![]() ![]() "The Dreamers" - as its title cleverly conveys - probes the overlap of a magically sleepless religious order and young, undocumented immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. Henry Award as well as appearing in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology, Peynado flaunts breathtaking literary agility. Just as spectacularly, "Thoughts and Prayers" is a fantasy story, while "The Radioactives" is science fiction - and within that bracket of genres, the author wields a righteous voice that's as frank as it is dreamlike.Īs a member of the rare category of writer whose work wins an O. The opening of "Thoughts and Prayers" instantly magnetizes the topic of school shootings by folding in the presence of eerie angels with human faces and the bodies of birds the opening of "The Radioactives" mashes immigration and farfetched technology into a deconstructed superhero narrative - one that stirs the soul with justice and rage. "Thoughts and Prayers" and "The Radioactives" are the two tales that bookend The Rock Eaters, and they kick off and conclude the collection with punchy yet lingering impact. Her debut collection, The Rock Eaters, demonstrate this superbly. Brenda Peynado wastes no time in yanking her reader into her stories – and into the burning issues that consume her. ![]()
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