Author archives: author

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

by Nisi Shawl (Editor)
  • “The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex” by Tobias S. Buckell ★★★½
  • “Deer Dancer” by Kathleen Alcalá ★★½
  • “The Fine Print” by Chinelo Onwualu ★★½
  • “unkind of mercy” by Alex Jennings ★★★½
  • “The Freedom of the Shifting Sea” by Jaymee Goh ★★★
  • “Three Variations on a Theme of Imperial
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Undoing Border Imperialism

by Harsha Walia

Walia synthesises swirling frameworks of social justice, shares practical aspects of activism, and calls on us to overgrow the logics of capitalism and colonialism.

Border imperialism is structured by, first, the free flow of Western capital and plunder which creates mass displacements, while simultaneously securing Western borders against … Read more

Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

by Ken Liu (Editor, Translator)
Short Stories
  • “A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” by Xia Jia ★★★¼
  • “Tongtong’s Summer” by Xia Jia ★★★★¾
  • “Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse” by Xia Jia ★★★
  • “Call Girl” by Tang Fei ★★¼
  • “The Circle” by Liu Cixin ★★★¼
  • “Taking Care of God” by Liu Cixin ★★★★¾
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