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Books by the Lake
Books by the Lake rated it 9 years ago
The editor sent all his invited authors a writing prompt consisting of an envelope, looking as if gone astray, containing some odd document or object. I have to say, on the whole, I preferred the stories that used this item less literally. The opening story, "The Green Letter", used the arrival of a...
The best books you never read
The best books you never read rated it 10 years ago
Okay first off I am going to say we all know I love fantasy. I adore it and I adore short stories. It is what got me started as a writer. But! And there is a but. You see one of the things that drives me nuts is a story where the author is taking themselves too seriously. They are not writing a st...
SilverThistle
SilverThistle rated it 11 years ago
I'm not sure what to make of this.I'm no stranger to apocalyptic fiction, and this one was a new path to venture down. It's gritty, unforgiving and brutal. What a nightmare.But it isn't complete, I don't think. I understand that our 'hero' doesn't know what happened to cause the apocalypse, therefor...
ambyr
ambyr rated it 11 years ago
Three stars wholly for Walter Jon Williams's "The Boolean Gate," a delightfully creepy alternate/secret history about Mark Twain and Nicola Tesla that by itself I would have given four. It's a little over-long, but the Mark Twain voice and historical color were spot-on and charming, so it didn't ove...
Amara's Eden
Amara's Eden rated it 11 years ago
As I was not yet writing reviews when I read this book, I don't have reviews for each of the short stories included in this anthology. So here are my ratings; if I ever reread the book, I intend to add reviews.★★☆☆☆ The Museum of Dr. Moses by Joyce Carol Oates★★☆☆☆ Worse than Bones by Ramsey Campbel...
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