Edited by Lee Mandelo
Erewhon Books
5/27/2025, paperback
SKU: 9781645660866
Revolutionary and visionary, these twenty-two speculative stories edited by Lambda, Nebula and Hugo finalist Lee Mandelo explore the vast potentialities of our queer and trans futures.
From self-styled knights fighting in dystopian city streets to conservationists finding love in the Appalachian forests; from social media posts about domestic "bliss" in a lottery-based, state-housing skyscraper to herding feral cats off of one's scientific equipment; from street drugs that create doppelgangers to dance-club cruising at the edge of the galaxy-- Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity interrogates the farthest borders of the sci-fi landscape to imagine how queer life will look centuries in the future--or ten years from now.
Filled with brutal honesty, raw emotions, sexual escapades, and delightful whimsy, Amplitudes speaks to the longstanding tradition of queer fiction as protest. This essential collection serves as an evolving map of our celebrations, anxieties, wishes, pitfalls, and--most of all--our rallying cry that we're here, we're queer--and the future is ours!
Featuring stories by: Esther Alter - Bendi Barrett - Ta-wei Chi, trans. Ariel Chu - Colin Dean - Maya Deane - Dominique Dickey - Katharine Duckett - Meg Elison - Paul Evanby - Aysha U. Farah - Sarah Gailey - Ash Huang - Margaret Killjoy - Wen-yi Lee - Ewen Ma - Jamie McGhee - Sam J. Miller - Aiki Mira, trans. CD Covington - Sunny Moraine - Nat X. Ray - Neon Yang - Ramez Yoakeim
Reviews:
"The stories of Amplitudes portray futurism and the speculative in a way that feels as real as the present. From a lesbian anarchist knight to a Love Shack circuit party, each story acts as a portal to a new universe, captivating in its own way. A queer and trans anthology that reminds us that as dark as it gets, we will always have each other, and that the future is ours for the taking, if we fight for it." -- Daniel Zomparelli, co-editor of Queer Little Nightmares
"I loved this anthology. Every story feels bigger than its word count, each a singular universe that stayed with me for long after I finished reading. Amplitudes left me expanded, curious, a bit heartsore, and terribly excited for the future of queer and trans literature. This is required reading." -- Chana Porter, Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of The Thick and the Lean
About the Editor:
Lee Mandelo (he/him) is a writer, scholar, and sometimes-editor whose work focuses on queer and speculative fiction. His recent books include debut novel Summer Sons, a contemporary gay Southern gothic, as well as the novellas Feed Them Silence and The Woods All Black. Mandelo's short fiction, essays, and criticism can be read in publications including Tor.com/Reactor, Post45, Uncanny Magazine, and Capacious; he has also been a past nominee for various awards including the Lambda, Nebula, Goodreads Choice, and Hugo. He currently resides in Louisville and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Kentucky.