One October Night: 31 Illustrations and Their Stories

by Sam Robb, Cedar Sanderson (illustrator)

One story every night, born from a drawing. Fantasy, science fiction, mystery, this collection has it all. Come for the night and see what you find, because it's never boring here in October.

Stories by Sam Robb, following the drawings by Cedar Sanderson.

210 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 19, 2023

About the author

Sam Robb is a devoted husband & the father of three teenagers. As such, he's developed a propensity for Dad jokes. He's also interested in long walks, urban photography, martial arts, & self-defense. When he's not walking around Pittsburgh taking pictures & making up stories to tell, he works as a software developer. Oh, yes - he also ran for President, once upon a time.

Reviews

[Badwolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really loved the premise of how this book came about - a writer and an illustrator collaborating over the course of Inktober! As with most short story collections, some were stronger than others. The cover is fantastic and the illustrations throughout are thought provoking and enjoyable. Overall, this was a great cozy read, and quite a few of the stories were so good I would love to see them in a longer format.

Ps. please note that the stories aren't based around Halloween or even necessarily autumnal, so don't go into this read expecting that. It's a collection of fantasy, mystery, sci-fi that's absolutely worth a try if you're into any of those genres.