Speculative and literary fiction exploring memory, devotion, and the quiet transformations of intimacy.
Ys Goldt is a novelist and writer of speculative and literary fiction. Her work explores memory, devotion, intimacy, and psychological transformation.
Her stories often center on the emotional consequences of being truly seen. Through quiet observation and slowly unfolding relationships, her characters discover how sustained attention reshapes identity, desire, and loss.
Blending introspective literary prose with speculative elements, her fiction sits at the intersection of literary fiction, dark speculative fiction, and character-driven narrative.
The Work
Goldt’s fiction often inhabits liminal spaces where intimacy becomes unsettling and attention becomes a form of power. Her characters move through quiet landscapes of observation, longing, and emotional devotion, discovering how fragile the boundary between tenderness and transformation can be.
Across historical and speculative settings, her stories return to the same question: how closely can one person truly know another, and what happens once they do.
Books
The Strange Mercy of Listening (2025)
A dark historical romance exploring observation, longing, and the unsettling intimacy of attention.
Even if the Light Forgets (2026)
A fantasy romance about memory, devotion, and the fragile persistence of love across changing worlds.