Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy

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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 . . .

Spirit of Wine by Tony Pi
The Datasultan of Streets and Stars by Jeremy Szal
Weaving Silk by Amanda Sun
Vanilla Rice by Angela Yuriko Smith
Looking Up by S.B. Divya
A Star is Born by Miki Dare
My Left Hand by Ruhan Zhao
DNR by Gabriela Lee
A Visitation For the Spirit Festival by Diana Xin
Rose's Arm by Calvin D. Jim
Back to Myan by Regina Kanyu Wang ; translated by Shaoyan Hu
Meridian by Karin Lowachee
Joseon Fringe by Pamela Q. Fernandes
Wintry Hearts of Those Who Rise by Minsoo Kang
Udātta śloka by Deepak Bharathan
Crash by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Memoriam by Priya Sridhar
The Observer Effect by E.C. Myers
Decision by Joyce Chng
Moon Halves by Anne Carly Abad
The Bridge of Dangerous Longings by Rati Mehrotra
Old Souls by Fonda Lee
The Orphans of Nilveli by Naru Dames Sundar