Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy (Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction)

ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE DIE . . .Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors on their journeys through Asia and beyond. Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Stories about where we come from and where we are going.Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.Orphans and drug-smuggling in deep space. Mechanical arms in steampunk Vancouver. Djinns and espionage in futuristic Istanbul. Humanoid robot in steamy Kerala. Monsters in the jungles of Cebu. Historic time travel in Gyeongbok Palace. A rocket launch in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. A drunken ghost in Song Dynasty China. A displaced refugee skating on an ice planet. And much more.Embrace them as you take on their journeys. And don't look back . . .AUTHORS: Anne Carly Abad, Deepak Bharathan, Joyce Chng, Miki Dare, S.B. Divya, Pamela Q. Fernandes, Calvin D. Jim, Minsoo Kang, Fonda Lee, Gabriela Lee, Karin Lowachee, Rati Mehrotra, E.C. Myers, Tony Pi, Angela Yuriko Smith, Priya Sridhar, Amanda Sun, Naru Dames Sundar, Jeremy Szal, Regina Kanyu Wang (translated by Shaoyan Hu), Diana Xin, Melissa Yuan-Innes, Ruhan Zhao.Introduction by Elsie ChapmanEdited by Lucas K. Law and Derwin MakPraise for WHERE THE STARS RISE"A wealth of stories running the gamut from poignant to mindblowing, rewarding journeys both faraway and familiar."                            --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of Dominion of the Fallen saga"Where the Stars Rise is a hell of a lot of fun. Greatwriters, magnificent storytelling, and worlds I wanted to spend a lotmore time in--no matter how dangerous they were. I had a blast reading it."--Rob Boffard, author of the Outer Earth series (Tracer, Zero-G, Impact)