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A review by amcass
Black Stars: A Galaxy of New Worlds by C T Rwizi, Nisi Shawl, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Victor LaValle, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor
4.0
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ These Alien Skies
⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ Clap Back
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Black Pages
⭐⭐⭐ 2043
⭐⭐⭐ We Travel These Spaceways
⭐⭐ The Visit
An interesting spec fic short story collection. These Alien Skies was far and away my favorite of the group; a lot of heart in this story. Black Pages, Clap Back, and 2043 were all also very good, with I think Clap Back being slightly the best of the three. I think 2043 could've used a bit more fleshing out of the ultimate motives of our protagonists. I often enjoy Victor LaValle and We Travel These Spaceways wasn't bad but I don't think it hit quite as well. It didn't surprise me that I enjoyed stories from Nalo Hopkinson, Victor LaValle and Nnedi Okorafor - what a power lineup. Excited to now get to explore more from CT Rwizi. I didn't really enjoy The Visit, it felt less like interesting spec fic and more like a very obvious reversal of gender roles satire. It wasn't bad in that sense but it felt less interesting than the rest of the stories and also out of place in this anthology.
⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ Clap Back
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Black Pages
⭐⭐⭐ 2043
⭐⭐⭐ We Travel These Spaceways
⭐⭐ The Visit
An interesting spec fic short story collection. These Alien Skies was far and away my favorite of the group; a lot of heart in this story. Black Pages, Clap Back, and 2043 were all also very good, with I think Clap Back being slightly the best of the three. I think 2043 could've used a bit more fleshing out of the ultimate motives of our protagonists. I often enjoy Victor LaValle and We Travel These Spaceways wasn't bad but I don't think it hit quite as well. It didn't surprise me that I enjoyed stories from Nalo Hopkinson, Victor LaValle and Nnedi Okorafor - what a power lineup. Excited to now get to explore more from CT Rwizi. I didn't really enjoy The Visit, it felt less like interesting spec fic and more like a very obvious reversal of gender roles satire. It wasn't bad in that sense but it felt less interesting than the rest of the stories and also out of place in this anthology.