RAKESFALL is shortlisted for the 2025 Le Guin Prize!| Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall has won the Otherwise Award (formerly known as the Tiptree) which now awards multiple winners per year: Rakesfall is one of four, alongside Emet North’s In Universes, Walking Practice by Dolki Min, translated by Victoria Caudle, and “Kiss of Life” by P.C. Verrone. Many congratulations to my co-winners and the longlistees! The announcement page […]| Vajra Chandrasekera
RAKESFALL is a Nebula Award finalist!| Vajra Chandrasekera
Allegory, fascism, death, balls, falls.| Vajra Chandrasekera
On RAKESFALL, piloerection, and a holiday discount.| Vajra Chandrasekera
I have a novel and a novelette to wave at you. Rakesfall was published in 2024 in the US, and is eligible for any award that has a novel category. It’s one of the New York Times Book Review’s Notable Books of 2024 and one of their ten picks for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy […]| Vajra Chandrasekera