It’s very, very rare that I only have praise for a book. But I just gotta say it: Wicked Gentlemen is a gem. Comprising of two shared-world novellas, this work centers on the adventures of Belimai Sykes, descendant of demons and survivor of the Inquisition’s torture chambers, and Captain William Harper, a deeply conflicted Inquisitor. Sykes is a Prodigal. The Prodigals’ demonic ancestors were persuaded [...]
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Wicked Gentlemen — Ginn Hale
by Maria on February 8, 2010
Urchins, While Swimming
by Maria on January 17, 2008
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/valente_12_06.html Cathrynne M. Valente’s short story, “Urchins, While Swimming” is available at the above link. She’s the author of the Orphan’s Tale series, and some other great short stories. Below is the first few paragraphs of her exploration of mother-love and the legend of the rusalka, a kind of Russian water-spirit. On the third day the ardent hermit Was sitting by the shore, in love, [...]
How to Talk to Girls at Parties, by Neil Gaiman
by Betty on April 21, 2007
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” has been nominated for a Hugo, and has been made available on-line. It’s one of the short stories in Gaiman’s collection, Fragile Things. I should first admit that although I’m a bit of a comics geek, Gaiman’s not on my must-read list. Occasionally I will adore his work, mostly it’s merely an afternoon’s read. It’s nothing in particular [...]
