Intergalactic Feast – Lavanya Lakshminarayan

‘Going so far as to create food that isn’t food, that’s a sim playing out in the mind, while diners chew on processed, edible cardboard. No offence to Harmony Li, Eria dear, but surely, surviving on edibites is a choice.’ ‘Consuming Feast is a choice, too,’ Serenity Ko said tersely. ‘Of course it is. And yet, you choose to ignore me, refuse to engage in conversation with me…’ ‘You’ve already made your views clear, Ammmama,’ Serenity Ko responded coolly. ‘You disapprove of it because I’ve invented the future of food, while all you’ve done with our cuisine is try and maintain its past.’

‘Ah, how stunted of me, to preserve a thousand-year-old cultural tradition.’ Ammamma’s tone dripped hostility. Don’t engage, she’s goading you into sniping at her, Serenity Ko thought. She tried to focus on soothing visuals, like the sight of empty space when she went slinging, the neon blue glow of a nilatini done right, the soft rouge moue of Saraswati’s lips… ‘I understand that you were trying to be charitable to that Earthling. And you know me, I’m no xenophobe, so if you want to pursue a romantic relationship with her, then be my guest…

but inviting her into our kitchens, using the food knowledge that I blessed you with, all to destroy our heritage —’ ‘You did nothing but belittle me all through our time together,’ Serenity Ko snapped. ‘I tried to learn from you, but Saras is the only one who didn’t treat me like an idiot.’ ‘I didn’t treat you like an idiot, Ko,’ Ammamma said firmly.

‘I only showed a little tough love, and tried to set realistic expectations.’ ‘Enjoying the second course?’ Honour Les asked, continuing their habit of appearing at inopportune moments. ‘Yes!’ everyone chorused around the table in near unison. ‘The port is absolutely perfect to pair with the broth of moss and memory,’ Ammamma said cheerily, giving nothing about the ongoing disagreement away. Serenity Ko had to hand it to her—the old dragon had an immaculate poker face. ‘Ah, that’s one of our signature dishes,’ Honour Les said with pride.

‘We always hear the loveliest things about it. The shroomings are freshly sourced from the Arc each nava, and steeped in a vine-leaf vinegar for up to seven navas before they’re deemed ready for ras extraction. The broth itself is agitated in our ice centrifuge—a novel technology that we’ve been using…’ Ammamma listened to Honour Les prattle on with the appearance of undivided attention.

“Intensely compelling. A riveting story of food and politics and learning to be your authentic self no matter the cost.” K. B. Wagers, author of A Pale Light in the Black “Fun and deliciously chaotic, crammed full of the flavours of life, each balanced to create an unforgettable journey.” Tashan Mehta, author of Mad Sisters of Esi “Retains the subtle, complex flavours of MegaChef, and gives us new, explosive tastes to savour.

A magnificent arrangement of voice, craft and concept.” Samit Basu, author of The City Inside PRAISE FOR INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF “A rich exploration of why we love food and how it connects us to memory and family.” The Washington Post “An intelligent dissection of utopian societies and the insidious nature of cultural imperialism.” Locus “A lot of fun.” New Scientist “Both playful and serious… Hand to readers of Becky Chambers and Ryka Aoki.”

Booklist “A delicious, futuristic flight of fancy… rich and nuanced.” Publishers Weekly “An engaging story that dives into themes about the appreciation of food, colonization, and xenophobia and features two morally gray queer women attempting to find their footing with each other.” Library Journal, starred review “A funny, smart dive into how much food habits can tell about people and cultures across the world(s).” Indrapramit Das, author of The Devourers PRAISE FOR LAVANYA LAKSHMINARAYAN ‘Smart, vivid, engaging.’

The Guardian ‘Impressive.’ SFX ‘Bold and creative.’ Starburst Magazine ‘Innovative.’ Strange Horizons ‘A new masterpiece.’ SciFiNow ‘Vivid and engaging.’ The Times of India OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com Also by Lavanya Lakshminarayan The Ten Percent Thief Interstellar MegaChef OceanofPDF.com First published 2026 by Solaris an imprint of Rebellion Publishing Ltd, Riverside House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES, UK www.solarisbooks.com ISBN: 978-1-83786-683-0 Copyright © 2026 Lavanya Lakshminarayan The right of the author to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. This book is a work of fiction.

Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imaginationor are used fictitiously. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. eBook production by Oxford eBooks Ltd. www.oxford-ebooks.com OceanofPDF.com To all your star-kissed memories on a plate transcending space-time with love.

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