Liverpool’s Science Fiction Collections hold the archives and personal libraries of some of the canonical authors of the sf/f genre, including Olaf Stapledon, John Wyndham, Eric Frank Russell, Brian Aldiss and Arthur C. Clarke, to name a few. As well as representing the history of the genre, however, we also celebrate (and acquire!) new classics from pioneering authors and texts of our current moment.
The first part of our ‘Resisting Dystopia’ series compiled a list of fifteen texts that ranged across the twentieth century. In Part II, we’ve put together a list of contemporary authors who have recently released works—or have works forthcoming this year—to help support the field in a time of pandemic (and to give you excellent things to read!). We hope that this gives you an up-to-date snapshot of the exciting new directions and voices that are shaping the genre. If there are any texts we missed, or that you are particularly excited to talk about, let us know.
Happy reading!
Works available as of May 2020
ALIEN REDEMPTION, Gloria Oliver
AS THE SHORE TO THE TIDES, SO BLOOD CALLS TO BLOOD, Karlo Yeager Rodríguez
ALL CITY, Alex DiFrancesco
BIG GIRL, Meg Elison
BOSS FIGHT, Josh Roseman
CRADLE AND GRAVE, Anya Ow
THE DEMONS OF WALL STREET, Laurence Raphael Brothers
DOCILE, Kellan Szpara
DRAGON CALLED, Kara Lockharte, Cassie Alexander
EVER THE HERO, Darby Harn
FINNA, Nino Cipri
FOREVER AND ONE DAY, Deidre Robinson
FROM A SHADOW GRAVE, Andi Buchanan
GAMECHANGER, L. X. Beckett
A GAME OF FOX AND SQUIRRELS, Jenn Reese
THE GREAT FAERIE STRIKE, Spencer Ellsworth
HARBINGER OF HOPE, Mike Chen
IMPERFECT COMMENTARIES, Ruthanna Emrys
LADY OF SHADOWS, Breanna Teintze
LIGHT OF IMPOSSIBLE STARS, Gareth Powell
LOST ANGELS, Loren Rhoads
THE LIGHT YEARS, R. W. W. Greene
MAXINE UNLEASHES DOOMSDAY, Nick Kolakowski
MAZES OF POWER, Juliette Wade
MOONTANGLED, Stephanie Burgis
AN ODYSSEY: ECHOES OF WAR, Natalia Theodoridou
QUEEN OF NOISE, Leigh Harlen
THE RUSH’S EDGE, Ginger Smith
SALVAGE, R. J. Theodore
SHADOW AND STORM, Juliet Kemp
SPACE OPERA LIBRETTI, Jennifer Lee Rossman and Brian McNett (eds)
THREADING THE LABYRINTH, Tiffani Angus
TITAN’S DAY, Dan Stout
TRANSCENDENT IV: THE YEAR’S BEST TRANSGENDER SPECULATIVE FICTION, Bogi Takács (ed.)
THE TRANS SPACE OCTOPUS CONGREGATION, Bogi Takács
UNREAL ALCHEMY, Tansy Raynor Roberts
THE UNSPOKEN NAME, A. K. Larkwood
THE VOYAGES OF CINRAK THE DAPPER, A. J. Fitzwater
WHERE THE BATTLE RAGES, Jonathan P. Brazee
WIDOW’S WELCOME, D. K. Fields
THE WINTER DUKE, Claire Bartlett
Works forthcoming in 2020
ACES AND EIGHTS, O.E. Tearmann (May 2020)
ARCHITECTS OF MEMORY, Karen Osborne (August 2020)
DEPART, DEPART! Sim Kern (September 2020)
DOUBLE-CROSSING THE BRIDGE, Sara Bond (September 2020)
DROWNED COUNTRY, Emily Tesh (16th June 2020)
THE FOREST OF GHOSTS AND BONES, Lise Lueddecke (October 2020)
THE FOUR PROFOUND WEAVES, R. B. Lemberg (September 2020)
GODDESS OF THE NORTH, Georgina Kamsika (August 2020)
NIGHT ROLL, Michael J. DeLuca (October 2020)
NOPHEK GLOSS, Essa Hansen (November 2020)
THE PAINTER’S WIDOW, L. S. Johnson (June 2020)
THE PHLEBOTOMIST, Chris Panatier (September 8th, 2020)
PRIME DECEPTIONS, Valerie Valdes (September 2020)
RECOGNIZE FASCISM, Crystal Huff (ed.) (Fall 2020)
THE STITCHER AND THE MUTE, D. K. Fields (November 2020)
THE UNCONQUERED CITY, K. A. Doore (16th June 2020)
WE SEEK NO KINGS, T. Thorne Coyle (June 2020)