A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own-voices children’s authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Libba Bray (The Diviners), Victoria Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic), Natalie C. Parker (Seafire), and many more. Edited by Dhonielle Clayton (The Belles).

In the fourth collaboration with We Need Diverse Books, fifteen award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a prince, a monster long misunderstood, memories that vanish with a spell, and voices that refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. This powerful and inclusive collection contains a universe of wishes for a braver and more beautiful world.

AUTHORS INCLUDE: Samira Ahmed, Libba Bray, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tochi Onyebuchi, Mark Oshiro, Natalie C. Parker, Rebecca Roanhorse, Victoria Schwab, Tara Sim, Nic Stone, and a to-be-announced debut author/short-story contest winner

Title : A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology
Edition Language : English
ISBN : 9781984896216
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    A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology Reviews

  • Victoria Schwab

    I wrote a story called "A Royal Affair" for this anthology. It's Alucard's story, from his courtship with Rhy, to the events that led to him becoming captain of the Night Spire. ...

  • megs_bookrack

    A Universe of Wishes is a YA Fantasy Anthology from We Need Diverse Books, edited by the wonderfully talented, Dhonielle Clayton.Featuring 15-diverse stories from some of the best OwnVoices authors cu...

  • Sam

    I am a simple guy. I see Victoria Schwab and I click “want to read”. And the rest of this author lineup looks great as well!...

  • Elle

    A stunning collection of 15 short stories from a wide range of acclaimed Fantasy & Young Adult authors, A Universe of Wishes will leave you totally hooked and amazed! As soon as I finished one story I...

  • Amy Imogene Reads

    Witches, retellings, space thieves, the weighing of hearts, Schwab returns to the world of A Darker Shade of Magic, and Libba Bray returns to the world of Gemma Doyle... What. A. Showstopper. Writing:...

  • destiny ??? [howling libraries]

    If anyone else needed that final little nudge to pre-order this... it features a Rhy/Alucard origin story 🥺😭 MY HEART IS SO FULL ALREADYThank you so much to the publisher for providing me with t...

  • Zoraida

    My story in this anthology is set in the world of the Brooklyn Brujas series! ...

  • Melanie

    Blog | Instagram | Youtube | Ko-fi | Spotify | TwitchBuddy read with Maëlys! ❤...

  • Sana

    The only gay historical royal affair that matters: Rhycard, eeeeeee (the modern one is obvs, Alex and Henry from RWRB)Also, the author lineup for the entire anthology is 👌👌...

  • Yas

    A Universe of Wishes was the first anthology I have read, and I’m pleased to say that I enjoyed it. We Need Diverse Books is so important, and I love how they decided to make anthologies with dive...