![]() I’ll talk a little about each story below! ![]() There is high fantasy, science fiction, and more, with settings running the gamut. Jemisin talks about why she wasn’t initially a believer in short stories as a writer, but talks about what led her to write and submit them, and how they made her a stronger writer. I read How Long ’til Black Future Month? back in February. And in the Hugo award-nominated short story “The City Born Great,” a young street kid fights to give birth to an old metropolis’s soul. A black mother in the Jim Crow south must figure out how to save her daughter from a fey offering impossible promises. In a parallel universe, a utopian society watches our world, trying to learn from our mistakes. Dragons and hateful spirits haunt the flooded city of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and drawing deft parallels in the fantasy realms of her imagination. ![]() ![]() This collection features a few stories from worlds fans of hers will be familiar with, along with other fresh and variegated stories, all masterfully written. Jemisin- one of the preeminent voices in Science Fiction/Fantasy. How Long ’til Black Future Month? is a collection of short stories from N.K. ![]()
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