Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl

Name: Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl
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SKU: 9798991441988
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By P a Cornell

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Just beneath the hovercar lanes, in a Toronto very much like ours, sits an unassuming diner called Rocket Ray's. There, Shoeshine Boy spots the girl of his dreams-if his dreams ever got that good. No stranger to men, Cigarette Girl isn't easily impressed, but something about... Read More

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Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl

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A retrofuturistic science fiction romance novella from award-winning author P.A. Cornell.

Description

Over steaming cups of coffee, they dream of a life just out of reach. Goodhearted Shoeshine Boy just wants to give his girl the moon, even if that means risking everything. Cigarette Girl, a grifter used to looking out for number one, finds her priorities shifting as her heart soars like the rockets in the sky.

When a well-dressed stranger enters the picture, he presents them with opportunities that put their love to the test. Will Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl make each other's dreams come true, or lose each other in the process?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798991441988

Publisher: Stars and Sabers Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 February 2026

Imprint: Stars and Sabers Publishing

Contributors:

Illustrated by Ahmed Raafat

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 136g

Pages: 92

Collections

Fiction General Fiction P a Cornell Romance Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction

About the Author

P.A. Cornell is an award-winning, Chilean-Canadian, speculative fiction author. In 2024, she became the first ever Chilean writer to be nominated for the Nebula Award for her story, "Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont," also a finalist for the Aurora and World Fantasy Awards. Additionally, Cornell has been long-listed for the 2023 and 2024 BSFA Awards, and in 2022, her story, "Splits," won Canada's 2022 Short Works Prize for Published Fiction. Despite her early interest in fiction, Cornell's first publications were in non-fiction as a journalist and copy editor. Since 2015, she's dedicated herself to writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror full time, and her stories have appeared in over fifty magazines and anthologies, including three "Best of" anthologies. Ahmed Raafat is a UK based Egyptian comic book artist. Ahmed began his career in comics in 2015 with "El-Osba" (Arabic for The League), an Egyptian superhero comic book series that he published in Egypt. In 2016 Ahmed moved to the UK, and has since then been working in comics regularly, both mainstream and small press/indie publications.Ahmed is best known for his work on QUICK STOPS, a comic book anthology series written by director/writer Kevin Smith, inspired by his films, and published by Dark Horse comics/Secret Stash press. He has contributed with one issue out of four in Volumes 1 and 3, and was the solo artist for the entire Volume 2. His most recent work is WHO ARE THE POWER PALS, a superhero comedy series also published by Dark Horse comics. He has also previously worked with Netflix and Oni Press.