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A people's future of the United States : speculative fiction from 25 extraordinary writers / edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : One World, [2019]Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 410 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780525508809
  • 0525508805
Other title:
  • People's future of the U.S
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction / by Victor LaValle -- The Bookstore at the End of America / by Charlie Jane Anders -- Our Aim is Not to Die / by A. Merc Rustad -- The Wall / by Lizz Huerta -- Read After Burning / by Maria Dahvana Headley -- Chapter 5: Disruption and Continuity [excerpted] / by Malka Older -- It Was Saturday Night, I Guess That Makes It Alright / by Sam J. Miller -- Attachment Disorder / by Tananarive Due -- By His Bootstraps / by Ashok K. Banker -- Riverbed / by Omar El Akkad -- What Maya Found There / by Daniel Jose Older -- The Referendum / by Lesley Nneka Arimah -- Calendar Girls / by Justina Ireland -- The Synapse Will Free Us From Ourselves -- 0.1 / by Gabby Rivera -- The Blindfold / by Tobias S. Buckell -- No Algorithms in the World / by Hugh Howey -- Esperanto / by Jamie Ford -- ROME / by G. Willow Wilson -- Give Me Cornbread or Give Me Death / by N. K. Jemisin -- Good News Bad News / by Charles Yu -- What You Sow / by Kai Cheng Thom -- A History of Barbed Wire / by Daniel H. Wilson -- The Sun in Exile / by Catherynne M. Valente -- Harmony / by Seanan McGuire -- Now Wait for This Week / by Alice Sola Kim.
Summary: "For many Americans, imagining a bright future has always been an act of resistance. A People's Future of the United States presents twenty never-before-published stories by a diverse group of writers, featuring voices both new and well-established. These stories imagine their characters fighting everything from government surveillance, to corporate cities, to climate change disasters, to nuclear wars. But fear not: A People's Future also invites readers into visionary futures in which the country is shaped by justice, equity, and joy. Edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, this collection features a glittering landscape of moving, visionary stories written from the perspective of people of color, indigenous writers, women, queer & trans people, Muslims and other people whose lives are often at risk" -- Provided by publisher.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy LaValle, Victor Available 33111009326808
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America--from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howey, and more.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

In these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people are angry, frightened, and hurting. Knowing that imagining a brighter tomorrow has always been an act of resistance, editors Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams invited an extraordinarily talented group of writers to share stories that explore new forms of freedom, love, and justice. They asked for narratives that would challenge oppressive American myths, release us from the chokehold of our history, and give us new futures to believe in.

They also asked that the stories be badass.

The result is this spectacular collection of twenty-five tales that blend the dark and the light, the dystopian and the utopian. These tales are vivid with struggle and hardship--whether it's the othered and the terrorized, or dragonriders and covert commandos--but these characters don't flee, they fight .

Thrilling, inspiring, and a sheer joy to read, A People's Future of the United States is a gift for anyone who believes in our power to dream a just world.

Featuring stories by Violet Allen * Charlie Jane Anders * Lesley Nneka Arimah * Ashok K. Banker * Tobias S. Buckell * Tananarive Due * Omar El Akkad * Jamie Ford * Maria Dahvana Headley * Hugh Howey * Lizz Huerta * Justina Ireland * N. K. Jemisin * Alice Sola Kim * Seanan McGuire * Sam J. Miller * Daniel José Older * Malka Older * Gabby Rivera * A. Merc Rustad * Kai Cheng Thom * Catherynne M. Valente * Daniel H. Wilson * G. Willow Wilson * Charles Yu

"For many Americans, imagining a bright future has always been an act of resistance. A People's Future of the United States presents twenty never-before-published stories by a diverse group of writers, featuring voices both new and well-established. These stories imagine their characters fighting everything from government surveillance, to corporate cities, to climate change disasters, to nuclear wars. But fear not: A People's Future also invites readers into visionary futures in which the country is shaped by justice, equity, and joy. Edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, this collection features a glittering landscape of moving, visionary stories written from the perspective of people of color, indigenous writers, women, queer & trans people, Muslims and other people whose lives are often at risk" -- Provided by publisher.

Introduction / by Victor LaValle -- The Bookstore at the End of America / by Charlie Jane Anders -- Our Aim is Not to Die / by A. Merc Rustad -- The Wall / by Lizz Huerta -- Read After Burning / by Maria Dahvana Headley -- Chapter 5: Disruption and Continuity [excerpted] / by Malka Older -- It Was Saturday Night, I Guess That Makes It Alright / by Sam J. Miller -- Attachment Disorder / by Tananarive Due -- By His Bootstraps / by Ashok K. Banker -- Riverbed / by Omar El Akkad -- What Maya Found There / by Daniel Jose Older -- The Referendum / by Lesley Nneka Arimah -- Calendar Girls / by Justina Ireland -- The Synapse Will Free Us From Ourselves -- 0.1 / by Gabby Rivera -- The Blindfold / by Tobias S. Buckell -- No Algorithms in the World / by Hugh Howey -- Esperanto / by Jamie Ford -- ROME / by G. Willow Wilson -- Give Me Cornbread or Give Me Death / by N. K. Jemisin -- Good News Bad News / by Charles Yu -- What You Sow / by Kai Cheng Thom -- A History of Barbed Wire / by Daniel H. Wilson -- The Sun in Exile / by Catherynne M. Valente -- Harmony / by Seanan McGuire -- Now Wait for This Week / by Alice Sola Kim.

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