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Triangulation: Parch
What do you thirst for? A patchwork god? A new libido? Alien intervention? Noah after the flood? Vegan dinosaur? A fine wine and poison cellar? A straw mother? Evolution? a magic mask? Duplicated brothers? It's all here, and more, in this strong collection of 20 original short stories by today's up and coming writers. Triangulation: Parch is the 2014 edition of PARSEC Ink's internationally acclaimed anthology series, Vol 7.
210 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2014
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June 27, 2017
The first story in this collection is by the nephew of our local librarian. I read that one last night - not bad, but fairly typical of post-ap fiction. His name is John M. Shade. John Shade, of course, is the name of a character in "Pale Fire." The collection itself is of the lower case/aspirational variety. These are (generally)younger sci-fi writers who are trying to move on up, as it were.
Story # 2 resembles "THX 1138" while #3 suggests "Fahrenheit 451." Not bad ...
Story #3 is neither sci-fi nor fantasy but rather speculative/historial fiction.
Story #4 is well in keeping with the theme of "Parch" and has a 50's sci-fi feel to it. Not sure why the "new food" doesn't send out distressed noises too, though.
Story # 5 is also a bit "parched" - funny too!
#6 comes from India and is partially set(in a cool way) in Indian mythology. The blue guy is Vishnu BTW. I like that these stories come from all over the world.
#'s 7, 8, and 9 all done, but I have to pick up the pace before I can bring it back "read" to the library when it's due back. All these stories are very short(so far) and quite varied in tone and category. Mostly sci-fi, but not all ...
And now #'s 10, 11 and 12 are in the vault. Trying to get through this volume of tiny stories during the next few days.
Last night's reading(#14["Bitter Water" by Julia August] - #13, another short-shorty was read earlier) was the first story of somewhat conventional length and development. It had a plot!
And done with this interesting collection. I hope it and its brethren in the "Triangulation" series get a wider readership. One thing I forgot to mention was the suggestion of "The Man Who Fell to Earth" in one of the stories. Can't remember which one and I don't have the book anymore. There was a definite "parch" factor in that film.
Story # 2 resembles "THX 1138" while #3 suggests "Fahrenheit 451." Not bad ...
Story #3 is neither sci-fi nor fantasy but rather speculative/historial fiction.
Story #4 is well in keeping with the theme of "Parch" and has a 50's sci-fi feel to it. Not sure why the "new food" doesn't send out distressed noises too, though.
Story # 5 is also a bit "parched" - funny too!
#6 comes from India and is partially set(in a cool way) in Indian mythology. The blue guy is Vishnu BTW. I like that these stories come from all over the world.
#'s 7, 8, and 9 all done, but I have to pick up the pace before I can bring it back "read" to the library when it's due back. All these stories are very short(so far) and quite varied in tone and category. Mostly sci-fi, but not all ...
And now #'s 10, 11 and 12 are in the vault. Trying to get through this volume of tiny stories during the next few days.
Last night's reading(#14["Bitter Water" by Julia August] - #13, another short-shorty was read earlier) was the first story of somewhat conventional length and development. It had a plot!
And done with this interesting collection. I hope it and its brethren in the "Triangulation" series get a wider readership. One thing I forgot to mention was the suggestion of "The Man Who Fell to Earth" in one of the stories. Can't remember which one and I don't have the book anymore. There was a definite "parch" factor in that film.
December 12, 2014
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