Borderlands 6

by Thomas F. Monteleone (Editor)

The Anthology of Imaginative Fiction

This non-themed anthology of horror features never-before-published works M. Louis Dixon, John McIlveen, Jack Ketchum, Rebecca J. Allred, Dan Waters, Michael Bailey, John Boden, Trent Zelazny & Brian Knight, Bob Pastorella, Peter Salomon, Carol Pierson Holding, Steve Rasnic Tem, Darren O. Godfrey, David Annandale, Anya Martin, G. Daniel Gunn & Paul Tremblay, Gordon White, Sean M. Davis, Tim Waggoner, Bradley Michael Zerbe, and Gary A. Braunbeck. Also included, one amazing previously published novelette by David Morrell

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Anthologies

258 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 31, 2016

Reviews

[Karl]

This hardcover edition is copy 242 of 250 copies printed and is signed by:

Olivia F Montelone
Rebecca J. Allred
David Annandale
Michael Bailey
John Boden
Gary A. Braunbeck
Sean M. Davis
M. Lewis Dixon
Darren O. Godfrey
G. Daniel Gunn
Carol Pierson Holding
Jack Ketchum
Brian Knight
Thomas F. Monteleone
Anya Martin
John Mcilveen
David Morrell
Bob Pastorella
Peter Salomon
Steve Rasnic Tem
Paul Tremblay
Tim Waggoner
Dan Walters
Gordon White
Trent Zelazny
Bradley Michael Zerbe

Cover by Pavel Parmenov

[Michael Louis Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Note: I'm an author in this anthology. Take that for what it's worth.

Like with all anthologies, there's a little something for everyone. I enjoyed every one of these stories.
There were a few that really blew me away:
Sinkers by Dan Waters
Time Is a Face on the Water by Michael Bailey
Red Rabbit by Steve Rasnic Tem
Lockjaw by David Annandale
The Architecture of Snow by David Morrell

MLD

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aims for the disturbingly original. I think it succeeds. I won't give away any of the plots, though.

Buy this book.

[Tomasz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh well, Samhain Publishing of lasting infamy. This had to impact the series. (The quarter of a century since vol. 1 hasn't probably helped, either).

[Jonathan Sweet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of the stories are solid, some hits and some misses as you'd expect from an anthology. All are new stories, except for David Morrell's (very good) "Architecture of Snow." That one dates from 2009, but is worth the price of admission if you haven't read it.

The biggest flaw in this volume is the editing. Some stories are pretty clean, but there are a couple that are almost unreadable due to typos and errors.

[Bill Borre]

"Mise en Abyme" by Gordon White - Heira is employed by the Overseer to remove the eyes of execution victims and insert black bars for the footage broadcast but she remains aware of their presence.

"Lockjaw" by David Annandale - Gil worries that his wife Judy may harm their daughter.

"Time is a Face on the Water" by Michael Bailey - wc
"Those Rockports Won't Get You to Heaven" by Jack Ketchum - wc
"Window" by Anya Martin - wc
"The Architecture of Snow" by David Morrell - wc
"Cocoa" by Bob Pastorella - wc
"Red Rabbit" by Steve Rasnic Tem - wc
"Sinkers" by Dan Waters - wc
"Dead Letter Office" by Trent Zelazny - wc