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The Sum of Us

by A.M. Dellamonica , Alex Shvartsman , Amanda Sun , Bev Geddes , Brenda Cooper , Caroline M. Yoachim , Charlotte Ashley , Christie Yant , Claire Humphrey , Colleen Anderson , Dominik Parisien , Edward Willett , Hayden Trenholm , Heather Osborne , Ian Creasey , James Van Pelt , Juliet Marillier , Karina Sumner-Smith , Kate Story , Liz Westbrook-Trenholm , Matt Moore , Nisi Shawl , Sandra Kasturi , Tyler Keevil

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The greatest gift to us is caring. What would the world be like without someone to care for or to care with? Would love survive if we don't care? From the world of twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors comes a world that can be funny, heartwarming, strange, or sad. Or not what we expect.


Nominated – 2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award Shortlist (anthology/Best Related Work)


2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award Shortlist (Best Speculative Fiction) Finalist


One story selected for Best of British Science Fiction 2017 (ed. by Donna Scott)


One story selected for Best Indie Speculative Fiction, Vol. 1 (Bards & Sages Publishing)


Five stories on Tangent Online Recommended Reading List 2017


One story nominated – 2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award Short Fiction Finalist


One story – 2018 WSFA Small Press Award Finalist


One story nominated – 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Short Fiction Shortlist


Three stories – 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Short Fiction Longlist


How can a henchman keep up with a mischievous retired supervillain? Can a dog help a hockey player score again? Will an odd couple with a zany sense of adventure and diminished capabilities survive an earthquake? Where does a stray cat go to find love every night? What secret does a pious monk have with a cargo of sleeping human? Will terrorism in space take out a young apprentice and a blind welder? What does an oracle tell a lover about her final days? Can a "heart of gold" prevent a soldier from crossing the enemy line with the governor's children? These, and many more.


Featuring Original Stories by Colleen Anderson, Charlotte Ashley, Brenda Cooper, Ian Creasey, A.M. Dellamonica, Bev Geddes, Claire Humphrey, Sandra Kasturi, Tyler Keevil, Juliet Marillier, Matt Moore, Heather Osborne, Nisi Shawl, Alex Shvartsman, Karina Sumner-Smith, Kate Story, Amanda Sun, Hayden Trenholm, James Van Pelt, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Edward Willett, Christie Yant & Caroline M. Yoachim


With Introduction by Dominik Parisien


Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law


Anthologies in this series (Strangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist (American Library Association), Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire.


REVIEWS for THE SUM OF US


“A strong collection . . . make it worth reading.” –Publishers Weekly


“Definitely consider buying a copy, if not for yourself, then for someone who is serving as a caretaker. At the very least, it should make us all appreciate caretakers for all they do.” –Lightspeed Magazine


“Thought provoking page-turners.” –Tangent


“These stories take a broad exploration of what care can mean . . .” —Speculating Canada (Derek Newman-Stille)


Genre: Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies (fancy, right?)

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