And at the very last minute, here are my short story recommendations for March. And why not start out with one masters of speculative short fiction. Ken Liu. His second short story collection, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, came out about a year ago, and I've been listening to the audio book edition lately. … Continue reading Story Recommendations – March 2021
Author: Tobias Backman
2021 Nebula Award Nominees
SFWA recently announced the nominees for the 2021 Nebula Award, and the lists look very exciting. Susanna Clarke and N.K. Jemisin who've published some of the best books I've read in recent years are both nominated in the best novel category. And for once only half the nominees in the novella category were published at … Continue reading 2021 Nebula Award Nominees
Story Recommendations February 2021
I've gone back to an old favourite of mine and read a bunch of flash fiction these last couple of month. So all the recommendations for February comes from Daily Science Fiction. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did. Fragments of a Falling-Out by Florijs M. Kleijne (DSF): This is a story … Continue reading Story Recommendations February 2021
2020 Locus Recommended Reading List
To anyone who's interested in even more reading recommendations, including everything from short stories to novels, Locus is out with their 2020 recommended reading list, here. The list highlights some of the best fantasy, science fiction, and horror to come out during the last year. You can also vote for your favorite speculative stories for … Continue reading 2020 Locus Recommended Reading List
Story Recommendations – January 2021
Before we get to the actually fantastic stories, I just want to shamelessly plug my own barely-mediocre writing. The editors over at Daily Science Fiction took pitty on me once again and published The Monsters Which Must Be Slain To Save The Kingdom And Set Things Right earlier this month. Right. Moving on. The first … Continue reading Story Recommendations – January 2021
New Publication… Finally
After a bit of a dry spell, I finally have another publication to boast of. The Monsters Which Must Be Slain To Save The Kingdom And Set Things Right was published in one of my favourite magazines, Daily Science Fiction, 2019.01.19.
Story Recommendations – December 2020
Minority Report by Philip K. Dick (Minority Report and other stories): This is an older piece, and it does show in the writing. However, the premise and the plot was interesting enough that it was worth recommending regardless. Like all of the best Philip K. Dick stories, the premise isn't just original but also strongly … Continue reading Story Recommendations – December 2020
Story Recommendations – November 2020
Some of you might've noticed that my short story recommendations for October never went up, and for that I'm sorry. The good news are that I missed putting up the recommendations because my wife gave birth to our daughter. So, yeah, I've been more than busy trying to keep the little devil alive and happy, … Continue reading Story Recommendations – November 2020
Story Recommendations – September 2020
I'll start off this month's recommendations with an anthology series. The Long List anthology series is put together by editor, writer, and co-creator of the Submission Grinder (a great search engine for writers looking for places to submit short stories), David Steffen. In this series, Steffen has collected several short stories and novelettes that made … Continue reading Story Recommendations – September 2020
Story Recommendations – August 2020
Better late than never. Sorry for not delivering the monthly story recommendations in July. I'll spare you the bad excuses about being busy and summer vacation and all that and just admit that I was lazy and needed a break. Hopefully, the stories I've gathered for you this month will be worth the long wait. … Continue reading Story Recommendations – August 2020
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