Gaia: Shadow and Breath

by Mathew Allan Garcia (Editor), Sarah Read (Editor), Sean Silleck

The Seasons meet on the coast to discuss the reason for the unseasonal changes taking place. A hardened, established killer gets a job he doesn't want to do, finding much more than he bargained for in a fighting dog's shed. A husband loses his wife, but finds her again in a patch of woodland, nestled in the wet, inviting earth. And a tea party with an odd set of guests. GAIA: SHADOW AND BREATH is a collection of fantasy, dark fantasy, magical realism inspired by the goddess Gaia, mother earth. A portion of the proceeds from this anthology will be donated to the Nature Conservancy.

Genres: Anthologies

162 pages, Paperback

First published May 18, 2014

Reviews

[Bob Comparda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much here for me. To be fare, I am not a fan of fantasy writing. I was drawn to this anthology for the Kelby Losack story, which was ok, but bounds away from his later work. Other than that the first story was alright, and the last two were ok. I was not too into these stories, but a fan of fantasy or magical realism might find some interesting stories here.

Michael J. Riser - Casa de Perros ⭐⭐⭐
Jessica Meddows - Endless Summer ⭐⭐
Richard Thomas - Flowers for Jessica ⭐
Kelby Losack - Flesh and Blood ⭐⭐⭐
Dino Parenti - The Mother-of-Pearl Way ⭐
Lindsay Morgan Lockhart - Old Bart and the Cougar Woman ⭐
Wendy Hammer - Around the Bones, Tender Leaves Unfurl ⭐
Rhoads Brazos - Berries in the Briars ⭐⭐
Phoebe Reeves-Murray - The Mistake ⭐
Nick Wood - Of Hearts and Monkeys ⭐⭐⭐
Sean Silleck - Love at the Dawn of the Elephant Apocalypse ⭐⭐⭐

[Tomasz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very nearly four stars - this is an interesting anthology, inasmuch the authors don't come across as tired and going through the motions. They may lack skills sometimes, they may fumble the ball, but they carry on and through on enthusiasm and (sometimes) that old standby, the intestinal fortitude. A fun selection, really.