Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 edited by Jane Yolen

by Katie Richards | Dec 6, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Short Stories

The Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 stands out from the many other science fiction and fantasy short story anthologies, not just because the Nebula Awards are the best of the best in genre fiction, but because each anthology is slightly different. Where many anthologies...

Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow

by Barbara Cothern | May 16, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

The story of Alice in Wonderland is one that has captivated the imaginations of children and adults for years. Both fanciful and dark, the original story weaves a tale that cannot be forgotten and has inspired countless films, books, and even video games. In the book...

Infinite Stars edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt

by Roberta Kelley | May 7, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction

Infinite Stars is an anthology of space opera and military science fiction that makes a great addition to any science fiction fan’s library. This anthology brings together an interesting array of writers, bringing to the table a variety of worlds and stories...

New Fears edited by Mark Morris

by Brandon Sanford | Mar 12, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Horror

Horror wears many faces. Nightmares take the shape of a dreamer’s soul and cast the reflection back, alien and utterly familiar, with a range of elicited emotion from disgusted to morbidly curious to haunted. The delight of a horror anthology is that it doesn’t force...

Miseries, Illusions and Hope by Almas Akhtar

by Whitney Smyth | Jan 18, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Sponsored

Almas Akhtar is a blogger and a freelance writer who immigrated to the United States in 1993. Her short story collection, Miseries, Illusions and Hope, echoes her experiences and observations, showcasing views and cultural differences that may be different, and yet...

We’ve All Been There edited by Elisabeth Ashlin

by Eric Stalker | Jan 5, 2018 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories, Sponsored

We’ve All Been There, an anthology put together by Elisabeth Ashlin and several others, is a collection created and inspired by the National Novel Writing Month. Writers from around the world were given the theme “going back or returning” with a prompt of concealment...