Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements by Walidah Imarisha

Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements

Walidah Imarisha with Autumn Brown, Gabriel Teodros, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Bao Phi, Kalamu ya Salaam, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tara Betts, Dani McClain, Vagabond, Alixa Garcia, David F. Walker, Mia Mingus, Tananarive Due, Jelani Wilson, LeVar Burton, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Terry Bisson, Morrigan Phillips, Tunde Olaniran

314 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Whenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing visionary fiction. Organizers and activists envision, and try to create, such worlds all the time. This book brings twenty of them together in the firs...

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Moods

reflective 73%
challenging 56%
inspiring 49%
adventurous 47%
dark 43%
emotional 38%
hopeful 38%
mysterious 17%
tense 14%
informative 12%
sad 10%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 25%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Plot: 18% | N/A: 10% | Character: 5%

Strong character development?

N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 18% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 21% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 47% | N/A: 33% | No: 16% | Yes: 2%

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