Received from the editors, Eric Choi and Derwin Mak, the table of contents for the forthcoming The Dragon and the Stars anthology, due out from DAW Books next year—the first anthology of fantasy and science fiction stories by ethnic Chinese outside China:
• Introduction by Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling novelist.
• “The Character of the Hound” by Tony Pi (Canada)
During the war between the Southern Song and the Jin Dynasties, a soldier allows a spirit to possess his body so he can solve a murder.
• “The Fortunes of Mrs. Yu” by Charles Tan (Philippines)
A Filipino Chinese woman is horrified that each of her fortune cookies has a blank strip of paper inside it.
• “Goin Down to Anglotown” by William F. Wu (U.S.A.)
In an alternate America that is dominated by Asians, three young Asian men go out for a night of intrigue in exotic “Anglotown.”
• “The Polar Bear Carries the Mail” by Derwin Mak (Canada)
Chinese investors and a Chinese Canadian pilot try to start a space tourism business in northern Canada. Unfortunately, they have bad feng shui at their spaceport.
• “Lips of Ash” by Emery Huang (U.S.A.)
During the time of a historical dynasty, a cosmetics artist uses dark magic to help the ambitious mistress of a nobleman.
• “The Man on the Moon” by Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo (Hong Kong)
Yue Lao, the Man on the Moon, hosts a beauty pageant to find a bride.
• “Across the Sea” by Emily Mah (U.S.A.)
A Tlingowa Native American woman’s aunt tells a legend about mysterious visitors who came to America hundreds of years ago.
• “Mortal Clay, Stone Heart” by Eugie Foster (U.S.A.)
During the reign of the First Emperor, a clay sculptor finds love and tragedy with a soldier.
• “Dancers with Red Shoes” by Melissa Yuan-Innes (Canada)
In Montréal, magical red shoes dance by themselves.
• “Intelligent Truth” by Shelly Li (U.S.A.)
A young Chinese American woman discovers truths about herself and her mother’s intelligent robotic servant.
• “Bargains” by Gabriela Lee (Singapore)
A young woman meets a strange shopkeeper in Chinatown. The shopkeeper sells success as a writer – but with a terrible price.
• “Threes” by E.L. Chen (Canada)
A Canadian man thinks his dead wife has become a Chinese dragon in Lake Ontario.
• “The Son of Heaven” by Eric Choi (Canada)
The Chinese rocket scientist Tsien Hsue-shen is persecuted during the Red Scare in America in the 1950s.
• “Shadow City” by Susan Ee (U.S.A.)
In a fantasy universe, a gatekeeper must stop people from leaving an evil place called Shadow City.
• “The Water Weapon” by Brenda W. Clough (U.S.A.)
The British police are suspicious of a talking Chinese dragon and a Chinese princess who appear at the Great Exposition of 1851 in London.
• “The Right to Eat Decent Food” by Urania Fung (U.S.A.)
Two American English teachers in China will do anything to get decent food during the SARS epidemic.
• “Papa and Mama” by Wen Y Phua (Singapore)
A Chinese daughter struggles to remain dutiful to her late parents, who are inconveniently reincarnated as a fish and a bird.
• “Beidou” by Ken Liu (U.S.A.)
In the Ming war against Japan, an ingenious Chinese army officer invents new weapons to defeat the Japanese.
• Afterword by Derwin Mak and Eric Choi.
It promises to be an awesome anthology!
Ooooh, interesting! You should send this to the Carl Brandon folks too — they might help to promote it, or consider it for an award (if they run awards this year). When is it due out?
It should be out next year.
The editors don’t know when it’s going to be released yet but according to a DAW catalog I saw, May 2010.
That looks really interesting! Shall have to add that to my wish-list for whenever it’s out.
Looks like a great collection!
Looks great, especially your story. 🙂 Congratulations! Jean Marie
Sounds like an interesting anthology. I’m half Chinese, so I think it’s great DAW is publishing this. I’ll make sure to buy the anthology when it’s out.