Before discussing this set of short stories, it might be useful to make a note about Surrealism. Not that these stories purport to fall under that label, but their appeal may be described in the same terms. Surrealism has never been, and cannot ever be, defined without resorting to incredible intellectual and pseudo-scientific gobbledygook, although…
Month: June 2017
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“The Brothers Three” by Layton Green
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It’s great to finally find a writer who can use the online fantasy game format and make a proper story of it. To be fair, the main reason it works so well is that “Brothers” is mainly a novel, with the games element restricted mostly to the action sequences. This tale follows the usual pattern…
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“Star Walk” by Melissa Bowersock
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If you’re looking for a happily-ever-after, feel-good ghost story with a fun puzzle or two entwined, this book is for you. Sort of a metaphysical Cozy Mystery. Once again Lacey the private detective teams up with Sam, the native medium, to help a homeowner with a ghost problem. This time the home is a mansion…
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“Horns of the Ram” by Austin Rogers
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There is always a problem in writing a sequel. You have to decide what was good about the first book and try to replicate that in the second one. As movie fans are aware, that doesn’t always happen, because sometimes writers miss the boat on what’s good in their first work. I reviewed “Sacred Planet,”…
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“Ahe’ey” by Jamie Lefay
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This is a story about an uber-human race that lived pre-history, but were almost wiped out by a cataclysmic flood on their island in mid-Atlantic. They have since lived in an alternate universe, directing and sometimes interbreeding with humans. Their contact point with our earth is an uncharted island in the Bermuda Triangle. Their society…