My review of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s latest collection Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories (out now from Golden Gryphon Press) is available to read at Sacramento/San Francisco Book Review.
Posts under ‘Anthology/Short Fiction’
Book Review: Judge Sn Goes Golfing by John Scalzi
My review of the Subterranean Press chapbook “Judge Sn Goes Golfing” by John Scalzi is up at Sacramento/San Francisco Book Review. I first “read” this book by listening to Scalzi read it aloud at Dragon*Con 2008. It is great on its own, but you really have to hear it read by Scalzi, everyone there was [...]
Book Review: Stories edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio
Genre: Anthology
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication Date: June 15, 2010
ISBN-10: 0061230928
ISBN-13: 978-0061230929
Editor Websites: Neil Gaiman, Al Sarrantonio
Stories edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, was compiled because the editors wanted “stories that forced us to turn the page” to “read stories that used a lightning flash of magic as a way of showing us something [...]
Book Review: Is Anybody Out There? edited by Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern
Genre: Anthology/Collection
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: DAW
Publication Date: June 1, 2010
ISBN-10: 0756406196
ISBN-13: 978-0756406196
Editor Websites: Nick Gevers, Marty Halpern
Is Anybody Out There is a new collection of short fiction by co-editors Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern which attempt to answer the question of the Fermi Paradox. Fermi’s Paradox can be defined as, “The apparent size and [...]
Magazine Review: Black Gate #14
I have been a long-time supporter of the magazine Black Gate. Though its publication schedule is random and rare, it never fails to be one of the best collections of fiction on the market – whether books, magazines, or online. The latest edition has just been released, and Black Gate #14 is massive, topping out [...]
Book Review: To Outlive Eternity and Other Stories by Poul Anderson
# Genre: Anthology, Space Opera
# Mass Market Paperback: 720 pages
# Publisher: Baen
# Publication Date: April 28, 2009
# ISBN-10: 1416591648
# ISBN-13: 978-1416591641
# Author’s Bibliography
To Outlive Eternity and other Stories is a collection of seven tales by the Nebula Grandmaster Poul Anderson. The collection includes several short stories and novellas, as well as the complete novel [...]
Book Review: Strip Mauled edited by Esther Friesner
My review of the anthology of wolfman short stories edited by humorist Esther Friesner can now be found at the Sacramento Book Review website. Lots of good, humorous stories to be found there – find out my particular recommendations by clicking here.
Book Review: The Dragon Book edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
# Genre: Anthology/Short Fiction, Fantasy
# Hardcover: 448 pages
# Publisher: Ace Hardcover
# Publication Date: November 3, 2009
# ISBN-10: 0441017649
# ISBN-13: 978-0441017645
# Editor Websites: Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois
With Wizards master anthologists Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois gave readers a wonderful and unique take on an old standby of fantasy. Now these two set their sights on dragons, [...]
Book Review: The Trouble With Heroes edited by Denise Little
# Genre: Anthology, Humor
# Paperback: 320 pages
# Publisher: DAW
# Publication Date: November 3, 2009
# ISBN-10: 0756405793
# ISBN-13: 978-0756405793
# Editor Website: Denise Little
The trouble with heroes, is, of course, that the truth about them is never quite as heroic as the songs, ballads, and stories would have us believe. Using this conceit, editor Denise Little [...]
Magazine Review: Realms of Fantasy August 2009
# Format: Magazine
# Publisher: Tir Na Nog Press
# ASIN: B00006KUMO
Realms of Fantasy, now under new management from Tir Na Nog Press, has released its first issue in the month of August. I received a copy for review from Tir Na Nog as part of a promotion effort, and what follows is my take on the [...]
