A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that
challenge oppression and envision new futures for America--from N.
K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane
Anders, Hugh Howey, and more.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people
are angry, frightened, and hurting. Knowing that imagining a brighter
tomorrow has always been an act of resistance, editors Victor LaValle
and John Joseph Adams invited an extraordinarily talented group of
writers to share stories that explore new forms of freedom, love, and
justice. They asked for narratives that would challenge oppressive
American myths, release us from the chokehold of our history, and give
us new futures to believe in.
They also asked that the stories be badass.
The result is this spectacular collection of twenty-five tales that
blend the dark and the light, the dystopian and the utopian. These tales
are vivid with struggle and hardship--whether it's the othered and the
terrorized, or dragonriders and covert commandos--but these characters
don't flee, they fight.
Thrilling, inspiring, and a sheer joy to read, A People's Future of the
United States is a gift for anyone who believes in our power to dream a
just world.
Featuring stories by Violet Allen - Charlie Jane Anders - Lesley Nneka
Arimah - Ashok K. Banker - Tobias S. Buckell - Tananarive Due - Omar El
Akkad - Jamie Ford - Maria Dahvana Headley - Hugh Howey - Lizz Huerta -
Justina Ireland - N. K. Jemisin - Alice Sola Kim - Seanan McGuire - Sam
J. Miller - Daniel José Older - Malka Older - Gabby Rivera - A. Merc
Rustad - Kai Cheng Thom - Catherynne M. Valente - Daniel H. Wilson - G.
Willow Wilson - Charles Yu
