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A review by beulah_devaney
Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures by Elly Blue
5.0
Bikes + Sci-Fi + Feminism = my sweet spot and this fun, thoughtful anthology delivers exactly what it promises. Which was a pleasant surprise as I usually skip over at least a few stories in an anthology, and any "theme" is usually ignored by half the contributors.
Biketopia is everything I could have asked for. They've got bikes in space, sentient bikes, aquatic bikes, bikes as dystopian currency, bikes as futuristic status symbols. A lot of the stories address the idea of bikes as a way to emancipate women, particularly in societies where women's freedoms are restricted. And there's even a series of book reviews at the end, all of which have made it onto my tbr list.
Biketopia is everything I could have asked for. They've got bikes in space, sentient bikes, aquatic bikes, bikes as dystopian currency, bikes as futuristic status symbols. A lot of the stories address the idea of bikes as a way to emancipate women, particularly in societies where women's freedoms are restricted. And there's even a series of book reviews at the end, all of which have made it onto my tbr list.