The Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound (Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction)

Recommended by Publishers Weekly2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award Winner (Best Related Work/Anthology)2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award Finalist (Best Speculative Fiction Book)One story selected for Best of British Science Fiction 2017 (ed. by Donna Scott Aug 2018)One story selected for Best Indie Speculative Fiction Vol. 1 (Bards & Sages Publishing Nov 2018)Five stories on Tangent Online Recommended Reading List 2017One story - 2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award Short Fiction WinnerOne story - 2018 WSFA Small Press Award FinalistOne story nominated - 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Short Fiction ShortlistThree stories nominated - 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Short Fiction LonglistThe greatest gift to us is caring. What would the world be like without someone to care for or to care with? Would love survive if we dont care? From the world of twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors comes a world that can be funny heartwarming strange or sad. Or not what we expect.How can a henchman keep up with a mischievous retired supervillain? Can a dog help a hockey player score again? Will an odd couple with a zany sense of adventure and diminished capabilities survive an earthquake? Where does a stray cat go to find love every night? What secret does a pious monk have with a cargo of sleeping human? Will terrorism in space take out a young apprentice and a blind welder? What does an oracle tell a lover about her final days? Can a heart of gold prevent a soldier from crossing the enemy line with the governors children? These and many more.AUTHORS: Colleen Anderson Charlotte Ashley Brenda Cooper Ian Creasey A.M. Dellamonica Bev Geddes Claire Humphrey Sandra Kasturi Tyler Keevil Juliet Marillier Matt Moore Heather Osborne Nisi Shawl Alex Shvartsman Kate Story Karina Sumner-Smith Amanda Sun Hayden Trenholm James Van Pelt Liz Westbrook-Trenholm Edward Willett Christie Yant and Caroline M. YoachimIntroduction by Dominik ParisienEdited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. LawAnthologies in this 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.PRAISE FOR THE SUM OF USA strong collection . . . make it worth reading. - Publishers Weekly So definitely consider buying a copy if not for yourself then for someone who is serving as a caretaker. Hopefully the stories can serve as comfort to them. At the very least it should make us all appreciate caretakers for all they do. - Lightspeed MagazineOne of the better ones with no howlers and several thought provoking page-turners. -Tangent