Editor: Leone Ross
Publisher: Peepal Tree
Paperback
Staff Pick! So says…
As you’d expect from the author of This One Sky Day, this anthology edited by Leone Ross spills marvels: every story is a surprise and yet they build a fantastic multi-faceted world together, one that draws on Afrofuturism with a witty British slant. Everyone will have a favourite story (I was thrilled by Patience Agbabi’s smooth move from poetry to prose), and the collection gathers queens of the form like Irenosen Okojie with fresh voices. You’ll want more from all of them. There’s stories that unfold magically on balconies, in urban parks, under the sea, and in inner space – and keep unfolding. A definitional and thrilling collection.