FICTION · CHILDREN
Kate Thompson
Also known as: Katharine Anna Thompson, Thompson, Kate
Children's author NOTE: There are multiple Kate Thompsons born in 1956 with very similar names. Be careful when working with these records.
Be careful what you wish for.
— from Only Human, 2000
Most acclaimed
Origins
The popular queer and trans webcomic Assigned Male started in 2014. Back then, Sophie Labelle was only a university student making comics during class. Then, something magical happened : hoards of TERFs and transphobes found out about her work, giving her the confidence she needed to make comics full time. It's the first time in almost 5 years that most of the comics featured in this anthology are shown to an audience (after the Great Purge of 2016, when Sophie became really self-conscious about how badly-drawn some of them were). The Anthology also features the content of a few zine that have been out of prints for years! "Origins : The Assigned Male Digital Anthology" is 400 pages (!!) divided in 16 PDF chapters. It also features a collection of posters made between 2014 and 2016 by the author. Includes : Down With the Cis-Tem (2014) Gender Euphoria (2014) Dear Cis People (2015) The Assignment (2016) Nail Polish (2016) Help! Everything in my life is turning GAY (2016) Gender Liberation and Warm Fuzzies (2016) The World Needs more Trans Cuties (2016) Ultra Chicken Fun Time Super Special (2017) Dating Tips for Trans and Queer Weirdos (2017) Camp Fabulous (2019) —Author
Only Human
2000
"World War Z meets The Martian in the explosive follow-up to Sleeping Giants ("One of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory"--NPR) and Waking Gods ("Pure, unadulterated literary escapism"--Kirkus Reviews). In her childhood, Rose Franklin accidentally discovered a giant metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. As an adult, Dr. Rose Franklin led the team that uncovered the rest of the body parts which together form Themis: a powerful robot of mysterious alien origin. She, along with linguist Vincent, pilot Kara, and the unnamed Interviewer, protected the Earth from geopolitical conflict and alien invasion alike. Now, after nearly ten years on another world, Rose returns to find her old alliances forfeit and the planet in shambles. And she must pick up the pieces of the Earth Defense Corps as her own friends turn against each other"-- "In her childhood, Rose Franklin accidentally discovered a giant metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. As an adult, Dr. Rose Franklin led the team that uncovered the rest of the body parts which together form Themis: a powerful robot of mysterious alien origin. She, along with linguist Vincent, pilot Kara, and the unnamed Interviewer, protected the Earth from geopolitical conflict and alien invasion alike. Now, after nearly ten years on another world, Rose returns to find her old alliances forfeit and the planet in shambles. And she must pick up the pieces of the Earth Defense Corps as her own friends turn against each other"--
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Christine Nilsson and her husband, Marcus, are desperate for a baby. Unable to conceive, they find themselves facing a difficult choice they had never anticipated. After many appointments with specialists, endless research, and countless conversations, they make the decision to use a donor. Two months pass, and Christine is happily pregnant. But one day, she is shocked to see a young blond man on the TV news being arrested for a series of brutal murders -- and the blond man bears an undeniable and uncanny resemblance to her donor. Delving deeper to uncover the truth, Christine must confront a terrifying reality and face her worst fears.