Vandana Singh's "Oblivion: A Journey" - So far, I've loved everything of hers that I've read - she's a major talent in the short form, and if she publishes an adult novel, I'm going to be very interested in reading it - she has written a book of linked short stories for children that I'm considering checking out to see if it will make a good gift.
Marie Brennan's "A Mask of Flesh" - I'm very impressed with Brennan, too. I loved Midnight Never Come. The mesoAmerican setting really grabbed me (I used to read everything I could get my hands on about the Aztecs, Incas, Toltecs and other central and South American civilizations).
C.S. McCath's "Akhila, Divided" - This one really got to me. I'm a sucker for redemption stories and the trope of the warrior/weapon that no longer wants to kill.
Tanith Lee's "The Woman" - I usually love Tanith Lee's work, and this was no exception.
David Sandner's "Old Foss is the Name of His Cat" - First of all, it's got a Cat as main character. And lately (I think it's an age thing) I've found myself more and more affected by stories about the processes of and accommodation to ageing and death.
Leah Bobet's "Bell, Book and Candle" - again, as in "Akhila, Divided," there's something about people struggling against a fate/destiny/requirement that they engage in something they have ceased to believe is right. Wanting to change, to end, to be redeemed.
I don't think there were any stories that I didn't like at all.
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Vandana Singh's "Oblivion: A Journey" - So far, I've loved everything of hers that I've read - she's a major talent in the short form, and if she publishes an adult novel, I'm going to be very interested in reading it - she has written a book of linked short stories for children that I'm considering checking out to see if it will make a good gift.
Marie Brennan's "A Mask of Flesh" - I'm very impressed with Brennan, too. I loved Midnight Never Come. The mesoAmerican setting really grabbed me (I used to read everything I could get my hands on about the Aztecs, Incas, Toltecs and other central and South American civilizations).
C.S. McCath's "Akhila, Divided" - This one really got to me. I'm a sucker for redemption stories and the trope of the warrior/weapon that no longer wants to kill.
Tanith Lee's "The Woman" - I usually love Tanith Lee's work, and this was no exception.
David Sandner's "Old Foss is the Name of His Cat" - First of all, it's got a Cat as main character. And lately (I think it's an age thing) I've found myself more and more affected by stories about the processes of and accommodation to ageing and death.
Leah Bobet's "Bell, Book and Candle" - again, as in "Akhila, Divided," there's something about people struggling against a fate/destiny/requirement that they engage in something they have ceased to believe is right. Wanting to change, to end, to be redeemed.
I don't think there were any stories that I didn't like at all.