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Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy by Gabriela Lee, Minsoo Kang, Elsie Chapman, Tony Pi, Samantha Beiko, Rati Mehrotra, Lucas K. Law, Calvin D. Jim, S.B. Divya, Pamela Q. Fernandes, Priya Sridhar, Regina Kanyu Wang, E.C. Myers, Ruhan Zhao, Amanda Sun, Naru Dames Sundar, Melissa Yuan-Innes, Fonda Lee, Shaoyan Hu, Deepak Bharathan, Angela Yuriko Smith, Miki Dare, Anne Carly Abad, Joyce Chng, Derwin Mak, Karin Lowachee, Jeremy Szal, Diana Xin
4.0
I very much enjoyed this short story collection. The stories are a mix of sci-fi and fantasy and there are some absolute gems in it. I have loads of authors now I want to read more of!
My favourite stories include Back to Myan by Regina Kanyu Wang, Weaving Silk by Amanda Sun, A Star is Born by Miki Dare, The Bridge of Dangerous Longings by Rati Mehrotra and Old Souls by Fonda Lee.
Back to Myan is pure sci-fi. A mermaid on an alien planet whose homeworld overheats. She is evacuated and her tail replaced with legs so that she can live on other planets.
Weaving Silk is a beautifully written story about two sisters trying to survive in a city after an earthquake killed their parents and cut the city off from the outside world.
In A Star is Born an old lady in a home has found a way to time travel back to earlier points of her life.
The Bridge of Dangerous Longings is an unusual story about a bridge that will kill you if you try to cross it.
Old Souls is a tale of reincarnation and a young woman who can not only remember her own previous lives but also see the past lives of everyone she comes into contact with.
There are a couple of stories that I didn't get on with, one that I just couldn't follow and one that I didn't get the point of, but overall the quality is very high.
I highly recommend this, it's an interesting and high-quality collection and it's probably going to be one of my favourite books of this year. I hope they make volume two soon!
I received a free copy from the publisher in return for an honest review.
My favourite stories include Back to Myan by Regina Kanyu Wang, Weaving Silk by Amanda Sun, A Star is Born by Miki Dare, The Bridge of Dangerous Longings by Rati Mehrotra and Old Souls by Fonda Lee.
Back to Myan is pure sci-fi. A mermaid on an alien planet whose homeworld overheats. She is evacuated and her tail replaced with legs so that she can live on other planets.
Weaving Silk is a beautifully written story about two sisters trying to survive in a city after an earthquake killed their parents and cut the city off from the outside world.
In A Star is Born an old lady in a home has found a way to time travel back to earlier points of her life.
The Bridge of Dangerous Longings is an unusual story about a bridge that will kill you if you try to cross it.
Old Souls is a tale of reincarnation and a young woman who can not only remember her own previous lives but also see the past lives of everyone she comes into contact with.
There are a couple of stories that I didn't get on with, one that I just couldn't follow and one that I didn't get the point of, but overall the quality is very high.
I highly recommend this, it's an interesting and high-quality collection and it's probably going to be one of my favourite books of this year. I hope they make volume two soon!
I received a free copy from the publisher in return for an honest review.