Out of the Drowning Deep

In the distant future, when mortals mingle withthegods indeepspace, anout-of-date automaton, a recovering addict, and an angel race to solvethePope's murder in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. Dreamy, beautifully written queer science-fantasy novella, for fans ofBecky ChambersandThis is How You Lose the Time War. Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton, peacefully whiling away his years ontheBastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner ofthegalaxy. But whenthevisiting Pope is found murdered, Scribe IV knows he has very little time beforetheterrifying Sisters oftheDrownedDeeprise up to punishtheBastion's residents for their crime. Quin, a recovering drug addict turned private investigator, picks up a scrambled signal fromthe Bastion and agrees to take the case. Traumatized by a bizarre experience in his childhood, Quin repeatedly feeds his memories to his lover,theangel Murmuration. But fragmented glimpses of an otherworldly horror he callsthecrawling darkcontinue to haunt his dreams. Meanwhile in Heaven, an angel named Angel hears Scribe IV's prayer. Intrigued bytheidea of solving a crime with mortals, xe descends to offer xer divine assistance (whether those mortals want it or not). WiththeDrownedSisters closing in aroundtheBastion, Scribe IV, Quin, and Angel race to findoutwho really murderedthePope, and why. Quin's missing memories may holdthekey tothecase-but is remembering worth the price?