
Not One of US
Kindle Edition
Night Shade Books · Ebook · November 6, 2018
Mankind comes face to face with extraterrestrial life in this short fiction reprint anthology from Clarkesworld publisher Neil Clarke.
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- Who it’s for
- Straightforward speculative fiction for when you want quick immersion without a lot of scaffolding.
- Genres
- Sci-Fi Short Stories, Alien Contact, Short Story Anthologies
- Published
- Night Shade Books, November 6, 2018
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Mankind comes face to face with extraterrestrial life in this short fiction reprint anthology from Clarkesworld publisher Neil Clarke. They Are Strangers from Far Lands . . . Science fiction writers have been using aliens as a metaphor for the other for over one hundred years. Superman has otherworldly origins, and his struggles to blend in on our planet are a clear metaphor for immigration. Earth’s adopted son is just one example of this “Alien Among Us” narrative.
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There are stories of assimilation, or the failure to do so. Stories of resistance to the forces of naturalization. Stories told from the alien viewpoint. Stories that use aliens as a manifestation of the fears and worries of specific places and eras. Stories that transcend location and time, speaking to universal issues of group identity and its relationship to the Other. Nearly thirty authors in this reprint anthology grapple both the best and worst aspects of human nature, and they do so in utterly compelling and entertaining ways. Not One of Us is a collection of stories that aren’t afraid to tackle thorny and often controversial issues of race, nationalism, religion, political ideology, and other ways in which humanity divides itself.
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Straightforward speculative fiction for when you want quick immersion without a lot of scaffolding.
Come here for
- accessible short-form SF
- category-mix curiosity
Expect
- short-story pacing
- easy entry, light on ornament
Where it sits
| Alien Contact | 83% |
|---|---|
| Short Story Anthologies | 74% |
| Sci-Fi Short Stories | 69% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi Short Stories
- Authors
- Neil Clarke, Rich Larson
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Published
- November 6, 2018
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies