Tag Archives: short stories
Book Burners by Gladstone, Dunlap, Lafferty, and Slattery
Read September 2017 Recommended for fans of serials. Not the edible kind. ★ ★ Book Burners is an urban fantasy series about a five-person team that works to recover dangerous magical artifacts and lock them away beneath the Vatican. The … Continue reading →
Hexed by Andrews, Galenorn, James and Stein
Read April 2017 Recommended for The Fans ★ ★ 1/2 I don’t normally say this, but… People! Aim higher! Not the authors, although that goes for them too. No, I’m talking readers. Ilona Andrews, as always, has an interesting blog … Continue reading →
Ursula Vernon short stories
I recently discovered Vernon’s work through a friend’s enthusiastic review of “Jackalope Wives.” When she followed it up with a review of “The Tomato Thief,” I couldn’t resist temptation. I absolutely loved “The Tomato Thief,” a perfect story for the … Continue reading →
Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station by Caroline M. Yoachim. Or Alphabetized Medicine is fun.
Read September 2016 Recommended for fans of Choose Your Own Adventure ★ ★ ★ ★ I don’t normally review short stories on my blog, unless they are exceptional, and Yaochim’s short in Lightspeed Magazine is a clear exception. I … Continue reading →
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, edited by John Joseph Adams
Read August 2016 Recommended for fans of the end of civilization, without zombies ★ ★ ★ I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but I think I prefer apocalypse stories with zombies. I’ve enjoyed Joseph Adams’ edited collections before … Continue reading →
Chicago Blues, edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Read January 2016 Recommended for fans of Chicago, short stories ★ ★ 1/2 A collection of stories set in Chicago. Many stories center on ‘blues’ in the musical sense. In some cases, ‘blues’ means the police, for … Continue reading →
The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang
Read December 2015 Recommended for fans Baghdad bazaars, time travel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ he Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate is made up of four intricately woven stories: the titular story, “The Tale of the … Continue reading →
Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear. Solid.
Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of Valente, Jemisin, bone creatures ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Bijou opened her mouth for the obvious comment. Everyone is alone. We come into this world alone, and so do … Continue reading →
Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day by Jonathan L. Howard. No relation to the other Blustery Day.
Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I couldn’t resist this imagery of this title, particularly after Melora reviewed it. When I began writing this review, I realized why. Oh, … Continue reading →
Small Magics by Ilona Andrews. Not so small.
Read September 2015 Recommended for fans of PNR, the Andrews ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This collection contains the stories “A Questionable Client,” “Retribution Clause,” “Of Swine and Roses,” “Grace of Small Magics” and “Magic Tests.” Committed fans of the … Continue reading →
