“Visceral and deeply intimate, Buzzard starkly examines the sociopolitical cost of the decisions we make in the present, and delivers a timely omen of the future that awaits us all. An absolute must-read."

“In a genre wherein distance often protects readers from the full force of its commentary, Buzzard paints with just enough familiarity to offer a harrowing look into the future of bodily autonomy under the rising tide of Christofascism. With prose as blistering as the desert setting she so immersively cultivates, Ray delivers a challenging yet vital narrative for our present moment.”

“Ringing with echoes of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, Inez Ray’s Buzzard is a contemporary masterpiece of speculative fiction. With exquisite world-building, powerfully rendered heroines steeped in spiritual midwifery, and lyrically beautiful writing, this is a marvelous debut. It’s also a warning call to us all. In these dark days of corporate malevolence and misogynistic fascism, Ray’s future feels all too real. Read this book before it’s too late, and let’s begin building a better future together.”

“Buzzard is a fantastic, futuristic feminist novel set within an all-too-familiar totalitarian regime. Inez Ray’s clear-eyed analysis magnifies our nation’s surveillance system, gender oppression, and abortion criminalization. Buzzard’s take-no-shit midwife will leave you ready to conquer today’s hellscape.”

“As taut and charged as a live wire, Buzzard is an urgent reckoning of a novel. In this bold debut, Inez Ray chisels out a dystopian, drone-plagued near-future that’s dangerously fractious and yet eerily familiar. In a world where fertility is systemically monitored and even the sun-bleached Sonoran Desert is dominated by a militarized private prison, Buzzard finds its champion in Mae—a mother, midwife, and reluctant hero. A page-turner with a blazing heart, Buzzard is a novel of substance and formal flare, tackling head-on the ever-pressing questions of bodily autonomy, technology, and the perils of freedom.”

“Set in a near future shaped by corporate greed, militarization, extraction, and relentless surveillance, Buzzard explores the ways societies dehumanize and discard those deemed expendable. With sharp insight and emotional depth, this haunting novel asks what it means to resist when hope itself is risky. A gripping story of endurance and the search for dignity, Buzzard lingers long after the final page.”