Silicon Moon & Other Stories: A Collection of Science Fiction

by Corey Mariani

This debut short story collection delivers disturbing utopias alongside hope-filled apocalypses, spectacular alien landscapes followed by mind-bending simulations. Characters often must let go of the person they thought they were to overcome sometimes horrific--and always bizarre--obstacles. Mariani examines the merging of humans and machines, and explores, with thoughtfulness and humor, the shifting natures of reality, identity, and consciousness as our species stumbles headfirst toward our inevitable transformation. The collection includes stories originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, Kaleidotrope, and Lore, as well as a new trio of linked stories beginning with Silicon Moon.

171 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2020

Reviews

[Lucinda E. Reid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but disjointed. I was unable to appreciate these offerings.

[Marceline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird, disjointed, and confusing at times. I liked the idea of the stories included but their execution left something to be desired throughout every story.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reality warping.

A few typos but each chapter is a good story. The coifed would make a good novella, but not a graphic novel.