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A review by imyril
Best of Apex Magazine: Volume 1 by Jason Sizemore, Lesley Conner
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.