There is so much free or inexpensive short fiction available on the internet these days. Here are a few recent stories that caught our attention.
“The Witch of Orion Waste and the Boy Knight” by E. Lily Yu (Sept. 2016, free at Uncanny, $3.99 Kindle magazine issue)
In this fairy tale with a bit of a modern twist to it, the old witch of Orion Waste decides it is time for her to go off to new adventures, so she offers her job and hut to the chandler’s clerk,
November 14th, 2016. Tadiana Jones | Kelly Robson | Horror, Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Congress of Secrets by Stephanie Burgis
In 1814, the four countries that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte held a congress in Vienna, determined to establish a new balance of power among the European nations. It was a contentious congress filled with intrigue and realpolitik, but at least those real-life diplomats and leaders weren’t contending with shadowy magic, the way Stephanie Burgis’ characters are in her alternate history fantasy Congress of Secrets (2016).
Lady Caroline Wyndham, a wealthy British widow, has come to Vienna,
November 14th, 2016. Marion Deeds´s rating: 3.5 | Stephanie Burgis | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
When I reviewed Snow Like Ashes, the first book in the SNOW LIKE ASHES series (back when I was a FanLit newcomer), I complained of a lack of depth to the world that Sara Raasch created. In some ways, its sequel Ice Like Fire (2015) gave me what I desired; I was pleased that the world of Primoria is explored and developed in this book. But where one issue was partly solved,
November 14th, 2016. Katie Burton´s rating: 3 | Sara Raasch | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
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