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again, I am amazed with this anthology, particularly with how it captured the sense of wonder in young adults, the insecurities, successes, and challenges of these tumultous years and juxtaposed it with the mystery and grandeur of technology.
I haven't read much in the genre but after reading this anthology, my interest as a reader has peaked, I would love to read more scifi stories and will actively make sure I am updated with the works of the authors featured in this book because they've made me a believer.
Kudos to the editors as well for a great selection of stories! My favorite story here is “The Ceres Girl, ” As with several of the stories, it addresses current issues Filipinos face even with the science fiction backdrop, Here, its the effect the forced migration of

Filipinos have on the families they must leave behind, and it was the most moving one of the bunch.
I find it difficult to rate this book as a whole because my opinions on the individual stories ranged from "I feel like I gained nothing from this" to "That was amazing".


Most of the stories I disliked, I disliked because I felt like they were kind of generic scifi stories that didn't do anything new, or they tried to do something new and it ended up either not flowing very well for me or having too many plot holes.


I think I actually ended up disappointed with most of the stories here which is a shame and I wish I weren't, but there were a few I enjoyed so much that I feel they made up for those disappointments my favorites were "Erase" by Gabriela Lee, "The Ceres Girl" by Lakan Umali and "Infinite Degrees of Freedom" by Victor Fernando R.
Ocampo.

Overall, I enjoyed how a lot of the stories showed scifi settings and technologies with themes and problems relating to the lives of Filipinos.
In some stories the scifi was there more as a backdrop for the main issue or themes being tackled, In other stories, the fascinating world and technology were really the ones that ended up standing out to me there were some really unique concepts presented here.


So while, sure, I disliked most of the short stories here, there were some pretty amazing ones, and I still look forward to reading so much more Philippine scifi in the future! As the second in a planned genreanthology series for young adults, Science Fiction: Filipino Fiction for Young Adults explores once more the concerns and issues of today's youth, this time through the lens of the science fiction genre.
Enjoy these selected young adult short stories written by new as well as experienced authors, chosen and presented by awardwinning editors Dean Francis Alfar and Kenneth Yu.


Contributors: Kim Sarabia, Kate Osias, CP Coulter, Lakan Umali, Nikki Alfar, Eliza Victoria, Raymund P, Reyes, Gabriela Lee, Daniel Carlos Tan, and Victor Fernando R, Ocampo.