Excited to share a sneak peek at an upcoming review of Ziggy Schutz’s TWICE-SPENT COMET that will appear in the next Aurealis Magazine!
Poignant and philosophical text cartwheels you from a planet of bleakness to craters of exquisiteness where magic is the space between the pages of this highly-imaginative novella.
Eugen Bacon, Aurealis Magazine
Twice-Spent Comet
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The fall from hopeful revolutionary to prison laborer is a hard one. Fer’s world has shrunk from the whole damn universe to this anonymous asteroid and the four other convicts who share it with them. It’s a fitting end, for someone who used to wish on stars but now can only seem to collect endings.
But magic and falling stars have ways of finding those who need them, and when Fer takes a chance and looks up, there’s a mermaid staring back at them, silhouetted by stars.
twice-spent comet is a fairy tale for forgotten places and the people whose stories are stuck waiting for the next sentence.
Praise for Twice-Spent Comet
“Twice-Spent Comet by Ziggy Schutz is an absolute gem of a novella, filled with whimsy, hope, and unexpected magic in the unlikeliest of places. This fairy tale for the forgotten paints a breathtakingly beautiful story about Fer, a convict whose universe has shrunk to the confines of an asteroid, where they share space with other prisoners and lost hopes. But one magical moment changes everything—a mermaid, bathed in starlight, looks back at Fer, igniting a new spark in their otherwise bleak existence. . . . This story is both fantastical and deeply human, offering a reminder that even in the darkest places, magic and hope can find a way to break through. . . . A must read.” — Cassandra Bivens, Casla Reads“It’s always impressive when an author manages to pack enough information into a novella that the reader isn’t left feeling like something’s missing or it should have been a longer book, and Ziggy Schutz has absolutely accomplished that with Twice-Spent Comet, a beautiful story about Fer, who yearns for belonging and to find a strong connection that can’t be easily severed. . . . The book reads like a fairy tale, with just the right amount of seriousness mixed with magical wonder.” —Elle, Little Vermo Reviews“This was a gorgeous, heart-warming tale of losing and finding, of found family and beloved friends, and of how the absolute wrong things can lead to the absolute best. Plus, like, you know, space mermaids and shining-bright LGBTQ+ representation.” —The Shayne-Train“If you enjoy well written LGBTQ+ representation set in the mysterious vastness of outer space—Twice-Spent Comet is a must-read for you!” —Jinx Isaacs, WatchfulEye.Art“A quick-to-read and captivating novella.” —Jen Paul, Making Good Stories“Schutz crafted a beautiful story, which ties in the themes and the character arcs into a tidy package. . . . I highly recommend.” —L. A. Lanquist, Trans Narrative
