Notes From A Regicide

Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman

A Lyrical, Heart-Wrenching Trans Coming-of-Age Story Set in a Dystopian Future
Found family, fractured legacy, and the love that survives revolution—told with Isaac Fellman’s signature emotional brilliance.

From award-winning author Isaac Fellman comes Notes from a Regicide, a deeply affecting and genre-bending novel that blends trans identity, science fiction, and family history into an unforgettable narrative about the ache of inheritance and the power of chosen love.

When Griffon Keming’s second parents took him in, they gave him a chance at a new life: teaching him how to exist in his body, paying for his transition, and building a fragile sanctuary after years of trauma. But Griffon’s adoptive parents were haunted by their past—as political dissidents, artists, and survivors of a failed revolution in a faraway homeland.

Now they’re gone. And Griffon’s only connection to their buried truths is a blood-stained journal—written by his father in the final days before his execution. Through this powerful, fragmented love story between two artists and revolutionaries, Griffon searches for meaning in their sacrifices, their secrets, and the lingering shadows they left behind.

Set in a distant but painfully familiar future, Notes from a Regicide is a haunting speculative family saga about the ways we are shaped—and scarred—by those who loved us first, and how we carry their stories forward.

🌌 Perfect for fans of Torrey Peters, Becky Chambers, and speculative queer fiction
🌌 Blends intimate character study with a dystopian sci-fi backdrop
🌌 A profound meditation on transition, grief, found family, and the price of survival

Format: Hardcover
Genre: LGBTQ+ Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction
Themes: Trans Identity, Found Family, Grief and Legacy, Queer Love, Political Resistance
Audience: Readers of emotional LGBTQ+ fiction, queer sci-fi, and literary dystopian narratives