Among the free short fiction goodies that can be constantly
found online this week we are blessed with two excellent stories from two of
the most talented writers of today, Ekaterina Sedia and Conrad Williams. We can
also find an excerpt from the latest novel of Andrez Bergen, an emerging new voice
but with great talent as well and one of the authors that became in a relative
short time a personal favorite of mine.
“Zombie Lenin” was first published in “Fantasy Sampler”
and re-printed in “The Apex Book of World SF 2” and Ekaterina Sedia’s latest
story collection, “Moscow But Dreaming”. The post-Communist era in the eastern
bloc countries can be experienced firsthand here, in a weird fashion and one
that blends the reality and fantasy to maximum effect. The story can be found
now at the International Speculative Fiction's website.
Speaking of weird, Conrad Williams’ “Slitten Gorge” is
available now at Weird Fiction Review, a story first published in “British
Invasion” and re-printed in the authors’ collection from PS Publishing, “Born
with Teeth”. The story is best described as “the disconnect between the unpolluted natural world and the
protagonist's industrially despoiled environment achieves an aura of
otherworldly horror.”
Last, but not least, on
Perfect Edge Books’ website you can find the first chapter of Andrez Bergen’s “100
Years of Vicissitude”, his latest novel and the first enchanting reading I had
this year. It is the perfect appetizer for this wonderful novel.
There would be one more
story to highlight, but I didn’t get the chance to read it yet. Still, from my
experience with Daniel Abraham’s works it promises to be an interesting
experience. Accompanied by a wonderful illustration signed John Picacio “When We Were
Heroes” is available on Tor.com and it is recommended as: “ an affecting examination
of celebrity, privacy, and the different ways people deal with notoriety and
fame—problems not made easier when what you’re famous for are superpowers that
even you don’t fully understand.”
2 comments:
Thanks as always, Mihai.
As always, it is my pleasure, dear sir! :)
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