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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 clichéd expectations, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius
Unexploited 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.
Foreword, LeVar Burton
The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex, Tobias S. Buckell
Deer Dancer, Kathleen Alcala
The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations, Minsoo Kang
Come Home to Atropos, Steven Barnes
The Fine Print, Chinelo Onwualu
unkind of mercy, Alex Jennings
Burn the Ships, Alberto Yanez
The Freedom of the Shifting Sea, Jaymee Goh
Three Variations on a Theme of Imperial Attire, E. Lily Yu
Blood and Bells, Karin Lowachee
Give Me Your Black Wings Oh Sister, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Shadow We Cast Through Time, Indrapramit Das
The Robots of Eden, Anil Menon
Dumb House, Andrea Hairston
One Easy Trick, Hiromi Goto
Harvest, Rebecca Roanhorse
Kelsey and the Burdened Breath, Darcie Little Badger
Afterword, Nisi Shawl
Featured Series
2 primary booksNew Suns is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Darcie Little Badger, Geetanjali Vandemark, and 16 others.
Reviews with the most likes.
“The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex” by Tobias S. Buckell ★★★½
“Deer Dancer” by Kathleen Alcalá ★★½
“The Fine Print” by Chinelo Onwualu ★★½
“unkind of mercy” by Alex Jennings ★★★½
“The Freedom of the Shifting Sea” by Jaymee Goh ★★★
“Three Variations on a Theme of Imperial Attire” by E. Lily Yu ★
“The Robots of Eden” by Anil Menon ★★★½
“Dumb House” by Andrea Hairston ★★★
“One Easy Trick” by Hiromi Goto ★★★
“Harvest” by Rebecca Roanhorse ★★★
“Kelsey and the Burdened Breath” by Darcie Little Badger ★★★★½
I just lost interest in this over time. I picked it up for the r/fantasy bingo and the completionist in me kept making me pick it up every few months, but it was just giving me so much anxiety lately when I'd see it on my currently reading list for months now so I'm finally giving up.