New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Colour edited by Nisi Shawl.

Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour of New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Colour edited by Nisi Shawl.  This is an anthology of short stories by people of colour, whether that relates to their heritage or just the fact that they come from countries that are colourful.

From Goodreads

Anthology of contemporary stories by emerging and seasoned writers of many races.

"There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E Butler.

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius.

Unexpected brilliance shines forth from every page.

Including stories by Indrapramit Das, E Lily Yu, Rebecca Roanhorse, Anil Menon, Jaymee Goh and many others. Introduction by Levar Burton. 

My thoughts

I gave the anthology a 4/5 stars or 8/10. Some stories I loved and others I felt were lacking, that's the beauty of anthologies though, you get the best of all worlds so to speak. 

The mixture of genres of the stories is vast and include dystopian, horror, science fiction, fantasy and some were definitely not for the faint hearted. Something to suit every readers taste.

I'd never read any other work by any of the Authors before and due to the varied genres, this Anthology was definitely one that I knew I would get on with as many of the genres are ones that I particularly enjoy reading. As they are short stories, this is a book that you can pick up and put down in between other reads, as the stories are the perfect length to allow you to do this. Reading each story one by one, in it's entirety. 

If you like reading short story anthologies that will make you gasp and wonder at the twisted minds of the Authors writing them, then grab a copy.

Info about Nisi Shawl from Goodreads



Nisi Shawl's story "Cruel Sistah" was included in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #19. Her work has also appeared in So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy and both Dark Matter anthologies. Recently she perpetrated "The Snooted One: The Historicity of Origin" at the Farrago's Wainscot website. With Cynthia Ward, she co-authored "Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction" (Aqueduct Press). A board member of the Clarion West Writers Workshop, one of the Carl Brandon Society's founders, and a guest speaker at Stanford University and Smith College, Nisi likes to relax by pretending she lives in other people's houses.

My thanks to Tracy Fenton for the opportunity to take part in the Blog tour for this.