WEIRD FISHES

sf novella featuring encounters with intelligent life in the sea

published by stelliform press (2022)

PW, STAR1

publishers weekly, starred review

“Mariz combines dense, realistic science with lush, fantastic description and provides abundant space for the story’s more outlandish elements to stretch out and breathe.”

PW, STAR2

publishers weekly, starred review

“The relationships at the heart of this tale manage to be both completely human and utterly unbeholden to the above-water dynamics readers might take for granted.”

PW, STAR3

publishers weekly, starred review

“The resulting novella feels entirely fresh and inventive.”

NINA MUNTEANU

Nina Munteanu, author of Water Is… and A Diary in the Age of Water

A lyrical and heartfelt adventure that celebrates how the ocean connects us all

ALEX BROWN

Alex Brown @ Punk Ass Book Jockey

"Mariz does a fantastic job conveying the uniqueness and non human-ness of the underwater beings, the way they communicate, the way they interact with their environment, the way they move through space & time."

KEIKI1

@keikiakapueo

"I just can't quite put to words how much this book resonates with my na'au and makes me long for a place I feel like my kupuna might know."

KEIKI2

@keikiakapueo

"BGKDDBDHRJRJRHRH YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS BOOK
@raemariz IS A GODDAMN POET, AN ARTIST, THE WAY RAE WEAVES WORDS AND WORLD TOGETHER HAS ME IN DESPAIR IN THE BEST WAYS"

KEIKI3

@keikiakapueo

I cannot wait for you all to read this wonderful, fluid, deep diving
and just plain FUN climate story
the amount of MANA @raemariz has imbued into every page.
Kanaka fiction you do NOT want to miss!"

KEIKI4

@keikiakapueo

Don't miss this! Weird Fishes is such a breathtaking, gorgeous and evocative piece of near future kanaka climate fiction and @raemariz has such a way with weaving words into a net that captures you from the very beginning and doesnt let go!

JULIA RIOS

Julia Rios, creator of Mermaids Monthly magazine

“Weird Fishes is a vibrant, beautiful exploration of oceans teeming with lives and cultures unknown to humans. This book is a must for anyone who loves the sea!”

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