Quislaona: A Dominican Fantasy Anthology

by Zaivy Luke-Alemán (Editor), J. O' Leary, Keller (Editor), Rebecca Walker (Editor)

Latinx voices continue to be underrepresented in publishing. We collectively strive to elevate writers of our cultural community by creating and holding space for the authentic and diverse voices that make up Dominican writers today.

 

Quislaona welcomes you to the fantasy island where the water glows with magic, and the Loro flies high. Run alongside the ciguapas protecting the island's sacred hearts or listen to the merfolk chat at Mimi's Bar. Within this collection, you will find twenty-four creators who contributed stories taking place on this fantasy island through a mix of prose and comics. Inside, you'll discover tales of war, heartbreak, family, and magic.  

 

This anthology is a collaborative effort between three organizations. Dominican Writers Association, Worldbuilding Magazine, and Cultura Cómic RD.  Discover how this fascinating intersection of art, literature and speculative fiction became a celebration of Dominican voices in fantasy.  

 

Featuring work   

Barbara Perez Marquez | Lissy Marlin | Nelly Rosario | Annecy Baez | Amaris Castillo | Manny Minaya | Alex V. Cruz | Laura Suazo | Judy Fernandez Diaz | Pauline M. Kulstad-González | Thanisha Peña |Ang Nunez | Maria E. Vega (Odiresan) | Ana Lucía Sánchez | Gabriela Taveras | Joan M. Arias (KING) | Aníbal Hernández Medina | Ana María González Puente | Kevin Cruz Guzman | Virgo CA | Mari Gabi Messina | Melissa Falcon "MelimeL" | Johanny "Joa" Ortega 

277 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 16, 2023

Reviews

[Brigitte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love love love this anthology. The feat itself of having writers in various genre modes write a story in which they world-build this fantastical world of Quislaona is so impressive. The stories I enjoyed the most were “Mitología Antigua,” which set up the world; “The way of the Traveler”; “Return”; “La Tijana” and “Mission #806.” But there were so many others. Here and there I would find a minor slip into our world (one story mentions Mistolin which took me out), but for the most part this anthology achieves what it set out to do, per the words of the editor: “an opportunity for people like me who feel disconnected from our homeland to become curious about our island.” What an impressive communal project and what a beautiful world to fall in love, grieve, and explore.

[AnaLuz Sanchez]

As a colaborator in this wonderful Fantasy anthology I’ll not be leaving a star review.
I will say that this book has so many different stories to fit so many different tastes, there is truly something for everyone in it and I’m proud to have been among such a talented group of authors.

[Akalle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic series of interwoven short stories and comics in Spanish and English that will stay with me for a long time. Amazing world building. Hopefully there will be more set in this world soon.