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Machimagic: An Illustrated Short Story Collection
#Inktober2018 Prompts Turned to Art This collection contains short stories inspired by the word prompts and the daily sketches of two artists. Stories MachimagicMecha-Chicken RaceSweet, Hot TaffyHave You Tried Turning Her Off and On Again?Come and Get ItHewooBerenice’s HairClosely Guarded SecretThe VeilFluffy or Shiny?Explosive DecompressionWelcome to the AsterismSir Patrick and the MermaidThe RedjusGenerations of GoldA Trillion-Dollar RockMessenger in a BottleGorgoneion Some stories are sci-fi, some are fantasy, and some are even based on mythology. The important thing is that these are all inspired by the daily sketches made by philtomato and bloodsplach. One sketch per day, one story per day. The result is the collection you’re reading right now. It’s black and white, it’s raw, it leaves ink stains on your fingers. This is book 1 of the Spitwrite series. "Machimagic" is not suitable for children.
169 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2018
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About the author
George Saoulidis
213 books597 followersGeorge Saoulidis writes sci-fi with a mythic twist—ancient Greek gods, cyberpunk futures, and the occasional romantic comedy. Based in Athens, he’s the creator of God Complex, Cyberpink, and dozens of quirky, unsettling stories. If it’s weird, witty, or a little icky, it’s probably his.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
October 31, 2020
I liked this collection of short stories. Some were very good and there were only 2 I did not like at all.
The title story Machimagic was too short, but I liked it. My favorites were "Sir Patrick and the Mermaid", "Fluffy or Shiny", "Redjus" and the last story. The last story had such a wonderful twist at the end that it broke the bimbo bubble universe, painted up throughout that story.
The title story Machimagic was too short, but I liked it. My favorites were "Sir Patrick and the Mermaid", "Fluffy or Shiny", "Redjus" and the last story. The last story had such a wonderful twist at the end that it broke the bimbo bubble universe, painted up throughout that story.
January 2, 2021
~Very creative concept
~I was intrigued by the original idea of artist creating an ink sketch, one-per-day as a challenge. Then the author committed to write a short story, again one-per-day, with the idea based upon the sketch-of-the-day.
~The book is a compilation of short stories…ya win some, ya loose some. I prefer a full-length novel, mostly because of character development and completeness of the plot. These things are scarcer within the short story genre…simply limited by the very length of the short story itself.
~I can not blast the entire book and give it only 1-Star because I did not care for the entire boon…nor, can I highly endorse it with a 5-Star rating because I did enjoy some of the short stories. Therefore, it gets 3-Star …right in the middle.
~IF you enjoy the short story genre, and IF you enjoy Sci-fi, and IF you enjoy strange and unique plots, then this one might be the very book for you. It is inexpensive enough, that if you only read and enjoy half of it…it will be a good deal.
~I was intrigued by the original idea of artist creating an ink sketch, one-per-day as a challenge. Then the author committed to write a short story, again one-per-day, with the idea based upon the sketch-of-the-day.
~The book is a compilation of short stories…ya win some, ya loose some. I prefer a full-length novel, mostly because of character development and completeness of the plot. These things are scarcer within the short story genre…simply limited by the very length of the short story itself.
~I can not blast the entire book and give it only 1-Star because I did not care for the entire boon…nor, can I highly endorse it with a 5-Star rating because I did enjoy some of the short stories. Therefore, it gets 3-Star …right in the middle.
~IF you enjoy the short story genre, and IF you enjoy Sci-fi, and IF you enjoy strange and unique plots, then this one might be the very book for you. It is inexpensive enough, that if you only read and enjoy half of it…it will be a good deal.
August 20, 2019
not fer everyone, not fer the kids, I liked it. good fer some giggles, got some thoughtful stuff too. generally just pretty cool, n you'll prob'ly find something in there you'll like, n if you like the cyber thing then definitely
July 8, 2020
A collection of short stories based off illustrations.
Good black and white artwork. Short fiction inspired by the illustrations. The illustrations come from many artists. The author does ok.
Good black and white artwork. Short fiction inspired by the illustrations. The illustrations come from many artists. The author does ok.
July 21, 2020
A great collection of short stories with nice, imaginative illustrations at the beginning of each chapter. Not for the young ones, because there is a fair bit of intimate behaviour and drug abuse going on (but fitting for the stories). I really enjoyed the characters and worldbuilding by the author. Already reading another book by George Saoulidis.
June 28, 2022
These were some great short stories. Mixing together fantasy and science fiction in interesting ways, and creating some very interesting worlds along the way, Saoulidis does a wonderful job of entertaining.
I love the concept of these stories being inspired by pen and ink drawings, and I loved seeing the drawings that inspired each story at the beginning. Of all of them, I think my favorite story was "A Trillion-Dollar Rock." Petra made for a great protagonist and that ending was just perfect.
As a final note, despite the fun drawing on the cover, this anthology is very much for adults. Several of the stories include violence and/or sex that would not be appropriate for kids.
I love the concept of these stories being inspired by pen and ink drawings, and I loved seeing the drawings that inspired each story at the beginning. Of all of them, I think my favorite story was "A Trillion-Dollar Rock." Petra made for a great protagonist and that ending was just perfect.
As a final note, despite the fun drawing on the cover, this anthology is very much for adults. Several of the stories include violence and/or sex that would not be appropriate for kids.
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