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A review by emmaraeempowered
New Suns 2: More Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl
4.75
Volume 2 of New Suns was an incredible collection of speculative fiction stories! I truly loved the range of stories with in this grouping and loved the order. I don't know how these editors of short story collections do it, but Nisi Shawl did it!
I'll just speak on some of my favorite stories in this collection (although that's difficult because I enjoyed all of these stories!).
Before The Glory of their Majesties is a story that appears to be a rough draft as the author interrupts the story themselves explaining the ways they are changing things. Why are they doing this? Well, because when getting the idea for the story and writing it they began to realize how disabled peoples are always depicted as evil villains' within stories. The author goes on to explain how once they realized this they immediately began changing the story. The story focusing on conjoined twins who find themselves as the rulers of the throne. He changes the story of them being feared to being loved and honored rulers battling against other rulers.
Lastly, Home is Where the Heart is! This story immediately strikes out as a favorite for me. Main character Yoko wakes up one morning to discover her heart had turned into a rotten quince hanging from a branch in her mother's garden. She asks for it back only for her mother to tell her to go talk to her grandmother who is in the house. I won't go into too much detail because what unfolds in this story was striking and so imaginative I loved it!
This collection made me want to explore all these authors further and read more of their works.
I'll just speak on some of my favorite stories in this collection (although that's difficult because I enjoyed all of these stories!).
Before The Glory of their Majesties is a story that appears to be a rough draft as the author interrupts the story themselves explaining the ways they are changing things. Why are they doing this? Well, because when getting the idea for the story and writing it they began to realize how disabled peoples are always depicted as evil villains' within stories. The author goes on to explain how once they realized this they immediately began changing the story. The story focusing on conjoined twins who find themselves as the rulers of the throne. He changes the story of them being feared to being loved and honored rulers battling against other rulers.
Lastly, Home is Where the Heart is! This story immediately strikes out as a favorite for me. Main character Yoko wakes up one morning to discover her heart had turned into a rotten quince hanging from a branch in her mother's garden. She asks for it back only for her mother to tell her to go talk to her grandmother who is in the house. I won't go into too much detail because what unfolds in this story was striking and so imaginative I loved it!
This collection made me want to explore all these authors further and read more of their works.