“Valedictorian"

Title“Valedictorian"
Year for Search2014
AuthorsJemisin, N[ora] K.(b. 1972)
Tertiary AuthorsJemisin, N. K.
Secondary TitleLightspeed Magazine
Volume / Editionno. 55
Date PublishedDecember 2014
KeywordsAfrican American author, Female author
Annotation

The story takes place after a very long war in which humans have been defeated by other humans with embedded AI. The humans without AI have degenerated, despise intelligence, and see the only role from girls is to have babies. The story focuses on a girl who doesn’t fit in. 

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in her How Long ‘Til Black Future Month (New York: Orbit, 2018), 150-69. 

URLhttp://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/valedictorian/
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Author Note

African American female author (b. 1972)

Full Text

2014 Jemisin, N[ora] K. (b. 1972). “Valedictorian.” Lightspeed Magazine, no. 55 (December 2014). http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/valedictorian/ Rpt. in her How Long ‘Til Black Future Month (New York: Orbit, 2018), 150-69. PSt

The story takes place after a very long war in which humans have been defeated by other humans with embedded AI. The humans without AI have degenerated, despise intelligence, and see the only role from girls is to have babies. The story focuses on a girl who doesn’t fit in. African American female author.