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Spring Into SciFi #1
Spring Into SciFi: 2018 Edition
Spring Into SciFi brings together 13 authors from all around the world to offer their unique take on the science fiction genre. Space travel, aliens, AI, advanced technology and even time travel await within these pages.
284 pages, Paperback
Published February 21, 2018
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About the author
Andrew M. Ferrell
18 books17 followersAndrew M. Ferrell was born in Florence, South Carolina where his love of books was fostered at a young age by all of his family, but his grandfather in particular. After graduating high school, Andrew worked in several fields involving computers, quality control, and logistics. He also moved from living in Ohio to Northeast Wisconsin. He never gave up his dream of writing and published his first book in July of 2014, Beginnings - Family Heritage Volume 1. There are more planned in this series. An expanded Second Edition was released in 2016 along with his novella, Haunting of House 1273. Andrew splits his writing time with his family: his wonderfully supportive wife, their children, and two attention seeking dogs.
You can visit his blog at http://Andrewmferrell.com
You can visit his blog at http://Andrewmferrell.com
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March 19, 2018
Another eclectic collection of stories by Cloaked Press, this time in the sci-fi genre. Here are my absolute favorites:
--Date night by Sandy Stuckless - A cyborg and a scientist go on a blind date... - I loved this story, but I'm a Stuckless fangirl, so I might be a tad biased. :)
--Hero's End by John Haas - Being a superhero isn't easy. He'll get back to Hero's End, if it's the last thing he does. - This was a heart-wrencher.
Stories that I also highly enjoyed (in no particular order):
--The Portal by Anthony Engebretson - This new weight-loss therapy will suck the fat right out of you.
--Look for the Union Label by Desmond Warzel - Doing business in the city comes with a lot of red tape. Thankfully, Maldonado, an android repairman, has it all in the box.
--The Radium Room by Tony Conaway - If you read Fall Into Fantasy: 2017 Edition, you'll enjoy Conaway's continuation of the world found in Care of Laborers' Local Union No. 147. They need to find an seal off the Radium in those unpredictable tunnels, and there's only one man for the job.
--Deepest Blue by Ewan R. Chapman - The Android Act is about to be passed, affording androids the same protection as their human counterparts. Time for celebration. Do you play chess?
--The Man Without a Planet by Myke Edwards - The Cloud has destroyed his home planet. With nothing else to do, why not answer that distress beacon?
--Data Transfer by Nick Morrison - Listen to the voice, Alice. Your therapist wants to help you.
Despite enjoying this anthology, I found several of the stories had a darker edge to them that left me a little disturbed (I'm looking at you, The Portal).
Still, a thoughtful and diverse collection of stories sure to propel your mind to the edges of space and technology. Go ahead and give it a try. There's something for just about everyone in there.
--Date night by Sandy Stuckless - A cyborg and a scientist go on a blind date... - I loved this story, but I'm a Stuckless fangirl, so I might be a tad biased. :)
--Hero's End by John Haas - Being a superhero isn't easy. He'll get back to Hero's End, if it's the last thing he does. - This was a heart-wrencher.
Stories that I also highly enjoyed (in no particular order):
--The Portal by Anthony Engebretson - This new weight-loss therapy will suck the fat right out of you.
--Look for the Union Label by Desmond Warzel - Doing business in the city comes with a lot of red tape. Thankfully, Maldonado, an android repairman, has it all in the box.
--The Radium Room by Tony Conaway - If you read Fall Into Fantasy: 2017 Edition, you'll enjoy Conaway's continuation of the world found in Care of Laborers' Local Union No. 147. They need to find an seal off the Radium in those unpredictable tunnels, and there's only one man for the job.
--Deepest Blue by Ewan R. Chapman - The Android Act is about to be passed, affording androids the same protection as their human counterparts. Time for celebration. Do you play chess?
--The Man Without a Planet by Myke Edwards - The Cloud has destroyed his home planet. With nothing else to do, why not answer that distress beacon?
--Data Transfer by Nick Morrison - Listen to the voice, Alice. Your therapist wants to help you.
Despite enjoying this anthology, I found several of the stories had a darker edge to them that left me a little disturbed (I'm looking at you, The Portal).
Still, a thoughtful and diverse collection of stories sure to propel your mind to the edges of space and technology. Go ahead and give it a try. There's something for just about everyone in there.
July 22, 2018
I love some of the work in this anthology!
Unfortunately, though, the quality is very mixed, which is why I can't give it a higher star rating. Some of the stories are very good indeed, some show a lot of promise, and some, I feel, were really not ready to be published yet. And sadly, those not-yet-ready stories are dragging down the good work of other writers. :(
For me, the very best stories were:
"Date Night" by Sandy Stuckless - a cracking story, well written, well paced, the world-building seamlessly woven into the fabric of the story. Exciting climax, too!
"Look for the Union Label" by Desmond Warzel - Intriguing, humorous, and again great world-building. Flows well.
"Hero's End" by John Haas - Another intriguing read! I had several theories about what was really going on, and it was fun working it out. In the end it was quite poignant.
"Data Transfer" by Nick Morrison - This one feels more like a psychological thriller, which isn't usually my thing - but I could appreciate the quality of the writing. Good building of tension and foreshadowing, and the way the ending comes together is very well done.
As I say, there were others that showed a lot of promise, too. If the not-yet-ready-to-publish stories hadn't been in this anthology, I'd have given it 4 stars. If all the stories had been the quality of these four I've named, I'd have given it 5.
I'll certainly be looking out for more material from these four writers! :)
Unfortunately, though, the quality is very mixed, which is why I can't give it a higher star rating. Some of the stories are very good indeed, some show a lot of promise, and some, I feel, were really not ready to be published yet. And sadly, those not-yet-ready stories are dragging down the good work of other writers. :(
For me, the very best stories were:
"Date Night" by Sandy Stuckless - a cracking story, well written, well paced, the world-building seamlessly woven into the fabric of the story. Exciting climax, too!
"Look for the Union Label" by Desmond Warzel - Intriguing, humorous, and again great world-building. Flows well.
"Hero's End" by John Haas - Another intriguing read! I had several theories about what was really going on, and it was fun working it out. In the end it was quite poignant.
"Data Transfer" by Nick Morrison - This one feels more like a psychological thriller, which isn't usually my thing - but I could appreciate the quality of the writing. Good building of tension and foreshadowing, and the way the ending comes together is very well done.
As I say, there were others that showed a lot of promise, too. If the not-yet-ready-to-publish stories hadn't been in this anthology, I'd have given it 4 stars. If all the stories had been the quality of these four I've named, I'd have given it 5.
I'll certainly be looking out for more material from these four writers! :)
March 29, 2020
Overall weak with several really bad stories
Most of these stories remind me of college level creative writing assignments. Amazing how bad the sci-fi short story genre has become. Ugh!
Most of these stories remind me of college level creative writing assignments. Amazing how bad the sci-fi short story genre has become. Ugh!
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