A review by witchivor
Embroidered Worlds by Iryna Pasko, Olha Brylova, Valya Dudycz Lupescu

4.0

There’s a little bit of everything in here, folklore, fantasy, science fiction and some humour. Stories of love, resilience and defiance. It’s a great collection showcasing a wide range of speculative fiction from Ukraine and the diaspora, and it’s accessible to readers from outside those communities too. 

The standouts for me (in the publication order) were ‘Svitla’ by A.D. Sui, ‘Geddarien’ by R.B. Lemberg, ‘Three Forest Tales’ by David Demchuk, ‘The Last of the Beads’ by Halyna Lipatova (translated by R.B. Lemberg), and ‘Honey’ by Valya Dudycz Lupescu.