The Nostalginauts by S.N. Dyer

This falls into the ‘it would be fun if this existed’ category of speculative fiction. Although set in the modern Continue reading →

The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany

When looking for the origins of the sword and sorcery subgenre of fantasy, today’s story is not a bad possibility. Continue reading →

A Note for the Milkman by Sidney Carroll

Mr. Peters, the protagonist, is a seemingly normal married businessman. His appearance of normality is something he takes pride in. Continue reading →

The Moon Moth by Jack Vance

A couple of years ago I was at the Readercon convention listening to a panel on fantasy, where one of Continue reading →

The Bolt Tightener by Sarena Ulibarri

One of the anthologies I’m enjoying at the moment is The Weird, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, an overview Continue reading →

Big Game by T.C. Boyle

I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. My favorite story by an author who seems incapable of Continue reading →

The Festival of Graves by Zhu Lin

The ‘once-powerful old figure in a changed world’ is a common trope, and can be played to quite poignant effect Continue reading →

Arbeitskraft by Nick Mamatas

A steampunk story starring Friedrich Engels. Nope, I haven’t seen that one before. It’s another 1890s. Karl Marx is dead, Continue reading →