Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories (Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction)

What is a life well-lived? How should life be lived? What kind of stories will you leave behind?Recommended by Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews Library Journal and Foreword Reviews (starred review)Travel with twenty-three speculative fiction authors through the seasons of life to capture the memories identities and moments of stepping through the portal of change as they cope with their own journeys of growing older.From the moment of birth through each threshold of our lives to the moment we take our last breath we age.Some of us leap into a hopeful future some cling to the knowns of our former selves some wander obliviously through the minefields and poppies of change. Something is lost something is gained in each season. Things forgotten things remembered.A child redefines identity and belonging in post-Soviet Hungary. A girl blossoming to adult awareness exchanges life for death in rural Canada. A college student chooses between the magic of ancient spirits and the magic of daily happiness in modern Japan. In futuristic India a mother finds joy in the balance between family and career. Under the Andalusian sun a mathematician consults his older self in affairs of love. In alternate Tanzania a husband and wife discover wisdom in memory loss. A robot eases an old mans grief and a grandmother opens her heart when she listens to her child.And many more hopeful stories.Featuring Original Stories by Maurice Broaddus Vanessa Cardui C.J. Cheung Joyce Chng Eric Choi S.B. Divya Alan Dean Foster Bev Geddes Maria Haskins Tyler Keevil Rich Larson Karin Lowachee Brent Nichols Heather Osborne Y.M. Pang Karina Sumner-Smith Amanda Sun Patrick Swenson Bogi Takács Hayden Trenholm Liz Westbrook-Trenholm Jane Yolen and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.With an Introduction by Candas Jane DorseyEdited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. LawThe anthologies in this award-winning series (Strangers Among Us The Sum of Us Where the Stars Rise Shades Within Us) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly Booklist (American Library Association) Kirkus Reviews Library Journal School Library Journal Locus Foreword Reviews and Quill & Quire.Advance Praise for Seasons Between UsFeaturing a diverse range of protagonists and a wide variety of genre and voice this anthology nevertheless forms a cohesive whole united by deep thought emotional truth and a hopeful tone. Speculative fiction fans will find it well worth searching out.-Publishers WeeklyVERDICT: This collection is at turns haunting yearning and hopeful. An excellent volume of varied voices both familiar and new.-Library JournalThrough soft and hard science fiction magical realism folklore horror high fantasy and alternate history the 20 stories and two poems tackle aging loss change and adaptation. Like the authors and characters the settings are diverse... Fans of speculative fiction are well served.-Kirkus ReviewsThe dazzling speculative fiction anthology Seasons Between Us features a range of distinct and powerful voices. By stretching the boundaries of what is and what might be the stories in Seasons Between Us are compelling in addressing choice identity and meaning.-Foreword Reviews(starred review)