Mothership : tales from afrofuturism and beyond

Publication/Creation:

Greenbelt, MD : Rosarium Publishing, [2013]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Mothership : tales from afrofuturism and beyond / editors, Bill Campbell and Edward Austin Hall

Related/Included Titles:

I left my heart in Skaftafell /
Too many yesterdays, not enough tomorrows /
Skin dragons talk /
The last of its kind /
Bludgeon /
The farming of gods /
The hungry earth /
The half-wall /
Unathi battles the black hairballs /
Amma /
The homecoming /
The voyeur /
Life-pod /
Four eyes /
The death collector /
Bio-anger /
The runner of n-Vamana /
In the belly of the crocodile /
Live and let live /
The pavilion of frozen women /
Waking the god of the mountain /
Culling the herd /
Dances with ghosts /
Un aperitivo col diavolo /
Othello pop /
A brief history of nonduality studies /
Protected entity /
The parrot's tale /
Northern lights /
One hundred and twenty days of sunlight /
The aphotic ghost /
The pillar /
Angels + cannibals unite /
A fine specimen /
Between islands /
Fées des dents /
The taken /
The buzzing /
Monstro /
Good boy /

Variant Titles:

Mother ship

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Campbell, Bill, 1970-, editor
Hall, Edward Austin, editor

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Short stories
Afrofuturist fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy fiction

Subjects:

Speculative fiction--Black authors
Science fiction--Black authors
Fantasy fiction--Black authors
Afrofuturism

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

I left my heart in Skaftafell / Victor LaValle -- Too many yesterdays, not enough tomorrows / N.K. Jemisin -- Skin dragons talk / Ernest Hogan -- The last of its kind / Kawika Guillermo -- Bludgeon / Thaddeus Howze -- The farming of gods / Ibi Zoboi -- The hungry earth / Carmen Maria Machado -- The half-wall / Rabih Alameddine -- Unathi battles the black hairballs / Lauren Beukes -- Amma / Charles R. Saunders -- The homecoming / Chinelo Onwualu -- The voyeur / Ran Walker -- Life-pod / Vandana Singh -- Four eyes / Tobias Buckell -- The death collector / Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- Bio-anger / Kiini Ibura Salaam -- The runner of n-Vamana / Indrapramit Das -- In the belly of the crocodile / Minister Faust -- Live and let live / Linda D. Addison -- The pavilion of frozen women / S.P. Somtow -- Waking the god of the mountain / Rochita Loenen-Ruiz -- Culling the herd / C. Renee Stephens -- Dances with ghosts / Joseph Bruchac -- Un aperitivo col diavolo / Darius James -- Othello pop / Andaiye Reeves -- A brief history of nonduality studies / Sofia Samatar -- Protected entity / Daniel José Older -- The parrot's tale / Anil Menon -- Northern lights / Eden Robinson -- One hundred and twenty days of sunlight / Tade Thompson -- The aphotic ghost / Carlos Hernandez -- The pillar / Farnoosh Moshiri -- Angels + cannibals unite / Greg Tate -- A fine specimen / Lisa Allen-Agostini -- Between islands / Jaymee Goh -- Fées des dents / George S. Walker -- The taken / Tenea D. Johnson -- The buzzing / Katherena Vermette -- Monstro / Junot Díaz -- Good boy / Nisi Shawl.

Summary:

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond is a groundbreaking speculative fiction anthology that showcases the work from some of the most talented writers inside and outside speculative fiction across the globe-including Junot Diaz, Victor LaValle, Lauren Beukes, N. K. Jemisin, Rabih Alameddine, S. P. Somtow, and more. These authors have earned such literary honors as the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker, among others. --

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

ii, 359 pages ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937718097702486

ISBN:

0989141144
9780989141147
9780989141161
0989141160

OCLC Number:

860875944

Barcode:

010003500704