Archive for the 'Science Fiction' Category

Unwelcome Bodies
Writer: Jennifer Pelland
Genre: Short Stories/Science Fiction/Horror
Pages: 247
When I heard Pelland was releasing a short story collection, I was very excited. Granted, I’ve only read two of her short stories, but the one really stuck with me. Pelland has a smooth, clean writing style and her story ideas can really knock a person on their [...]

In the interest of getting some of the links up faster, I’m going to try to put this roundup up in two separate posts. Which stories make it into the first post and which ones make it into the second will be determined by whichever markets it occurs to me to look at first. I also [...]

The Outback Stars
Writer: Sandra McDonald
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 416
Just finished reading Sandra McDonald’s debut novel, The Outback Stars. Part military SF, part space opera, and part science fiction romance, it’s a very enjoyable read, with a plot that I thought would be simple but became rather complex. Definitely looking forward to reading the next book in [...]

Jennifer Pelland is one twisted writer. I should start by admitting upfront that I’m a fan of her stories and have been for a while. So when I was offered the chance to review Unwelcome Bodies, her upcoming collection , I jumped.
Many short story collections, even single author collections, are arranged around a theme. I don’t think [...]