ORBITAL BEBOP

“Reuben Tihi Hayslett has seen the future and it is Resistance! Whatever planet we land on… queer people of colour will be yearning for love and fighting the power with fire and panache.” — Jewelle Gomez, The Gilda Stories

— Jewelle Gomez

Reknown author of The Gilda Stories

Orbital Bebop is a fascinating glimpse into a potential future we might yet avoid, but is hard to dismiss outright. As billionaires continue to make plans to colonize the stars, what will happen to the rest of us? Orbital Bebop provides us with a possible answer. It is a thrilling read and a masterful display of storytelling.

— David J. Peterson

A Thrilling and Thought-Provoking Vision of Our Future

Orbital Bebop is an absolutely timely work of fiction. Unabashedly radical and queer, set against a dystopian backdrop, these characters are an exploration of what solidarity and resistance could be.

— Sarah Calvarese

A Radical and Urgently Relevant Dystopian Vision

Orbital Bebop shows what it really takes to engage in the act of world-building. Across space—literally—and time, a keen sense of language and lyric amplifies queer folks of color and their lineages. Through memory work, vulnerability, and convening on the dance floor, its complex characters confront fears, realities, and unexpected joys while navigating nearly a millennium of both oppression and resistance.

— Dr. LeConté Dill

Queer World-Building Across Space, Time, and Memory