Bound by Sorrow, by Maurice Broaddus

[BCS]

★★★☆☆ Mixed

(SFF) A young man listens the to story of another who sought the dream city of Wagadu to fulfill an oath. (18,888 words; Time: 1h:02m)

The Migration Suite: A Study in C Sharp Minor, by Maurice Broaddus

[Uncanny]

★★★☆☆

(SF Epic) We follow this history of black people from prehistoric Ghana all the way to a lunar colony. (5,654 words; Time: 18m)

N-Coin, by Tobias S. Buckell

[Apex]

Not Rated No Speculative Element

(Mainstream Thriller) A young Wall Street investment banker tells how he lost a billion dollars in a Bitcoin for black people. (3,238 words; Time: 10m)

Fugue State, by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due

[Apex]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Horror) As Charlotte’s husband sinks into early Alzheimer’s, he becomes more and more obsessed with a cult religious figure known only as The Reverend. (5,501 words; Time: 18m)

Dune Song, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

[Apex]

★★★☆☆

(Post Apocalypse) Isiuwa survived the apocalypse, and its people live on in the middle of a desert. The chief says leaving means certain death, but Nata thinks he’s lying. (4,600 words; Time: 15m)

El is a Spaceship Melody, by Maurice Broaddus

[BCS]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Space Adventure) The first mission to Titan is threatened by conflict between the ship’s Captain and the mission commander. (13,375 words; Time: 44m)

The Ache of Home, by Maurice Broaddus

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(Slipstream) Celeste endures the life of a poor black woman in Indianapolis, but she has a little bit of magic, and she means to stand up to the people trying to destroy her neighborhood. (4,581 words; Time: 15m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Buffalo Soldier, by Maurice Broaddus

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(Steampunk Thriller) In a very different 20th-Century North America, Desmond tries to smuggle a young boy across the border from independent Tejas to the free land of the Five Civilized tribes. (29,220 words; Time: 1h:37m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

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The Selkie Wives, by Kendra Fortmeyer

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(Fairy Tale) In which we learn that there’s more than one way for a fisherman to find a selkie wife, and lots of ways it can turn out. (3,100 words; Time: 10m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Light and Funny, with an Edge

Say, She Toy, by Chesya Burke

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(Horror) Cloe is a black android built to let white people act out their aggressions. (2,600 words; Time: 08m)

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement

Aunt Dissy's Policy Dream Book, by Sheree Renée Thomas

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(Horror) Cassie uses the Sight to earn a living, but visions only come to her in dreams, and some dreams aren’t meant to be told. (7,700 words; Time: 25m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

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Cut, Cut, Cut, by Walter Mosley

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(Horror) Marilee dates a brilliant plastic surgeon who might have murdered his ex-wife and has an unhealthy interest in brains. (6,200 words; Time: 20m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

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