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Science Fiction / Short Story Anthology
Release Date: April 13, 2021
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ISBN-13: 978-1734054521
Anthology: Approx. 100,000 words / 330 pages
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Science Fiction / Short Story Anthology
Release Date: April 13, 2021
Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1734054521
Anthology: Approx. 100,000 words / 330 pages
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DescriptionCities are alive, shared by humans and animals, insects and plants, landforms and machines. What might city ecosystems look like in the future if we strive for multispecies justice in our urban settings? In these more-than-human stories, twenty-four authors investigate humanity’s relationship with the rest of the natural world, placing characters in situations where humans have to look beyond their own needs and interests. A quirky eco-businessman sees broader applications for a high school science fair project. A bad date in Hawai‘i takes an unexpected turn when the couple stumbles upon some confused sea turtle hatchlings. A genetically-enhanced supersoldier struggles to find new purpose in a peaceful Tokyo. A community service punishment in Singapore leads to unexpected friendships across age and species. A boy and a mammoth trek across Asia in search of kin. A Tamil child learns the language of the stars. Set primarily in the Asia-Pacific, these stories engage with the serious issues of justice, inclusion, and sustainability that affect the region, while offering optimistic visions of tomorrow's urban spaces.
Table of Contents"Listen: A Memoir" by Priya Sarukkai Chabria
"By the Light of the Stars" by N. R. M. Roshak "Old Man's Sea" by Meyari McFarland "Deer, Tiger, and Witch" by Kate V. Bui "Vladivostok" by Avital Balwit "The Exuberant Vitality of Hatchling Habitats" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires "Untamed" by Timothy Yam "It is the year 2115" by Joyce Chng "A Rabbit Egg for Flora" by Caroline M. Yoachim "Iron Fox in the Marble City" by Vlad-Andrei Cucu "Mariposa Awakening" by Joseph F. Nacino "A Life With Cibi" by Natsumi Tanaka "Children of Asphalt" by Phoebe Wagner "Down the River" by Eliza Victoria "Becoming Martians" by Taiyo Fujii "Abso" by Sarah E. Stevens "In Two Minds" by Joel R Hunt "Arfabad" by Rimi B. Chatterjee "The Mammoth Steps" by Andrew Dana Hudson "Wandjina" by Amin Chehelnabi "The Streams Are Paved With Fish Traps" by Octavia Cade "Crew" by E.-H. Nießler "The Songs That Humanity Lost Reluctantly to Dolphins" by Shweta Taneja "The Birdsong Fossil" by D.K. Mok ExcerptsListen to the story "The Songs Humanity Reluctantly Lost to Dolphins" by Shweta Taneja on Black Women Are Scary Podcast!
"Deer, Tiger, and Witch" by Kate V. Bui
Even though her positive reputation preceded her, it still took an afternoon of circular negotiations before Thu emerged from the city hall with a signed contract to begin her work and the addresses of ten local farms. Exhausted, she sat down on a bench next to an ancient woman who was chewing on a betel quid, her red-stained lips and black teeth indicative of a lifetime of usage.
“You’re a visitor,” the woman stated. It wasn’t a question; she undoubtedly knew everyone in the village from birth. “Are you here for our tiger god hunt? It’s been years since a tourist has come to watch it.” “I’m just here a few days for work, so I’m unfamiliar with it.” The old woman cackled in reply. “Work? So that means you’re single, right? You should meet my daughter Ly. She’ll show you firsthand.” “Ma, I told you to stop trying to set me up,” said a ruggedly-dressed woman who came up to them. She set down a heavy woven mesh bag bulging with banana-leaf wrapped parcels by the elder’s feet, “I’m done shopping so let’s not waste this nice lady’s time.” The new arrival was around Thu’s age but almost her complete inverse physically: where years of daily hiking had made Thu’s tall frame sinewy and lean, the other woman was shorter, but with solid, ropy muscles that were beyond impressive for someone in their fifties. Her skin was deeply tanned from working outside and she carried herself with the casual confidence of someone who completely understood their own strength. Thu swallowed hard. “Your mother was just telling me a bit about the tiger hunt, but I’m still not sure I understand it,” she managed to say. “Yeah? You wanna see this month’s hunt?” Ly grinned. “We usually don’t let outsiders come along but I’m the head of the hunting committee, so I can make an exception. It’s a bit of a hike into the forest but I’d be happy to take you—I was actually just on my way over there.” Thu’s instincts told her not to follow this random stranger into the tiger-filled jungle, but the heat rising in her chest and cheeks obliterated any rational objections she might have come up with. “Sure, I’d love to go with you,” she said before quickly adding, “to learn about the hunt.” As she followed the hunter away from the village, she looked back at the old woman who winked at her and flashed her a mouth of black-stained teeth. |
Praise"The 24 stories of this joyously ambitious solarpunk anthology chart a broad map for integrated relationships between humans and nature, spotlighting award-winning and emerging speculative fiction writers from Asia and the Pacific. The linguistically and culturally diverse lineup excels when entwining relational nuance with keenly handled futurist ideas."
--Publishers Weekly "Every story in this collection is a powerhouse, there’s not a weak one in the bunch. Written by Pan-Asian authors and set in locations from Northern China to Australia, each of these stories brings a new perspective and voice to the ideas of how we can better interact with our environment. Each has an overriding sense of hope that makes this collection a uniquely pleasurable reading experience." --Maryanne S., NetGalley Reviewer "Firmly planted in the new genre of solarpunk, the stories are filled with a polyphony of voices—some non-human and a few non-alive—working together to bring about solutions that address global warming, the extinction of animal species, and coming climate disaster… What is so interesting about Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures is the call for changes not just in terms of content, but about form, questioning progress-based narratives, stories of the individual, the lone hero, people against people, and others." --Books on Asia More Like This
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