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Mankind comes face to face with extraterrestrial life in this short fiction reprint anthology from Clarkesworld publisher Neil Clarke. They Are Strangers from Far Lands . . . Science fiction writers have been using aliens as a metaphor for the other for over one hundred years. Superman has otherworldly origins, and his struggles to blend in on our planet are a clear metaphor for immigration. Earth's adopted son is just one example of this "Alien Among Us" narrative. There are stories of assimilation, or the failure to do so. Stories of resistance to the forces of naturalization. Stories told from the alien viewpoint. Stories that use aliens as a manifestation of the fears and worries of specific places and eras. Stories that transcend location and time, speaking to universal issues of group identity and its relationship to the Other. Nearly thirty authors in this reprint anthology grapple both the best and worst aspects of human nature, and they do so in utterly compelling and entertaining ways. Not One of Us is a collection of stories that aren't afraid to tackle thorny and often controversial issues of race, nationalism, religion, political ideology, and other ways in which humanity divides itself.
About the Author
Neil Clarke is best known as the editor and publisher of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning Launched in October 2006, the online magazine has been a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine four times (winning three times) , the World Fantasy Award four times (winning once) , and the British Fantasy Award once (winning once) . Neil is also a ten-time finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form (winning once in 2022) , three-time winner of the Chesley Award for Best Art Director, and a recipient of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award. In the fifteen years since launched, numerous stories that he has published have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press, and Stoker Awards. Additionally, Neil edits - a digital-only, reprint science fiction magazine he launched in 2015. His anthologies include: , and the . His next anthology, will published in early 2023. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.
