Wicked Wonders, by Ellen Klages
“We had not planned for children,” Mission Control’s message ended. “We’re sorry.” With an Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, author Ellen Klages takes so-called hard Science Fiction, clasps its rigid hand, and leads it into fantastical narratives haunted by childhood summer camps, science projects, a Mars settlement, a corrupt 20-year-old Smithfield ham (that’s not product […]
The Endless Fall and Other Weird Fictions, by Jeffrey Thomas
Falling Towards the Weird Jeffrey Thomas will be familiar to many readers as the author of the Punktown series of stories – scratch that, Jeffrey Thomas is famous among weird and science fiction readers, RPG players, and even comic book fans, as author of the Punktown chronicles of bizarre alien, and occasionally cosmic-horrific, goings-on at […]
Entropy in Bloom, by Jeremy Robert Johnson
We’re not Post-Apocalyptic, we’re Post-Yesterday. It’s tempting and easy to compare writers, but this habit often is unfair to both object and subject. Example: thematically, and stylistically, the work of Jeremy Robert Johnson can be compared to that of John Shirley, Chuck Palahniuk (who lauds Johnson as “a dazzling writer”), or even Harlan Ellison. Since […]
Bone Swans, by C. S. E. Cooney
C.S.E. Cooney respins familiar fairytale yarns with a masterly hand, and has built up an impressive record during her writing career…. weaving complicated narratives and taking her time to portray a world, its customs and its inhabitants in detail.
Other Places, by Karen Heuler
Heuler weaves the familiar and unfamiliar together; even within the discomfort of an unfamiliar space, you’ll find reassurance in traits that are universally human.
Cassilda’s Song: Tales Inspired by Robert W. Chambers’ King in Yellow Mythos, edited by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
“He grabbed her arm and dragged her to the fireplace in the music room. She tried to pull away, pleading, promising to practice all night if he wanted her to.”
Sylvan Dread, by Richard Gavin
The great god moves in some very mysterious ways throughout this book, his horrors to perform.
Horthólary, by Michael Reynier
Horthólary is the second collection of historical, fantastical adventures of Professor Summanus Horthólary, French savant and sometime occult investigator.
Year’s Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 2, edited by Kathe Koja & Michael Kelly
“He didn’t even know he was dead. I had just shot this guy in the head and he’s still standing there giving me shit.”
Biblia Longcrofta, by Simon Marshall-Jones
Biblia Longcrofta is a sequence of separate but connected tales, almost all set in, and concerning, the fabulous (yet strangely mundane) city of Longcroft.