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A couple of ebook bundles worth mention
Feb. 7th, 2019 06:49 pmBoth are on Storybundle, both are multi-format and DRM-free.
The first is the SFWA fantasy bundle, available for another week. I'm more of a scifi reader than a fantasy reader and there was nothing much in this bundle of interest to me. But there may be some stuff that appeals to you.
https://storybundle.com/fantasy
The second is the LatinX scifi bundle, available for another 20 days. very eclectic bundle, this one I picked up. Last night I started reading The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria, a collection of short stories, and am really enjoying it.
I can't really describe the bundle with any justice, so I'm just going to copy what SB says: "The Latinx SFF Bundle, curated by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Latin American science fiction and fantasy occupy an odd in-between space. The commercial categories we denominate fantasy, science fiction and horror don't traditionally exist in Latin America. Instead, the fantastical is either simply called literature or receives the moniker of magical realism.
This means finding speculative fiction is trickier and more complex in this part of the world. It also means that Latinx authors may derive their SFF canon from a very different well than their Anglo counterparts. While science fiction and fantasy are normally associated with Tolkien or Asimov, a Latinx writer might be more inclined to think of Isabel Allende or Julio Cortázar. At the same time, it is not unusual for Latinx authors to have also been exposed to Anglo pop culture, fantasy and science fiction. Finally, since Latin America is a large region, the history, culture and folklore of Latinx writers may be radically different from one another.
The result is a wild, eclectic field of the fantastic, which is reflected by the selections in this bundle."
https://storybundle.com/latinx
The first is the SFWA fantasy bundle, available for another week. I'm more of a scifi reader than a fantasy reader and there was nothing much in this bundle of interest to me. But there may be some stuff that appeals to you.
https://storybundle.com/fantasy
The second is the LatinX scifi bundle, available for another 20 days. very eclectic bundle, this one I picked up. Last night I started reading The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria, a collection of short stories, and am really enjoying it.
I can't really describe the bundle with any justice, so I'm just going to copy what SB says: "The Latinx SFF Bundle, curated by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Latin American science fiction and fantasy occupy an odd in-between space. The commercial categories we denominate fantasy, science fiction and horror don't traditionally exist in Latin America. Instead, the fantastical is either simply called literature or receives the moniker of magical realism.
This means finding speculative fiction is trickier and more complex in this part of the world. It also means that Latinx authors may derive their SFF canon from a very different well than their Anglo counterparts. While science fiction and fantasy are normally associated with Tolkien or Asimov, a Latinx writer might be more inclined to think of Isabel Allende or Julio Cortázar. At the same time, it is not unusual for Latinx authors to have also been exposed to Anglo pop culture, fantasy and science fiction. Finally, since Latin America is a large region, the history, culture and folklore of Latinx writers may be radically different from one another.
The result is a wild, eclectic field of the fantastic, which is reflected by the selections in this bundle."
https://storybundle.com/latinx
