Maija’s Reviews > Fantasy Magazine, Issue 59, December 2015: Queers Destroy Fantasy! > Status Update
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The Padishah Begum's Reflections by Shweta Narayan: 3.5 stars
First of the reprints. A mechanical female ruler in India meets with a French delegate. Took me a couple of false starts to finish, quite complex with stories within stories. A great world!
— Dec 26, 2016 05:38AM
First of the reprints. A mechanical female ruler in India meets with a French delegate. Took me a couple of false starts to finish, quite complex with stories within stories. A great world!
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The Sea Troll's Daughter by Caitlín R. Kiernan: 4 stars
A "hero kills a troll story" that doesn't take the expected paths or follow the familiar story beats, quite refreshing.
— Jan 28, 2017 06:36AM
A "hero kills a troll story" that doesn't take the expected paths or follow the familiar story beats, quite refreshing.
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Ledge by Austin Bunn, 2.5 stars
More of a metaphorical, literary story about death and longing. Not my cup of tea.
— Jan 18, 2017 05:19AM
More of a metaphorical, literary story about death and longing. Not my cup of tea.
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Down the Path of the Sun, by Nicola Griffith: 2 stars
While the writing was good, I'm sad to say that I didn't really get why this was the story. Felt like one scene from a brutal, post-apocalyptic novel. Again, more was explained in the Author Spotlight, and I understand her personal meaning, but didn't get it from reading, because I don't share her experiences. Also, this was her first ever short story, so.
— Jan 04, 2017 12:16PM
While the writing was good, I'm sad to say that I didn't really get why this was the story. Felt like one scene from a brutal, post-apocalyptic novel. Again, more was explained in the Author Spotlight, and I understand her personal meaning, but didn't get it from reading, because I don't share her experiences. Also, this was her first ever short story, so.
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The Duchess and the Ghost, by Richard Bowes: 4 stars A young gay boy is haunted by the ghosts of his past in 60s Greenwich Village. Quite light on the fantasy elements, but the writing style is flowing and easy to read.
— Jul 07, 2016 12:55AM
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The Lady's Maid, by Carlea Holl-Jensen: 3 stars
A maid serves a lady with many changeable heads. Would've enjoyed it more if I had known from the start that the Return to Oz parallels were intentional, not accidentally swiped. This could've been in the horror issue, there were two viscerally disturbing scenes. I tried to read while eating, a big mistake! It was impossible to swallow anything while reading those.
— Jul 04, 2016 07:25AM
A maid serves a lady with many changeable heads. Would've enjoyed it more if I had known from the start that the Return to Oz parallels were intentional, not accidentally swiped. This could've been in the horror issue, there were two viscerally disturbing scenes. I tried to read while eating, a big mistake! It was impossible to swallow anything while reading those.
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Kaiju Maximus, by Kai Ashante Wilson: 3.5 stars.
A hero travels with her family to confront a Kaiju. I thought all the stories would feature queer characters, like in the science fiction issue, but this doesn't. Instead it flips regular gender role expectations with a female hero and a male caretaker.
I had to read the Author Spotlight to understand the meaning of the diversions from the main storyline.
— Jul 04, 2016 06:58AM
A hero travels with her family to confront a Kaiju. I thought all the stories would feature queer characters, like in the science fiction issue, but this doesn't. Instead it flips regular gender role expectations with a female hero and a male caretaker.
I had to read the Author Spotlight to understand the meaning of the diversions from the main storyline.
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The Lily and the Horn, by Catherynne M. Valente: 5/5 stars The preparations for an irregular feast, in gorgeous prose.
— Jul 02, 2016 06:50AM
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The Lily and the Horn, by Catherynne M. Valente: 5/5 stars The preparations for an irregular feast, in gorgeous prose.
— Jul 02, 2016 06:46AM
