Recognize Fascism

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By Crystal M. Huff & Jennifer Shelby &

Publisher Description

Across many worlds and many timelines, these stories depict the moments when people see the fascism in front of them for what it is, accept it as real, and make the choice to fight it. Who are the canaries in the coal mine? When can the long-hidden voice no longer be ignored? Anti-fascist rebellion can take many forms. A transgender woman living on an artificial satellite learns to reject oppression via poetry. A machine ethicist finds a way to dance with her gods in a surveillance state. An unlikely golem hears a new call to action. A jailed musician rediscovers the music of rebellion.

Will you recognize fascism and join the revolution?

With stories by Sam J. Miller, Jaymee Goh, Brandon O'Brien, Octavia Cade, Jennifer Shelby, and many more...

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3 Reviews

3.0

bluefoxdandelion

Created about 3 years ago

“Giving this a solid 3 because I don't finish anthologies often since my enjoyment of the stories as a whole can go either way. I like the concepts here, using SFF to inspire people to not only recognize fascism but it stand against it when confronted with its reality. I skim the last few stories. I tried to space them out between other novels so I dont get burned out but even then I felt I held onto this book for far too long and if I didnt skim it, I'd never finish it. I suppose I'm learning that it takes a bit for me to buy into a story and constantly having to go through that process multiple times in one sitting makes me less and less interested in continuing. (I think this is why I prefer the 2nd book into trilogies - I'm already invested in the characters and overall plot and just along for the ride by that time). Would I buy this anthology though? Probably not. It was nice to read and it's nice to return it to the library.”

Kat

Created almost 4 years ago

“Yay! I finally finished it :D My favourite stories were ... - A Disease of Time and Temporal Distortion by Jennifer Shelby Scholar Mika's Brief Summary of Memories Imbued in Memory Object Exhibit Item 132.NW.1 by Jaymee Goh -The Body Politic by Octavia Cade -What Eyes Can See by Selene dePackh”

Marina

Created over 4 years ago

“I recieved this ebook from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! All opinions are my own. Here's the thing, my main issue with anthologies is that if the stories are too short I'll want more! But I'm always trying to read more anthologies cause it's a great way to find new to me authors. This book is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories of moments when people see fascism in front of them and we get to see how they act. There are many different stories with many different circumstances. There are so many short stories that I didn't connect with all of them. Some of them were like one page long and I wanted more! It took me a while to read it all cause I kept trying to understand every detail (a really hard thing to try in a science fiction book). Overall there were stories that I really loved, stories that I enjoyed and there were other stories that I didn't connect with or I didn't understand so I didn't enjoy them. And I really want to insist on saying that some of the stories were amazing and some of them were also beautiful. I kept thinking "what an interesting story" in some of them. It was a good book but sadly it's not something I loved.”