Black Science Fiction Stories book - Flame Tree Publishing

“From themes of slavery to space travel, the impressive range of this anthology makes it a comprehensive survey. Readers, writers, and scholars will find great value here.” — Starred weekly review from publishers

Exclusive edition of new writings and overlooked perspectives.

Dystopia, apocalypse, gene editing, cloning, and colonization are explored by new authors combined with proto-sci-fi and speculative writing rooted in older traditions (authored by WEB Du Bois, Martin R. Delany, Sutton E. Griggs, Pauline Hopkins, and Edward Johnson), whose direct experiences of slavery and denial created their vivid dystopia.

With an introduction by award-winning Alex Temi Oh, a foreword by Dr. Sandra M. Grayson, author of *Visions of the Third Millennium: Black Science Fiction Novels Write the Future* (2003), and invaluable editorial support from Tia Ross and the Black Writers Collective and beyond, this latest addition to the Flame Tree Gothic series focuses on a science fiction realm that has not received the attention it deserves. Many themes in sci-fi reveal the world to others, show us how to improve it, and give voice to many different visions of humanity’s future.

Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories, and Epic Tales collections combine a wide range of myths, folklore, and contemporary short fiction. Highlighting roots in suspense, supernatural phenomena, science fiction, and mystery, books in the Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as gifts, and offer lifelong reading pleasure.

Table of Contents:

Empty, vacant interview conducted by James Beamon

Comet by W.E.B. Du Bois

Élan Vital – K. Tempest Bradford

Tara Campbell’s Sphere

Blake, or The Huts of America by Martin R. Delany

Floating City Pengimbang by Michelle F. Goddard

New Colossi by Harambee K. Grey-Sun

Imperium in Imperio – Sutton E. Griggs

The Seven Thieves, Emmalia Harrington

“Of One Blood: The Hidden Self” by Pauline Hopkins

Cosmic Traitors by Walidah Imarisha

Demarcation Line by Patty Nicole Johnson

“Light Ahead for the Murzyn”, Edward Johnson

Russell Nichols’ E-race

Russell Nichols’ Giant Steps

“Almost Too Beautiful to Be True” by Temi Oh

Megan Pindling, *You May Run On*

Inner suffering, but still soaring by Sylvie Soul

The Pox Party by Lyle Stiles

Regression Test by Wole Talabi

Original titles and a very broad range of authors reflect Flame Tree Publishing’s profile.

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