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reasie's review
5.0
Bias alert: I'm in this.
That said I found myself in exquisite company. There were a few stories that didn't thrill me, but the vast majority were excellent, and I was impressed with the variety.
That said I found myself in exquisite company. There were a few stories that didn't thrill me, but the vast majority were excellent, and I was impressed with the variety.
ansate's review
4.0
I didn't like this collection _quite_ as much as the World book from Apex, but I liked all of the writing and most of the stories. [return][return]Enough of them were evocative without closure to keep me from devouring it, but even those painted fantastic worlds. I'm more plot driven than most, but if you are here for the new angle alone, they've got you.
suz_n_van's review
5.0
I didn't really read this whole thing, I just listened to Multo by Samuel Marzioli on LeVar Burton Reads while I folded laundry. Wowzer! Good old fashioned ghost story that sent chills down my spine. Perfect!
mariahaskins's review
5.0
This is a diverse and multi-faceted collection of short stories from Apex Magazine: scifi, fantasy, horror, and all the shades in between are represented here. There are some exceptionally strong stories in this collection, including two fantasy/mythology-tales by the fantastic Ursula Vernon: Jackalope Wives and Pocosin. Vernon's beautifully crafted prose is a thing of wonder, and she paints a world that shifts between the fantastic and the familiar. For me, those two short stories in themselves are worth the price of admission, but this collection has a lot more going for it.
Samuel Marzioli's 'Multo' is another standout. It is an evocative and goosebump-inducing ghost story, anchored in folklore and childhood memories that gave me bonafide chills.
Other highlights include the terse and deeply moving 'Falling Leaves' by Liz Argoll, a tale of adolescent love, friendship and loss; the strange and original 'L'Esprit de L'escalier' by Peter M. Ball; and Sarah Pinsker's wonderful, but sorrowful, 'Remembery Day'.
A great short story collection for any fan of speculative fiction.
Samuel Marzioli's 'Multo' is another standout. It is an evocative and goosebump-inducing ghost story, anchored in folklore and childhood memories that gave me bonafide chills.
Other highlights include the terse and deeply moving 'Falling Leaves' by Liz Argoll, a tale of adolescent love, friendship and loss; the strange and original 'L'Esprit de L'escalier' by Peter M. Ball; and Sarah Pinsker's wonderful, but sorrowful, 'Remembery Day'.
A great short story collection for any fan of speculative fiction.
imyril's review against another edition
4.0
Whether you know and love Apex Magazine already or pick this up as a taster, you'll find it's a little bundle of joy - assuming that nuanced, sometimes edgy speculative fiction that frequently left me in tears is your cup of tea. It's certainly mine. There are several award-winning shorts collected here along with a selection of the best of the first six years.
That said, I found the second half much more to my taste than the first, with the exception of collection opener [b:Jackalope Wives|20527580|Jackalope Wives|Ursula Vernon|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1389652524s/20527580.jpg|37333063], which introduced me to one of my new favourite fictional characters, Grandma Harken (there's a follow-up tale in one of this year's issues, and I hope to see other adventures in due course).
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I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
That said, I found the second half much more to my taste than the first, with the exception of collection opener [b:Jackalope Wives|20527580|Jackalope Wives|Ursula Vernon|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1389652524s/20527580.jpg|37333063], which introduced me to one of my new favourite fictional characters, Grandma Harken (there's a follow-up tale in one of this year's issues, and I hope to see other adventures in due course).
Full review.
I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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