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The Nga’phandileh Whisperer
A Sauútiverse Novella
by Eugen Bacon
When a precocious Guardian in Sector Z in New Inku’lulu—an elite space outpost—misuses her sound magic, the Guardians punish her by stripping away her magical ability.
Chant’L is exiled to Savage Mound, a sound island on planet Wiimb-ó. She discovers that magic is inborn, never truly lost or taken, and summons the Nga’phandileh, creatures of unreality. But her magic is more than she bargained for.
Now the Guardians in Sector Z find themselves with a massive catastrophe they must not only keep secret, but resolve.
A science fiction horror from an award-winning queen of Afro-Irreal genre bending.
A glossary of Bantu, Afrocentric and authorly-crafted words complements this genre-bending, cross-cultural novella. Something beautiful, something dark in lyrical language packed with affection, dread, anguish and hope.
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Praise for The Nga’phandileh Whisperer
“The Nga’phandileh Whisperer is mythic and ancient, feverish and insistent, lyrical and atmospheric, eerie yet enchanting—an enticingly strange exploration of the power of sound by a poetic storyteller.”
– Ai Jiang, Nebula and Bram Stoker Award winner and Hugo Award finalist of A Palace Near the Wind and Linghun
“Eugen Bacon is a master of using bold, evocative prose to guide the reader through a uniquely speculative world. It’s clear the author has selected each word with great care, artfully arranging them throughout the narrative with an almost musical quality that begs to be read aloud in order to fully experience Bacon’s own brand of sound magic.”
– P.A. Cornell, Nebula finalist author of Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl
“The Nga’phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon is bursting with imagination, culture, magic, and the mystique of distant worlds. This enchanting yarn blends science fiction, fantasy, and horror to create a beautiful and timeless song.”
– Pedro Iniguez, Bram Stoker Award finalist and author of Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories
Specifications
Publication date September 2, 2025
Paperback: 979-8-9914419-2-6 / Price 13.99
Hardback: 979-8-9914419-4-0 / Price 19.99
Ebook: 979-8-9914419-3-3 / Price 5.99
Cover art by Stephen Embleton. Title font and back cover layout by Dash Creative.