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Tag Archives: short fiction
John Scalzi’s The Shattering Peace
This is the seventh book in John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series, one of his most popular and I think his longest (… checks Wikipedia …); yes, it’s definitely his most extensive series. I’ve read at least two others, maybe … Continue reading
Tim Pratt’s Hart & Boot & Other Stories
If there is any justice at all in this universe, Tim Pratt will someday be as wealthy and famous as Neil Gaiman. Why do I say this? Because he’s every bit as good a writer as Neil is now. So … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, short fiction
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Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt’s Flytrap #6
Flytrap #6 is the latest issue of this little jewel of a ‘zine published twice a year by Tropism Press. As usual, this issue of Flytrap includes the quirky combination of personal newsletter and literary magazine that gives it so … Continue reading
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William Shunn’s An Alternate History of the 21st Century, and Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt’s Flytrap #8
I had rather a shock when I finished William Shunn’s An Alternate History of the 21st Century. Most of the comments and analyses I’d come up with while reading these stories were echoed in the author’s “Afterword.” I’m not quite … Continue reading
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Tim Pratt’s Sympathy For The Devil
Pleased to mee-choo. Yeah, I said it. And no, this isn’t a collection of stories about The Rolling Stones, try again. Yep, it’s all Lucifer, all the time in this collection. Editor Tim Pratt collects some of his favorite stories … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary fantasy, fantasy, horror, short fiction
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Heather Shaw’s When We Were Six
While I have admired Heather Shaw’s creative contributions to Flytrap, the zine she co-produces with Tim Pratt, When We Were Six is the first chance I have had to read her fiction. Some aspects of this new chapbook, such as … Continue reading
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Tagged dark fantasy, fantasy, short fiction
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Tim Pratt’s Little Gods
Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. Every generation, there are writers who emerge who seem to get it a little better than the rest of us. They’re the ones who understand story and myth and the ways we write our … Continue reading
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K. J. Parker’s Purple & Black
Matthew Winslow wrote this review. The scenario behind K.J. Parker’s novella Purple & Black should be familiar to anyone who has studied the history of the later Roman Empire. The land of Vesani has had seventy-seven emperors in the past … Continue reading
Patricia A. McKillip’s Harrowing the Dragon
I’ve been sitting by the fireplace in the Green Man Pub reading the wonderful stories in this collection while listening to the Neverending Session play around with a reel called ‘The Winter Queen’ that was written by Will Harmon, a … Continue reading
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James H. Schmitz’ Agent of Vega and Other Stories
A while back, Baen Books reissued the stories of James H. Schmitz, concentrating on the cycle centered around the Hub and the adventures of Trigger Argee and Telzy Amberdon, super-heroines who are somewhere between Barbie and Wonder Woman. We’ve also … Continue reading
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