I genuinely cannot remember the last time I read a short story collection so consistently stunning. Honestly, there’s not a weak one in the bunch, and that’s saying a lot considering there are 34 tales of post-apocalyptic life in this hefty volume. Whether the end of the world comes about due to war or infection …
Category: Short Stories
Jun 04 2019
Wastelands 3: The New Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Short Stories
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June 4, 2019
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Jan 10 2019
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
- By Doug Merrill in Doug, Science Fiction, Short Stories
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January 10, 2019
Stories of Your Life and Others left me cold, which surprised me for two reasons: first, because he has a reputation as an excellent writer, few stories but nearly every one a contender for major awards and often enough a winner; second, because I had enjoyed The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate so much. (That …
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Dec 26 2018
This Dreaming Isle edited by Dan Coxon
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Horror, Short Stories
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December 26, 2018
I love the idea of this, and I love the way it’s been edited, dividing the book into three distinct parts that reflect very much the most vital areas of England: Country, City and Coast. The seventeen stories in this collection cover a host of supernatural occurrences, embracing the diversity of the English experience. Most …
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Nov 08 2018
An Interview with Aliya Whiteley, author of The Arrival Of Missives
- By Doreen Sheridan in Author Interview, Doreen, Science Fiction, Short Stories
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November 8, 2018
Q: Every book has its own story about how it came to be conceived and written as it did. How did The Arrival Of Missives evolve? A: It started with the voice of my main character, Shirley, and grew entirely from there. I loved her straight away; she’s a teenager who is both naïve and …
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Aug 19 2018
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Feminism, Horror, Short Stories
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August 19, 2018
Short story collections are often hit or miss for me. Particularly when they’re the collected works of a single author: I often find myself rooting for said author to do well with each new story even as I’m quietly disappointed by the sum of the collection. This is especially true for writing that’s critically lauded …
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Jun 04 2018
My Grave Ritual (Warlock Holmes #3) by G.S. Denning
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Horror, Humor, Short Stories
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June 4, 2018
If A Study In Brimstone was the introduction to Warlock Holmes, and The Hell-Hound Of The Baskervilles essentially his origin story, then My Grave Ritual brings the machinations of The Woman to the forefront. Not for G.S. Denning the consignment of Irene Adler to a single story. She is, instead, a constant, if elusive, presence …
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May 23 2018
A Study in Brimstone (Warlock Holmes #1) by G.S. Denning
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Short Stories
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May 23, 2018
Weirdly, given how I love and devour mystery novels, I have never really been into reading Sherlock pastiches. For that matter, I’ve never been a huge fan of the source material, having read the originals only insofar as they were available to me in the library of a paternal uncle whom my family visited in …
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Nov 09 2017
Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Science Fiction, Short Stories
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November 9, 2017
So for real, Binti is a terrific character and the setting is amazing and the way Nnedi Okorafor builds a whole universe and sci-fi system is breathtakingly good considering the novella doesn’t even break a hundred pages but Jesus fuck, I was not okay with how the Meduse were deferred to. They did something to …
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Nov 03 2017
Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain
- By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Mystery, Short Stories
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November 3, 2017
I didn’t even know this existed till I stumbled across a free Kindle copy. It’s really a novella (about 80 pages) of what happens when Tom and Huck get entangled in a murder mystery, based on an actual case that Mark Twain freely admits to using in the opening paragraphs. It’s an entertaining story set …
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May 20 2017
“The Tomato Thief” by Ursula Vernon
- By Doug Merrill in Doug, Fabulous Ones, Fantasy, Mythology, Short Stories
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May 20, 2017
“The Tomato Thief” by Urusla Vernon will have my first-place vote for this year’s Hugo award in the category of best novelette. It is a sideways return to the world of “Jackalope Wives,” which won the Nebula in 2014 for best short story, and is the only other story of hers that I have read. …
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