Fantastic Worlds – A Fantasy Anthology – anthology review
Fantastic Worlds – A Fantasy Anthology was released as part of a Kickstarter by Future House Publishing. I had previously read works by…
Category: Short fiction reviews
Reviews of novellas, novelettes, short stories, and other short works.
Blood Oath – An Orc Love Story by Sarah E. Seeley – short fiction review
Blood Oath – An Orc Love Story is a fantasy novelette by Sarah E. Seeley. It reminds me somewhat of a story set…
Women in Practical Armor – edited by Ed Greenwood and Gabrielle Harbowy – anthology review
A number of good anthologies have come out via Kickstarters the last year or so. Women in Practical Armor is one of those.…
Dead Reckoning and Other Stories by David M. Kelly – collection review
In the last few years, I have come to enjoy reading anthologies and short story collections. There is something satisfying about a story…
Foundation by Isaac Asimov – book review
Six hundred years ago, Luo Guanzhong wrote a couple of true sentences at the beginning of his book Romance of the Three Kingdoms:…
Decision Points – edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt – anthology review
Decision Points has been working its way to the top of my “to be read” pile since it came out in April. I…
Galactic Games – edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt – anthology review
I have been waiting for Galactic Games to come out for over a year. Who wouldn’t want an anthology full of 20 different…
A Kiss Is Still a Kiss edited by Virginia Smith – anthology review
Now, I’m sure many of you are wondering, “Why is A Kiss Is Still a Kiss, a romance anthology, being reviewed on MySF…
Mission – Tomorrow edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt – anthology review
I last reviewed a Bryan Thomas Schmidt anthology back in July 2014, and it was a good one. For this second one, Schmidt…
Better World by Autumn Kalquist – short fiction review
I initially came across Better World by Autumn Kalquist due to ads on Facebook (so apparently they work, sometimes) which kept promising me…
Bottomless by Danyelle Leafty – short fiction review
I ran across Danyelle Leafty’s book, Of Wind and Winter, back in early 2014. I picked it up because I liked the cover…
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck – short fiction review
I heard about A Short Stay in Hell, by Steven L. Peck, a few years ago from one of my friends while at…
A Cosmic Christmas 2 You edited by Hank Davis – book review
A Cosmic Christmas 2 You is the second in the Cosmic Christmas anthology series edited by Hank Davis, containing thirteen more stories which…
A Cosmic Christmas edited by Hank Davis – book review
It’s not often that science fiction, fantasy, horror, and Christmas all combine. Baen Books editor and author Hank Davis collected an amazing set…
How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman – short fiction review
How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman was originally included in the Fragile Things anthology, but was released as a…
Shadows Beneath – The Writing Excuses Anthology by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler – anthology review
Shadows Beneath – The Writing Excuses Anthology contains stories written by the Writing Excuses podcast hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler,…
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes – short work review
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes had a fascinating premise but was fancy flesh hung on a thin skeleton—aggressive in scope, but falling short.…
Beyond the Sun edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt – anthology review
I enjoy short stories for a variety of reasons. I like quick little bites of story which grab my attention and give me…
Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson – short fiction review
Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson is a military science fiction e-short released by Tor and available on most e-reader platforms. The story focuses on…
The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel by Bree Despain – short fiction review
The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel by Bree Despain is an often-misunderstood addition to her The Dark Divine cannon. Let’s discuss the history…
Short fiction review: Bugs in the Arroyo by Steven Gould
Bugs in the Arroyo by Steven Gould (author of Jumper) has an interesting premise where self-replicating bugs have decimated civilization in New Mexico…