Description: New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Washington Post Book World "Rave" Book of the Year, and winner of the World Fantasy Award, Dark Matter was an innovative, landmark anthology featuring some of the most profound and moving speculative fiction from the African diaspora. Now in a new volume combining classic tales from great authors with original stories, essays, and interviews from emerging black writers, editor Sheree R. Thomas divines greater insight into the stunning variety of the black literary tradition. From oral folktales to futuristic science fiction, from the comedy of the trickster to haunting meditations on survival, these authors explore love and lore, identity and community.
Compelling, complex, and poignant, DARK MATTER: READING THE BONES will dazzle you with its multifaceted scope.