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from the Spells, Space & Screams: Collections & Anthologies in Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror group.
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On the Road to New Egypt by Jeffrey Ford ★★★☆☆ That was odd for the sake of odd. It should be two stars but I was amused nonetheless.
The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories by NeilGaiman ★★☆☆☆
Oh lord, Hollywood has never seemed more boring than through the eyes of a jaded Englishman.
That video links to several such incidents. Darn those people infested waters!
Make a Joyful Noise by Charles de Lint ★★★½☆ From First Nation myths we get the Corbae sisters who in this story help a ghost find peace if not happiness. I tried to look up specifics of this myth and got more and less than I wanted. First Nation is a reference to Canada’s native peoples but it seems Kickaha is a made up tribe. On a related subject I found a full Canadian Literature article in relative praise of de Lint’s handling of indigenous culture verses JK Rowling. I read some of it but I want to read Moonheart for myself first.
Article: https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/scl/...
Free Link to read the story: https://subterraneanpress.com/magazin...
A man actually managed to get swallowed by a whale… and was immediately spit out because gross human, ick!https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...
Charles de Lint’s introduction to Mythic Fiction gave me a nice reading list. Actually, I always have a copy of Mythago Wood on my shelves.A Bird That Whistles by Emma Bull ★★★½☆
A slow beat story of a 70s blues bar where a young man befriends a fae.
I finished Peter Beagle’s introduction, I spent a full minute in angry panto when he completely cocked up and confused Kitty and the Midnight Hour with the Anita Blake series. That’s not even close buddy!
Available on Scribd!
Pinocchio by Walter Jon Williams ★★★★☆
A surprisingly good story about a social media child star trying to figure out how to keep his followers as he grows up. This quote was legend:
“No modern cultural phenomenon ever lasted unless there were great clothes that went with it.”
You laugh and then… damn.
Woohoo I finished too: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Now I need to finish last month’s book hopefully before next month’s book.
No Ships Pass by Lady Eleanor Smith ★★★★½
The intro was correct, this story, written in the early 1930s, could have been the basis for Lost. Imagine a smaller cast that could not die. Madness!
The Soul-Saver by Morgan Burke ★★★½☆ With shades of Steven King, Burke delivers paranormal horror ahead of his time.
The High Seas by Elinor Mordaunt DNFAnimal abuse, bullying, and it was heading to rape. Hard pass.
Between the cheekbones, the jawline, and the guns hell yes he had that Christopher Reeves good-guy hotness.
The Black Bell Bouy by Rupert Chesterton ★★★★☆ The most believable, and unexpectedly brutal, sea haunting story of the bunch. It is easier for me to ascribe malevolent personality to a wandering dark metallic ball than a ship. Undoubtedly due to:
Infestation by Garth Nix ★★★½☆ Scifi vampire alien insects and a reluctant alien hero. Not sure how religion still fit in but he gave it a go.
Post-Ironic Stress Syndrome by Tricia Sullivan ★★★★☆ This was one of the strangest stories I have ever read, I never really got a handle on what the heck was going on… or why. The best comparison is Enders Game, but it’s a weak one. There’s a Mortal Kombat warriors-that-represent-greater-interests aspect in Stargate-like ways. I liked it.
Glad to have you aboard Samantha!
