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Everyone: Worlds Without Walls
From the Introduction: "Everyone: Worlds Without Walls brings together in common purpose some of the brightest stars in SF, authors from every continent on the planet save Antarctica. In seeing through the eyes of gifted writers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America, we not only grow in empathy and understanding, but we also gain reassurance that there are others like us all across the globe who wonder and imagine....
"SF challenges us to look beyond and ahead, and we must use it to meet the forces who would have us look only within or behind. Everyone does this in grand fashion."
Official Description: Everyone: Worlds Without Walls, a collection of World SF, is a scintillating showcase of what it means to value everyone. With talent and tales from diverse nations, cultures, races, and experiences, this anthology explores and celebrates how we are greater together -– and, conversely, the need to tear down walls of ignorance, prejudice, and injustice.
"SF challenges us to look beyond and ahead, and we must use it to meet the forces who would have us look only within or behind. Everyone does this in grand fashion."
Official Description: Everyone: Worlds Without Walls, a collection of World SF, is a scintillating showcase of what it means to value everyone. With talent and tales from diverse nations, cultures, races, and experiences, this anthology explores and celebrates how we are greater together -– and, conversely, the need to tear down walls of ignorance, prejudice, and injustice.
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237 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2017
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October 12, 2017
I don't usually make a habit of rating books with which I'm involved, but since my contribution to this volume is so modest (writing the introduction and narrating two stories for the audiobook), and I can take no credit whatsoever for the outstanding lineup of fiction it offers, I thought this might not be improper.
Everyone: Worlds Without Walls not only has an important purpose in celebrating the diversity and beauty of world SF, but it accomplishes this purpose wonderfully well. I enjoyed almost every single story in this packed collection -- which is saying something, given how many stories are here -- and together they demonstrate the depth and breadth and relevance of the genre today. (What's more, if one story isn't to your taste, just wait: the next is guaranteed to be wholly unlike it!) I was delighted to be reminded why I love the works of certain authors and to discover new authors whose work I now will follow. I was particularly struck by exceptional stories by Fábio Fernandes, Luis G. Abbadie, and Ken Liu, each starkly different from the other. "The Battle of the Palm Trees" by Yasser Bahjatt strikes the perfect ending note, as well.
Everyone: Worlds Without Walls not only has an important purpose in celebrating the diversity and beauty of world SF, but it accomplishes this purpose wonderfully well. I enjoyed almost every single story in this packed collection -- which is saying something, given how many stories are here -- and together they demonstrate the depth and breadth and relevance of the genre today. (What's more, if one story isn't to your taste, just wait: the next is guaranteed to be wholly unlike it!) I was delighted to be reminded why I love the works of certain authors and to discover new authors whose work I now will follow. I was particularly struck by exceptional stories by Fábio Fernandes, Luis G. Abbadie, and Ken Liu, each starkly different from the other. "The Battle of the Palm Trees" by Yasser Bahjatt strikes the perfect ending note, as well.
November 18, 2017
This is a nice anthology of short stories put together by Tony C. Smith of the science fiction podcast Starship Sofa. The authors are a mix of famous science fiction authors and some new authors. The authors are a diverse bunch globally, Tony collected stories from authors on every continent except Antarctica. Dr. Amy H. Sturgis adds a nice introduction. Like most anthologies, there are hits and misses. The stories that stood out for me were: The Remaker by Fábio Fernandes, The Dust Garden by Ken Liu, The Galaxy Cube by Jeremy Szal, Slipping Sideways by Carmelo Rafala, The Seed Keeper by Yukimi Ogawa, and Virus by Jonathan Dotse.
November 26, 2017
A spectacular book. Not only for the stories, which are indeed hit and miss, which is to be expected from most anthologies, but for the project. Tony Smith and the District of Wonders set out to create something that would highlight the benefits that we reap from embracing diversity and this anthology is a testament to that. Some of the stories will challenge your worldview, some might make you uncomfortable, but you will leave enriched.
Again, this is not diversity just for diversity's sake, which seems to be a common point of contention with projects like these (or, say, quotas or affirmative action policies), but it really shows what we have to lose if we ignore what our world and the many different humans on it have to bring to the table. And if the stories don't make it clear, then the author interviews do.
Yes, some of the stories felt a little shallow and if I had rated each story individually and taken the arithmetic mean, it would've gotten maybe 3.5 stars. But make no mistake, there are some spectacular ones here. But the best thing is that this book has been able to do two things: 1. It has inspired me to actively seek out communities of writers that I never would've gotten to in any other way (mostly because of the authors' recommendations in their interviews), 2. it has validated my view that diversity is not only important because of moral considerations, but that it has real, concrete value that is hard to see if you haven't encountered it but hard to overlook once you have.
Highly recommended.
Again, this is not diversity just for diversity's sake, which seems to be a common point of contention with projects like these (or, say, quotas or affirmative action policies), but it really shows what we have to lose if we ignore what our world and the many different humans on it have to bring to the table. And if the stories don't make it clear, then the author interviews do.
Yes, some of the stories felt a little shallow and if I had rated each story individually and taken the arithmetic mean, it would've gotten maybe 3.5 stars. But make no mistake, there are some spectacular ones here. But the best thing is that this book has been able to do two things: 1. It has inspired me to actively seek out communities of writers that I never would've gotten to in any other way (mostly because of the authors' recommendations in their interviews), 2. it has validated my view that diversity is not only important because of moral considerations, but that it has real, concrete value that is hard to see if you haven't encountered it but hard to overlook once you have.
Highly recommended.
October 10, 2017
Selección de relatos muy desigual, algunos muy buenos y otros en los que no he conseguido entrar, aunque al fin y al cabo es la gracia del libro: conocer autores de todo el mundo y la riqueza de la diversidad
November 22, 2017
The first story is very good. The next 2 are semi-pornographic in ways that are not essential to the story. The rest are overall good, with some being excellent. A mostly positive mixed bag that starts off roughly.
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