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A review by sisteray
Milestone: The Collected Stories (Volume I) by Kealan Patrick Burke
5.0
This collection takes four loosely connected novelettes and brings them together to work as a solid greater piece. It tells the story of the supernatural town of Milestone and the people that live there. I'm not going to say that anything in this book is groundbreaking, but man I really enjoyed the heck out of it. It's the kind of horror that is far more character focused than anything else, I'd almost rather put these in the Weird Tales genre rather than outright horror. The last story does get a little squicky. But YMMV.
The stories mostly revolve around characters with extreme moral ambiguity and how they get lured into staying in Milestone (maybe trapped is a better description).
It isn't a kind book, but it feels really honest, and the author really goes out of his way to treat all the characters with respect. Even the ones that could easily be throw away cliches. At the same time it doesn't feel gratuitous and I never feel that the writing itself was neglectful or had cruel intentions. Seriously, solid work throughout.
I'm definitely interested in checking out more of Burke's work, but I'd gladly welcome more stories from the eerie town of Milestone.
The stories mostly revolve around characters with extreme moral ambiguity and how they get lured into staying in Milestone (maybe trapped is a better description).
It isn't a kind book, but it feels really honest, and the author really goes out of his way to treat all the characters with respect. Even the ones that could easily be throw away cliches. At the same time it doesn't feel gratuitous and I never feel that the writing itself was neglectful or had cruel intentions. Seriously, solid work throughout.
I'm definitely interested in checking out more of Burke's work, but I'd gladly welcome more stories from the eerie town of Milestone.