Books by Anil Menon
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Rebecca Roanhorse, Andrea Hairston, Minsoo Kang, Steven Barnes, Tobias S. Buckell, Darcie Little Badger, Indrapramit Das, E. Lily Yu, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, Kathleen Alcalá, Chinelo Onwual, Alberto Yáñez, Anil Menon, Hiromi Goto
Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards.
“There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E. Butler.
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius.
Unexpected brilliance shines forth from every page.
Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.
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The Beast with Nine Billion Feet
by Anil Menon
Product Description The year is 2040 A.D. The place is Pune, India. And the future is finally here. Liquid computers. Flawless Skin. Emotional cars. Illusion pods. The world of Synthit is one full of tough questions and infinite possibilities. Why are Tara's new friends, Francis and Ria, so freaked out by the night sky? Is their strange and beautiful mother, Mandira, friend or foe? Where is their father? Is he a terrorist or a genius? And what, exactly, is the beast with nine billion feet? As Tara and Aditya soon discover, there are no simple answers. They find themselves on very different tracks, caught up in a deadly game—a struggle for power and control, a fight for the genetic code to life itself. In the here and now of Anil Menon's brilliant and disturbing novel, the future itself is at stake. For fans of China Miéville and Blake Crouch, The Beast with Nine Billion Feet is a thrilling debut from one of South Asia’s finest and most exciting science fiction voices. About the Author Anil Menon’s stories have appeared in a variety of international magazines and anthologies. His critically acclaimed novel, Half of What I Say, was published in 2015. He lives and works in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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