Seasons Between Us
Tales of Identities and Memories
by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law (editors); Jane Yolen, Alan Dean Foster, Maurice Broaddus, S.B. Divya, Rich Larson, Karin Lowachee, Patrick Swenson, Amanda Sun, Karina Sumner-Smith, Eric Choi, Hayden Trenholm, Bogi Takács, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, and more; Candas Jane Dorsey (Introduction)
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Pub Date 8 Aug 2021 | Archive Date 15 Aug 2021
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Description
From the award-winning series comes the highly anticipated anthology of hopeful original stories centering on "what is a life well-lived?"
Recommended by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Foreword Reviews, and Locus.
What decisions will you make to have a meaningful life? What kind of stories will you leave behind?
Travel with twenty-three speculative fiction authors through the seasons of life to capture the memories, identities, and moments of stepping through the portal of change, as they cope with their own journeys of growing older.
From the moment of birth, through each threshold of our lives, to the moment we take our last breath, we age.
Some of us leap into a hopeful future, some cling to the knowns of our former selves, some wander obliviously through the minefields and poppies of change. Something is lost, something is gained in each season. Things forgotten, things remembered.
A child redefines identity and belonging in post-Soviet Hungary. A girl blossoming to adult awareness exchanges life for death in rural Canada. A college student chooses between the magic of ancient spirits and the magic of daily happiness in modern Japan. In futuristic India, a mother finds joy in the balance between family and career. Under the Andulasian sun, a mathematician consults his older self in affairs of love. In alternate Tanzania, a husband and wife discover wisdom in memory loss. A robot eases an old man's grief, and a grandmother opens her heart when she listens to her child. And many more hopeful stories.
AUTHORS: Maurice Broaddus, Vanessa Cardui, C.J. Cheung, Joyce Chng, Eric Choi, S.B. Divya, Alan Dean Foster, Bev Geddes, Maria Haskins, Tyler Keevil, Rich Larson, Karin Lowachee, Brent Nichols, Heather Osborne, Y.M. Pang, Karina Sumner-Smith, Amanda Sun, Patrick Swenson, Bogi Takács, Hayden Trenholm, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Jane Yolen, and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.
With an Introduction by Candas Jane Dorsey
EDITORS: Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law
RECOMMENDED AGE: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
What is a life well-lived? What decisions will you make? Travel with 23 speculative fiction authors through the seasons of life to capture the memories, identities, and moments of stepping through the portal of change, as they cope with their own journeys of growing older.
GENRE:
Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction
BISAC:
FIC009040 FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies
FIC028040 FICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
FIC061000 FICTION / Magical Realism
Also available: Trade Paperback, Large Print, and ebook
Recommended by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Library Journal, Foreword Reviews (starred review), and Locus.
A Note From the Publisher
• Available in Trade Paperback (ISBN: 9781988140179) US$18.00, Large Print (ISBN: 9781988140360) US$35.00 and EBook (9781988140186) US$7.99
• Available to US and international libraries through Ingram, Overdrive/Libby, Baker & Taylor, and CloudLibrary (Bibliotheca)
• A donation of $1,000 CAD goes to Mood Disorders Association and Kids Help Phone upon its publication.
• A portion of the anthology’s net revenue goes to Mood Disorders Association and Kids Help Phone.
• Available to US and international libraries through Ingram, Overdrive/Libby, Baker & Taylor, and CloudLibrary (Bibliotheca)
• A donation of $1,000 CAD goes to Mood Disorders Association and Kids Help Phone upon its publication.
• A portion of the anthology’s net revenue goes to Mood Disorders Association and Kids Help Phone.
Advance Praise
"Featuring a diverse range of protagonists and a wide variety of genre and voice, this anthology nevertheless forms a cohesive whole, united by deep thought, emotional truth, and a hopeful tone. Speculative fiction fans will find it well worth searching out." —Publishers Weekly
“VERDICT: This collection is at turns haunting, yearning, and hopeful. An excellent volume of varied voices, both familiar and new.”—Library Journal
“Through soft and hard science fiction, magical realism, folklore, horror, high fantasy, and alternate history, the 20 stories and two poems tackle aging, loss, change, and adaptation. Like the authors and characters, the settings are diverse… Fans of speculative fiction are well served.”—Kirkus Reviews
“The dazzling speculative fiction anthology Seasons Between Us features a range of distinct and powerful voices. By stretching the boundaries of what is and what might be, the stories in Seasons Between Us are compelling in addressing choice, identity, and meaning.” —Foreword Reviews (starred review)
“A thought-provoking collection of short works. The subtitle clearly labels the contents while not fully preparing the reader for the depth of emotion and vulnerability found within.” —Booklist (American Library Association)
The anthologies in this award-winning series (Strangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire.
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| ISBN | 9781988140162 |
| PRICE | US$28.00 (USD) |
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