Being Ace: An Anthology Review

As partially noted by other reviewers upon the book’s release in 2023, Being Ace: An Anthology […] makes a key argument for many marginalized identities that aces have existed throughout history in every corner of the universe, an effect that is truly best accomplished through an anthology that can show more of those people and places than a single narrative. Ace rep in sci-fi-fantasy is thankfully moving out of robots and aliens intrinsically devoid of humanity, but as with much LGBTQIA+ rep, there is still a way to go. And Being Ace is the type of collection playing a crucial role in this movement, gathering a variety of sci-fi, fantasy, and contemporary stories that muse on the truths of being ace.