Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity
Lee Mandelo
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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**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.** Lee Mandelo serves as editor for Amplitudes, a speculative anthology exploring the potentials of queer and trans futures. 22 authors contribute with a broad variety of takes on the theme. This anthology is definitely for an adult audience as it includes mature content and themes not intended for younger readers. This anthology has a lot of variety in style and in approach, which absolutely means there is a high likelihood not all of the stories will strike true for all readers. Some stories I actively disliked where others I rather enjoyed. Some edged into very weird and strange areas of speculative fiction and others played things a little more upfront. My individual story ratings varied between 2.5 and 4 with the following stories being highlights from the collection for me: MoonWife by Sarah Gailey, There Used to Be Peace by Margaret Killjoy, Copper Boys by Jamie McGhee, and The Garden of Collective Memory by Neon Yang Gailey, Killjoy, and Yang are all authors I have enjoyed work from previously, but McGhee is a new author to explore for me which is a win. Ultimately, I enjoyed taking my time with this anthology and would happily encourage others to pick it up if the theme appeals. If the story you're currently reading isn't the one for you, the next one will be vastly different :)
0Amplitudes 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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