Strangers Among Us
Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts
by Susan Forest & Lucas K Law (editors), Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Church, A.M. Dellamonica, Gemma Files, James Alan Gardner, Tyler Keevil, Ursula Pflug, Amanda Sun, Hayden Trenholm, Edward Willett and more, Julie E. Czerneda (Introduction)
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Pub Date Aug 08 2016 | Archive Date Sep 08 2016
Description
There's a delicate balance between mental health and mental illness . . .
Who are the STRANGERS AMONG US?
We are your fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, friends and lovers. We staff your stores, cross your streets, and study in your schools, invisible among you. We are your outcasts and underdogs, and often, your unsung heroes.
Nineteen speculative fiction authors tackle the division between mental health and mental illness; how the interplay between our minds' quirks and the diverse societies and cultures we live in can set us apart, or must be concealed, or become unlikely strengths.
We find troubles with Irish fay, a North Korean cosmonaut's fear of flying, an aging maid dealing with politics of revenge, a mute boy and an army of darkness, a sister reaching out at the edge of a black hole, the dog and the sleepwalker, and many more.
After all, what harm can be done . . .
AUTHORS: Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Church, A.M. Dellamonica, Gemma Files, James Alan Gardner, Bev Geddes, Erika Holt, Tyler Keevil, Rich Larson, Derwin Mak, Mahtab Narsimhan, Sherry Peters, Ursula Pflug, Robert Runté, Lorina Stephens, Amanda Sun, Hayden Trenholm, Edward Willett, A.C. Wise, Julie E. Czerneda (Introduction)
EDITORS: Susan Forest, Lucas K. Law
RECOMMENDED AGE: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:Explore the delicate balance between mental health and mental illness with nineteen thought-provoking and moving stories by Kelley Armstrong, A.M. Dellamonica, Gemma Files and sixteen other authors.
GENRE:
Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction
A Note From the Publisher
Available in Hardcover (9780993969645) US$28.00 and EBook (9780993969614) US$7.99
• A donation of $1,000 CAD goes to Canadian Mental Health Association upon its publication.
• A portion of the anthology’s net revenue goes to Canadian Mental Health Association.
• The second anthology in this ‘social causes’ series is The Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound. It explores the world of caregiving and caregivers. Slated for Summer 2017.
• A donation of $1,000 CAD goes to Canadian Mental Health Association upon its publication.
• A portion of the anthology’s net revenue goes to Canadian Mental Health Association.
• The second anthology in this ‘social causes’ series is The Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound. It explores the world of caregiving and caregivers. Slated for Summer 2017.
Advance Praise
"VERDICT: Mental illness is an exciting theme for an anthology, leaving plenty of room for variety."
-- Library Journal
Recommended as one of "The August Science
Fiction and Fantasy Books You'll Want to Read"
--Kirkus Reviews
"The stories in Strangers Among Us are 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
"The writing is excellent throughout, and even the few not-as-strong stories make for a good read. This is a unique collection that should attract readers of all genres.
--Foreword Reviews
"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
Marketing Plan
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· Book display at BookExpo/BookCon America 2016 (Chicago) and American Library Association 2016 annual conference (Orlando)
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780993969607 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
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