N. K. Jemisin is a Brooklyn author who won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Fifth Season, which was also a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. She previously won the Locus Award for her first novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, and her short fiction and novels have been nominated multiple times for Hugo, World Fantasy, Nebula, and RT Reviewers' Choice awards, and shortlisted for the Crawford and the James Tiptree, Jr. awards. She is a science fiction and fantasy reviewer for the New York Times, and you can find her online at nkjemisin.com.
"[E]loquently develops a series of passionately felt themes... one
of speculative fiction's most thoughtful and exciting
writers."--Kirkus (starred review)
"A brilliant example of how we in the present are making the future
with our actions and how the future may exist in our past... What
is also evident in this short story collection is that Ms. Jemisin
can write anything. Her prose, sometimes pulsing, encourages you to
read at different tempos as if she is conducting an orchestra. Slow
moving tension and suspense make you fearful, but then entices you
into reading the next sentence. Lush descriptive passages conjure
cinematic vistas."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Each of the [stories] is masterfully written and beautifully
imagined, making the book difficult to put down...Anyone who
appreciates Jemisin's work, speculative fiction, or simply the art
of the short story shouldn't miss this collection."--BookPage
"Energizing in the way the best science fiction aims to be, forcing
readers to look back on the 'real' world with new and eager
eyes."--Shelf Awareness (starred review)
"Established fans of Jemisin's work and general fantasy and sf
readers alike should check out this collection of diverse and
exciting new speculative fiction."--Booklist
"Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly
imaginative and narratively bold."--Entertainment Weekly
"Jemisin... is a writer of uncanny gifts who is to a moral
certainty one of the five best we have right now. ... How
inadequate these brief synopses are to convey the sheet beauty to
be found in these stories."--Sci-Fi
"Jemisin's phenomenal success has been something like an earthquake
ripping through the traditional order of fantasy itself."--New
York/Vulture
"Jemisin's stories are discerning, thought-provoking, and
beautifully crafted, showcasing a master at work."--Pen America
"Marvelous and wide-ranging."--Los Angeles Times
"N. K. Jemisin is a powerhouse of speculative fiction. So,
obviously, you need to read this new short story
collection."--Bustle
"Nora Jemisin is a writer of uncanny gifts who is to a moral
certainty one of the five best we have right now."--Sci-Fi
"One line from [Jemisin's introduction] has tattooed itself on my
mind, a sort of manifesto for her ongoing work and all the fiction
I love: 'Now I am bolder, and angrier, and more joyful.' I felt,
after reading these stories, that I was too."--NPR Books
"Powerful and mind-expanding...Jemisin pushes boundaries,
experiments with format and theme, and challenges
expectations."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Read her books-they're probably better than whatever else you were
going to read next."--Literary Hub
"The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her
generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everything."--New
York Times
"The most critically acclaimed author in contemporary science
fiction and fantasy."--GQ
"The true breadth of [Jemisin's] talent ... comes through to grand
effect in her first collection of short fiction... Jemisin is an
essential voice in modern-day SFF."--B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Blog
"There are so many things in How Long 'Til Black Future Month-from
firebirds to Megacops, from truffles to hurricanes, from utopias
(maybe) to civil rights marches-that it's impossible to describe.
Except to say that every single story here is riveting,
provocative, and remarkable. An extraordinary story collection from
an extraordinary writer!"--Connie Willis, Hugo and Nebula Award
winner
"These stories are wonderful. In worlds both invariably cruel and
brilliantly imagined, heroism thrives in the margins."--Nicky
Drayden, author of The Prey of Gods
"Whether she's exploring alien life forms or political
machinations, self-sacrifice or monsters in New Orleans, Jemisin's
characters are boldly drawn, complex, and so engaging. This is a
great gift for any long-time fan and a solid introduction to her
work for the curious, and I highly recommend you grab yourself the
gorgeous hardcover version."--Book Riot/Swords & Spaceships
Jemisin's body of work already spans an extraordinary and
"astonishing terrain. Science fiction and fantasy have always been
the genres of my heart, and Jemisin is an absolute master. Like
Ursula K. Le Guin, she is a visionary who shows us our world by
remaking it in stories."--Kelly Link
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