Infused with feminist, Afro-Caribbean views of the science fiction and fantasy genres, this collection of offbeat and highly original works takes aim at race and racism in literature. In �Report from Planet Midnight,� at the International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts, an alien addresses the crowd, evaluating Earth's "strange" customs, including the marginalization of works by nonwhite and female writers. �Message in a Bottle� shows Greg, an American Indian artist, befriending a strange four-year-old who seems wise beyond her years. While preparing an exhibition, he discovers that the young girl is a traveler from the future sent to recover art from the distant past�which apparently includes his own work. Concluding the book with series editor Terry Bisson�s Outspoken Interview, Nalo Hopkinson shares laughs, loves, and top-secret Caribbean spells.
(less)Infused with feminist, Afro-Caribbean views of the science fiction and fantasy genres, this collection of offbeat and highly original works takes aim at race and racism in literature. In �Report from Planet Midnight,� at the International
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