{"product_id":"landlocked-in-foreign-skin-a-sapphic-sci-fi-novella","title":"Landlocked In Foreign Skin: A Sapphic Sci-Fi Novella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"LANDLOCKED IN FOREIGN SKIN is a blend of far-future science and ancient folkloric religion...sharp and quirky.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003eAi Jiang, Stoker and Nebula award-winning author of Linghun and I Am AI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow far would you go to reclaim your stolen body?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fisherman would do anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnything to return to their natural, monstrous state in the alien oceans of Europa. But they've been kidnapped, trapped on a human ship, forced into human form--very pathetic--and dragged into a mad human princess's plot to find an eldritch god. A princess that also seems...very interested in sharing a bed. Strange. All of this is strange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fisherman can't fathom why anyone would want to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall wonder. The Fisherman's been ripped from their underwater home under Europa's ice, and stripped of their skin--the nebulous outer layer that enables them to shapeshift for survival. Imprisoned on a ship that's hunting for a mad undersea god, they must help the crew find it if they want to retrieve their skin and return home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDame Isobel, a cruel princess, owns the ship, desperate to find the god in the hopes that it will heal her mortally-injured girlfriend. The Fisherman is stuck in a female human form and pulled into a toxic romantic relationship with Dame Isobel-- in a world where being LGBT is punishable by death. In the midst of this insanity, it's quite clear to the Fisherman: Humanity is confusing, inefficient, and messy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Isobel reveals that she will never let the Fisherman go, even if they find the mad god, the Fisherman knows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's time to get violent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREVIEWS FOR LANDLOCKED IN FOREIGN SKIN:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\"...it's a wild, strange, and genuinely gripping story with a dark twist—definitely worth a read. I'm SO upset I finished it AAAAAAAGJ 😞🤕🤕\"\u003cbr\u003e--Lloyd, Booksirens reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨\u003cbr\u003e\"The characters were weird and toxic (in a good way) you just have to keep reading. The plot was full of surprises that I just didn't see coming but were all great, the worldbuilding was integrated wonderfully and all that in under 200 pages.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- atlas, Booksirens reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\"...a mesmerizing sapphic sci-fi novella that seamlessly constructs an intricate universe and atmospheric storyline jam packed with character, plot, and mystery - a layered and elaborate narrative that's as deeply relatable as it is completely alien.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Amanda, reviewer at Her Infinite Archive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\"Short, sweet, and tastefully gory--Landlocked in Foreign Skin is a curious exploration of what it means to be human, sentient, or otherwise emotional. I burned through this novella in a day, wondering what would happen from the first page to the last.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Theo, Booksirens reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandlocked In Foreign Skin: A Sapphic Sci-Fi Novella has mature content and some violence, as well as profanity. Reader discretion is advised.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spineless Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54709673394449,"sku":"yol1789957157968","price":6.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/0024\/2961\/files\/landlocked-in-foreign-skin-a-sapphic-sci-fi-novella_1.jpg?v=1789957160","url":"https:\/\/petbandanas.shop\/products\/landlocked-in-foreign-skin-a-sapphic-sci-fi-novella","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}