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I like that scanning down the ToC is producing large numbers of my among-favourite stories by authors (the Arnason, Lee, Le Guin to name a few: and many new ones, wonderful).

But still sad for my backbrain that it initially reacted to the cover 'Oh, there's lots of women!' FIVE OUT OF EIGHT, backbrain. Get thee behind me, kyriarchy!

It is, nonetheless, a SF anthology cover with more women's names than men's.

Yes. That this is so tells me that we can get to have a good future. *cheers*

This looks great :D Quite a few of my favourite sf short story writers (Ken Liu, Sofia Samatar, Yoon Ha Lee) so excited what the ones I don't recognise will be like.

I'm obviously biased, but I suspect you'll find a lot more to enjoy. :D

What an awesome-sounding lineup of authors, and what intriguing-sounding stories! Very much looking forward to it!

Thank you!

This is a triumph, Alex. *adds to wishlist*

This is, I hope, just the beginning.

That is one fine ToC there, and beautiful cover art to boot.

(Please tell me that there's a no-DRM ebook edition planned, with US availability....)

The publisher is Prime Books, so there will certainly be a U.S. edition, since they're a U.S. publisher!

What rosefox said! No idea whether Prime's ebooks are DRM-free, but they will certainly be available in the US.

All our ebooks are DRM-free. :)

So happy for you!

Thank you! It is making me very happy at the moment. :D

That's a powerhouse lineup, Alex! You done good.

:D :D :D

This looks marvelous and I look forward to reading new-to-me stories/authors!

I hope you enjoy it!

Nice TOC.

:D

I have some things I could say about the supposed difficulty of diverse TOCs expressed elsewhere in the field.

I suspect one has to know - and care - that more than straight white guys are out there...

(Also, any chance you can get me on a list for review copies? *chances arm* *g*)

I suspect that's the issue here, despite claims otherwise.

I certainly can pass your name onto Sean!

I don't suspect. I have concluded - at least with most of the themed reprint SF anthologies.

(Thanks.)

Incredible line-up!

Thank you!

Oh hey. That looks good.

Thank you! I'm very happy with it. I hope readers will be too.

That is an amazing ToC. Can't wait to pick up the book.

It will be out in June!

I am looking forward so very much.

Just wow! What an honor to get included in this list. I, too, counted gendered names and thought about racial diversity of authors, concluding this anthology has been Done-Rite!

One title you may want to correct: The Arnason is no doubt "Knapsack Poems," not "Knacksack." I'm pretty sure.

Ack! Thank you for the correction! You're right about the error.

And thank you. I hope anthologies like this become the norm.