Convergence ProblemsIn "An Arc of Electric Skin," a roadside mechanic seeking justice volunteers to undergo a procedure that will increase the electrical conductivity of his skin by orders of magnitude. In "Blowout," a woman races against time and a previously undocumented geological phenomenon to save her brother on the surface of Mars. In "Ganger," a young woman trapped in a city run by machines must transfer her consciousness into an artificial body and find a way to

In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism

Charity has the summer job of her dreams

and admittedly awkward

There is fourteen-year-old Jael

and Rasul -- four children raised by Nanny

not only avoiding the spiral that led Monife to her lonely death

The long-imprisoned Demon King is stirring

We root for these characters and more as they weave in and out of each other's lives

Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky

Lina must first rediscover the strength and the fearlessness of her three-dimensional self

her pivotal role in the civil rights movement

author Toni Morrison