by Nisi Shawl
First published 2015
Leading science fiction authors including Michael Swanwick, Nalo Hopkinson, and Eileen Gunn create new works celebrating Samuel R. "Chip" Delany, the Science Fiction Writers of America Grandmaster. Editors Nisi Shawl and Bill Campbell assembled this tribute collection that spans original fiction and creative nonfiction. The contributors explore themes that echo through Delany's career, from surreal pastoral journeys to erotic boundary crossings. The pieces examine how Delany transformed science fiction as an openly gay African American writer with remarkable intellectual precision. The collection captures the range of his sometimes challenging but consistently rewarding creative vision. These works demonstrate the lasting impact of a writer who expanded what science fiction could become and represent.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, african-american, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Period: 21st-century
350 pages · Paperback · Rosarium Publishing