Shaun Duke
Shaun Duke is an aspiring writer, a reviewer, and an academic. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Rhetoric and Writing at Bemidji State University. He received his PhD in English from the University of Florida and studies science fiction, postcolonialism, digital fan cultures, and digital rhetoric.
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Brief Thoughts on The Apex Book of World SF 2 (Table of Contents)
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The fine folks over at Apex recently released the table of contents for their upcoming second book in the Apex Book of World SF series. Before I throw in my thoughts, here is the list:
That’s one heck of a diverse list, don’t you agree? The thing that I love about it is that it brings in countries that even by World SF standards are usually not represented (Malawi, for example, although this is based on my admittedly limited exposure to world SF).
I only have one suggestion for future editions. While I understand that the project is to bring works by people who are traditionally ignored by Western magazines, I do think it would be interesting to see a U.S. and a U.K. story in the mix, not because I want such an anthology to be “fair,” but because I think seeing the contrast between all of the cultures presented above would be fascinating. This is, after all, an anthology of World SF, which says to me that it is occupied by an incredibly broad view of SF across various cultures and perspectives. One could illustrate a very interesting point by showing the differences and similarities between all of the cultures that have participated in SF, now and in the past.
But that might be a trivial point to bring up, since one could say that Western SF is readily available to those of us in the West (and elsewhere). So be it. I just want everything in one convenient package, and I would be willing to pay extra for such a book.
Otherwise, this anthology looks amazing. I will likely purchase it when it comes out in 2011. For now, I’ll have to look at the first edition!
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