Short Fiction Friday: The 2014 Hugo Nominees for Short Story
Hard to believe that is is the first Friday in July. And Independence Day (here in the ol’ U.S. of A.) to boot! It hardly seems that long ago that I was sitting in this [Read more]
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Short Fiction Friday: Jack in the Green by Charles de Lint
REVIEW SUMMARY: A revenge fantasy that misses its potential to reinvent the Robin Hood mythos and examine real problems. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: Interesting use of the [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Clarkesworld Issue 91, April 2014
REVIEW SUMMARY: Today’s Short Fiction spotlight focuses on the four works of original fiction presented in Issue 91 of Clarkesworld. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: These [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: My Hugo 2014 Nominations
March 31st is fast approaching, and as the month goes out like a lamb, the period for nominating for the 2014 Hugo Awards is coming to an end. This marks my first experience [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Clarkesworld, Issue 90, March 2014
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s Short Fiction Friday looks at the three works of original fiction in the March 2014 issue of Clarkesworld. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Space [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: The Anderson Project
REVIEW SUMMARY: The Anderson Project is a Tor.com original ebook presenting three science fiction novelettes inspired by a preexisting work of art. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: EMBER by James K. Decker
REVIEW SUMMARY: “Ember” is a novella prequel to James K. Decker’s novel, The Burn Zone, and the recently released sequel, Fallout. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Equoid: A Laundry Novella by Charles Stross
REVIEW SUMMARY: Holy Unicorns, Batman! This novella, set in Charles Stross’ Laundry universe, will leave you sleeping with one eye open anytime a young girl mentions a [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: My Favorites of 2013
REVIEW SUMMARY: A look back at what I consider the best of the short fiction that I read in 2013. It has been quite a run. I did not realize how time-consuming and [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: New Fiction from Tor.com
REVIEW SUMMARY: Two short tales from Tor.com touched with a seasonal chill. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: A deeper imagining of a familiar heroic tale and a glimpse of [Read more]
Short Fiction Black Friday: What Would Your Gift Be?
Here in the United States it is Black Friday, a day that actually began in the early evening hours of Thanksgiving Day, where, satiated with turkey and the fixins and done [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 2013
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s Short Fiction Friday features a review of the December 2013 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: Aliens [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Lightspeed Issue 42, November 2013
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s Short Fiction Friday looks at the Original Short Science Fiction and Fantasy offerings in the latest issue of Lightspeed. The November issue [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Recent Selections from Tor.com
REVIEW SUMMARY: To welcome November, Short Fiction Friday focuses on two of the latest free fiction selections from Tor.com. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: The two stories [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Stories that Go Bump in the Night, Part Two
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s Short Fiction Friday features two selections of science fiction with a sinister vibe, the opening story from Peter Watts’ forthcoming [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Stories The Go Bump in the Night
REVIEW SUMMARY: Four recently published (or reprinted) chilling science fiction tales to read on a dark and stormy night. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: Interesting comparison [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Lightspeed September 2013 Original Science Fiction
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s Short Fiction Friday looks at a subset of the September 2013 issue of Lightspeed: two works of original science fiction. MY RATING: BRIEF [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Reflections on the 2013 Hugo Award Short Fiction Winners
The Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend most likely found the eclectic group of SF Signal readers doing any number of relaxing, geektastic things. I was basking in the glow [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: My Questions, Your Answers (A Short Fiction Meme)
I have been on this short fiction review gig for eight months now and it has been largely a one-sided affair, as these things are wont to be, with me sharing my thoughts and [Read more]
Short Fiction Friday: Clarkesworld Issue 83, August 2013
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s short fiction selections are the three original works of fiction in the latest issue of Clarkesworld. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: Non-Western [Read more]
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