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Other Worlds

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Afrofurturism, Feminist & Queer World-Building - an invitation to step into other worlds has always been at the center of our brick-and-mortar. Our first scifi/fantasy lists were built by WisCon fans, heavy on Butler and Le Guin and the other founding women of the genre. We’ve maintained our commitment to find, read, shelve, and recommend diverse voices. Browse here and find books for middle-grade and up, as the best speculative fiction crosses ages and genres!

Alaya Dawn Johnson, "Reconstruction: Stories"

Alaya Dawn Johnson, "Reconstruction: Stories"

$18.36

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In Reconstruction award-winning writer and musician Johnson digs into the lives of those trodden underfoot by the powers that be: from the lives of vampires and those caught in their circle in Hawai'i to a taxonomy of anger put together by Union soldiers in the American Civil War, these stories will grab you and not let you go.

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Ursula K. Le Guin, "Changing Planes: Stories"

$18.35
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Octavia Butler, "Bloodchild and Other Stories"

$15.12
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Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories"

$18.35
John Joseph Adams, "The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020"

John Joseph Adams, "The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020"

$18.35
Nalo Hopkinson, "Skin Folk: Stories"

Nalo Hopkinson, "Skin Folk: Stories"

$18.35