Trans characters navigate paranoid future cities with savvy and style in these six original stories by a new voice in Trans sci fi. Dark but not bitter, these sleek and stylish worlds of noir-inflected cyberpunk will resonate with readers seeking to escape to imagined dystopian futures from the too-real dystopian present. The prose is efficient but not so sparse as to eschew moments of lingering wonder and melancholy, just as the characters struggle to find balance between brute survival and the fierce tenderness that makes survival worthwhile. Human connection as subversive, dangerous and impossible to truly eradicate – it’s not an unfamiliar theme in the tradition of dystopian futurism but this proudly trans treatment grants it fresh salience. The power of embodied knowledge to resist social programming and its violent enforcement is best realized when written about from a place of lived experience. Looking forward to following this writer’s career