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Dark Matter A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
Author: Sheree R. Thomas (Editor)

This volume introduces black science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction writers to the generations of readers who have not had the chance to explore the scope and diversity among African-American writers. An important new anthology, the first of it's kind, Dark Matter explores a century of fantastic fiction by p... more »re-eminent and emerging luminaries of the African Diaspora. A richly vibrant collection of stories and essays, it displays the brilliance of writers ranging from early pioneers such as W.E.B. Du Bois, to famed SF authors including Samuel R. Delany and Octavia E. Butler, to such luminaries of the literary tradition as playwright/critic Amiri Baraka and satirist Ishmael Reed, as well as a spectrum of acclaimed new writers.

Astonishing, compelling, erotic, and profound stories of worlds within and beyond abound in Dark Matter. From the bittersweet legacies of Africa to utterly phantasmagoric future civilisations, here is a compilation of stories that transmute our human experience.

Content:

Introduction: Looking for the Invisible (2000) • essay by Sheree Renée Thomas[as by Sheree R. Thomas]
Sister Lilith (2000) / short story by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
The Comet (1920) / short story by W. E. B. Du Bois
Chicago 1927 [The Gilda Stories] (2000) / short story by Jewelle Gomez
Black No More (excerpt) (1931) / short fiction by George S. Schuyler
Separation Anxiety (2000) / short story by Evie Shockley
Tasting Songs (2000) / short story by Leone Ross
Can You Wear My Eyes (2000) / short story by Kalamu ya Salaam
Like Daughter (2000) / short story by Tananarive Due
Greedy Choke Puppy (2000) / short story by Nalo Hopkinson
Rhythm Travel (1996) / short fiction by Amiri Baraka
Buddy Bolden (1996) / short story by Kalamu ya Salaam
Aye, and Gomorrah ... (1967) / short story by Samuel R. Delany
Ganger (Ball Lightning)(2000) / short story by Nalo Hopkinson
The Becoming (2000) / short story by Akua Lezli Hope
The Goophered Grapevine (1887) / short story by Charles W. Chesnutt
The Evening and the Morning and the Night (1987) / novelette by Octavia E. Butler; Afterword (The Evening and the Morning and the Night) (1996) • essay by Octavia E. Butler
Twice, at Once, Separated (2000) / short story by Linda D. Addison [as by Linda Addison]
Gimmile's Songs [Dossouye] (1984) / short story by Charles R. Saunders
At the Huts of Ajala (2000) / short story by Nisi Shawl
The Woman in the Wall (2000) / novelette by Steven Barnes
Ark of Bones (1974) / short story by Henry Dumas
Butta's Backyard Barbecue (2000) / short fiction by Tony Medina
Future Christmas (excerpt from The Terrible Twos)(2000) / short fiction by Ishmael Reed
At Life's Limits [Of Wings, Nectar, & Ancestors • 3] (2000) / novelette by Kiini Ibura Salaam
The African Origins of UFOs (excerpt) (2000) / short fiction by Anthony Joseph
The Astral Visitor Delta Blues (2000) / short story by Robert Fleming
The Space Traders (1992)/ novelette by Derrick Bell
The Pretended (2000) / short story by Darryl A. Smith
Hussy Strutt (2000) / short story by Ama Patterson
Racism and Science Fiction (1998) • essay by Samuel R. Delany
Why Blacks Should Read (and Write) Science Fiction (2000) • essay by Charles R. Saunders
Black to the Future (1998) • essay by Walter Mosley
Yet Do I Wonder (1994) • essay by Paul D. Miller
The Monophobic Response (1995) • essay by Octavia E. Butler

ISBN-13: 9780446677240
ISBN-10: 0446677248
Publication Date: 7/1/2001
Pages: 448
Rating:

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

3.8 stars, based on 5 ratings

Publisher: Aspect/Warner Books/Little, Brown & Company
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 4
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Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Black & African American >> Science Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> Anthologies
Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> Short Stories

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