New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

Name: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
Rating: 4.375 (8 reviews)

Nisi Shawl

Mar 2019 · Solaris

8 reviews

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* WINNER OF THE 2020 LOCUS, WORLD FANTASY, BRITISH FANTASY, IGNYTE, AND BRAVE NEW WORDS AWARDS *
* WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LEVAR BURTON *

'Every reader will find something worth rereading' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Surely one of the best original anthologies of 2019' - LOCUS
'Varied, rich, and delightful' - LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS
'An earnest compilation of voices from many backgrounds' - REACTOR

"THERE'S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN, BUT THERE ARE NEW SUNS," PROCLAIMED OCTAVIA E. BUTLER

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book's covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius. Unexpected brilliance shines forth from every page.

Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

* WINNER OF THE 2020 LOCUS, WORLD FANTASY, BRITISH FANTASY, IGNYTE, AND BRAVE NEW WORDS AWARDS * * WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LEVAR BURTON * 'Every reader will find something worth rereading' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Surely one of the best original anthologies of 2019' - LOCUS 'Varied, rich, and delig...

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8 reviews

Karl Hansen (a2brute)

July 30, 2019

Speculative fiction, as written? Yes. Science fiction, as described? Hardly. I had expected science fiction. While it does have good stories, it was not what I wanted

Rael Slavensky

August 12, 2019

Excellent book. Recommend to all readers.

Navtej Singh Pannu

July 31, 2019

I loved this book absolute gem .

About the author

Nisi Shawl is a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and a journalist. She is the author of Everfair, and the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov's SF Magazine, Strange Horizons, and numerous other magazines and anthologies.

Nisi Shawl is a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and a journalist. She is the author of Everfair, and the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov's SF Magazine, Strange H...

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