Shiva's Mother and Other Stories

by Andrea Phillips

A collection of moody, sometimes dark short stories about technology, magic, choice and sacrifice. Journey from cutting-edge nanotech to faery and back again, along the line where science fiction and fantasy blur together.A collection of moody, sometimes dark short stories about technology, magic, choice and sacrifice. Journey from cutting-edge nanotech to faery and back again, along the line where science fiction and fantasy blur together.About the AuthorAndrea Phillips is an award-winning transmedia game designer and author of A Creator's Guide to Transmedia Storytelling, out June 22 from McGraw-Hill. She blogs about games, culture, and feminism at www.andreaphillips.com.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 20, 2012

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll just be honest and say I've known Andrea for quite a while, interviewed her a couple times, and really admired the way she writes and thinks. So obviously I'm biased, but I enjoy occasionally dark and thoughtful fiction, and all the stories in here were occasionally dark and quite thoughtful. Shiva's Mother was the standout of the bunch, but the rest were quite good as well. Worth a read for the craftsmanship, too, I've always liked the way she tells stories, there's a lot I took away as a writer.

[Gabrielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first story in this collection of short stories was interesting but then the others were poorly written and predictable. Kept waiting for another one as entertaining as the first but didnt finish the book as about 60% of the way through was thoroughly bored.

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. I read the entire book in one setting, it was easy to read and well written. However, I couldn't tell you one memorable story in the bunch!

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-written and varied collection of short stories. Tales with a little bit of magic, mythology, morality and fantasy. Look forward to reading more by Ms. Phillips!

[Kristen Otankis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. Fast read. Weird short stories that often make little sense.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that any individual story was pretty good. The writing moved well, but after I finished, I found most of them forgettable. Still enjoyable and quick.