Author Archives: Dave Truesdale

Where the Stars Rise: Asian SF & Fantasy, ed. Lucas K. Law & Derwin Mak

Posted byKevin P Hallett

Where the Stars Rise:

Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy

 

 

Edited by

Lucas K. Law & Derwin Mak

 

 

(Laksa Anthology Series, October 2017, hc & pb, 346 pp.)

 

 
“Spirit of Wine” by Tony Pi
“The dataSultan of Streets and Stars” by Jeremy Szal
“Weaving Silk” by Amanda Sun
“Vanilla Rice” by Angela Yuriko Smith
“Looking Up” by S. B. Divya
“A Star is Born” by Miki Dare
“My Left Hand” by Ruhan Zhao
“DNR” by Gabriela Lee
“A Visitation for the Spirit Festival” by Diana Xin
“Rose’s Arm” by Calvin D. Jim
“Back to Myan” by Regina Kanyu Wang
“Meridian” by Karin Lowachee
“Joseon Fringe” by Pamela Q. Fernandes
“Wintry Hearts of Those Who Rise” by Minsoo Kang (non-genre, not reviewed)
“Udatta Sloka” by Deepak Bharathan
“Crash” by Melissa Yuan-Innes
“Memoriam” by Priya Sridar
“The Observer Effect” by E. C. Myers
“Decision” by Joyce Chng
“Moon Halves” by Anne Carly Abad
“The Bridge of Dangerous Longings” by Rati Mehrotra
“Old Souls” by Fonda Lee
“The orphans of Nilaveli” by Naru Dames Sundar
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Unidentified Funny Objects #6, ed. by Alex Shvartsman

Posted byChuck Rothman

Unidentified Funny Objects #6

 

 

 

Edited by

Alex Shvartsman

 

 

(UFO Publishing, October 2017, pb, 383 pp.)

 

 

“A Game of Goblins” by Jim C. Hines
“The Breakdown of the Parasite/Host Relationship” by Paul R. Hardy
“From This She Makes a Living?” by Esther Friesner
“Twenty-nine Responses to Inquiries about My Craigslist Post: Alien Spaceship for Sale. $200, You Haul” by Tina Connolly
“Tyler the Snot Elemental Scours the Newspaper, Searching for Change” by Zach Shephard
“Agent of Chaos” by Jack Campbell
“Display of Affection” by P. J. Sambeaux
“The Great Manhattan Eat-Off” by Mike Resnick
“An Evil Opportunity Employer” by Lawrence Watt-Evans
“Common Scents” by Jody Lynn Nye
“A Mountain Man and a Cat Walk into a Bar” by Alan Dean Foster
“Lost and Found” by Laura Resnick
“A Crawlspace Full of Prizes” by Bill Ferris
“Return to Sender” by Melissa Mead
“The Friendly Necromancer” by Rod M. Santos
“An Open Letter to the Sentient AI who has Announced its Intention to Take Over the Earth” by Ken Liu
“Approved Expense” by David Vierling
“Alexander Outland: Space Jockey” by Gini Koch writing as G.J. Koch
“Dear Joyce” by Langley Hyde
“Impress me, then We’ll Talk about the Money” by Tatiana Ivanova / translated by Alex Shvartsman
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Forged in Blood, ed. by Michael Z. Williamson

Posted byC.D. Lewis

Forged in Blood

 

 

Edited by

Michael Z. Williamson

 

 

(Baen, September 2017, 390 pp., hc)

 

 

“The Tachi” by Zachary Hill
“Musings of a Hermit” by Larry Correia
“Stronger than Steel” by Michael Massa
“He Who Lives Wins” by John F. Holmes
“Souvenirs” by Rob Reed
“Broken Spirit” by Michael Z. Williamson and Dale C. Flowers
“Okoyyūki” Tom Kratman
“The Day the Tide Rolled In” by Michael Z. Williamson and Leo Chapman
“Ripper” by Peter Grant
“Case Hardened” by Christopher L. Smith
“Magnum Opus” by Jason Cordova
“Lovers” by Tony Daniel
“The Reluctant Heroine” by Michael Z. Williamson
“The Thin Green Line” by Michael Z. Williamson
“Family Over Blood” by Kacey Ezell
“Choices and Consequences” by Michael Z. Williamson
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Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2017

Posted byC.D. Lewis

Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2017

“Stillborne” by Marc Laidlaw

“Carbo” by Nick Wolven
“Water God’s Dog” by R. S. Benedict
“Attachments” by Kate Wilhelm
“Racing the Rings of Saturn” by Ingrid Garcia
“Big Girl” by Meg Elison
“By the Red Giant’s Light” by Larry Niven
“Marley and Marley” by J. R. Dawson
“Whatever Comes After Calcutta” by David Erik Nelson
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