by Julia Gaskill | Jul 26, 2017 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories, Sponsored
Chimera is a collection of four short stories and one novelette, all written by Julian Mihdi. These stories focus on both the benign and the extraordinary. One story, “Follow the Scroll”, has its protagonist chatting with the likes of Bugs Bunny and...
by Brandon Sanford | Jul 10, 2017 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction
“What you have in your hands is precious, not because the works here are being honored, but because they exist. Stories matter. Stories linger in the mind and change us. We want more. We need more – yes, from our beloved favorite authors, but also, and...
by Howard Leighton | Mar 30, 2017 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
Every once in a while, one should move away from their comfort level and try something different. To read and attempt to review poetry of Charles Bukowski certainly is such a move, especially if one’s limited interest in, appreciation of, and understanding of poetry...
by Katie Richards | Jan 20, 2017 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Short Stories
This Way to the End Times is exactly what the title advertises, a nice, thick collection of science fiction and speculative stories about the end of the world. Robert Silverberg, himself an award winning science fiction writer, has a deft touch in choosing the...
by Howard Leighton | Jan 13, 2017 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor
In 1958 the comic strip B.C. appeared in national daily newspapers. Johnny Hart created the strip and he continued it for the next 58 years until his death in 2007. Since then the strip continues through the efforts of his oldest grandson and others. [alert...
by P.J. Sun | Dec 23, 2016 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Christmas Magic, edited by David G. Hartwell, is a reprint of a 1994 anthology. This compilation of twenty-eight stories revolves around a Christmas theme. The various authors send the reader on a journey from the past, with its earthly ghosts, to the future and a...