![]() Lansdale, this tale of spurned love, a deserted Nacogdoches drive-in, a killer ’79 Camaro would have brought him to mind, and that’s not a bad thing at all. ![]() A good read.Įven if Stephen Graham Jones hadn’t dedicated “ Men, Women, and Chainsaws” ( Tor.com 4/20/22) to Joe. This unabashedly owes a lot to Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun. Novelette “ The Dominion of Leviathan” by Manish Melwani ( Tor.com 4/13/22) is space opera set in a future where the Solar System has been ruled by the god Leviathan – once the planet Jupiter – and its cruel regent, Lord Ajax, for a thousand years. It’s of particular interest to fans but stands well enough on its own. Bleak raises Alexis Chopper from the dead, and the beginning of her relationship with Jacqueline “Jack” Wolcott. Seanan McGuire’s “ Mercy, In Rain” ( Tor.com 5/4/22) provides more detail about events that occur in Down Among the Sticks and Bones, the second book of her Wayward children series, namely, how Dr. Life and love can get complicated for a “spacetime-traveling romantic.” Except that Aditi lived in a timeline other than his own, and this Aditi lives in his. ![]() Twenty-something Sid’s a “sticer” visiting his sixth version of New York City – the one in his own timeline – to meet up with an alt-version of his ex-girlfriend Aditi. Indrapramit Das mixes solid science fiction with sweet romance in the winning “Of All the New Yorks in All the Worlds” ( Tor.com 5/11/22). They might get lost if not already tuned in. Martin’s shared universe, especially if they’ve kept up with the British iteration. Near novella-length “Hearts of Stone” by Emma Newman ( Tor.com 5/18/22) is a Wild Cards story about 18-year-old Kerry – who can turn living creatures into stone with a touch – joining up with Great Britain’s Silver Helix as Stonemaiden.
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