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     Alansjf (Alansjf) Username: Alansjf Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 93.97.93.216 |
Exotic Gothic 2: New Tales of Taboo, Ed., Danel Olson (http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/ATP140exoticgothic2.htm) Exotic Gothic 2 is, unlike last year's Exotic Gothic, an all-original anthology, and it's a damned good one. There are only a couple of stories I'd rate as OK; most are very good indeed, and a couple are right up there with the best short stories I've read this year. I was particularly impressed by George Makana Clark's 'Blood Reader', Nicholas Royle's 'Very Low-Flying Aircraft' (which contains a particularly brilliant final paragraph), Reggie Oliver's 'A Donkey at the Mysteries', Steve Rasnic Tem's 'Burning Snow', Tia V. Travis' 'One Thousand Dragon Sheets', Adam Golaski's 'A Line Through el Salar d'Uyuni' and Robert Hood's 'Kulpunya'. A front-runner for best original anthology of the year, as far as I'm concerned, though I'm already looking forward to seeing what Shades of Darkness (http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/atp141shadesofdarkness.htm) has to say about that ... | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.11.219 |
Those look really excellent! Congratulations to Barbara and Chris! And authors who post on the board, Simon, Barbara, Simon, Gary and Joel! | ||
| Matthew_fell (Matthew_fell) Username: Matthew_fell Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
Thanks for the kind comments on EXOTIC GOTHIC 2, folks. I've passed them along to Danel Olson, whom I know will be delighted with that reception. He's already teaching from the new book, and it's going down well with his students. Christopher | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
If I peel off the bandages, I'm invisible, you know. That or Simon S's put on so much weight no one can see me behind him . . . | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.11.219 |
Oh Mark - so sorry. Congratulations! | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
Hee hee.  | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.11.219 |
He's bandaged again - except for the eyes  | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.11.219 |
I mean he's not bandaged again....and the eyes...eh ..er...stuff it. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 38.113.181.169 |
Um ... yeah. Anyway ... I know it's not in good taste to say this, but I think my story in SHADES OF DARKNESS is a really good one and I can't wait to hear what others think of it. |