In celebration of Rosarium's fifth anniversary, publisher Bill Campbell has collected a two-volume collection of 100 science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories from around the world. Like space and the future, Sunspot Jungle has no boundaries and celebrates the wide varieties and possibilities that this genre represents with some of the most notable names in the field.
Includes the works of: N.K. Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, Corinne Duyvis, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Angela Slatter, Hiromi Goto, Karin Lowachee, and more.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION by Bill Campbell
WALKING AWAKE by N.K. Jemisin
Illustration by Nettrice Gaskins
THE BLACK BOX by Malka Older
A SONG TRANSMUTED by Sarah Pinsker
WATER by Ramez Naam
UNDERWORLD 101 by Mame Bougouma Diene
THE FAITHFUL SOLDIER, PROMPTED by Saladin Ahmed
Illustration by Razwan Ul-Haq
BEAUTIFUL CURSE by Kristine Ong Muslim
REAL BOYS by Clara Kumagai
Illustration by Stephani Soejono
BORN OUT OF FROST by Mélanie Fazi
THE COFFIN-MAKER’S DAUGHTER by Angela Slatter
I MAKE PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS by Chesya Burke
Illustration by John Jennings
BLOOD DRIVE by Jeffrey Ford
SIX THINGS WE FOUND DURING THE AUTOPSY by Kuzhali Manickavel
PLEASE FEED MOTION by Irenosen Okojie
MADELEINE by Amal El-Mohtar
NOTES FROM LIMINAL SPACES by Hiromi Goto
MEDUSA by Christopher Brown
A UNIVERSAL ELEGY by Tang Fei
LALIBELA by Gabriel Teodros
THE COPPER SCARAB by K. Tempest Bradford
Illustration by Takeia Marie
THE ARRANGEMENT OF THEIR PARTS by Shweta Narayan
THE APPLAUSE OF OTHERS by Corinne Duyvis
Illustration by Aimée de Jongh
LACRIMOSA by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Illustration by Liz Mayorga
THOSE SHADOWS LAUGH by Geoff Ryman
THERE IS NOTHING TO BIND OUR HEARTS TOGETHER by Sabrina Huang
DOUEN CALLING by Brandon Mc Ivor
SPECTRAL EVIDENCE by Victor LaValle
A MODEL APARTMENT by Bryan Thao Worra
Illustration by Vincent Sammy
WATER IN THE RICE FIELDS UP TO MY KNEES by Johary Ravaloson
Illustration by Avy Jetter
THE SPOOKY JAPANESE GIRL IS THERE FOR YOU by Juan Martinez
THE EXECUTIONER by Jennifer Marie Brissett
GIRL, I LOVE YOU by Nadia Bulkin
THE CASTAWAY by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman
Illustration by Louis Netter
A GOOD HOME by Karin Lowachee
HOW TO PISS OFF A FAILED SUPER SOLDIER by John Chu
Illustration by Rafael Desquitado, Jr.
SUPER DUPER FLY by Maurice Broaddus
RABBITS by Csilla Kleinheincz
A DIFFERENT MISTAKE by Eve Shi
LOST BONDS by Margrét Helgadóttir
Illustration by Mahendra Singh
THE BONES SHINE THROUGH WITH LIGHT by Joyce Chng
ANA’S TAG by William Alexander
FLUSH by Francesco Verso
NO KISSING THE DOLL UNLESS JIMI HENDRIX IS PLAYING by Clifton Gachagua
Illustration by Ezra Claytan Daniels
A PINCH OF SALT by Hal Duncan
ESCAPE TO HELL by Iheoma Nwachukwu
THE LADY AND THE POET by Walter Tierno
Illustration by Lars Krantz
SALVATION by Claudia De Bella
HOW TO REMEMBER TO FORGET TO REMEMBER THE OLD WAR by Rose Lemberg
BOTTLED-UP MESSAGES by Basma Abdel Aziz
ACCEPTION by Tessa Kum
THE DAY IT ALL ENDED by Charlie Jane Anders
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PERMISSIONS
ABOUT THE EDITOR
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
In celebration of Rosarium's fifth anniversary, publisher Bill Campbell has collected a two-volume collection of 100 science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories from around the world. Like space and the future, Sunspot Jungle has no boundaries and celebrates the wide varieties and possibilities that this genre represents with some of the most notable names in the field.
Includes the works of: N.K. Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, Corinne Duyvis, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Angela Slatter, Hiromi Goto, Karin Lowachee, and more.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION by Bill Campbell
WALKING AWAKE by N.K. Jemisin
Illustration by Nettrice Gaskins
THE BLACK BOX by Malka Older
A SONG TRANSMUTED by Sarah Pinsker
WATER by Ramez Naam
UNDERWORLD 101 by Mame Bougouma Diene
THE FAITHFUL SOLDIER, PROMPTED by Saladin Ahmed
Illustration by Razwan Ul-Haq
BEAUTIFUL CURSE by Kristine Ong Muslim
REAL BOYS by Clara Kumagai
Illustration by Stephani Soejono
BORN OUT OF FROST by Mélanie Fazi
THE COFFIN-MAKER’S DAUGHTER by Angela Slatter
I MAKE PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS by Chesya Burke
Illustration by John Jennings
BLOOD DRIVE by Jeffrey Ford
SIX THINGS WE FOUND DURING THE AUTOPSY by Kuzhali Manickavel
PLEASE FEED MOTION by Irenosen Okojie
MADELEINE by Amal El-Mohtar
NOTES FROM LIMINAL SPACES by Hiromi Goto
MEDUSA by Christopher Brown
A UNIVERSAL ELEGY by Tang Fei
LALIBELA by Gabriel Teodros
THE COPPER SCARAB by K. Tempest Bradford
Illustration by Takeia Marie
THE ARRANGEMENT OF THEIR PARTS by Shweta Narayan
THE APPLAUSE OF OTHERS by Corinne Duyvis
Illustration by Aimée de Jongh
LACRIMOSA by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Illustration by Liz Mayorga
THOSE SHADOWS LAUGH by Geoff Ryman
THERE IS NOTHING TO BIND OUR HEARTS TOGETHER by Sabrina Huang
DOUEN CALLING by Brandon Mc Ivor
SPECTRAL EVIDENCE by Victor LaValle
A MODEL APARTMENT by Bryan Thao Worra
Illustration by Vincent Sammy
WATER IN THE RICE FIELDS UP TO MY KNEES by Johary Ravaloson
Illustration by Avy Jetter
THE SPOOKY JAPANESE GIRL IS THERE FOR YOU by Juan Martinez
THE EXECUTIONER by Jennifer Marie Brissett
GIRL, I LOVE YOU by Nadia Bulkin
THE CASTAWAY by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman
Illustration by Louis Netter
A GOOD HOME by Karin Lowachee
HOW TO PISS OFF A FAILED SUPER SOLDIER by John Chu
Illustration by Rafael Desquitado, Jr.
SUPER DUPER FLY by Maurice Broaddus
RABBITS by Csilla Kleinheincz
A DIFFERENT MISTAKE by Eve Shi
LOST BONDS by Margrét Helgadóttir
Illustration by Mahendra Singh
THE BONES SHINE THROUGH WITH LIGHT by Joyce Chng
ANA’S TAG by William Alexander
FLUSH by Francesco Verso
NO KISSING THE DOLL UNLESS JIMI HENDRIX IS PLAYING by Clifton Gachagua
Illustration by Ezra Claytan Daniels
A PINCH OF SALT by Hal Duncan
ESCAPE TO HELL by Iheoma Nwachukwu
THE LADY AND THE POET by Walter Tierno
Illustration by Lars Krantz
SALVATION by Claudia De Bella
HOW TO REMEMBER TO FORGET TO REMEMBER THE OLD WAR by Rose Lemberg
BOTTLED-UP MESSAGES by Basma Abdel Aziz
ACCEPTION by Tessa Kum
THE DAY IT ALL ENDED by Charlie Jane Anders
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PERMISSIONS
ABOUT THE EDITOR
ABOUT THE AUTHORS