In the Greenwood is an interesting take on an old story.The short doesn't use names, and instead relies on descriptions of each of the characters. But the story's been told so many times that it doesn't really need names. If you're familiar with the story at all, you *know* who everybody is.I liked ...
Which says it all, doesn't it?
She is the lady in the tower, stealing secrets when she can, kisses when she cannot. He is the thief in the woods, stealing from the rich when he can, from the poor when he cannot. A retelling of Robin Hood, with a dark twist. Lovely prose! Story found here: http://www.tor.com/stories/201...
bookshelves: spring-2014, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, published-2013, e-book, forest, debut, medieval5c-16c, historical-fiction, mythology, newtome-author, lifestyles-deathstyles Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Nataliya Read on May 18, 2014 Tor.com blogger, fantasy writer, and insatiable rea...
For me, the best kind of anthology is a genre-specific one. I like the novelty of ideas, the variety of subjects, and the unknown factor of what's coming next. While I do enjoy themed anthologies, I find that the subject tends to wear a bit thin by the end, and I'm always left second-guessing myself...
For my full-length review, please visit Casual Debris.What a nice little publication. I've been meaning to get a subscription to this respected quarterly, and as soon as I subscribed online I received an e-promise from publisher Beth Wodzinski that she'll drop it in the mail shortly. A week later I ...
So you're tired of grimdark sci-fi, dystopias and alien invasions and guns'n'guts military SF. You'd like to read something where the future is actually a better place. Well, that's the premise behind this anthology of optimistic science fiction put together by Jetse de Vries. It consists of sixteen...
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