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Tor.com Short Fiction Summer 2023
Our Summer 2023 Short Fiction bundle includes:
“The Star-Bear” by Michael Swanwick
“After the Animal Flesh Beings” by Brian Evenson
“Ceffo” by Jonathan Carroll
“Detonation Boulevard” by Alastair Reynolds
“What It Means To Be A Car” James Patrick Kelly
“Headhunting” by Rich Larson
“The Three O’Clock Dragon” by John Wiswell
“The Job at the End of the World” by Ray Nayler
“The Star-Bear” by Michael Swanwick
“After the Animal Flesh Beings” by Brian Evenson
“Ceffo” by Jonathan Carroll
“Detonation Boulevard” by Alastair Reynolds
“What It Means To Be A Car” James Patrick Kelly
“Headhunting” by Rich Larson
“The Three O’Clock Dragon” by John Wiswell
“The Job at the End of the World” by Ray Nayler
140 pages, ebook
Published September 15, 2023
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
November 29, 2023
Excellent collection of stories by established and up-and-coming writers. The stories are of varying length and sub-genre, but all are entertaining.
October 27, 2023
A rather enjoyable short story collection. The standout for me was The Three O’Clock Dragon by John Wiswell, but the others were enjoyable too. There's quite a mix of storys, from the thoughts of a construction worker, maybe on his last job, in the aftermath of the climate change emergency to a passenger's conversation with an intelligent, autonomous vehicle. They all have something to offer.
January 18, 2024
"The Star-Bear" – 4/5
"After the Animal Flesh Beings" – 3.5/5
"Ceffo" – 3/5
The ending took a turn I was not expecting!
I liked this, but it suffered from the abrupt changes in viewpoint.
"Detonation Boulevard" – 3/5
"What It Means to Be a Car" – 2/5
This was told as a conversation, almost like a script but without any asides for what was happening. That format didn't work for me. The transition from friendly to hostile felt very abrupt.
"Headhunting" – 4/5
"The Three O'Clock Dragon" – 3/5
"The Job at the End of the World" – 4/5
"After the Animal Flesh Beings" – 3.5/5
"Ceffo" – 3/5
The ending took a turn I was not expecting!
I liked this, but it suffered from the abrupt changes in viewpoint.
"Detonation Boulevard" – 3/5
"What It Means to Be a Car" – 2/5
This was told as a conversation, almost like a script but without any asides for what was happening. That format didn't work for me. The transition from friendly to hostile felt very abrupt.
"Headhunting" – 4/5
"The Three O'Clock Dragon" – 3/5
"The Job at the End of the World" – 4/5
March 29, 2024
This was a really well curated set of short stories. I enjoyed them.
July 15, 2024
A really great collection
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September 26, 2024A fun selection of short stories. I particularly enjoyed:
“After the Animal Flesh Beings” by Brian Evenson
“Headhunting” by Rich Larson
“The Job at the End of the World” by Ray Nayler
“After the Animal Flesh Beings” by Brian Evenson
“Headhunting” by Rich Larson
“The Job at the End of the World” by Ray Nayler
September 30, 2024
Excellent collection of short speculative fiction.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews