Black speculative fiction is traced here across generations, from early pioneering work to stories written now.
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories is an anthology of new and classic tales with a foreword by Temi Oh, bringing together writers who use science fiction to examine identity, freedom, survival and what technology does to people. The selection ranges over dystopian societies, space travel, artificial intelligence, colonisation, genetic engineering and alternative futures, while keeping the historical voices that built the tradition in view. Each piece is complete in itself, so the volume can be read in order or opened anywhere.
Selected highlights:
• New and historical stories presented side by side
• A foreword by Temi Oh framing the collection
• Subject matter running from artificial intelligence to alternate futures
• A hardcover anthology format built for rereading
Suited to science fiction readers, anthology collectors and course reading lists, available from Boipoka.