Nalo Hopkinson

In celebration of Rosarium's fifth anniversary, publisher Bill Campbell has compiled a two-volume collection of 100 science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories from around the world. Like space and the future, Sunspot Jungle has no boundaries and celebrates the wide varieties and possibilities this genre represents, with some of the most notable names in the field. Featuring the works of: Nick Harkaway, Ken Liu, Nalo Hopkinson, Tananarive Due, Max Gladstone, Nisi Shawl, Nick Mamatas, Carmen Maria Machado, Tobias S. Buckell, Karen Lord, and more!

Caribbean-Canadian author Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring) is an internationally beloved storyteller. This long-awaited new collection of her deeply imaginative short fiction offers striking journeys to far-flung futures and fantastical landscapes. Hopkinson is at the peak of her powers as she roams effortlessly between art, folklore, science, and magic. "Hopkinson's stories dazzle."--National Public Radio Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having "an imagination that most of us would kill for," Nalo Hopkinson and her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian, and American influences shine in truly unique stories that are gorgeously strange, inventively subversive, and vividly beautiful. In Hopkinson's first collection of stories since 2015, a woman and her cyborg pig eke out a living in a future waterworld; two scientists contemplate the cavernous remains of an alien life-form; and an artist creates nanotechnology that asserts Blackness where it is least welcome.

The magical island of Chynchin is facing conquerors from abroad and something sinister from within in this entrancing fantasy from the Grand Master Award-winning author Nalo Hopkinson. Veycosi, in training as a griot (an historian and musician), hopes to sail off to examine the rare Alamat Book of Light and thus secure a spot for himself on Chynchin's Colloquium of scholars. However, unexpected events prevent that from happening. Fifteen Ymisen galleons arrive in the harbor to force a trade agreement on Chynchin. Veycosi tries to help, hoping to prove himself with a bold move, but quickly finds himself in way over his head. Bad turns to worse when malign forces start stirring. Pickens (children) are disappearing and an ancient invading army, long frozen into piche (tar) statues by island witches is stirring to life--led by the fearsome demon known as the Blackheart Man. Veycosi has problems in his polyamorous personal life, too. How much trouble can a poor student take? Or cause all by himself as the line between myth and history blends in this delightfully sly tale by one of greatest novelists.

Scritte dalle migliori autrici di fantascienza contemporanea - tra cui Elizabeth Bear, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, Lauren Beukes, Madeline Ashby e Malka Older - queste storie sono ambientate in un futuro in cui la tecnologia ha contribuito a svelare i segreti degli oceani. I racconti - curati da Eric Desatnik della fondazione XPRIZE - portano i lettori a "tuffarsi" in mezzo ad alcune delle innovazioni pi promettenti di oggi che potrebbero avere un impatto positivo sulle condizioni future degli oceani. L'antologia Correnti future include 18 storie originali scritte da autrici provenienti da tutto il mondo, le quali hanno esplorato una variet di argomenti tra cui: tecnologie per ricostruire le barriere coralline; impianti neurali che consentono di comunicare con i delfini attraverso immagini mentali; robot che recuperano il petrolio dall'acqua; isole artificiali costruite per resistere agli uragani; spedizioni in acque profonde in realt aumentata e altro ancora. "Correnti future serve a ricordarci il mistero e la maestosit dell'oceano, a stabilirne il fondamentale bisogno di scoperta e di gestione e a infondere un senso di speranza per il futuro dell'oceano". Eric Desatnik INDICE DEI RACCONTIMADRE OCEANO di Vandana SinghPARLARE PER IMMAGINI di Sheila FinchIMPROVVISAZIONI SU UN RICHIAMO OCEANICO di Rochita Loenen-LuizRIMPATRIO di Nalo HopkinsonTAPPETI GALLEGGIANTI di Mohale MashigoACERI DI MARE di Marie LuLANTERNE SOLIDE E SCALETTE di Malka OlderLOTO BLU di Madeline AshbyLA SUA SECONDA PELLE DI FOCA di Lauren BeukesHAVEN di Karen LordIL CORPO RICORDA di Kameron HurleyLA PICCOLA PASTORELLA di Gwyneth JonesPOESIE E TERRE DISTANTI di Gu ShiMARGINI MORBIDI di Elizabeth BearOSCURIT SALMASTRA di Deborah BiancottiIL MARE FURIOSO ABBASTANZA PER ME di Catherynne M. ValenteAVERE E POSSEDERE di Brenda PeynadoRESIDENTI MERIDIONALI di Brenda Cooper

The SFWA Grand Master’s award-winning collection “combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling” (Library Journal). In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences. Hopkinson’s unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be missed. Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning Skin Folk “Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —The Washington Post Book World “An important new writer.” —The Dallas Morning News “Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.” —Publishers Weekly “A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.” —Science Fiction Chronicle

An alluring new collection from the author of the New York Times Notable Book, Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads, Sister Mine) is an internationally-beloved storyteller. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having "an imagination that most of us would kill for," her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian, and American influences shine in truly unique stories that are filled with striking imagery, unlikely beauty, and delightful strangeness. In this long-awaited collection, Hopkinson continues to expand the boundaries of culture and imagination. Whether she is retelling The Tempest as a new Caribbean myth, filling a shopping mall with unfulfilled ghosts, or herding chickens that occasionally breathe fire, Hopkinson continues to create bold fiction that transcends boundaries and borders.

When Makeda and her twin sister Abby are born, they come into the world conjoined and sickly. The surgery to separate them weakens Abby so much that she will surely die-unless her parents make a bargain with the gods. For Makeda and Abby are not ordinary children, they are the offspring of Boysie, god of growing things, and his wife, a beautiful human woman. In exchange for Abby's life, Boysie agrees to live as a human, and his wife must spend her days as a monstrous sea creature.Twenty years later...Physically healthy but with no magical ability, Makeda has spent her whole life in the shadow of her sister Abby, who has twisted legs but an enchanted singing voice. By their magical relatives' standards, Makeda is just a "donkey"-a worthless human valuable only for her role in helping Abby survive. Tired of feeling second best, Makeda decides to move out on her own. Makeda discovers that her new apartment building is also home to a talented rock band, and the band's leader, Brie, is a very cute boy with a distinct aura of magic about him. When Makeda's father goes missing, she must decide if she can trust Brie, or not...and her life may depend on the answer.

A collection of original stories, edited by the award-winning author of Brown Girl in the Ring, draws on African magic, folklore, and history; and features contributions by such writers as Neil Gaiman, Tananarive Due, and Barbara Hambly. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Dressed as the legendary heroine "Midnight Robber" for the traditional Carnival celebration on the Caribbeancolonized planet of Toussaint, TanTan is forced to take on the role of the Robber Queen for real when she and her father flee to the brutal world of New Half Way Tree. Original.

The rich and the privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways -- farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother. She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends.