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Chess Match Scandal! Sasquatch Schools Student Player! "Well, there I was, playing for the fate of our world. Little did I know that my opponent, Martin, was getting a helping hand from a fellow mythical being!" - Tlingel - The Unicorn Chess Chanticleer
A bunch of short fiction with the best highlighted in bold as follows.
#1. Unicorn Variations: Classic Zelazny fare. 5 'High Stake Games,' stars.
#2. The Last of the Wild Ones: The key question, is Murdock the villian of this piece? In an echo of th ...more
A bunch of short fiction with the best highlighted in bold as follows.
#1. Unicorn Variations: Classic Zelazny fare. 5 'High Stake Games,' stars.
#2. The Last of the Wild Ones: The key question, is Murdock the villian of this piece? In an echo of th ...more
The Horses of Lir ★★★★★
Absolutely magical. It was a Jim Henson movie of an 80s childhood. Beautiful.
Go Starless in the Night ★★★★★
“You are right.
We are not such.
You will never know what we are.”
Ever read a short story, think it was scary, then wake up the next day and realize No, that was terrifying.
Home is the Hangman ★★★★½
Unexpectedly great. A robotic astronaut with nascent A.I. goes rogue in outer space and is presumed lost. Twenty years later it returns to Earth and its creators sta ...more
Absolutely magical. It was a Jim Henson movie of an 80s childhood. Beautiful.
Go Starless in the Night ★★★★★
“You are right.
We are not such.
You will never know what we are.”
Ever read a short story, think it was scary, then wake up the next day and realize No, that was terrifying.
Home is the Hangman ★★★★½
Unexpectedly great. A robotic astronaut with nascent A.I. goes rogue in outer space and is presumed lost. Twenty years later it returns to Earth and its creators sta ...more
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“Unicorn Variation” (1981) ✭✭✭✭
“Last of the Wild Ones” (1981) ✭✭✭✭
“Recital” (1981) ✭✭✭
“The Naked Matador” (1981) ✭✭✭½
“The Parts That Are Only Glimpsed: Three Reflexes” (1978) ✭✭✭½
“Dismal Light” (1968) ✭✭✭
“Go Starless in the Night” (1979) ✭✭½
“But Not the Herald” (1965) ✭✭✭
“A Hand Across the Galaxy” (1967) ✭✭✭✭
“Home Is the Hangman” (1975) ✭✭✭✭✭
“Fire and/or Ice” (1980) ✭✭½
“Exeunt Omnes” (1980) ✭✭
“A Very Good Year...” (1979) ✭✭½
“My Lady of the Diodes” (1970) ✭✭✭½
“And I Only Am Escaped to Tell Th ...more
“Unicorn Variation” (1981) ✭✭✭✭
“Last of the Wild Ones” (1981) ✭✭✭✭
“Recital” (1981) ✭✭✭
“The Naked Matador” (1981) ✭✭✭½
“The Parts That Are Only Glimpsed: Three Reflexes” (1978) ✭✭✭½
“Dismal Light” (1968) ✭✭✭
“Go Starless in the Night” (1979) ✭✭½
“But Not the Herald” (1965) ✭✭✭
“A Hand Across the Galaxy” (1967) ✭✭✭✭
“Home Is the Hangman” (1975) ✭✭✭✭✭
“Fire and/or Ice” (1980) ✭✭½
“Exeunt Omnes” (1980) ✭✭
“A Very Good Year...” (1979) ✭✭½
“My Lady of the Diodes” (1970) ✭✭✭½
“And I Only Am Escaped to Tell Th ...more
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