Strangers Among Us
Tales of Underdogs and Outcasts
Description
Nineteen science fiction and fantasy authors explore the delicate balance between mental health and mental illness and how the diverse societies and cultures we live in can set us apart, or must be concealed, or become unlikely strengths. Recommended by Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, and Foreword Reviews. Winner of the 2017 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award and the 2017 Alberta Book Publishing Award. To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit. ly/2tWyJEm
Awards
- Short-listed, Foreword INDIES Award (Best Anthology) 2016
- Winner, (Canadian SF&F) Prix Aurora Award (Best Anthology) 2017
- Winner, Alberta Book Publishing Award (Speculative Fiction Book of the Year) 2017
Reviews
"Mental illness is an exciting theme for an anthology, leaving plenty of room for variety. " (Library Journal)
"The writers of these stories address such varied subjects as agoraphobia, depression, schizophrenia, autism, anxiety, and addiction. Though this book has some shortcomings, readers who have mental illnesses may find themselves somewhere in these pages and as a result may no longer feel so alone or isolated. " (School Library Journal)
" Stories do a masterful job of knitting legitimate and painful mental illnesses to characters who still retain agency and power. " (Kirkus Reviews)
"A solid effort, a mixed SF/fantasy original anthology, with a number of entertaining stories to be found within its pages. " (Locus - Gardner Dozois)
"The writing is excellent throughout . . . This is a unique collection that should attract readers of all genres. " (Foreword Reviews)
"The stories in Strangers Among Us are as varied in tone and approach as their authors. The power of the collection derives from this variety; while each story can be read in isolation, the assemblage of outsiders feels, on a whole, exultant. There is, indeed, strength in numbers, when each individual is accorded space and respect. " (Quill & Quire)
"Strangers Among Us . . . is important, shining a much-needed spotlight on issues that get far too little attention. A wonderful anthology, one of the major SF&F books of the year. Bravo!" (Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo award-winning author of Quantum Night)