Spirit Fruit: Collected Speculative Fiction - Softcover

McDonnell, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1105261174 ISBN 13: 9781105261176

Publisher: Lulu.com, 2011

Synopsis

This collection of published stories by novelist Carole McDonnell -- author of the acclaimed multicultural Christian fantasy novels Wind Follower and The Constant Tower-- brings together multicultural concerns, spirituality, and speculative fiction. The fantastical elements in these tales range from contemporary worlds to alternate worlds, from Europe to Africa to worlds yet to come. Crusaders amid spiritual battles and courtly love are side by side with African fairies, the non-verbal inhabitants of a non-verbal world, a dying old Jamaican witch, and Asian princes. In this multicultural age, fantasy and supernatural stories are joined to stories about spiritual journeys in our own world and beyond.

About this title

From the Author:

As a Jamaican-American and writer of Christian, speculative fiction, and multicultural stories, I like writing stories in addition to my novels, Wind Follower, The Constant Tower, and My Life as an Onion. These stories appear in many anthologies and were all written as part of my habit of creative procrastination. Writing short fiction is my way of procrastinating and avoiding the larger novels. Some of these stories began in dreams, some were written easily and quickly, others were more exhausting to write. My goal in life is not to write stereotypically Christian, stereotypically Black, stereotypically Christian Black, or even stereotypically feminine stories. We all are different from our culture in many ways and very stereotypical in other ways. The stories in this book all fall in line with those I write in the following genre: 

 African-American fiction, African-American Christian Fiction, Christian Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Black fiction, African American science fiction, Women's Poetry, African-American poetry, Black poetry, Steampunk, steamfunk, afrofuturism, African American Christian Bible Study.

About the Author:

Carole McDonnell is the author of the novels Wind Follower, My Life as an Onion, Daughters of Men, and The Constant Tower. Her stories have appeared in many distinguished story collections and anthologies.

She was born in Jamaica, West Indies and emigrated with her family to the United States when she was a child. While in Jamaica, she was raised by assorted relatives including her minister grandfather.

She attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, NY and attended SUNY Purchase, a New York art state college. She has been married to comic book artist and cartoonist Luke McDonnell since 1984. She has two sons.

The themes of her stories are about isolation, belongingness and clans. Her stories usually contain a disabled character, characters of diverse ethnicities, and multi-ethnic characters. She often explores world-building scenarios which include religion, race, and culture.

She writes in following genres:
 African-American fiction, African-American Christian Fiction, Christian Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Black fiction, African American science fiction, Women's Poetry, African-American poetry, Black poetry, Steampunk, steamfunk, afrofuturism, African American Christian Bible Study, diversity, multiculturalism, African American romance, science fiction romance, fantasy romance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1105261174
• ISBN 13: 9781105261176
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 321