Kinning
Kinning by Nisi Shawl, published by Tor Publishing Group on January 23, 2024, is a 432-page work in English that continues the narrative established in Shawl’s debut novel, Everfair. This installment delves into an alternate history where barkcloth airships navigate the skies, and diverse communities strive to forge a new society while liberating themselves from imperialist rule. Set against the backdrop of a post-war Everfair, the story follows characters Tink and Bee-Lung as they embark on a journey to spread a unique empathy-generating fungus, aiming to foster connections and revolutionary ideals of socialism and equality.
Readers will encounter the ongoing struggles of Everfair’s royal family, including Princess Mwadi and Prince Ilunga, as they return from Egypt to claim their rightful place in a politically charged environment. The narrative explores themes of power dynamics, manipulation, and the quest for freedom, as Queen Josina orchestrates events from behind the scenes. Kinning presents a rich tapestry of characters and conflicts, inviting readers to reflect on the ideals that underpin the founding of Everfair and the challenges it faces from both internal and external forces.
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Named a Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book of The Year by Elle!
Nominated for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel!
Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl’s acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where barkcloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.
The Great War is over. Everfair has found peace within its borders. But our heroes’ stories are far from done.
Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via aircanoe, spreading the spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus. Through these spores, they seek to build bonds between people and help spread revolutionary sentiments of socialism and equality—the very ideals that led to Everfair’s founding.
Meanwhile, Everfair’s Princess Mwadi and Prince Ilunga return home from a sojourn in Egypt to vie for their country’s rule following the abdication of their father King Mwenda. But their mother, Queen Josina, manipulates them both from behind the scenes, while also pitting Europe’s influenza-weakened political powers against one another as these countries fight to regain control of their rebellious colonies.
Will Everfair continue to serve as a symbol of hope, freedom, and equality to anticolonial movements around the world, or will it fall to forces inside and out?
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