New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

Nisi Shawl

Apr 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Allyson Johnson and Diontae Black

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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.

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Lorena Dinger

April 23, 2024

I didn’t enjoy all of the stories, but this collection is a way to step outside your literary comfort zone and discover new authors. Many of the stories deal with violence, discrimination, and other injustices, and some of them were just too dark for my taste. Others were told with humor and optimism. My favorite was K. Tempest Bradford’s “The Farmer’s Wife and the Faery Queen,” a sly feminist retelling of Tam Lin. The audiobook production was good, and I enjoyed the narration.

About the author

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 and exploring the ever-growing world of voice-over.

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.

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