Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590210050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Speculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the ways in which identity can go beyond binary from space colonies to small college towns, from angels to androids, and from a magical past to other worlds entirely, the authors in this collection have brought to life wonderful tales starring people who proudly define (and redefine) their own genders, sexualities, identities, and so much else in between. Valente / ''Another Coming'' by Sonya Taaffe / ''Bleaker Collegiate Presents an All-Female Production of Waiting for Godot'' by Claire Humphrey / ''The Ghost Party'' by Richard Larson / ''Bonehouse'' by Keffy R. M. Kehrli / ''Sex with Ghosts'' by Sarah Kanning / ''Spoiling Veena'' by Keyan Bowes / ''Self-Reflection'' by Tobi Hill-Meyer / ''The Metamorphosis Bud'' by Liu Wen Zhuang / ''Schrodinger's Pussy'' by Terra LeMay. Featuring the following stories: ''Sea of Cortez'' by Sandra McDonald / ''Eye of the Storm'' by Kelley Eskridge / ''Fisherman'' by Nalo Hopkinson / ''Pirate Solutions'' by Katie Sparrow / ''A Wild and a Wicked Youth'' by Ellen Kushner / ''Prosperine When it Sizzles'' by Tansy Roberts / ''The Faery Cony-Catcher'' by Delia Sherman / ''Palimpsest'' by Catherynne M
Brit Mandelo (britmandelo) is a writer, critic, and occasional editor whose primary fields of interest are speculative fiction and queer literature, especially when the two coincide. . She also writes regularly for Tor and has several long-running column series there, including Queering SFF, a mix of criticism, editorials, and reviews on LGBTQI speculative fiction. Her work fiction, nonfiction, poetry; she wears a lot of hats has been featured in mag
But each ends with some oh-so-human satisfaction, resolution, or glad understanding. But in the end this is the rarest of anthologies: the sum is greater than its parts. Some of these pieces are truly strange. Sandra McDonald's poignant ''Sea of Cortez'' explores covert sexuality on board a navy ship during WWII. These and other stellar stories from Catherynne M. ''Schrodinger's Pussy'' by Terra LeMay is a love letter of sorts that illuminates what it means to be human, regardless of gender or sexual preference. Read it all.'' --Nicola Griffith, multiple award-winning author and editor . Valente, Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, and Tansy Rayner Roberts will inspire writers, delight and satisfy readers who are already familiar with fluid gender identities, and leave newly enlightene
"Awesomeness" according to J. Andrews. This anthology starts out strong with some really good stories. Stories I love. Absolutely love. 'Round about the middle, we got into stories I didn't click with as much. But then I came out the other side and the end stories were all different and interesting.You wouldn't find all these stories in the same anthology in any other circumstance, because they range from different science. "Never goes fully 'beyond binary,' but standout stories make it worthwhile" according to Likecroft. (This review also appears on the Lesbrary.)Bottom line: A collection of mostly solid, satisfying queer short stories, though several never live up to the anthology's promise to go "beyond binary."How does it treat women/same-sex relationships? The worlds of the stories all differ, from present-day Western European/North American countries to pure SF/F settings. In some stories, sexism. "Not all "beyond binary," but a diverse and excellent sampler" according to T.C. Mill. As several other reviewers have said, Beyond Binary isn’t always as “beyond binary” as it could have been, and I’m puzzled at the inclusion of some of these stories, but it does form a diverse and excellent sampler of LGBT fiction from leading authors in the field. Some names I recognized before going past the table of contents, and some I’d like to get t