leifur finished reading Witchmark by C. L. Polk
Witchmark by C. L. Polk
In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use …
Re-reading this to refresh my memory before I read the sequel.
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leifur finished reading The Undertakers by Nicole Glover
leifur started reading Witchmark by C. L. Polk
In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, …
leifur started reading The Undertakers by Nicole Glover
leifur started reading Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Interesting Times is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the seventeenth book in the Discworld series, set in …
leifur finished reading Mission: Critical by Jonathan Strahan
SPACE IS DANGEROUS
The greatest threat, to those who dare venture among the stars, isn’t …
I think I heard about this anthology from an issue of Lightspeed. There are some great stories in here. The overall theme is when a mission or task goes wrong and the stakes are raised to a matter of survival. Think of the Apollo 13 flight or the film "Gravity" for example - although not all the stories in this collection are set in space. There are fifteen short stories in all.
There's an impressive variety - different kinds of plots, settings, narrative structures and so on, but each story fits with the theme.
Naturally, suspense is a common element here, and a lot of the stories feel like thrillers.
I think this took me a while because while I enjoy thrillers/suspense every so often, I maybe don't have the appetite for lots of thrillers back to back.
leifur wants to read She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
leifur wants to read Stormsong by C. L. Polk
leifur started reading Mission: Critical by Jonathan Strahan
Mission: Critical by Jonathan Strahan, Barnes, John, Sr., Aliette de Bodard, and 2 others
SPACE IS DANGEROUS
The greatest threat, to those who dare venture among the stars, isn’t from aliens, or enemy nations, …