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SNAFU: Unnatural Selection

Amanda J. Spedding (Editor),

Geoff Brown (Editor)

Start date: October 15, 2019

Finish date: November 14, 2019

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Oct 24, 2019 Fiona Knight rated it really liked it

Shelves: short-n-sweet, absolute-favourites, horror

Everything this book promises is exactly what you'll find; giant spiders, kaiju, government experiments gone wild - these stories are B-movie territory and proud of it. The writing was actually a lot better than I'd expected going in, which only proves I'm still a snob deep down somewhere, because this whole collection was just so much fun.
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Nov 04, 2019 Lena rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror, anthology

Here There Be Monsters by Dave Beynon ★★★★☆
Strong start based on the cartography legend of old maps say Here Be Monsters on uncharted regions.

Kill Team Kill by Justin A. Coates ★★★★☆
Humorously put-upon marines face down domestically (CIA) created monstrosities.

A Hole in the World by
Tim Lebbon & Christopher Golden ★★★★☆
Russian Spetsnaz take on ancient intelligent underground tentacular monstrosities! There was a real feeling of loyalty, teamwork, and devotion in these pages. Great character ...more

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Nov 16, 2019 Graeme Rodaughan marked it as to-read

Shelves: horror, science-fiction, action-adventure-thriller, action, anthologies, short-stories

Reviewing this anthology in order (most recent at top).

16/Nov/19: 2. Unborn, by Justin Bell: Up Next ...

16/Nov/19: 1. Here there be Monsters, by Dave Benyon: Space scout party exploring new territories for fun and profit encounter their worst nightmares instead. Mayhem ensues as the locals ensure that the strange alien interlopers understand that they are not to come back. 4 'Nuke them from orbit,' stars.
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