№ 1 · The Best of Catherynne M. Valente
The celebrated author of Fairyland, Space Opera, and much more, Catherynne M. Valente is also known for her stunning prose and captivating worldbuilding. From life on Mars to the zombified streets of Augusta, Maine, she has taken readers on unforgettable journeys for two decades. Subterranean Press is proud to present: The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One, the first comprehensive collection of Valente's short fiction, soaring through eighteen years of pushing the edges of storytelling. Among her award-winning stories, you'll find everything from melancholy robot girls to Eurydice and Orpheus; from detectives in Purgatory to time-traveling squirrels to a very different Santa Claus; from the grey coast of Washington to Alice's Wonderland. Valente's work is an open, beating heart, ready to welcome you in to its darkness and its light.
The celebrated author of Fairyland, Space Opera, and much more, Catherynne M. Valente is also known for her stunning prose and captivating worldbuilding. From life on Mars to the zombified streets of Augusta, Maine, she has taken readers on unforgettable journeys for two decades. Subterranean Press is proud to present: The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One, the first comprehensive collection of Valente's short fiction, soaring through eighteen years of pushing the edges of storytelling. Among her award-winning stories, you'll find everything from melancholy robot girls to Eurydice and Orpheus; from detectives in Purgatory to time-traveling squirrels to a very different Santa Claus; from the grey coast of Washington to Alice's Wonderland. Valente's work is an open, beating heart, ready to welcome you in to its darkness and its light.
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Speculative fiction gained a distinctive, mythic voice with the publication of fantasy series and standalone novels that reimagine folklore through intricate formal structures. Catherynne M. Valente achieved widespread acclaim with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, a crowdfunded bestseller that established her reputation in modern fantasy.
From the braided nested narrative of In the Night Garden to urban fantasy and science fiction, her expansive body of work bridges rich prose traditions with bold genre experimentation.
Catherynne Morgan Valente was born Bethany Thomas in Seattle, Washington, on May 5, 1979, and grew up moving between California and Washington. After graduating from high school in Davis, California, at age 15, she attended the University of California, San Diego, where she earned a degree in Classical Studies. She pursued graduate studies at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and lived overseas near Yokohama, Japan, for over two years before returning to the United States, living briefly in Virginia and Ohio, and eventually settling on Peaks Island off the coast of Maine.
Valente began publishing poetry and speculative fiction in the mid-2000s, winning a Rhysling Award in 2007 for her long poem "The Seven Devils of Central California." Her career accelerated with The Orphan's Tales duology; its first installment, In the Night Garden, earned the James Tiptree Jr. (now Otherwise) Award. She followed this success with the Andre Norton Award-winning The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and the Lambda Literary Award-winning Palimpsest. Her honors also include Locus, Mythopoeic, Theodore Sturgeon, Eugie Foster Memorial, and Hugo Awards. She lives on Peaks Island with her son.
Valente is widely recognized as a central figure in the "mythpunk" subgenre, defined by baroque, lyrical prose and formal experimentation. Her narratives frequently incorporate braided or nested frame stories, genre pastiche, and surreal imagery while blending ancient fairy tales and mythic motifs with contemporary politics and queer themes. Across her poetry, novellas, and novels, she balances elaborate stylistic complexity with sharp emotional stakes.
34 books in catalog
Speculative fiction gained a distinctive, mythic voice with the publication of fantasy series and standalone novels that reimagine folklore through intricate formal structures. Catherynne M. Valente achieved widespread acclaim with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, a crowdfunded bestseller that established her reputation in modern fantasy.
From the braided nested narrative of In the Night Garden to urban fantasy and science fiction, her expansive body of work bridges rich prose traditions with bold genre experimentation.
Catherynne Morgan Valente was born Bethany Thomas in Seattle, Washington, on May 5, 1979, and grew up moving between California and Washington. After graduating from high school in Davis, California, at age 15, she attended the University of California, San Diego, where she earned a degree in Classical Studies. She pursued graduate studies at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and lived overseas near Yokohama, Japan, for over two years before returning to the United States, living briefly in Virginia and Ohio, and eventually settling on Peaks Island off the coast of Maine.
Valente began publishing poetry and speculative fiction in the mid-2000s, winning a Rhysling Award in 2007 for her long poem "The Seven Devils of Central California." Her career accelerated with The Orphan's Tales duology; its first installment, In the Night Garden, earned the James Tiptree Jr. (now Otherwise) Award. She followed this success with the Andre Norton Award-winning The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and the Lambda Literary Award-winning Palimpsest. Her honors also include Locus, Mythopoeic, Theodore Sturgeon, Eugie Foster Memorial, and Hugo Awards. She lives on Peaks Island with her son.
Valente is widely recognized as a central figure in the "mythpunk" subgenre, defined by baroque, lyrical prose and formal experimentation. Her narratives frequently incorporate braided or nested frame stories, genre pastiche, and surreal imagery while blending ancient fairy tales and mythic motifs with contemporary politics and queer themes. Across her poetry, novellas, and novels, she balances elaborate stylistic complexity with sharp emotional stakes.
The Best of Catherynne M. Valente
The Best of Catherynne M. Valente