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from the Spells, Space & Screams: Collections & Anthologies in Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror group.
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I’m 186th in line to recheck this audiobook. Last I checked I was in the 70s. What the heck? I guess this is what comes from signing up with multiple libraries after watching a YouTube video. Eventually someone figures out your are not a local and boots you.
That Which Overfloweth ★★★½☆ A peaceful matriarchy is crushed by the greed of men. Its items of power eventually twisted into Christianity.
By a Hair ★★★★½
“Old gods do not tend to be mild when called on to render justice.”
Loved it. With a casualness that belies talent a dense backstory is delivered in a few pages. Five characters, four stories, three survivors (?), two heroes, one knock out magical blow! Comeuppance!
Lovely post apocalyptic animated Noah’s Ark without the people: https://youtu.be/VYZLQR0jLjs?si=eUaLT...
I miss them already.
I hear that. I’m still getting the nasty surprises of missing stuff from my last move. The latest missing item is my running back pack which I went looking for after signing up for a half marathon.
There’s an audiobook, I’m in.
Hey Ian! It was 103° today. I hid inside like a vampire.
Dan wrote: "Lena wrote: "I had a great time with the vampire mammoth and I’m still working my way through the fantasy mammoth. I do like chronological anthologies. I’ve made it to the 2000s of The Weird. Just ..."The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Not a mammoth but a MAMMOTH.
From werewolves and vampires, to demons and aliens, the monster is one of the most recognizable figures in horror. But what makes something, or someone, monstrous?This chilling collection has something to please—and terrify—everyone, so lock your doors, hide under your covers, and try not to scream.
Somehow I missed this gem, thank you YouTube!Tour de Pharmacy: https://youtu.be/pZAiZ-jWf6I?si=N15i-...
Earthborn: A Witch World Story ★★★½☆ That was hard drop into high fantasy but it was a fun skirmish in a D&D setting.
Sword of Unbelief ★★½☆☆ Elys is some kind of magical warrior witch going after her null warrior boyfriend that was kidnapped in the wastelands for unknown reasons. It was dry, formal, sword and sorcery. Overlong.
The Last Spell ★★★☆☆ Nimuë, princess and Merlin’s protégé, stands by his bedside as he lays dying to learn the last of his magical knowledge.
In these eight stories and twenty-three poems, World Fantasy Award winner Theodora Goss retells and recasts fairy tales by Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Oscar Wilde. Sometimes harrowing, sometimes hilarious, always lyrical, the works gathered in SNOW WHITE LEARNS WITCHCRAFT re-center and empower the women at the heart of these timeless narratives.
I had a great time with the vampire mammoth and I’m still working my way through the fantasy mammoth. I do like chronological anthologies. I’ve made it to the 2000s of The Weird. Just ten more years to go!
Woohoo! I felt the same way about Ursula Le Guin for a hot second. I bought some large collections after enjoying The Left Hand of Darkness. This will be my first Norton.
Oh, I’m currently 76th in line to get another crack at this :)
So nice to see new faces here! 😃
