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Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction

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In an anthology that spans from India in the west to Hawai'i in the east, and as far south as Australia and New Zealand, 24 authors bring you an exciting range of tales set in the past, present, and future.

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Discover characters like the Moon Rabbit from Chinese mythology, a kitsune from Japanese mythology, and the aswang from Filipino mythology.

Find out what arises when a struggling Malaysian student seeks help for her studies in Chinatown, and what happens when the garbage in the Pacific Ocean is seen as a valuable treasure.

Futures imagined stretch from amazing advances in technology to depressing dystopias.

Read these stories and so many more in Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction.

Featuring stories by:

Brett Adams, Jo Wu, Kris Williamson, Recle Etino Vibal, Tabitha Sin, Ailia Hopkins, KZ Morano, TR Napper, Terence Toh, Kawika Guillermo, Barry Rosenberg, Eeleen Lee, Jax Goss, Jo Thomas, Daniel A. Kelin II, Fadzlishah Johanabas, Shenoa Carroll-Bradd, Dominica Malcolm, Aashika Nair, Celeste A. Peters, Agnes Ong, Rebecca Freeman, NJ Magas, and Tom Barlow

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisdystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 252 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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