I really enjoyed the diversity of this anthology in voices, styles, and ideas to explore cyberpunk from a transfeminine perspective. Some contributions were wild, while others more subdued and serious, but what was especially wonderful was how so many of the authors were more than fine with making cyberpunk to be weird as hell and not just edgy. I also liked how most of the contributors pushed the boundaries of cyberpunk in ways that deeply reflect trans experiences, showing the inextricable link between these experiences with some of the many themes one might encounter in the subgenre (particularly the posthuman). More than anything, though, this collection really demonstrated that it will be trans people who can and will run wild with cyberpunk and make it uniquely their own in the most fascinating ways imaginable. Lastly, I really want to praise the editor, Ann LeBlanc, for uplifting cyberpunk stories that do not go into ableist tropes so often tied to body modifications and the subgenre’s fraught relationship with anti-Asian xenophobia (see: techno-orientalism).

Like any collection and anthology, I found some stories more compelling than others. Overall, though, I enjoyed what everyone had to offer and how each imagined a cyberpunk future.

Some of my favorites: “Bespoke” by Elly Bangs, “Each of Us Is All of Us” by T.T. Madden, “Ghost Is Better Than Being Human, Actually (via FizzRoll.net)” by Adeline Wong, “The Hundred Eyes” by Catherine Kim, and “Anima” by J. Jennifer Espinoza