A review by speculativebecky
New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean by Karen Lord

4.0

I found the collection to be uneven in my enjoyment, but it ended far stronger than it began, leaving me with a very positive overall impression. Characteristically, I was more intrigued by the stories that leaned more into science fiction, rather than those that felt built upon folklore. The stories that stuck out to me the most were The Ceremony by Elizabeth J. Jones, about a woman whose family has an insidious traditional ceremony involved in the passing down of their land, and Daddy by Damion Wilson, about a woman learning that her father, who has dementia, has begun to teleport out of his nursing home in search of his late wife. Also Quaka-Hadja by Brian Franklin, about a constructed woman taking care of her creator father in a post-apocalyptic bunker, and Cascadura by H. K. Williams, about an unhappy immortal woman. In spite of some of the stories underwhelming, I'd definitely recommend this collection to speculative fiction fans. Glad I picked it up!