An Eric James Stone Sampler

by Eric James Stone

A sampler from Award-Winning Author Eric James Stone. Includes:
Seven complete short stories:
The Robot Sorcerer
Accounting for Dragons
Attitude Adjustment
They Do It with Robots
Like Diamond Tears from Emerald Eyes
Freefall
Bird-Dropping and Sunday
An excerpt from his novel UNFORGETTABLE

106 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2016

Reviews

[L.R. Braden · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this sampler from the author after attending a panel on short stories, and it's proved to be a wonderful collection. I usually read full-length novels, but more and more lately I haven't had the time to invest in really lengthy stories. (That or my attention span is getting shorter.) These tales were a perfect length to pick up and read on a lunch break, or when I had half an hour to kill before picking my daughter up from school.

I've read several other collections and anthologies of short stories, and usually there are only a handful I really connect with, but I liked all of the stories in this book. They range in genre from fantasy and fairy tale to science fiction. One, "Like Diamond Tears from Emerald Eyes," reads like the plot of a table top gaming session, and "They Do It with Robots" was barely three pages long, but no matter the length or subject matter, Stone showed his talent as a writer with compelling characters, rich descriptions, and engaging plots.

[Darrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a sampler of the author's work featuring short stories and flash fiction from a variety of genres including fantasy, sci-fi, fairy tale, superhero, and humor. There's also an excerpt from a novel. My favorite was the fantasy "Like Diamond Tears from Emerald Eyes" in which an unlikely duo tries to recover a mysterious object from a wizard's tower located near a volcano. I didn't like the flash fiction pieces as much. They introduce a large world, but only show us a small bit of it and end abruptly. I tend to not like flash fiction in general, though, so I guess that's more of a personal preference.

[Howard Brazee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stories showing me the author's skills. I just purchased the book that the excerpt came from.

[Alex Neville · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, albeit short read. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, settings, and short stories in this sampler, and I will definitely be reading more of this guy's work in the future. :)