Just one recommended story among this week’s readings, but some other interesting stuff worth checking out too.
The Rack – Zine Reviews for the Week of December 8, 2018
The Best Short SFF – November 2018
A lot of high quality works this month, especially from the print mags.
In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey
Dale Bailey's dark fantasy has some beautiful prose, but it's slow without the burn, and falls apart at the climax.
The Best Short SFF – October 2018
Alien invasions, mad scientists and more make up my favorite readings for the month of October.
The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken
Rating: 8.8 (out of 10) The multifarious, space-faring human civilization Derek Künsken envisions for his debut novel The Quantum Magician relies on a network of wormholes to move from system to system. Powerful patron nations control all the wormholes while subordinate client nations must contract with patrons to use them. The Sub-Saharan Union, a small … Continue reading The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken
The Best Short SFF – September 2018
All the best from my September readings, with Must Reads from Maria Haskins, Naomi Kritzer, and Sam J. Miller.
The Rack – Zine Reviews for Late September
Recommended stories from Apex Magazine, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, F&SF, and Tor.com.
The Rack – Zine Reviews from Early September 2018
The reading highlight of September's first half is Maria Haskins' dark fantasy "It's Easy to Shoot a Dog".
The Dreaming Stars (Axiom Book 2) by Tim Pratt
Tim Pratt sets a comfortable pace for the first sequel in his entertaining Axiom space opera series.
