Book Review: Dark Matter

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Dark Matter     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Sheree R. Thomas
Class/Genre:   SF AND Fantasy   [Short Stories]
Edited by Sheree R. Thomas
Warner, July 2000, $24.95, 448 pp.

Fans of science fiction and fantasy will be delighted with this new anthology that focuses on the contributions of Black authors to the speculative fiction genre. The 40 tales have been written over the past century and include many notable writers such as Octavia Butler and Nalo Hopkinson. Historical figures like Web DuBois have also contributed to this enchanting collection.

Most of the stories are excellent and have a satirical bite to them. None of the tales fail to entertain. Although some of the older contributions shows their "age" (as many of the nineteenth and early twentieth century science fiction tales do), nonetheless they are well written and enjoyable. Readers of short story science fiction or fantasy will find DARK MATTER an entertaining, enlightening collection.

Harriet Klausner

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