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Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy

352 pages
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Published: 8 Oct 2017
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ISBN: 9780993969652

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Laksa Media Groups Inc.

Publication date: 27 March 2017

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ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE DIE . . .Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors on their journeys through Asia and beyond. Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Stories about where we come from and where we are going.Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.Orphans and drug-smuggling in deep space. Mechanical arms in steampunk Vancouver. Djinns and espionage in futuristic Istanbul. Humanoid robot in steamy Kerala. Monsters in the jungles of Cebu. Historic time travel in Gyeongbok Palace. A rocket launch in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. A drunken ghost in Song Dynasty China. A displaced refugee skating on an ice planet. And much more.Embrace them as you take on their journeys. And don't look back . . .Spirit of Wine by Tony Pi The Datasultan of Streets and Stars by Jeremy Szal Weaving Silk by Amanda Sun Vanilla Rice by Angela Yuriko Smith Looking Up by S.B. Divya A Star is Born by Miki Dare My Left Hand by Ruhan Zhao DNR by Gabriela Lee A Visitation For the Spirit Festival by Diana Xin Rose's Arm by Calvin D. Jim Back to Myan by Regina Kanyu Wang ; translated by Shaoyan Hu Meridian by Karin Lowachee Joseon Fringe by Pamela Q. Fernandes Wintry Hearts of Those Who Rise by Minsoo Kang Udātta śloka by Deepak Bharathan Crash by Melissa Yuan-Innes Memoriam by Priya Sridhar The Observer Effect by E.C. Myers Decision by Joyce Chng Moon Halves by Anne Carly Abad The Bridge of Dangerous Longings by Rati Mehrotra Old Souls by Fonda Lee The Orphans of Nilveli by Naru Dames Sundar