Maragi’s Secret, my novella, in the Hugo Nomination Season!

(That post is for all those interested, wheter tyou are eligibile to vote for the Hugos or not. )

When my dear father Jacques E. Laframboise was very ill, in 2014, we talked a lot about Science fiction, of which he was a avid reader. We were discussing dirigible flight, for my steampunk universe. He was the one to introduce me to the genre, especially with the Asimovian robots. I had gone on to become a scientist then, later, a science-fiction writer.

So there at the hospital, I promised him two things: that one day, I would get published in Asimov’s magazine. Which happened in 2021. The second thing I promised my dad was that, one day, I would hold the Hugo rocket, as a winner.

This might be a far-fetched dream. First, there are many wonderful writers out there who craft deep, original universes and mind-bending plots. Second, winning an award it is less important than telling many good stories. Third, I already have several awards under my belt. But I am still thinking about that promise.

Maragi’s Secret is my first novella-length story published in Asimov’s SF magazine.

So, here are my 2024 publications, and some links to read them. The nomination deadline is March 15th, final voting at the Seattle Worldcon.

I also publish a lot of short-stories in French.

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Maragi’s Secret, Asimov’s May-June 2024 – 20 000 words

CATEGORY : novella

genre: SF steampunk (nothing to do with the big robot on the magazine’s cover!!!)

Short blurb: Maragi learns the ropes as a mast «monkey» aboard her father’s heavily-mortgaged airship, climbing its glacial hull six thousands meters over the poisoned Earth’s surface. She hopes to navigate the endless sky, humanity’s last refuge, but must face the scorn of crewmen who resent her presence. Little do they know the worse fate waiting a motherless girl in the straight-laced, rigid Cloud society.

Then, a fragile secret left by clandestine passengers forces a hard choice on her. Is saving it worth losing everything she cares about?

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White Robe (2024) Polar Borealis 30

CATEGORY: flash fiction

GENRE: SF