{"product_id":"walking-the-clouds-an-anthology-of-indigenous-science-fiction-paperback","title":"Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrace L. Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors. The collection includes seminal authors such as Gerald Vizenor, historically important contributions often categorized as magical realism by authors like Leslie Marmon Silko and Sherman Alexie, and authors more recognizable to science fiction fans like William Sanders and Stephen Graham Jones. Dillon's engaging introduction situates the pieces in the larger context of science fiction and its conventions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrganized by sub-genre, the book starts with Native slipstream, stories infused with time travel, alternate realities and alternative history like Vizenor's Custer on the Slipstream. Next up are stories about contact with other beings featuring, among others, an excerpt from Gerry William's \u003ci\u003eThe Black Ship\u003c\/i\u003e. Dillon includes stories that highlight Indigenous science like a piece from Archie Weller's \u003ci\u003eLand of the Golden Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, asserting that one of the roles of Native science fiction is to disentangle that science from notions of primitive knowledge and myth. The fourth section calls out stories of apocalypse like William Sanders' When This World Is All on Fire and a piece from Zainab Amadahy's \u003ci\u003eThe Moons of Palmares\u003c\/i\u003e. The anthology closes with examples of biskaabiiyang, or returning to ourselves, bringing together stories like Eden Robinson's Terminal Avenue and a piece from Robert Sullivan's \u003ci\u003eStar Waka\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essential book for readers and students of both Native literature and science fiction, \u003ci\u003eWalking the Clouds \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable collection. It brings together not only great examples of Native science fiction from an internationally-known cast of authors, but Dillon's insightful scholarship sheds new light on the traditions of imagining an Indigenous future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace L. Dillon is an associate professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies program at Portland State University in Oregon. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eHive of Dreams: Contemporary Science Fiction from the Pacific Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757826048288,"sku":"9780816529827","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/faf0ebe347be926a7bb18f5df7ef1e8d.webp?v=1780112657","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/walking-the-clouds-an-anthology-of-indigenous-science-fiction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}