L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33
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GoryDetails
of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/2/2019
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/2/2019 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
This softcover advance readers copy was among the books donated to the Nashua Public Library for use in the Little Free Libraries around town. It's a collection of fantasy and SF stories written in 2017, each with an illustration by a different artist, and with a few essays about writing and art tucked in. I enjoyed several of the stories, including:
"Tears for Shulna" by Andrew L. Roberts, a spin on the myth of the selkies
"The Drake Equation" by C. L. Kagmi, speculating on why there's been no alien contact - or has there?
"Acquisition" by Jake Marley is a disturbing tale of a person with the power to capture the spirits of the dead - and who finally realizes just what he's been doing, and tries to make it right.
"Obsidian Spire" by Molly Elizabeth Atkins is a fantasy tale of a warrior woman tasked with destroying the lingering spawn of evil magicks - and who finds herself with a potential new partner. (The details of the "glass beasts" were especially harrowing.)
"Gator" by Robert J. Sawyer starts with the "gators in the New York sewers" myth and takes it to unusual lengths - and has a twist at the end that quite delighted me.
"The Long Dizzy Down" by Ziporah Hildebrandt took me a while to read, as it's narrated by a character whose language includes many unusual words and phrasing - all part of the dark backstory, but a bit tricky to decipher at first. As the story unfolded I picked up more hints as to what was going on, and the final moments were suspenseful and poignant. It's a galactic-travel tale with an unusual enemy: a sentient ship that took its self-replicating code to a very tragic place.
"Adramalech" by Sean Hazlett is a somewhat traditional deal-with-the-devil story, though the way in which the "deal" comes about - and the way the protagonist finally atones for his crimes - are wrenching.
"The Fox, the Wolf, and the Dove" by Ville Meriläinen features the author's Finnish background in its mythology and tone, with a lyrical but often violent tale of three young girls filling their role in renewing the world. [This one reminded me of the excellent web-comic-turned-graphic-novel A Redtail's Dream.]
"Tears for Shulna" by Andrew L. Roberts, a spin on the myth of the selkies
"The Drake Equation" by C. L. Kagmi, speculating on why there's been no alien contact - or has there?
"Acquisition" by Jake Marley is a disturbing tale of a person with the power to capture the spirits of the dead - and who finally realizes just what he's been doing, and tries to make it right.
"Obsidian Spire" by Molly Elizabeth Atkins is a fantasy tale of a warrior woman tasked with destroying the lingering spawn of evil magicks - and who finds herself with a potential new partner. (The details of the "glass beasts" were especially harrowing.)
"Gator" by Robert J. Sawyer starts with the "gators in the New York sewers" myth and takes it to unusual lengths - and has a twist at the end that quite delighted me.
"The Long Dizzy Down" by Ziporah Hildebrandt took me a while to read, as it's narrated by a character whose language includes many unusual words and phrasing - all part of the dark backstory, but a bit tricky to decipher at first. As the story unfolded I picked up more hints as to what was going on, and the final moments were suspenseful and poignant. It's a galactic-travel tale with an unusual enemy: a sentient ship that took its self-replicating code to a very tragic place.
"Adramalech" by Sean Hazlett is a somewhat traditional deal-with-the-devil story, though the way in which the "deal" comes about - and the way the protagonist finally atones for his crimes - are wrenching.
"The Fox, the Wolf, and the Dove" by Ville Meriläinen features the author's Finnish background in its mythology and tone, with a lyrical but often violent tale of three young girls filling their role in renewing the world. [This one reminded me of the excellent web-comic-turned-graphic-novel A Redtail's Dream.]
Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at LFL - Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, January 8, 2019
GoryDetails at LFL - Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/8/2019 UTC) at LFL - Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I left this book in the Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it![See other recent releases in NH here.]
*** Released for the 2019 Clean Start for the New Year release challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2019 Science Fiction release challenge. ***
