#OpeningSentence

Basit Deniau's greatest architectural triumph is the house he died in.

— Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Now, standing in front of the tower, it was far too real.

— The Warden by Daniel M. Ford

Her name was Dumai, from an ancient word for a dream that ends too soon.

— A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

I’m really not supposed to be doing this, but a girl’s gotta get paid.

— The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu

Raindrops slapped the cowl of Rafe’s cloak as he followed Jassa through the trees.

— Viscera by Gabriel Squailia

Stella Wallace met her family’s god when she was nine years old.

— Revelator by Daryl Gregory

The war had begun long before we arrived because war was their way of life.

— Semiosis by Sue Burke, Sue Burke

Onna Gebowa had always liked numbers.

— Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner

I was standing on a stranger’s doorstep and wishing my feet were nailed to the ground.

— Non-Player Character by Veo Corva

I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me.

— City of Lies by Sam Hawke