Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction

K.M. Szpara, Nino Cipri, Jack Hollis Marr, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, N. Caelum, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Everett Maroon, E. Catherine Tobler, Bogi Takács, B.R. Sanders, E. Saxey, Margarita Tenser, A. Merc Rustad, Alexis A. Hunter, Molly Tanzer, Penny Stirling


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4.00 · 6 ratings · 215 pages · Published: 17 Sep 2016

Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction by K.M. Szpara, Nino Cipri, Jack Hollis Marr, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, N. Caelum, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Everett Maroon, E. Catherine Tobler, Bogi Takács, B.R. Sanders, E. Saxey, Margarita Tenser, A. Merc Rustad, Alexis A. Hunter, Molly Tanzer, Penny Stirling
There are fantastical stories with actual transgender characters, some for whom that is central and others for whom that isn't. And there are stories without transgender characters, but with metaphors and symbolism in their place, genuine expressions of self through such speculative fiction tropes as shapeshifting and programming. Transgender individuals see themselves in transformative characters, those outsiders, before seeing themselves as human protagonists. Those feelings are still valid. But though the stories involve transformation and outsiders, sometimes the change is one of self-realization. This anthology will be a welcome read for those who are ready to transcend gender through the lens of science fiction, fantasy, and other works of imaginative fiction.

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