{"product_id":"2940169293685","title":"A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and \u003cb\u003eenvision \u003c\/b\u003enew futures for America-from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howey, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people are angry, frightened, and hurting. Knowing that imagining a brighter tomorrow has always been an act of resistance, editors Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams invited an extraordinarily talented group of writers to share stories that explore new forms of freedom, love, and justice. They asked for narratives that would challenge oppressive American myths, release us from the chokehold of our history, and give us new futures to believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey also asked that the stories be badass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is this spectacular collection of twenty-five tales that blend the dark and the light, the dystopian and the utopian. These tales are vivid with struggle and hardshipamp;mdash;whether it's the bothered and the terrorized, or dragonriders and covert commandosamp;mdash;but these characters don't flee, they \u003ci\u003efight\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrilling, inspiring, and a sheer joy to listen to, \u003ci\u003eA People's Future of the United States \u003c\/i\u003eis a gift for anyone who believes in our power to dream a just world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing stories by:\u003c\/b\u003e Violet Allen , Charlie Jane Anders, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Ashok K. Banker, Tobias S. Buckell, Tananarive Due, Omar El Akkad, Jamie Ford, Maria Dahvana Headley, Hugh Howey, Lizz Huerta, Justina Ireland, N. K. Jemisin, Alice Sola Kim, Seanan McGuire, Sam J. Miller, Daniel José Older, Malka Older, Gabby Rivera, A. Merc Rustad, Kai Cheng Thom, Catherynne M. Valente, Daniel H. Wilson, G. Willow Wilson, Charles Yu\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150222803184,"sku":"2940169293685","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169293685_p0.jpg?v=1763774632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169293685","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}