
Awakened
Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · April 29, 2025
A Fantasy pick for readers exploring Awakened.
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- Who it’s for
- A fantasy-forward read for following the author into a sustained, immersed stretch.
- Genres
- Transgender Fiction, Magical Realism, Contemporary Fantasy
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, April 29, 2025
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A USA Today Bestseller & Stonewall Book Award Honor 2026 A coven of trans witches battle an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they can understand every language in the world.
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Dazed and disconnected, Wilder is found and taken in by a small coven of trans witches who have all become Awakened with mystical powers of their own. Quibble, a handsome portal traveler, Artemis, the group’s caretaker and seer, and Mary Margaret, a smart-ass teen with telekinetic powers all work to make the cagey and suspicious Wilder feel at home, both within their group and with the knowledge that magic is, in fact, real. Just as Wilder is finding their footing, a malicious AI threatens to dismantle the delicate balance of the coven and the world as they know it. The group scrambles to stay united as they question whether any consciousness—be it artificial, material, or magical—is too dangerous to exist. Awakened is a hilarious, thought-provoking reflection on the ways that we are responsible for creating our own realities, a story of finding community, and a meditation on what it means to have a body.
What Hooks Here
A fantasy-forward read for following the author into a sustained, immersed stretch.
Come here for
- fantasy-and-magic sheen
- A.E. Osworth in the mix
Expect
- friendship and magic
- a contemporary-fantasy tone
Where it sits
| Transgender Fiction | 60% |
|---|---|
| Magical Realism | 32% |
| Contemporary Fantasy | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Urban Fantasy
- The Occult & Supernatural
- Friendship
- Transgender Fiction
- Authors
- A.E. Osworth, Grand Central Publishing
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- April 29, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Urban Fantasy