Tag Archives: short stories

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

Read July 2018 Recommended for people who want a slice of a different life ★     ★    ★    ★    1/2   The only mystery here is why I thought I going to read a whodunnit after having the … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Nyx by Kameron Hurley

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

Read  April 2018 Recommended for fans of Bel Dame, unusual fantasy ★    ★   ★   ★  Apocalypse Nyx is a group of five shorter works about Nyx and her team of misfits from Hurley’s Bel Dame series that begins with God’s … Continue reading →

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Book Burners by Gladstone, Dunlap, Lafferty, and Slattery

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

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 →

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Hexed by Andrews, Galenorn, James and Stein

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

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 →

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Ursula Vernon short stories

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

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 →

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Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station by Caroline M. Yoachim. Or Alphabetized Medicine is fun.

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

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 →

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Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, edited by John Joseph Adams

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

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 →

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Chicago Blues, edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

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 →

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The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

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 →

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Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear. Solid.

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

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 →

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