Shimmer 2017: The Collected Stories

Titan and Serpent #2 - And in That Sheltered Sea,

by E. Catherine Tobler (Editor), Beth Wodzinski (Edition Editor), L.M. Davenport (Contributor)

The 2017 stories from Shimmer Magazine, collected in one beautiful trade paperback book. Cover art by Sandro Castelli.

Genres: Short Stories, Fantasy, Science Fiction

310 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2017

About the author

E. Catherine Tobler has written an awful lot of things. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Sturgeon Memorial Award, the Nebula Award, the Utopia Award. Her work on Shimmer Magazine was nominated for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

Reviews

[Catherine Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

If four short stories a month is like tasting a good wine, then an anthology like this gets you drunk.
You can really get the feel of a speculative fiction market by reading the stories published in a year all at once. There is always an element or a certain mood that repeats, but because of the variety of voices and topics in the stories presented, it is hard to put your finger on the constant when reading the monthly issues. Annual anthologies makes this easier.
The overall somber mood of this anthology is balanced by the diversity of characters, environments, and narrative voice in the stories. There is something here for every taste. All the stories have something to say. Some whisper and some say it loud, but none are quiet. That's what matters.

[Octavia Cade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great annual collection from Shimmer, though admittedly I say that with bias as one of the stories in here is mine ("The Atomic Hallows and the Body of Science"). Shimmer has a very distinct aesthetic, sort of gloomy and sad and lovely, and the stories here live up to that, though I did feel this volume had a little less horror and a little more sorrow in it overall than the 2018 volume I previously read. Still there are some fantastic stories in here... I think my favourites are "The Cold, Lonely Waters" by Aimee Ogden, "Extinctions" by Lina Rather, "Dandelion" by John Shade, "Salamander Six-Guns" by Martin Cahill, "Hare's Breath" by Maria Haskins, and "The Weight of Sentience" by Naru Dames Sundar. Lovely work, all of it, and I think it just edges out the 2018 collection for me.

[Emy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating for Your Mama’s Adventures in Parenting by Mary Robinette Kowal ONLY

[Charles]

Individual reviews of every story (save my own) can be found searching Shimmer & 2017 at Quick Sip Reviews: https://quicksipreviews.blogspot.com/...