Circo de Las Luces, El - by J R Dawson (Paperback)

About the Book

Welcome to the Circus of the Fantasticals... After World War I, a select few wake up with frightening magical abilities. Rin can jump through time. Odette, can heal the unhealable. And their friend, Mauve, sees what others can't. Alone, afraid and exiled from regular society, the trio create a haven for Sparks - people like them - a circus housing those who are powerful and lost. Now it's 1926, and Rin runs the Circus of the Fantasticals. It travels across the States, spreading enchantment and joy to those who need it. Rin hopes their performances leave the world brighter than before. But new threats loom that even circus lights can't vanquish. Another devastating war is barrelling across the world. Worse still, Rin's past creeps closer every day, a malevolent shadow she can't fully escape. This takes the form of a rival circus, with tents as black as midnight. Its leader has dark powers and even darker desires. For the Sparks have something he wants - and Rin knows he won't stop until he has it.

About the Author

J. R. Dawson (she/they) is a writer and educator who has published shorter works in places such as F&SF, The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy and Lightspeed. She lives in Omaha with a loving spouse and three dogs. Having earned a BFA from the Theatre School at DePaul and an MFA in creative writing from Stonecoast, Dawson works as a teaching artist. Her clients include assorted Midwestern nonprofits that teach kids the power of performance and storytelling.