Other Worlds, unfamiliar territory, places we should not be! Wanderers in strange lands and those who have strayed just a little off the path face their fates in an unknown country. A selection of short and flash fiction exploring the unfamiliar. Exploring new worlds and new perspectives.
Contents: Alasdair Stuart – Overwatch Cindy Dunham – An Unexpected Storm Jonathan Ward – Hiatus Christian D’Amico – Lianus Invaded James Fadeley – Stroppendrager Philip Thorogood – Reversal Craig Leyenaar – Walking of Worlds Ashley Fox – Somebody Else Kim Bannerman – Cape of Storms Jenny Barber – The Strongest Conjuration Tracy Fahey – Wherever you go there you are Ed Fortune – A long lost land Chloe Yates – The City is of Night but not of Sleep Margret Helgadottir – Arnhild Sarah Langton – Are you Listening Rahne Sinclair – Finding Home Paul Currion – And Eve Called Her Husbands Name Emma Teichmann – Tombstone
This is a really good and convenient collection of short fiction that broadly fits a theme.
It's a pocket size book which contains 18 short stories which span 5-15 pages each.
The theme of the title unifies the stories but there is a lot of variety here (there were only two stories that I thought had similar plots). Broadly speaking the stories tend to have either a sci-fi, fantasy or surreal element to them.
The authors are all new names, so it's nice to see new talent being given a go. The quality of the editing is also high. the stories were generally tight and I didn't spot any typos.
There were only 2 stories which I struggled with, which is a pretty good strike rate.
I can easily recommend this book to anyone who likes sci-fi or fantasy and who wants to read something involving new authors. It's also nice to support independent publishers.