G. Willow Wilson Books In Order

Letters from Lost Countries

Ladies and gentlemen, there’s been a change in our flight plan. You may have heard of a group called the Etesian Front vigilantes dedicated to taking the skies back from terrorism. Sounds like a noble cause, right? But there’s more to them than meets the eye. They’re after someone I know. Someone who is either an average frequent flier or a terrorist. And he’s got a secret. Something that will change the way we fly and the way we see technology forever. To find him, we’ve altered course. We’re en route to a country that doesn’t exist on any maps. Only one person knows how to get us there: me. My name is Blythe, and I’ll be your stewardess today. So buckle your seatbelts this will be the flight of your life.

Pureland

Blythe’s first test flight in Clearfleet’s new hyperprax plane doesn’t go as she planned. Dogged by a strange illness, she arrives at Sky 1 disoriented and off her guard before meeting an old friend who has a secret she is totally unprepared to hear. From there, out of desperatation to unravel the truth from the lies, Blythe makes a dangerous journey to the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan where she’s drawn into a holy war with a bizarre twist. If she wants to learn Zayn’s final secret, she will have to survive the conflict. Blythe’s prescription drug dependency catches up with her as she fights for her life in Pakistan and her mysterious contact reveals the story behind Zayn’s missing years. But will the info be too little, too late? When she arrives in Amsterdam in critical condition, it’s up to Amelia to help save her. Determined to find Zayn and force him to man up, Amelia criss crosses the globe and the memories of her past.

A History of the Future

Ladies and gentlemen, there’s been a change in our flight plan. You may have heard of a group called the Etesian Front vigilantes dedicated to taking the skies back from terrorism. Sounds like a noble cause, right? But there’s more to them than meets the eye. They’re after someone I know. Someone who is either an average frequent flier or a terrorist. And he’s got a secret. Something that will change the way we fly and the way we see technology forever.

To find him, we’ve altered course. We’re en route to a country that doesn’t exist on any maps. Only one person knows how to get us there: me. My name is Blythe, and I’ll be your stewardess today. So buckle your seatbelts this will be the flight of your life.

In this second volume, Blythe’s mysterious rescuer reveals the truth behind one of the most shocking disappearances in aviation history a secret tied to the origin of hyperprax flight. As the race to find the device begins, Blythe must master her skills as a hyperpract. But her fear of heights may get the better of her. Blythe has traveled through a country that doesn’t exist to a dimension of lost things to search for the stranger she’s fallen in love with a man who may or may not be a terrorist. Now, they will
be reunited in the strangest way possible: Trapped in 10 year old Zayn’s body, Blythe will relive his life. The things she’ll learn will shock her, and perhaps forever alter her course…

Cairo

Journalist G. Willow Wilson brings an extraordinary fable to Vertigo in October with Cairo, an original graphic novel illustrated by Turkish artist M.K. Perker, himself a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker. Set in bustling modern day Cairo, this magical realism thriller interweaves the lives of a drug runner, a down on his luck journalist, an American expatriate, a young activist, an Israeli soldier, and a genie as they navigate the city’s streets and spiritual underworld to find a stolen hooka sought by a wrathful gangster magician.

Vixen

On a mission against the mega mobsters of Intergang, the Justice League makes a stunning discovery revealing the truth behind the death of Vixen‘s mother. Long ago, poachers were fingered in her murder, but stunning proof arrives exposing the identity of her real killer! And the man responsible is still alive, making a vicious play for power in the homeland Vixen left years ago. This groundbreaking 5 issue miniseries by rising stars G. Willow Wilson OUTSIDERS: AQUAMAN/METAMORPHO, CAIRO, AIR and Cafu Black Panther plunges the League’s animal powered warrior into a deeply spiritual, but instantly deadly, quest for vengeance and draws the League itself into the newest chapter of Intergang’s ever expanding race for domination.

The Butterfly Mosque

The extraordinary story of a young North American’s conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with an Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim worldAfter graduating from university, Willow Wilson, a young American and newly converted Muslim impulsively accepts a teaching position in Cairo. There, she meets Omar, a passionate young nationalist with a degree in astrophysics. Omar introduces Willow to the bustling city, and through him she discovers a young, moderate nationalist movement, a movement that both wants to divest itself of western influence and regain cultural pride. When the two find themselves unexpectedly in love, despite their deep cultural differences, they decide that they will try to forge a third culture, a new landscape that will embrace some of each of their cultures, and give their fledgling romance some hope of survival. Wilson weaves this engaging personal story with deep insights into faith in a fractured world, and gives westerners rare insight into an important young reform movement. Butterfly Mosque is an inspiring account of an unlikely cross cultural love, and the moving story of two young people working within the boundaries of contemporary religion and culture to forge a life together against the odds.