Lucas K.
Law, Publisher
lawlk@laksamedia.com
Laksa Media Groups Inc.
PO Box 57060
Calgary, AB T1Y 5T4
ON SALE 08/08/2016
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Hardcover: 978-0-9939696-4-5 ·
$28.00 US ($32.00 CAD)
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Page Count: 368
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Rights: World
Distributor: Ingram
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READ FOR A CAUSE | WRITE FOR A CAUSE | HELP A CAUSE
Strangers Among Us: Tales of
the Underdogs and Outcasts
Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction
Edited by Susan Forest & Lucas K. Law
There’s a delicate balance between mental health and mental
illness . . .
Who are the STRANGERS AMONG US?
We are your fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and
daughters, friends and lovers. We staff your stores, cross your streets,
and study in your schools, invisible among you. We are your outcasts
and underdogs, and often, your unsung heroes.
Nineteen science fiction and fantasy authors tackle the division
between mental health and mental illness; how the interplay between
our minds’ quirks and the diverse societies and cultures we live in can
set us apart, or must be concealed, or become unlikely strengths.
We find troubles with Irish fay, a North Korean cosmonaut’s fear of
flying, an aging maid dealing with politics of revenge, a mute boy and
an army of darkness, a sister reaching out at the edge of a black hole,
the dog and the sleepwalker, and many more.
After all, what harm can be done . . .
Praise for STRANGERS AMONG US
“Strangers Among Us . . . is important, shining a much-needed
spotlight on issues that get far too little attention. A wonderful
anthology, one of the major SF&F books of the year. Bravo!”
—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo award-winning
author of Quantum Night
AUTHORS: Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Church, A.M. Dellamonica,
Gemma Files, James Alan Gardner, Bev Geddes, Erika Holt, Tyler
Keevil, Rich Larson, Derwin Mak, Mahtab Narsimhan, Sherry
Peters, Ursula Pflug, Robert Runté, Lorina Stephens, Amanda Sun,
Hayden Trenholm, Edward Willett, A.C. Wise, and Julie E. Czerneda
(Introduction)
RECOMMENDED AGE: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up)
CATEGORY: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
BISAC:
FIC009040    FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies
FIC028040    FICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
FIC061000    FICTION / Magical Realism
Additional Information:
• A donation of $1,000 CAD goes to Canadian Mental Health Association
upon publication.
• A portion of the anthology’s net revenue goes to Canadian Mental
Health Association.
• The second anthology in this “social causes” series is The Sum of Us:
Tales of the Bonded and Bound. It explores the world of caregiving and
caregivers. Slated for Summer 2017.