New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

by Nisi Shawl, Walter Mosley (Foreword by), Allyson Johnson (Read by), Diontae Black (Read by)

Overview

Octavia E. Butler said, "There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns." New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shocking--breakthrough stories, stories shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale preconceptions with their beauty and bravery. Like the first New Suns anthology (winner of the World Fantasy, Locus, IGNYTE, and British Fantasy awards), this book liberates writers of many races to tell us tales no one has ever told. Many things come in twos: dualities, binaries, halves, and alternates. Twos are found throughout New Suns 2, in eighteen science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories revealing daring futures, hidden pasts, and present-day worlds filled with unmapped wonders. Including stories by Daniel H. Wilson, K. Tempest Bradford, Darcie Little Badger, Geetanjali Vandemark, John Chu, Nghi Vo, Tananarive Due, Alex Jennings, Karin Lowachee, Saad Hossain, Hiromi Goto, Minsoo Kang, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Malka Older, Kathleen Alcalá, Christopher Caldwell, and Jaymee Goh with a foreword by Walter Mosley and an afterword by Dr. Grace Dillon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798874788209
Publisher:	Tantor
Publication date:	04/23/2024
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nisi Shawl is a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and a journalist. She is the coauthor (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.

WALTER MOSLEY is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than forty critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins (A Little Yellow Dog, Bad Boy Brawly Brown, etc.) and the speculative short novels that make up Crosstown to Oblivion (The Gift of Fire, On the Head of a Pin, Merge, Disciple, Stepping Stone). Mosley’s short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Nation. He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy, and PEN American Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City.

Allyson Johnson began her entertainment career in her hometown of Chicago as an Emmy Award-winning child news anchor. A graduate of Brown University, she is a working actress, singer, and audiobook narrator in the New York City metropolitan area.

Diontae Black is a young and upcoming talent. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a BA in music and a BFA in musical theater performance. In addition to performing in musicals, operas, and choral concerts, Diontae has a passion for playing video games into the early mornings and exploring the ever-growing world of voice-over. Diontae is eager to begin working out in the world and is more than ready to share his talents!

Table of Contents

• Foreword, Walter Mosley
• Ocasta, Daniel H. Wilson
• The Farmer’s Wife and the Faerie Queen, K. Tempest Bradford
• Juan, Darcie Little Badger
• Neti-Neti, Geetanjali Vandemark
• Equal Forces Opposed in Exquisite Tension, John Chu
• Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood, Nghi Vo
• Suppertime, Tananarive Due
• Good Night Gracie, Alex Jennings
• A Borrowing of Bones, Karin Lowachee
• Chosen, Saad Hossain
• Home Is Where the Heart Is, Hiromi Goto
• Before the Glory of their Majesties, Minsoo Kang
• Haunted Bodies of WombMen, Tlotlo Tsamaase
• Dragons of Yuta, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz
• The Plant and the Purist, Malka Older
• The Fast Enough Human, Kathleen Alcalá
• Counting Her Petals, Christopher Caldwell
• Fever Dreams, Jaymee Goh
• Afterword, Grace Dillon

Editorial Reviews

This book’s wide range of stories is its greatest strength; though no reader will love them all, every reader will find something worth rereading.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on New Suns

“A varied, rich, and delightful collection of new speculative fiction... Get hold of this excellent anthology. You won’t regret it.” —LA Review of Books on New Suns

“This is a strongly balanced anthology, and a powerful one – surely one of the best original an­thologies of 2019.” —Locus on New Suns

“An earnest compilation of voices from many ethnicities and backgrounds, exploring their experiences as people of colour, and as marginalised people.” —Tor.com on New Suns

“New Suns does more than offer a diverse group of writers of colour from different backgrounds: it also offers a diversity of the futures that can be possible in the speculative canon.” —Strange Horizons on New Suns

“New Suns showcases contemporary talents with a purpose, and does so extraordinarily well. This book is one of the strongest anthologies I have read in years, and I highly recommend it!” —Future Fire on New Suns

“A blockbuster miscellany.” —Aurealis

“New Suns 2 offers a composite picture of the best work being done in genre fiction right now” —The Washington Post

“Go get this book and enjoy it.” —Lightspeed Magazine

“Shawl uses their penchant for inclusive representation to remind you of the radiance of a promised sun.” —Locus

“A rich collection that offers up something for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.” —AudioFile Magazine

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