So Long Been Dreaming

So Long Been Dreaming

First edition cover for So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy
Editors	Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
Original title	So Long Been Dreaming
Cover artist	Ho Che Anderson
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction, horror
Publisher	Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	270 pp
ISBN	978-1-55152-158-9
OCLC	54373107

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (2004) is an anthology of short stories by African, Asian, South Asian, and Indigenous authors, as well as North American and British writers of colour, edited by the writer Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan. Hopkinson provides the introduction, although it is usually misattributed to Samuel R. Delany (whose recommendation of the book is quoted on the book's cover).

Stories

• Nisi Shawl, "Deep End"
• Andrea Hairston, "Griots of the Galaxy"
• Suzette Mayr, "Toot Sweet Matricia"
• Larissa Lai, "Rachel"
• Eden Robinson, "Terminal Avenue"
• Nnedi Okorafor, "When Scarabs Multiply"
• Vandana Singh, "Delhi"
• Tamai Kobayashi, "Panopte’s Eye"
• Sheree Thomas, "The Grassdreaming Tree"
• Wayde Compton, "The Blue Road: A Fairy Tale"
• Karin Lowachee, "The Forgotten Ones"
• Greg van Eekhout, "Native Aliens"
• Celu Amberstone, "Refugees"
• Devorah Major, "Trade Winds"
• Carole McDonnell, "Lingua Franca"
• Ven Begamudré, "Out of Sync"
• Opal Palmer Adisa, "The Living Roots"
• Maya Khankhoje, "Journey Into the Vortex"
• Tobias S. Buckell, "Necahual"

Reviews

• [1] by Gerald Vizenor
• [2] The Hathor Legacy
• James Schellenberg, "Science Fiction and Fantasy Reviews", Challenging Destiny, 5 August 2004.
• [3]
• Matthew Cheney, "So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy" (featured review), SF Site, 2004.

External links

• Contents List on Locus Magazine