Mysterion, June 2023
Reviewed by Chuck Rothman
June’s story for Mysterion is Mob‘s “Stained Glass” where Thomas Verne is hired by a church to replace a stained-glass window that has been destroyed by lightning. As he takes on the job, odd things begin to happen: supplies show up without him ordering them, and it’s clear that he’s being guided. Verne also has dreams about the Craftsman, who may be God, and who appears to be guiding the appearance of the glass. I’m not a fan of dream sequences and while these are better than most, I’m not sure what the author is trying to say.
Chuck Rothman’s novels Staroamer’s Fate and Syron’s Fate are available from Fantastic Books.