasy. Steeped in period texture that brings remote history fully into the present, and lushly illustrated by Rovina Cai ( The Seventh Raven), this tale of destiny, belonging, and home is a genuine pleasure. Before long, her untrained magic makes her a target, and she must return home to face her greatest challenge yet.
There, in classic Arthurian style, Peretur faces a battery of tests and challenges-embarking on quests, stealing the hearts of maidens, and butting heads with various members of the court. As her strength and magical ability grow, so too does her ambition, and she soon makes her way to the court of King Artos disguised as a young man. Peretur, raised in a cave by her mother, grows up desperate to see the outside world.
This fresh, emotionally immediate queer spin on the Medieval tale of Percival and the Holy Grail reaffirms Griffith ( So Lucky) as a consummate storyteller.
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