I came to this issue by clicking on other Valente's stories besides "Silently and Very Fast". Mantis Wives by Kij Johnson was... a gory allegory? I'm unclear and I didn't quite care for it. Pity, because Ponies, of the same writer, was too a gory allegory that is awesome in it's absolute cruelty. ...
See the status updates for the individual ratings however this one didn't really have a lot of stories that appealed to me and some were even confusing to read.
I enjoy short stories so I got myself a subscription to Clarkesworld Magazine. I started off with the December issue. I had read a few stories on their site previously but decided for $2.99/month I can treat myself to the whole thing. A short story has to grab the reader and involved them in very...
(I got a copy courtesy of NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.)As usual with anthologies, always a tricky read to rate. Some of the stories I really enjoyed, others I found average, others yet were too far from my own tastes to hit home. Nothing unexpected here. All in all, there was only on...
If you have the time, I highly recommend checking out Issue #84 of Clarkesworld; it’s free, and it’s fantastic!As a first-time reader to Clarkesworld, I wasn’t expecting much. I like science fiction, but tend to find science fiction collections bogged down by too many nihilistic, dystopian undertone...
I generally liked the issue. It wasn't quite as good as previous issues this time around, but the quality is still very high. I was however disappointed by the number of errors in The Dust Assassin. It was a great story, but the missing words and formatting glitches made it frustrating to read. The ...
Amazing short form story. Creepy science fiction at it's best.
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