Catherynne M. Valente 2013 Click to get the book: Synopsis From Subterranean Press: From New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente comes a brilliant reinvention of one the best known fairy tales of all time. In the novella Six-Gun Snow White, Valente transports the title’s heroine to a masterfully evoked Old West where …
Fantasy
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist”
Kij Johnson 2011 Click to read the book: Synopsis The river of Mist, an almost living organism, divides the Empire in two. A few Ferries make dangerous and treacherous journeys across the Mist when they can, trusting in good fortune and the uncanny skills of those plying the trade. A bridge across the …
“The Emperor’s Soul”
Brandon Sanderson 2012 Click to get the book: Synopsis From Tachyon Publishing: From the best-selling author of the Mistborn Trilogy and the co-author of the final three books of the Wheel of Time series comes the tale of a heretic thief who is the only hope for the survival of an empire. Shai is …
“Equoid”
Charles Stross 2014 Click to get the book: Synopsis From Tor.com: Charles Stross’s “Equoid” is a new story in his ongoing “Laundry” series of Lovecraftian secret-agent bureaucratic dark comedies, which has now grown to encompass four novels and several works of short fiction. “The Laundry” is the code name for the secret British …