“Zoi asks original, startling questions about first contact. Jane Mondrup gives us a clear, anguished voice that must weigh the risk of making dreams come true against an irrevocable choice—with no way to know what is the right choice. Again and again, I was moved by the struggle to retain human identity and purpose in the immensity of time and space.”

— Sue Burke, author of the Semiosis trilogy

“Here is a fresh, original voice, telling her tale of a very different first contact with a cool elegance, dignity, and a deep love for life. It’s squishy, intimate and filled with mystery, wonder—and a little shiver of body horror.”

— Ian McDonald, award-winning author of Hopeland, The Dervish House, and Brasyl

“‘Our body. Our Zoi.’ Zoi journeys through time and space, eliding, through the titular entity, all boundaries between the inner and the outer, the singular and the multiple, and above all between the staggeringly alien and the cosily familiar. A cleverly executed balance of heartbreak and hope.”

— J. S. Breukelaar, Aurealis and Shirley Jackson Award finalist for Aletheia and Collision:Stories

“Jane Mondrup’s Zoi is a wonderful and gripping story about otherness, when “I” becomes “the Other”. Deeply human and wonderfully written, it is a powerful novel and an essential companion to Stanislaw Lem’s classic Solaris. A must-read for all lovers of sci fi with a real heart beating inside.”

— Seb Doubinsky, author of The Sum of All Things and The Horror

“Inventive, clever, and pleasingly Cronenbergesque.”

— Priya Sharma, Shirley Jackson Award and British Fantasy Award winning author of All the Fabulous Beasts

“Zoi is a new and refreshing take on first contact stories as well as the idea and role of the doppelgänger. It is a quietly philosophical book about choices and determination that follows the narrator, Amira, on her journey of transformation and adaptation. With its diverse cast and contemporary views, I am tempted to call Zoi a modern Solaris, but it is an original novel that stands fully on its own. I found myself deeply invested in the book and would recommend it to fans of Sue Burke and Becky Chambers, and everybody else who enjoys science fiction that is both solid and approachable.”

— Marie Howalt, author of the Moonless Trilogy, Colibri Investigations and A Study in Black Brew

We are using a combination of social media marketing with global distribution through Ingram, making the book available via numerous retailers. Currently we are querying SFF magazines, review websites, and private reviewers like book bloggers, bookstagrammers and booktubers, for reviews or other kinds of mention. At the moment, 25 private reviewers have received ARCs and two reviews (both 5 star) have been posted on Instagram and Goodreads. Two magazines have asked for review copies), and two websites have received material for an author feature. Querying for reviews will continue in the coming months, and when we get to June, we hope that the reviews that have already appeared will help spark interest for reviews through NetGalley.