Diverse Sci-Fi/Fantasy of the 20th Century

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Diverse Sci-Fi/Fantasy of the 20th Century

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Nov 3, 2022

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In part two of our discussion on diverse sci-fi and fantasy, we turn our attention to the later half of the 20th century, when the field opened up a little more to BIPOC and queer authors.
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