Update 3/29/18: Removed reviewer CPayseur at his request. Also see discussion of request by Hugo finalist Camestros Felapton.
In the spirit of Lightspeed Magazine's famous People of Color Destroy Science Fiction series, here are 92 stories by people of color that had a combined score of 2+ from RSR's 2015 & 2016 Best SF/F lists. The two lists together contain the 440 most-recommended stories out of 1,481 reviewed, so the 92 stories by people of color make up around 21% of the best of 2015-2016.
Readers asked us to make it easy for them to find good stories written by authors with diverse racial backgrounds, and that’s what this list is meant to accomplish (author identity plays no role in our ratings). Note that this is for fiction from 2015 and 2016 (RSR started September 2015); and we’ll prepare a similar list for 2017 once the finalists for various awards have been announced—probably in July or August.
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies, by Matthew Kressel
Aya is a farmer who grows realms of galaxies, skilled in finding and pruning the sick and malignant. (6,434 words; Time: 21m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Labels:
2015,
Clarkesworld,
Matthew Kressel,
Rating: 2,
Review,
Short Story
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Outstanding LGBT Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2015-2016
Update 3/27/18:
Replaced static table with dynamic table.
Update 11/26/17: Miscategorized bisexual story “Seasons of Glass and Iron” as lesbian. Updated both lists.
Update 11/26/17: Miscategorized bisexual story “Seasons of Glass and Iron” as lesbian. Updated both lists.
In addition to regular monthly ratings we’re going to start
publishing occasional lists of highly recommended stories from particular subsets of
Science Fiction and Fantasy (SFF). We’ve previously done this for Hard
Science Fiction, and this month we’re doing it for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender (LGBT) stories.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Brigas Nunca Mais, by Martin L. Shoemaker
(Hard SF; Captain Nick Aames) The surprising tale of how Nick Ames, the famous, no-nonsense captain on the Earth-Mars run, had such a disastrous first wedding that there was no marriage. (7,400 words; Time: 24m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Three Bodies at Mitanni, by Seth Dickinson
Earth has sent a powerful starship to find the colonies it established 1,000 years ago and to destroy any that pose a threat to humanity. (7,100 words; Time: 23m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆, Average
Monday, October 17, 2016
Time Bomb Time, by C.C. Finlay
Hannah's boyfriend wants to test his time experiment in Hannah's room. (3,135 words; Time: 10m)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆, Needs Improvement
Recommended By: RHorton:5
Labels:
2015,
C.C. Finlay,
Lightspeed Magazine,
Rating: 1,
Review,
Short Story
Friday, March 18, 2016
Speak Easy, by Catherynne M. Valente
★★★☆☆ Average
(1920s Urban Fantasy) In a 1920s Harlem hotel, the party never stops. Frankie wants to be a writer, and he wants Zelda. Zelda finds a door to another world and thinks she'll find what she wants down there. (31,600 words; Time: 1h:45m)
Labels:
2015,
Catherynne M. Valente,
Novella,
Rating: 3,
Review,
Subterranean Press
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Perfect State, by Brandon Sanderson
★★★★☆ Recommended
(SF) Kai has conquered his whole world, but he's starting to get bored with it. There are other worlds, but the concept gives him the creeps. And sometimes they won't be ignored. (18,200 words; Time: 1h:00m)
Recommended By: πHugo+2 πRSR+1 (Q&A)
Labels:
2015,
Brandon Sanderson,
Dragonsteel Entertainment,
Novella,
Rating: 4,
Review
I Had No Head and My Eyes Were Floating Way Up In the Air, by Clifford D. Simak
(SF) An accident on another planet destroys Charlie's body, but the local aliens rebuild him in a strange and different way. A very strange and different way.
(~7,700 words)
Rating: 2,
Not Recommended
X
Labels:
2015,
Clifford D. Simak,
I Am Crying All Inside,
Novelette,
Rating: 2,
Review
Pure Attentions, by TR Dillon
★★★☆☆ Average
(YA Urban Fantasy) Max hates having to wait while his mom sees the doctor. The cafe where he waits is usually deserted, but today two strange little men show up. Men who're supposed to be invisible. (13,000 words; Time: 43m)
A Flat Affect, by Eric Flint
★★★☆☆ Average
(High Fantasy) King Bertrand wants to celebrate the millennium of a great general, sparing no expense. Garrick, his childhood friend, will perform, but Garrick's style is rather odd. (3,500 words; Time: 11m)
Labels:
2015,
Eric Flint,
Onward Drake!,
Rating: 3,
Review,
Short Story
I am Graalnak of the Vroon Empire, Destroyer of Galaxies, Supreme Overlord of the Planet Earth. Ask Me Anything, by Laura Pearlman
(SF Humor) Graalnak, alien conqueror of Earth, does an ask-me-anything session on Reddit.
(992 words)
Rating: 3,
Average
X
Labels:
2015,
Flash Fiction Online,
Laura Pearlman,
Rating: 3,
Review,
Short Story
… And I Show You How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes, by Scott Alexander
Rating: 3,
Average
X
Labels:
2015,
Rating: 3,
Review,
Scott Alexander,
Short Story,
Slate Star Codex
Daedalus, by Niall Burke
(SF AI) The town's new computer system is working awfully well. The public have never been happier with their city government. Something is too good to be true.
(2,142 words)
Rating: 1,
Needs Improvement
X
Labels:
2015,
Holdfast,
Niall Burke,
Rating: 1,
Review,
Short Story
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Obits, by Stephen King
(Horror) Mike writes snarky, disrespectful celebrity obituaries for a sleazy webzine. Then one day he gets the idea to write an obit about a living person. (8,600 words; Time: 28m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆, Average
Labels:
2015,
Bazaar of Bad Dreams,
Novelette,
Rating: 3,
Review,
Stephen King
The Builders, by Daniel Polansky
(Military Fantasy) The Captain gathers his old team together to mount an assault on the traitors who beat them five years ago. (30,800 words; Time: 1h:42m)
Rating: ★★★★★ Award-Worthy
See related articles on Tor.com.
Labels:
2015,
Daniel Polansky,
Justin Landon,
Novella,
Rating: 5,
Review,
Tor Novella
Friday, March 11, 2016
Fear of the Unknown and Self-Loathing in Hollywood, by Nick Cole
(Gonzo Journalism) Doc Midnite (aka Travis Bickle) is determined to make his name in Hollywood by proving that some stars really do sell their souls to the devil. (18,000 words; Time: 1h:00m)
Rating: Not Rated, No Speculative Element
Labels:
2015,
Nick Cole,
Novella,
Rating: NR,
Review,
Tales of Tinfoil
Thursday, March 10, 2016
The Commuter, by Thomas Mays
★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Military Fantasy) Jack's daughter, Abby, forges his name on a permission slip and ends up stranded in Faerie. So he goes on a quest to fetch her back. (4,500 words; Time: 15m)
Labels:
2015,
Rating: 2,
Review,
Short Story,
Stealth Books,
Thomas Mays
Space Raptor Butt Invasion, by Chuck Tingle
★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
(SF Erotica) Lance dreads spending a year alone on a lifeless planetoid, so when an intelligent dinosaur drops in, he's happy to accommodate him. (4,500 words; Time: 15m)
Recommended By: πHugo+2 (Q&A)
Labels:
2015,
Amazon.com,
Chuck Tingle,
Rating: 1,
Review,
Short Story
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