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The Zodiac Series #6
Gemini: Speculative Fiction Inspired by the Zodiac
An unexpected family reunion ends in disaster. Alice finds more she bargained for when crawling through the sewers looking for her twin brother. A detective on the hunt for a serial killer makes a terrifying discovery.
GEMINI is a collection of twisted poems and dark stories inspired by this fascinating Zodiac sign, as well as retellings of the myths behind the sign. The tales span multiple genres, including science fiction, horror, and fantasy, and are told by award-winning authors and new stars of the Australian and New Zealand speculative fiction scene.
GEMINI is a collection of twisted poems and dark stories inspired by this fascinating Zodiac sign, as well as retellings of the myths behind the sign. The tales span multiple genres, including science fiction, horror, and fantasy, and are told by award-winning authors and new stars of the Australian and New Zealand speculative fiction scene.
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Published June 23, 2020
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June 1, 2020
There are some good stories inside, but two things that annoyed.
One:
The headings aren't done in a style, so when looking on a Kindle (or other device), it only gives options of 'Cover' or 'Beginning' and 'End' - and if styles were used, it would show a list of the titles of each story. This can be easily tested for in the desktop versions - just 'show' the TOC to see what you get!
This is a problem that's happening more often -- is there a crew out there offering formatting for paperbacks and then fobbing off the same formatting for eBooks? The formatting is different, and it's not just about page numbers or justified text (which needs to be 'flowing' text), it's about making it easy on the reader by using styles and links properly.
Two: The story with spiders threw me out. Some research is required about what spiders live in such places -- oh, none? Maybe it could have been some form of crabs?
That story flatlined from start to finish, unwavering in intensity, purpose, telling. Spoiled the rest of the book, lost it two stars. Stories have a shape, and that one should have started with the Alice character in conflict with the people topside who didn't want her to go down there (and not told as bad backstory trying to create suspense). This one was a fail on all fronts.
One:
The headings aren't done in a style, so when looking on a Kindle (or other device), it only gives options of 'Cover' or 'Beginning' and 'End' - and if styles were used, it would show a list of the titles of each story. This can be easily tested for in the desktop versions - just 'show' the TOC to see what you get!
This is a problem that's happening more often -- is there a crew out there offering formatting for paperbacks and then fobbing off the same formatting for eBooks? The formatting is different, and it's not just about page numbers or justified text (which needs to be 'flowing' text), it's about making it easy on the reader by using styles and links properly.
Two: The story with spiders threw me out. Some research is required about what spiders live in such places -- oh, none? Maybe it could have been some form of crabs?
That story flatlined from start to finish, unwavering in intensity, purpose, telling. Spoiled the rest of the book, lost it two stars. Stories have a shape, and that one should have started with the Alice character in conflict with the people topside who didn't want her to go down there (and not told as bad backstory trying to create suspense). This one was a fail on all fronts.
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