Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity

Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity

Lee Mandelo

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

Revolutionary and visionary, these twenty-two speculative stories edited by Lambda, Nebula and Hugo finalist Lee Mandelo explore the vast potentialities of our queer and trans futures. From self-styled knights fighting in dystopian city streets to conservationists finding love in the Appalachian forests; from social media posts about domestic “bliss” in a lottery-based, state-housing skyscraper to herding feral cats off of one’s scientific equipment; from street drugs that create doppelgangers to dance-club cruising at the edge of the galaxy— Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity interrogates the farthest borders of the sci-fi landscape to imagine how queer life will look centuries in the future—or ten years from now. Filled with brutal honesty, raw emotions, sexual escapades, and delightful whimsy, Amplitudes speaks to the longstanding tradition of queer fiction as protest. This essential collection serves as an evolving map of our celebrations, anxieties, wishes, pitfalls, and—most of all—our rallying cry that we're here, we're queer—and the future is ours!   Inventive, moving, and hopeful, this fresh  anthology contains never before published stories by some of our most prominent and emerging LGBTQIA+ writers,   Esther Alter • Bendi Barrett • Ta-wei Chi, trans. Ariel Chu • Colin Dean • Maya Deane • Dominique Dickey • Katharine Duckett • Meg Elison • Paul Evanby • Aysha U. Farah • Sarah Gailey • Ash Huang • Margaret Killjoy • Wen-yi Lee • Ewen Ma • Jamie McGhee • Sam J. Miller • Aiki Mira, trans. CD Covington • Sunny Moraine • Nat X. Ray • Neon Yang • Ramez Yoakeim


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  • bookish.jetset.deb
    Mar 23, 2025
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    Amplitudes is a collection of twenty-two stories written by LGBTQIA+ writers. Each chapter tells a wildly different story from diverse queer perspectives. This collection of stories is edited by Lee Mandela. Many of the stories have a post-apocalyptic vibe, which for me, have been difficult to read given the world’s current societal climate. As a pansexual woman married to a trans woman, I love the queer perspective. Some stories are purely about survival in a new world, others bring the spice, which is more of my cup of LGBTea. While the post-apocalyptic vibe isn’t for me, I think this book is great for those who enjoy those types of stories. Immediately recommending this to my wife, who is always reading futuristic sci-fi novels. Some of my standout stories included: The Orgasm Doula, by Colin Dean Moonwife by Sarah Gailey Blueprint for Destruction of Solitude by Paul Evenly The Garden of Collective Memory by Neon Yang A Step into Emptiness by Aiki Mira pocket futures in the present past by Katharine Duckett

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