What starts as a science fiction adventure turns into a harrowing thriller in the upcoming novel The Curve of the Corridor by Victoria Feistner.
The arkship Guiana making its way to its new planetary home with its family of eight. The cargo ship Clemenestra making a cargo run with its captain and pilot. Routine missions, until space itself seems to fight their progress. Where they end up, they could never expect, and returning to what they know may be impossible.
The Curve of the Corridor combines a threat grounded in solid science fiction with a well developed universe as humans have reached into the stars, along with all the messy politics and prejudices that accompany it. With its cast of diverse and relatable characters struggling against problems much bigger than them, readers will immediately be hooked.
Author Grace Seybold (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Star*Line, Clarkesworld) called the book, “A complex and satisfying voyage through a richly imagined future. Fans of emotionally resonant, large-canvas space opera in the manner of Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine will love Feistner’s The Curve of the Corridor.” Publishers Weekly praised Feistner’s “humorous, energetic prose” in her previous book, Blackout Odyssey. Booklist concurred, adding that the star was an “engaging and charmingly stubborn protagonist who is easy to root for.”
The Curve of the Corridor will be released August 14, 2026 in trade paperback (394 pages, ISBN 978-1-998795-30-7, $27.99 CAD) and ebook (ISBN 978-1-998795-31-4, $7.99) formats.
Victoria Feistner is a writer, a graphic designer, and an artisan in equal parts, although some of those parts are more equal than others. She has been published in Salt&Syntax, Speculative North, and GigaNotoSaurus, among other magazines and anthologies. She lives in Toronto with her partner and two jerks cats; more of her work can be found at victoriafeistner.com.
The Curve of the Corridor is Milton, Ontario-based science fiction and fantasy publisher Brain Lag’s 60th title. It is the publisher’s third release of 2026 and second book from Feistner, following up 2021’s Blackout Odyssey.
Media inquiries and requests to contact the author can be directed to publishing@brain-lag.com.
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