A deep dive into fandom at the turn of the new millennium, and the poignant story of one fan’s efforts to find a new way for her to live life on Earth.
New Door Books, 2018
paperback / $18.95 / ISBN 978–0‑9995501–0‑6
ebook (Kindle format) / $9.99
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In this genre-bending novel of fandom and fantasy, Mindy Vogel navigates between worlds. She may still be living with her mother, and need a wheelchair to get around, but she travels easily between star systems as Skylog officer Kat Wanderer, while carrying on a romance with a strangely compelling cyborg. And she runs a kickass fanzine.
But after a split with her own fan club, Mindy starts to lose her bearings, and things start to go south—Mindy has to reimagine her life. Set at the moment when fandom went digital, this expansive novel finds room for Buckminster Fuller, the Ghost Dance of the Lakota, and cosmic-themed installation art alongside the fanfiction, Cons and cosplay of fan culture.
Blends quiet and deeply human moments with the world-shaking consequences of epic science fiction, effortlessly weaving them together. – A.C. Wise
A heartbreaking yet uplifting exploration of fandom, of universal truths revealed by imaginary universes, and of the astonishing power of human invention and reinvention. – Jon McGoran
The novel is spot-on about how understanding the dynamics of a show like SkyLog offers a way to understand the even-more-elusive dynamics of adult life. – Simone Zelitch
