Tag Archives: short story

The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness. If by ‘appalling,’ you mean ‘hysterical.’

Posted on February 25, 2023 by thebookgator

Read February 2023 Recommended for fans footnotes, The Gates, dry humor ★    ★   ★   ★   1/2 Appalling amounts of fun. I giggled most of the way through it, and despite the brevity, it would have been five stars if … Continue reading →

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Short Story Round Up, Part 2

Posted on July 26, 2020 by thebookgator

      “Our King and His Court”   by Rich Larson Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of Abercrombie, The Godfather  ★     ★    ★    ★    1/2 Tor.com’s summary says it all. It’s a partially deconstructed … Continue reading →

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The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer. Tell me more secrets!

Posted on July 26, 2020 by thebookgator

Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of rouge AI  ★     ★    ★    ★    ★     I first read this about the time that Murderbot installments were coming out, leading me to an epiphany that I had … Continue reading →

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Short Story Round-up: 2019 Hugos

Posted on May 19, 2020 by thebookgator

“The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society” by T. Kingfisher, 2018 Best Short Story Nomination https://uncannymagazine.com/article/t… “But far beyond the merriment and the music and the trapped mortals, there was a campfire, and around it sat a half-dozen men, and … Continue reading →

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Short Story Round-Up, Part 1

Posted on May 18, 2020 by thebookgator

A quick collection of some of my short story reviews and their links. I generally happen upon shorts if a friend reviewed them, if they are Tor.com published, or if they are award nominees. **************************************************************************** “Give the Family My Love” … Continue reading →

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Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant

Posted on January 3, 2018 by thebookgator

Read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of Mira Grant ★    ★    1/2 My success with Into the Drowning Deep led me to this novella and nominal prequel. Sadly, this feels more like the Seanan McGuire I am familiar with; the … Continue reading →

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Johannes Cabal short stories by Jonathan L. Howard

Posted on February 14, 2017 by thebookgator

Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of Cabal  ★     ★    ★    ★    ★    When the giant spider devil appeared in The Fall of the House of Cabal, it wasn’t long before I was giggling. How can you … Continue reading →

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The Tomato Thief by Ursula Vernon. Or, the Heart Thief.

Posted on January 1, 2017 by thebookgator

A perfect story for the end of the year. http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-toma… Mixing mythology with fairytales and the rise of the railroad can have lovely results. For a few moments, on New Years’ Eve, in the cold and dark north, I was … 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 thebookgator

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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