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5.0
Awesome Novella collection! I wished there would be markers on the Audiobook for each of the novellas so I could find them faster.
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps (The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps #1) by Kai Ashante Wilson- 4 stars
This was highly original and the language was so poetic, it read like a modern Epos. Not a book to read in a rush but rather to hear on warm afternoons when the prose will flow melodically. The Audiobook performance of Kevin R. Free was awesome.
The only reason I'm not rating it five stars is that imo there was too little sci-fi, I would have gladly heard more about the Gods.
Envy of Angels (Sin du Jour #1) by Matt Wallace - 3 stars- Which is quite original and has a couple of very weird scenes. This was very different and entertaining.
The reasons I'm not giving it more stars is that the plot didn't have much structure, being a constant run of crazy and bizarre events on top of each other.
It also had many characters, to a point where I wasn't following who was who and not caring much either. I hope though that the next books of the series may deepen their story arcs.
Witches of Lychford (Lychford #1) by Paul Cornell - 4 stars- This was a novella that could have been easily a novel, but perhaps the other books in the series will flesh out the very interesting characters a bit more. I heard this as part of the Tor.com collection Audiobook and the narrator was good too.
The Builders - 3 stars- This was very well written. With as much action and violence as a Quentin Tarantino movie and very interesting characters. Not exactly for me, but well written.
Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss - 5 stars! -
Beautifully written epic fantasy novella with themes such as love, honor, loyalty, heroism, that make it transcendent and relatable to human experience at the same time. One of my favorites in the [b:Tor.com Collection: Season 1|30423606|Tor.com Collection Season 1|Tor Books|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478803299l/30423606._SX50_.jpg|50949723] so far.
The Audiobook narrator also fitted extremely well for this particular story.
Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor- 4 stars - This was a very original Novella, and I'll go on reading this series for sure. A good Audiobook narrator here too.
The Last Witness by K.J. Parker- 5 stars! - This was masterfully written! A perfect, self contained in its form Novella, that handled profound themes like social injustice, suffering and so many others, with an unlikable but extremely interesting and multi-layered main character.
Domnall and the Borrowed Child - 2 stars An interesting Novella with Fae, but the weakest in this collection so far. I wish there would be more chapters to this story with these characters and world, this felt like the beginning of a novel length story.
[b:The Shootout Solution|25774444|The Shootout Solution (Genrenauts, #1)|Michael R. Underwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440038483l/25774444._SY75_.jpg|45296407] - 4 stars. This Novella was so much fun that I bought [b:Genrenauts: The Complete Season One Collection|32325621|Genrenauts The Complete Season One Collection (Genrenauts, #1-6)|Michael R. Underwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475333355l/32325621._SX50_.jpg|52959116] to continue reading this series.
[b:Of Sorrow and Such|25664279|Of Sorrow and Such|Angela Slatter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434084090l/25664279._SY75_.jpg|45487113]- 5 stars! - Awesome story, I wan to read more from this author for sure!
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps (The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps #1) by Kai Ashante Wilson- 4 stars
This was highly original and the language was so poetic, it read like a modern Epos. Not a book to read in a rush but rather to hear on warm afternoons when the prose will flow melodically. The Audiobook performance of Kevin R. Free was awesome.
The only reason I'm not rating it five stars is that imo there was too little sci-fi, I would have gladly heard more about the Gods.
Envy of Angels (Sin du Jour #1) by Matt Wallace - 3 stars- Which is quite original and has a couple of very weird scenes. This was very different and entertaining.
The reasons I'm not giving it more stars is that the plot didn't have much structure, being a constant run of crazy and bizarre events on top of each other.
It also had many characters, to a point where I wasn't following who was who and not caring much either. I hope though that the next books of the series may deepen their story arcs.
Witches of Lychford (Lychford #1) by Paul Cornell - 4 stars- This was a novella that could have been easily a novel, but perhaps the other books in the series will flesh out the very interesting characters a bit more. I heard this as part of the Tor.com collection Audiobook and the narrator was good too.
The Builders - 3 stars- This was very well written. With as much action and violence as a Quentin Tarantino movie and very interesting characters. Not exactly for me, but well written.
Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss - 5 stars! -
Beautifully written epic fantasy novella with themes such as love, honor, loyalty, heroism, that make it transcendent and relatable to human experience at the same time. One of my favorites in the [b:Tor.com Collection: Season 1|30423606|Tor.com Collection Season 1|Tor Books|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478803299l/30423606._SX50_.jpg|50949723] so far.
The Audiobook narrator also fitted extremely well for this particular story.
Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor- 4 stars - This was a very original Novella, and I'll go on reading this series for sure. A good Audiobook narrator here too.
The Last Witness by K.J. Parker- 5 stars! - This was masterfully written! A perfect, self contained in its form Novella, that handled profound themes like social injustice, suffering and so many others, with an unlikable but extremely interesting and multi-layered main character.
Domnall and the Borrowed Child - 2 stars An interesting Novella with Fae, but the weakest in this collection so far. I wish there would be more chapters to this story with these characters and world, this felt like the beginning of a novel length story.
[b:The Shootout Solution|25774444|The Shootout Solution (Genrenauts, #1)|Michael R. Underwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440038483l/25774444._SY75_.jpg|45296407] - 4 stars. This Novella was so much fun that I bought [b:Genrenauts: The Complete Season One Collection|32325621|Genrenauts The Complete Season One Collection (Genrenauts, #1-6)|Michael R. Underwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475333355l/32325621._SX50_.jpg|52959116] to continue reading this series.
[b:Of Sorrow and Such|25664279|Of Sorrow and Such|Angela Slatter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434084090l/25664279._SY75_.jpg|45487113]- 5 stars! - Awesome story, I wan to read more from this author for sure!
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