Shimmer: The Pirate Issue
The much anticipated pirate issue from Shimmer is out, helmed by guest editor John Joseph Adams, assistant editor of F&SF. Adams chose an eclectic group of tales, ranging from the serious to the humorous, from modern-day to the Golden Age of Pirates. Nothing here really blew my socks off, but there are a […]
Continue ReadingHub #31 - 34
Hub #31’s fiction selection is “Sleepless, Nameless” by Brett Tallman. After being forced by clever means to return to Chicago, twenty-two-year-old Christopher Fish is told by Mr. Nine that he’s a construct from the imagination of a man who’s been in a coma for twenty-two years. Mr. Nine is an interesting villain, […]
Continue ReadingFlashing Swords #8
Having fallen into hiatus, Flashing Swords is back with a new editorial staff for issue #8.
“The Gods-Forsaken World” by Steve Goble is a tale of adventure upon the high seas. But first, Calthus of Thaal, ancient warrior resurrected by the monks, must meet up with Kostas and the wizard who hires them, Revlin. […]
Hub #27 - 30
I was only a couple of paragraphs into “House Trainer” by Kenneth B. Chiacchia in Hub #27 when I thought, “Why didn’t I think of this idea?” Much has been written about home AIs, where the house has a personality of sorts, but Chiacchia’s take on it is a real treat.
Joyce has […]
Aeon #11
Aeon #11 is the first issue of this e-zine that I have read, but I must say that I was impressed. Most of the offerings are fantasy to dark fantasy—though the first story is probably best categorized as SF—yet each tale is unique, and I’d recommend it to any reader of speculative fiction. […]
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