Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self - (Foundations of Black Science Fiction) by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A rip-roaring lost worlds thriller written in the early 1900s by a pioneering black writer of black fiction. The story of Reuel is fuelled by love, betrayal and a heavy undertow of the supernatural; an impulsive medical student, he travels from Boston to Ethiopia, discovers a hidden city, ancient treasure and his own heritage. A new edition with a new introduction which considers Pauline Hopkin's development of the social and racial themes also explored by W.E.B. Du Bois. A new title in Foundations of Black Science Fiction series. <p/><b>FLAME TREE 451</b>: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and robots, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales, ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins</b> (1859-1930), acclaimed African-American novelist and intellectual, was raised in Boston, Massachusetts and first rose to prominence as a playwright and performer before later turning to journalism and literature. Her use of the romantic novel as a medium by which to explore race and social issues, through works such as <i>Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South</i>, made her a pioneer of her time. As an editor and director of <i>The Colored American Magazine</i>, she wielded significant literary and cultural influence, and went on to write stories and articles for a number of other magazines. <p/><b>Patty Nicole Johnson</b> writes sci-fi that envisions a more equitable society. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in <i>New American Legends</i>, <i>On the Seawall</i>, <i>Midnight & Indigo</i>, <i>Constelación </i>and Flame Tree's <i>Black Sci-Fi Short Stories</i>. She is also revising her debut novel, <i>The Rhythm of Reveries</i> and has been a panellist at FIYAHCON. Visit pattynjohnson.com or Twitter & Instagram at @pattynjohnson. <p/><b>Dr. Sandra M. Grayson</b> (series Foreword) is a tenured Full Professor in the English Department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her numerous publications include the books <i>Visions of the Third Millennium: Black Science Fiction Novelists Write the Future</i>; <i>Symbolizing the Past: Reading Sankofa</i>, <i>Daughters of the Dust, and Eve's Bayou as Histories</i>; <i>A Literary Revolution: In the Spirit of the Harlem Renaissance</i>; and <i>Sparks of Resistance, Flames of Change: Black Communities and Activism</i>.
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