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Oddments: A Short Fiction Compendium
Oddments is a compendium of short fiction written by Marko Kloos.
It contains all the short stories and novellas previously published in other story collections, mosaic novels, or online zines, combined into a single volume, with new introductions for each story added by the author.
Oddments contains the following novellas and short stories:
On The Use Of Shape-Shifters In Warfare
Cake From Mars
Berlin Is Never Berlin
Lucky Thirteen
Measures of Absolution
Ink and Blood
Stripes
Probationary
How to Move Spheres and Influence People
It also includes three previously unpublished all-new stories:
Seeds
Steel and Paper
Rottertown
Oddments: 120,000 words of fantasy, alternate history, and military science fiction by Marko Kloos, available in one comprehensive collection for the first time.
It contains all the short stories and novellas previously published in other story collections, mosaic novels, or online zines, combined into a single volume, with new introductions for each story added by the author.
Oddments contains the following novellas and short stories:
On The Use Of Shape-Shifters In Warfare
Cake From Mars
Berlin Is Never Berlin
Lucky Thirteen
Measures of Absolution
Ink and Blood
Stripes
Probationary
How to Move Spheres and Influence People
It also includes three previously unpublished all-new stories:
Seeds
Steel and Paper
Rottertown
Oddments: 120,000 words of fantasy, alternate history, and military science fiction by Marko Kloos, available in one comprehensive collection for the first time.
357 pages, Paperback
First published April 16, 2023
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May 1, 2023
Sad ending
I love this collection. Any of these stories would make a new novel or more. Marko does an amazing job and I'm sad to have reached the end. Every story left me wanting more.
I love this collection. Any of these stories would make a new novel or more. Marko does an amazing job and I'm sad to have reached the end. Every story left me wanting more.
July 2, 2023
Fun collection of sci-fi stories
Marko Kloos has already proven himself as an outstanding military sci-fi writer, but this collection shows off the variety of his writing abilities. I was finishing his Frontlines series and was looking for other books he had written when I came across this collection of stories. I am glad I did. I hope some day some of these gems get turned into full blown novels.
Marko Kloos has already proven himself as an outstanding military sci-fi writer, but this collection shows off the variety of his writing abilities. I was finishing his Frontlines series and was looking for other books he had written when I came across this collection of stories. I am glad I did. I hope some day some of these gems get turned into full blown novels.
September 26, 2025
Marko Kloos excels!
A compendium of short stories well worth reading.
I discovered Marko Kloos only a few weeks ago, but since then have been reading all I can find of his, avidly.
His storytelling is exceptional, his characters believable, and they become as old friends.
This particular anthology shows diversity of style and digressed to some extent from Lankies and deep space.
Excellent, excellent, excellent!
A compendium of short stories well worth reading.
I discovered Marko Kloos only a few weeks ago, but since then have been reading all I can find of his, avidly.
His storytelling is exceptional, his characters believable, and they become as old friends.
This particular anthology shows diversity of style and digressed to some extent from Lankies and deep space.
Excellent, excellent, excellent!
May 26, 2025
The quality of this set of short stories is generally quite high. In particular, one of the author's explanatory comments led me to a wonderful Netflix series call Love Death + Robots, which is a series of animated shorts that are based on science fiction short stories. FYI - the author's Lucky 13 short story appears in episode 13 (of course) of season 1 on Netflix. It is very good.
December 6, 2025
Took my time to read this smorgasbord of short stories. Loved them, showcasing Marko’s different styles and genres. Wo yo ld read more of the urban fantasy with Jokers and Aces and love his Mil-SciFi!!
December 2, 2025
Enjoyable and well written
While they did not blow me away as much as the novels, I generally enjoyed all of the short stories.
While they did not blow me away as much as the novels, I generally enjoyed all of the short stories.
December 24, 2025
An amazing collection
I only wish I could find more stories about some of these characters. Especially about slapshot. I agree. She is my favorite Ace.
I only wish I could find more stories about some of these characters. Especially about slapshot. I agree. She is my favorite Ace.
March 27, 2024
Good author, good collection. Didn't skip a single story (that's high praise).
2024-03-23 Rereading because it's worth re-reading.
2024-03-23 Rereading because it's worth re-reading.
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