The seep, paperback/chana porter

A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and dont see our own world.

Mesmerizing.

--Jeff VanderMeer A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter s fresh, pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion.

Trina FastHorse Goldberg-Oneka is a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle--but nonetheless world-changing--invasion by an alien entity called The Seep .

Through The Seep , everything is connected.

Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined, it is possible.

Trina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep s utopian influence--until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life.

Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated.

Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina follows a lost boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest.

In her attempt to save him from The Seep , she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees, but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind.

A strange new elegy of love and loss, The Seep explores grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on.

About author(s): Chana Porter is a playwright, teacher, MacDowell Colony fellow, and co-founder of the Octavia Project, a STEM and fiction-writing program for girls and gender non-conforming youth from underserved communities.

She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is currently at work on her next novel.