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A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Reading A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar was an odd experience. I’d been looking forward to this novel for a long time. In theory, it looked right up my alley. I expected to be blown away. Instead, I ended … Continue reading →

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Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer is a wonderful and deceptively complex little book that will play havoc with your mind in general and any preconceived genre expectations you may have in particular. I highly recommend grabbing it for that reason alone, … Continue reading →

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Errantry: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

There’s a lovely scene in “Errantry,” the title story of Elizabeth Hand’s newest collection of short fiction, in which a character finds a print of a painting she loved as a child and describes what she used to imagine about … Continue reading →

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At the Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

It’s hard to believe that it’s taken until 2012 to get an actual, printed volume of Kij Johnson’s short stories. After all, Kij has been publishing stories for a quarter of a century now, and several of them have won … Continue reading →

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Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

In his review of Ted Chiang’s brilliant short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others in The Guardian, China Miéville mentions the “humane intelligence […] that makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiang’s calm passion.” The oxymoron … Continue reading →

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