Tasting Light: Ten Science Fiction Stories to Rewire Your Perceptions
In a mind-bending MITeen anthology, ten top YA authors use emerging technologies to explore startling new realities.
What doesthe future hold? Ten speculative short stories by leading young-adult authors imagine what the world could be through the lens of technologies emerging today. When the modification industry transforms how humans look, sound, and interact, a nonbinary teen braves the “reinvention room” to accept a gift from the dead. In an accidental city in space, a young apprentice holds neighborhoods together with braided carbon filaments until distraction and inspiration arrive in the wake of a visitor. Entitlement-fueled drug use alters the landscape of white privilege, robots remember the Earth, and corporate “walkers” stroll for unknown subscribers—until one hacks the system. In tales buzzing with possibility, hope, innovation, anger, and tenderness, Tasting Light offers a dazzling challenge to connect with open minds, hearts, and senses in a fast-changing world.
With stories by:
William Alexander
K. Ancrum
Elizabeth Bear
A.R. Capetta
Charlotte Nicole Davis
Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
A.S. King
E.C. Myers
Junauda Petrus-Nasah
Wendy Xu
Book At A Glance
# of Pages: 320
Book Binding: Hardcover
Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: MITeen Press
Language: en
ISBN: 9781536219388
Creator Bio
A. R. Capetta is an award-winning author of young adult and middle grade novels, including "Echo After Echo" and "The Lost Coast." Wade Roush is a science and technology journalist, as well as the founder and editor of the online magazine "Xconomy." Will Alexander is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in various publications, including "The New York Times" and "Vogue." Kayla Marie Ancrum is an author and artist, known for her debut novel "The Wicker King" and her graphic novel "Darling." Charlotte Nicole Davis is a writer and the author of "The Good Luck Girls" series. Rainey Nasugraq Hopson is a poet and writer, with her work appearing in numerous literary magazines. A.S. King is an award-winning author of young adult fiction, including "Dig" and "Please Ignore Vera Dietz." Eugene Myers, also known as EC Myers, is a writer and editor, whose novel "Fair Coin" won the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. Junauda Petrus is an author, performance artist, and community organizer, with her debut novel "The Stars and the Blackness Between Them" receiving critical acclaim. Sarah Wishnevsky is a writer and illustrator, known for her webcomic "The Otherknown." Wendy Xu is an illustrator and comics artist, as well as the co-creator of the graphic novel series "Mooncakes."
