Trans-Galactic Bike Ride
Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories of Transgender and Nonbinary Adventurers
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Take a ride with us as we explore a future where trans and nonbinary people are the heroes.
In worlds where bicycle rides bring luck, a minotaur needs a bicycle, and werewolves stalk the post-apocalyptic landscape, nobody has time to question gender. Whatever your identity you'll enjoy these stories that are both thought-provoking and fun adventures. Find out what the future could look like if we stopped putting people into boxes and instead empowered each other to reach for the stars.
Featuring brand-new stories from Hugo, Nebula, and Lambda Literary Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders, Ava Kelly, Juliet Kemp, Rafi Kleiman, Tucker Lieberman, Nathan Alling Long, Ether Nepenthes, and Nebula-nominated M. Darusha Wehm. Also featuring debut stories from Lane Fox and Marcus Woodman.
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I can't remember the last time I read a collection of short stories where I liked EVERY SINGLE story. Maybe it's because they are all cool and queer and sci-fi
This was delightful. It features a lot of unique spins on what is essentially a fairly narrow premise (trans speculative fiction narratives featuring bicycling), and it was really nice to be able to sit down to a whole collection of trans positive stories. I did find the reprint (“Edge of the Abyss”) thematically frustrating, but the ten new tales all had something fun to offer. This is a short volume, and so you’re going to find a few definite vignettes and ones I wish were just a little more fleshed out, but I may seek out my own copy.
Highlights for me:
“Riding for Luck,” in which an uninterrupted city cycling course can bring luck. I really enjoyed the writing and the way the characters came together in this one.
“Unexpectedly Trans-Parent,” has some great worldbuilding, looking for lost things through wormholes, and an A+ pun.
“Rovers” takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, in which a currier meets a werewolf. It’s t4t and I loved the way finding community featured.
“A Sudden Displacement of Matter” has a heist and reclamation of a monument for the people who had originally built it. What the prose lacks it makes up for in a great plot.
“Briar Patch” is more of a vignette, but the writing is beautiful and the rumination of moving on after loss and exile resonates.
Definitely a good one to pick up if you want some queer joy.
