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Unknown
A collection of twenty science fiction & fantasy short stories and novellas about experiencing the Unknown.
Some of the stories are hopeful, others tragic, but all of them revolve around the idea of facing something unexpected or new.
Come along for the ride and meet some up and coming authors!
Some of the stories are hopeful, others tragic, but all of them revolve around the idea of facing something unexpected or new.
Come along for the ride and meet some up and coming authors!
488 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 12, 2017
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207 people want to read
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Lincoln Cole
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Lincoln Cole is a Columbus based author who enjoys traveling and has visited many different parts of the world, including Australia and Cambodia, but always returns home to his pugamonster puppy, Luther, and family. His love for writing was kindled at an early age through the works of Isaac Asimov and Stephen King and he enjoys telling stories to anyone who will listen.
Lincoln Cole is a Columbus based author who enjoys traveling and has visited many different parts of the world, including Australia and Cambodia, but always returns home to his pugamonster puppy, Luther, and family. His love for writing was kindled at an early age through the works of Isaac Asimov and Stephen King and he enjoys telling stories to anyone who will listen.
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February 22, 2017
Unknown
A great complete tale of one unique adventure. A must read for everyone. Get your copy today. I loved it.
A great complete tale of one unique adventure. A must read for everyone. Get your copy today. I loved it.
June 9, 2024
Something for everyone
There's a story for everyone. Some are sci-fi kind if stories. Some are supernatural kind of genre. My favorite one was Return to Cinder.
There's a story for everyone. Some are sci-fi kind if stories. Some are supernatural kind of genre. My favorite one was Return to Cinder.
October 2, 2017
An interesting volume mostly because it reads more like an author's idea book than a collection of completed stories. The most finished stories are by the editor, and there are five of them, each apparently modeled after a classic pulp scifi trope. Although there is nothing wrong with borrowing tropes, these stories have a tendency to emphasize world building over plot development. Neither do they come to satisfactory conclusions, several ending so abruptly that you are surprised when you turn the page and find the author blurb. This is not just Cole's problem either. There are other inclusions that can only be described as sketches rather than stories: sketches that in several cases developed an intriguing premise, and then just at the point where you think -- okay now the real story begins...-- is followed instead immediately with the author's blurb.
Individual stories simply beg for a copy editor's guidance. "Dragon's Egg" by Emily Martha Sorensen, has chapter breaks that only someone composing a book on Twitter would believe made sense. An editor's help with word choice would have improved the experience of reading most of these stories, as would guidence about racist/sexist stereotypes that, while apt to an age that elected an infant baboon president, should be considered beneath the dignity of any self respecting author. Some of the stories (especially "Abandoned" by Bill Hiatt) also have annoying proofreading errors that would be forgivable if this weren't a book formatted expressly for the Kindle.
There is a lot of potential in this collection. It would just be nice to read something more complete and polished from these same authors.
Individual stories simply beg for a copy editor's guidance. "Dragon's Egg" by Emily Martha Sorensen, has chapter breaks that only someone composing a book on Twitter would believe made sense. An editor's help with word choice would have improved the experience of reading most of these stories, as would guidence about racist/sexist stereotypes that, while apt to an age that elected an infant baboon president, should be considered beneath the dignity of any self respecting author. Some of the stories (especially "Abandoned" by Bill Hiatt) also have annoying proofreading errors that would be forgivable if this weren't a book formatted expressly for the Kindle.
There is a lot of potential in this collection. It would just be nice to read something more complete and polished from these same authors.
November 5, 2021
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" I love Science Fiction and this book did not disappoint me. Lincoln Cole did a wonderful job of collection these stories and putting them together in a book you can't put down.
It's an eclectic collection of stories by different authors on a wide front of subjects. They encompass magic, fantasy, shapeshifting and more. Basically, a Sci-Fi Anthology reminiscent of the 70's & 80's styles of writing. It's fun reading different authors takes on sci-fi and there are some unique twists in these stories.
I would recommend this book to those who share my passion for this type of reading.
Unknown by Lincoln Cole
" I love Science Fiction and this book did not disappoint me. Lincoln Cole did a wonderful job of collection these stories and putting them together in a book you can't put down.
It's an eclectic collection of stories by different authors on a wide front of subjects. They encompass magic, fantasy, shapeshifting and more. Basically, a Sci-Fi Anthology reminiscent of the 70's & 80's styles of writing. It's fun reading different authors takes on sci-fi and there are some unique twists in these stories.
I would recommend this book to those who share my passion for this type of reading.
July 12, 2017
Medium to low interest and writing skills
Very mixed bag
Mostly ok but I can't recommend it to anyone who was not desperate for anything to read
Very mixed bag
Mostly ok but I can't recommend it to anyone who was not desperate for anything to read
July 30, 2017
Excellent book. Loved all the stories. Try it!!
April 19, 2018
Some stories were pretty good but others were unbearable.
I liked some of the stories, but others were dreadful. I gave it two stars because there wasn't enough good stories.
I liked some of the stories, but others were dreadful. I gave it two stars because there wasn't enough good stories.
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August 30, 2017Although I normally review/rate each book that I read I will not be rating anthologies. This will allow me the freedom to just read the stories that are clean (the only ones I am willing to read) in an anthology and skip/ignore the rest. The only way that I will rate an anthology is if all of the authors have verified that the stories included in the anthology are free of sex, swearing and graphic violence.
I read the following stories from the anthology:
"The Weeds within the Rulership" by Emily Martha Sorensen - very short but enjoyable prequel to "The Keeper and the Rulership" that explains about how Raneh got magic and her relationship with Jontan. This is a clean read - no swearing, sex or violence.
"Power at All Costs" by Lincoln Cole - Good story about things going awry when a new project to manage CO2 goes online. I didn't like the swearing though.
"Drafted" by Lincoln Cole - I read one chapter and then skipped the other four chapters due to the swearing.
"Spelling It Out" by MN Arzu - Imagining the relationship between a superhero and his very clever wife made for a nice little fantasy romance story. Again I just wish the swearing had been left out of the story.
"All is Fair" by Kathryn M. Hearst - have not read yet
"The Hawk of Destiny's First" by James S. Aaron - "da-n" used one time; deciding if will read
"Testing Ground" by Lee Isserow - one use of "sh-t"; deciding if will read
"The Worm Turns" by Bill Hiatt - have not read yet
"Carry on My Wayward Son" by Sean Seebach - swearing including f-bomb; I will not read this story
"And the Prince Slew the Queen" by Eustacia Tan - have not read yet
"Still No Clouds" by Jacqueline Ward - swearing; deciding if will read
"Dangers from Above" by Kevin George - have not read yet
"Life After Death" by Lincoln Cole - have not read yet
"Help Line" by Lincoln Cole - have not read yet
"Body Rentals" by Mark Gardner - not reading story due to swearing
"Return to Cinder" by Kristy Tate - have not read yet
"Dragon's Egg" by Emily Martha Sorensen - I read "Dragon's Egg" as a stand-alone book. Read review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"Abandoned" by Bill Hiatt - a father who has distanced himself from his son is forced to examine the role he should or should not play in his son's life. While this story
"Escape" by Mark Gardner - swearing including f-bomb; not going to read
"Never a Night Off" by Lincoln Cole - main characters are a gay couple; skipping story
I read the following stories from the anthology:
"The Weeds within the Rulership" by Emily Martha Sorensen - very short but enjoyable prequel to "The Keeper and the Rulership" that explains about how Raneh got magic and her relationship with Jontan. This is a clean read - no swearing, sex or violence.
"Power at All Costs" by Lincoln Cole - Good story about things going awry when a new project to manage CO2 goes online. I didn't like the swearing though.
"Drafted" by Lincoln Cole - I read one chapter and then skipped the other four chapters due to the swearing.
"Spelling It Out" by MN Arzu - Imagining the relationship between a superhero and his very clever wife made for a nice little fantasy romance story. Again I just wish the swearing had been left out of the story.
"All is Fair" by Kathryn M. Hearst - have not read yet
"The Hawk of Destiny's First" by James S. Aaron - "da-n" used one time; deciding if will read
"Testing Ground" by Lee Isserow - one use of "sh-t"; deciding if will read
"The Worm Turns" by Bill Hiatt - have not read yet
"Carry on My Wayward Son" by Sean Seebach - swearing including f-bomb; I will not read this story
"And the Prince Slew the Queen" by Eustacia Tan - have not read yet
"Still No Clouds" by Jacqueline Ward - swearing; deciding if will read
"Dangers from Above" by Kevin George - have not read yet
"Life After Death" by Lincoln Cole - have not read yet
"Help Line" by Lincoln Cole - have not read yet
"Body Rentals" by Mark Gardner - not reading story due to swearing
"Return to Cinder" by Kristy Tate - have not read yet
"Dragon's Egg" by Emily Martha Sorensen - I read "Dragon's Egg" as a stand-alone book. Read review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"Abandoned" by Bill Hiatt - a father who has distanced himself from his son is forced to examine the role he should or should not play in his son's life. While this story
"Escape" by Mark Gardner - swearing including f-bomb; not going to read
"Never a Night Off" by Lincoln Cole - main characters are a gay couple; skipping story
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