The Science of Ghosts – Hill Nadell Literary Agency

Lilah Sturges, El Garing
The Science of Ghosts #1
(Legendary Comics, June 2024)

Read the Publisher’s Weekly review
Named one of Parade’s Best New LGBTQI+ Books 2024

She’ll take ghosts over solving her own problems any day.

While navigating the mysteries of the afterlife, Joy Ravenna – a transgender parapsychologist, must also deal with the very real challenges of her past and present. Her first post-transition relationship, a hostile ex-wife, and clues to murder long forgotten will test her at every twist and turn. For Joy, working with ghosts is way easier than dealing with the living.

Praise for The Science of Ghosts

“Sturges and Garing deliver juicy pulp thrills in this queer paranormal murder mystery….Sturges hits all the standard pleasures of crime fiction: mystery, action, steamy sex scenes, and showdowns with scheming villains. Though the story wraps up in one volume, readers may wish for a sequel. This soars. ” — Publishers Weekly

“A thrilling paranormal mystery with a unique approach toghosts and a compelling transgender protagonist dealingwith ghosts of her own. The expressive and atmosphericart will have you searching faces and shadows for clues,while the twisty investigation will pull you in and never letgo. I would love twenty more of these, please.“—Tarun Shanker, co-writer of Championess and TheseVicious Masks

“When I read The Science of Ghosts, I expected science andghosts. What I didn’t expect was an engrossing murder mystery that shines a light on afundamentalquestion we face as humans: what will we sacrifice to know the truth? With gorgeous art, this queer X-Files-esque story kept meguessing until the very last page.”—David M. Booher, writer of Ghostbusters, Dungeons&Dragons, and Killer Queens

“The Science of Ghosts is remarkable. Altogether creepy and mysterious,but with joy, laughter, and somuch heart throughout. As a lover of genrefiction, I am thrilled. As a trans woman, I am seen andunderstood. As a writer and creator, I’m jealous as hell of the feat this team pulled offbecause damn,it’s not fair how good this book is. Read it, or I swear I’m going to haunt you until you do.”— Tilly Bridges, Writer of Monster High and Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix

“The Science of Ghosts is a creepy beautiful work of queer horror, with one of the most unforgettable heroines I’ve encountered in a very long time. Lilah Sturges and El Garing single-handedly reinvent the ghost story, creating something utterly unforgettable.”
— Charlie Jane Anders, Writer New Mutants: Lethal Legion“I adore Lilah Sturges’ work in the comic sphere and The Science of Ghosts is no different. The story is well aware of its predecessors in the paranormal mystery realm (the art also pays homage in a lovely inked and noir style) but does so many new and interesting things with the genre, starting (but not ending) with a complex and engrossing transgender protagonist to guide us through all the twists and turns. I loved it.”— Mickey George, Writer of The Heart Hunter and Speak Easy, Speak Love

Lilah Sturges is the writer of numerous comics, including the PRISM Award winning Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians and Legendary Comics’ upcoming The Science of Ghosts, as well as many other titles from DC, Marvel, IDW, and others. She lives in Austin, Texas with two daughters and two cats.

Artist El Garing loves illustrations. He migrated to the United States many years ago to follow a dream, and met his hero personally, The Great Frank Frazetta, who is always an inspiration. El was mentored by one of the best, Hal Santiago, and was taught by Philippines National Artist Francisco V. Coching.