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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.
Nisi Shawl
Nisi Shawl is a multiple-award-winning writer and editor. Their novel Everfair was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the short story collection Filter House won the James Tiptree Jr. Award. They cofounded the Carl Brandon Society to help give people of color greater visibility in the science fiction and fantasy worlds, and their "Writing the Other" workshops and accompanying book (cocreated with Cynthia Ward and K. Tempest Bradford) have taught thousands of writers new ways of thinking about diversity and representation within fiction.
Nisi received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Speculation is their first novel for young readers. Born near Kalamazoo, Michigan, Nisi now lives near Seattle. Find them online at nisishawl.com and on Twitter at @nisishawl.
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