Gabriella Buba
Author-Illustrator and Chemical engineer by trade.
I keep things riding the edge of the explosive limit.
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The Stormbringer SagaBook 1
Saints of Storm and Sorrow
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Spotify's Best Audiobooks of 2024 so far, and Breakout Author of 2024, it features Filipino-American Actor Dante Basco (Prince Zuko/Rufio) as the Male Narrator in his first ever audiobook role, and Danice Cabanela.It's also been selected in Reactor's Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2024 and Amazon Editor's Picks for best SFF Books of July.THE HURRICANE WARS X POPPY WARLunurin, a mestiza stormcaller, hides in a convent—from the Inquisition branding her a witch, and the Goddess of Storms, who sings of drowning colonizers. When she’s discovered, a marriage-of-convenience might save her from the Church, but not her Goddess. A typhoon is brewing in Lunurin’s bones. Freeing it will destroy the violent colonizers, but also the family she found in the convent and her new marriage.
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Content Warnings: Violence (torture; violence against children;
war; colonial violence; genocide), Child sexual abuse (off-page), Unwanted pregnancy, Abortion, Discrimination (queerphobia; racism), Consensual sex scenes, Suicide, Death of a parent, Substance use (alcohol).
Book 2 CW: Violence, Animal Death
The Stormbringer Saga
Book 2
Daughters of Flood and Fury
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Imagine an Asian Sapphic Pirates of the Caribbean crossed with House of the Dragon.A Codician Flotilla is amassing in Canazco. Lunurin and Alon must bring together the scattered Stormfleet before their hard won freedom is lost. While Inez joins up with a dangerous pirate captain to chase rumors of her sister returned to the archipelago a Saint, bearing visions from God of Aynila's capture.
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Which old gods call to your heart? From the epic fantasy world of Saints of Storm and Sorrow where old gods refuse to be forgotten and the gods-blessed wield the elements of nature against their colonial oppressors, who will you be? A Stormcaller, Tide-touched, or Firetender?
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Sneak Peak
“You’re a stormcaller.” Tiya Halili tucked her thick curling hair, grown back too fast, frighteningly fast, back into her bun, securing it with her mutya. “And we must never let our hair down unless we are prepared for the consequences, for what we are is vengeance.”But why shouldn’t she have vengeance? If she were allowed to be useful…The Inquisition’s galleons would be so much shattered timber upon the waves.Lunurin let the terrible voice of her goddess die behind her clenched teeth. This resentment was not hers. She’d caused this mess by listening to the angry goddess of storms, who longed for a typhoon that would destroy the Codicían colonizers’ flotilla—along with the Stormfleet, and every lowland village and harbor city of the archipelago.Lunurin wouldn’t let her goddess use her for destruction. Not again.
Saints of Storm and Sorrow
Released June 25, 2024
Published Short Works
READ MOREFind her short story Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts in the Strange Religion Anthology or listen for FREE on Podcastle.Her queer filipino myth retelling The Dugong Wife and the Raincape Weaver in Of Stardust: A Queer Fantastical AnthologyHer letters Salted and Between the Lines can be found in the Anthology With Love: What We Wish We Knew About Being Queer and Filipino In AmericaHer Essay Words That Will Never Fit in My Mouth can be found in Prairie Fire MagazineHer Science-Fantasy Article can be found in the Sci-Phi Journal
Works In Progress
One Half a Dead Witch: An Adult Urban Fantasy, set in Houston, TX in the same universe as Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts, featuring a biracial Filipina witch struggling to find her place in her community after her family is murdered and her magic is lost
Upcoming Publications
Oro Plata Mata, Short Story in Witchraft: Folk Tales & Horror Stories Anthology edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane January 2026Of Stolen Pearls and Broken Rice a historical gothic novella set during the Japanese Occupation of Manila in WW II with Absinthe Books Fall 2026
Sensitivity Reading
She offers sensitivity reading services from her perspective as a queer bi-racial Filipino Asian-American, feel free to reach out via email or twitter for information on her rates.
News
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2025 Aldiss Award for Worldbuilding in Speculative Fiction
Saints of Storm and Sorrow Shortlisted
Reactor Magazine's
Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2024
Top Audiobook of the Month on Spotify Books! During Launch Week Saints hit Top Trending Releases in LGBTQ+, Fantasy & SFF, and Audiobook Categories. It was also selected as one of the Best SFF Audiobooks of 2024 so far!
Amazon Editor's Picks: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Of July
#1 Amazon New Release : Gabriella Buba's Oro, Plata Mata in Witchcraft Short Stories: Folk Tales & Horror Stories (Beyond and Within) edited by Marie O'reagan and Paul Keene
Saints of Storm and Sorrow made Book Riot's 10 Best New Fantasy Books by Asians and Pacific Islanders
Interview with Famous Writing Routines
GLAAD's Filipino American History Month:
Interview with Queer Filipino American Writers KM Enright and Gabriella Buba
Dante Basco and Danice Cabanela talk about the Saints Audiobook in an exclusive California Book Tour Event with the author (Instagram Live Recording)
Gabriella Buba's London Launch Event Interview with AY Chao Author of Shanghai Immortal
How a Fil-Am author learned to destroy bridges : Interview with The Inquirer
The Fantasy Hive asks the author #WomenInSFF Part 1
Gabriella discusses the magic system of Saints of Storm and Sorrow with Kerry Schafer on Another Magic Monday Podcast
Author interview with The Nerd Daily
Gabriella talks Saints of Storm and Sorrow and writing from a filipino perspective with Dustin Domingo and Krystle Tugadi on the MESEARCH Podcast
Bookseller Deal Announcement of Saints of Storm and Sorrow
Gabriella's Women in SFF Month Feature with Fantasy Book Cafe
Gabriella's Anti-Colonial SFF Reading Recc List with Bookish Brews
Gabriella's Reading Recc list for Shepherd books on The Best Asian Fantasy books with morally grey heroines breaking the model minority mold
Exclusive Author Interview with Paperbacked Portals
Exclusive Author Interview with iWRITE Houston Youth Club
Saints of Storm and Sorrow made The Fantasy Hive's Most Anticipated SFF releases of 2024
Read an Excerpt from Saints of Storm and Sorrow with Reactor Magazine
Gabriella contributed to an article on Book Bans and Pride for Book Riot
Exclusive Author Interview regarding With Love What We Wish We Knew About Being Queer and Filipino in America with the Trans Owned Indie Bookstore Blog Silver Phoenix Books
About
Gabriella Buba
Gabriella Buba is a mixed Filipina-Czech author-illustrator and chemical engineer based in Texas who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes epic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered. Her debut SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW, a Filipino-inspired epic fantasy, was shortlisted for the 2025 Aldiss Award for World Building in Speculative Fiction. The sequel DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY was a top trending Spotify LGBTQ+ Audiobook title. Her work as part of the anthology Witchcraft: Folk Tales & Horror Short Stories edited by Marie O'Regan & Paul Kane was a #1 New Release on Amazon. She has a Gothic Novella set during the Japanese Occupation of Manila coming with Absinthe Books Fall of 2026.She has a Filipino Fantasy short stories in the anthologies Strange Religion: Speculative Fiction of Spirituality, Belief, & Practice & Of Stardust: A Queer Fantastical Anthology volume 1 & 2, Short stories placed with the Sci Phi Journal and PodCastle Fiction and essays on Filipino Identity in Prairie Fire Press and With Love: What We Wish We Knew About Being Queer and Filipino in America
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Gabriella Buba Author-Illustrator
Daughters of Flood and Fury Map
Welcome to the Stormbringer Saga Archipelago
Illustrated by Gabriella Buba in collaboration with her partner Robert Johnson who created the 3D model of the Philippines based on goverment topographical data that became the base of the Stormbringer Archipelago.The map is printed in B&W inside of Daughters of Flood and Fury and availible in limited quantities as a colored print at Gabriella's In-Person EventsCheck out the #DaughtersofFloodandFuryGrandTour on Instagram for all the details behind the map
Compass Rose (Laho) - 2025
Detail from the Stormbringer Saga Map
Eclipse (Laho) - 2022
A scene from the prologue of Saints of Storm and Sorrow
Book Edge Painting
I custom edge paint copies of all my books for sale at my in person events and via my online order form. I also run book edge painting workshops: next workshop is planned for November 2025 more details to be annouced
Gabriella Buba Runs Book Edge Painting WorkshopsHouston Workshop at Qamaria Coffee 7/25
Book Looks! Inspired by her own books and her favorite reads: Gabriella crafts custom jewelry, non-traditional filipiniana butterfly sleeves, and full glam makeup looks that embody her favorite stories.
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Saints of Storm and Sorrow & Daughters of Flood and Fury Events
Stormbringer Saga Book Events
Daughters of Flood and Fury Book Launch Tour
Oct 5th 11am-3pm Fort Worth Get Lit Book Festival
Oct 18 3-5PM Gabriella at Fully Booked Flagship Store Taguig, Philippinesat The Studio, 3rd Floor, Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Nov 8th Rice Alumni Weekend Community Market at Rice University Houston TX
Nov 16th 10am-11am Book Edge Painting Workshop with Irene Te
Nov 16th, Spring TX B&N Grand Opening Author Signing 4pm-7pm
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