Sharing our finds in free and inexpensive short fiction available on the internet.
“The Likely Lad” by Kage Baker (2002, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Starship Sofa podcast #23)
Kage Baker is one of my favorite authors. I love her sense of humor and sardonic voice. She’s at it again in “The Likely Lad,” a funny novelette that you can find in print in Asimov’s Volume 26(9) or free in audio format from Starship Sofa’s podcast #23 (which I listened to and recommend).
November 21st, 2016. Kat Hooper, Tadiana Jones and Marion Deeds | Kage Baker, Ken Liu, Peter Watts | Audio, Horror, Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 edited by Karen Joy Fowler & John Joseph Adams
Karen Joy Fowler is the guest editor of the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016. This is the second book in the annual series, which John Joseph Adams conceived of, and he still plays a large role in the selection process.
It is worth reading both Adams’ and Fowler’s introductions. Fowler’s is brilliant because she talks about the world, fiction, fantasy and language. Adam’s is instructive.
November 21st, 2016. Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | Catherynne M. Valente, Charlie Jane Anders, Dexter Palmer, Karen Joy Fowler, Kelly Link, Kij Johnson, Maria Dahvana Headley, Rachel Swirsky, Salman Rushdie, Sam J. Miller, Seth Dickinson, Sofia Samatar, Ted Chiang | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
A Taste for Monsters by Matthew Kirby
Matthew Kirby’s first two books, The Clockwork Three and Icefall are, I think, two of the best constructed and ambitious YA books out there. I haven’t been equally impressed with the ones since, though they still show marks of a fine craftsman in various aspects. Where then does his latest, A Taste for Monsters, fall? I’d say somewhere in between — better than the last few thanks to more vivid characters,
November 21st, 2016. Bill Capossere´s rating: 3.5 | Matthew Kirby | Stand-Alone, Young Adult | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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