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Every story was greatI enjoyed the variety of stories. This was a great book to read a story and then come back to. I kept coming back because I wanted to see where the next writer would take me.
received a sample ARC of this, but only managed to find the time to read it now, and i'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner. individual story reviews below:"odd and ugly" - a filipino retelling of beauty and the beast, about a kapre (giant) who lives in the forest and the headstrong village girl who comes to him to repay her father's debt. vivid, smart, beautiful and surprising--woven into history just as much as it is with myth. feels like a story i and so many other filipino kids should ha...
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.A good collection of short stories by many different writers. There appears to be some kind of genie theme going, so if that's your bag, you'll really enjoy this one. The illustrations are very good.
Great collectionIf I told you that the very last story is the best one you can bet it is. Too me. There's a lot of great stories in this collection and I think there's only one that didn't care for. This is well worth the time to enjoy.
Disclaimer: I received a download of this book through a Goodreads giveaway for the purpose of writing this review. No other compensation was offered or requested.Back before he became involved with…you know, L. Ron Hubbard was a prolific author of stories for pulp magazines, including some for the science fiction category. In the 1980s, he decided to give back to the field (and self-promote) by creating a contest to find exciting new writers in science fiction, fantasy and horror. Thus, the Wri...
Got this in the mail yesterday! A BIG trade paperback! I've already read several of these, thanks to the ARC's. Fantastic stories, gorgeous eye candy art, thought provoking concepts, clean pro writing, and if you want to read the works of up and coming visionaries in the field of speculative fiction, THIS is the time proven source! Even a special guest appearance by Brandon Sanderson! The most original annual anthology in the field of science fiction and fantasy just outdid itself.
I am lucky enough to know one of the authors whose work is in this Volume, so I have been given a very select and "limited" ARC of this. It includes 3 stories and since the contest is still going on, I have chosen not to reveal which stories I have read. So this review is just going to be hype...and I feel it deserves it. The three stories I read are uniquely different, and were all excellent. I enjoyed them all equally, and feel this Volume will be diverse enough for any fan of Fantasy and Sci-...
I put this on my "To Read" list because I know one of the writers! He has been very positive about his Writers of the Future workshop experience. They did a great head shot for him as his "author photo" and he was thrilled with the artwork that was done to accompany his story.I'm also excited that both Orson Scott Card and Brandon Sanderson have pieces in this anthology!
I hadn't seen one of these in years, but won a copy in a GR First Reads giveaway, so I'll read at least a few of the stories. This volume appears to be 100% fantasy, definitely not my first choice, but the first story was pretty good:"Turnabout" by Erik Bundy. A young American in Morocco finds an old brass urn with a cute female genie inside. She offers a free wish, he offers her limited freedom from the urn. A little crude but good: 2.7 stars"Paying it Forward" by Jerry Pournelle. Dr. Pournelle...
This anthology is published simply and only to honor the winners of this writing contest. Judges include Orson Scott Card, Brandon Sanderson and many other big names in fantasy. Anne McCaffrey was a past judge! Authors who all know their trade and want to help new authors get started. The contest is a way to help them get their writing career off the ground which I think is an amazingly nice thing to do! Especially in today's very saturated book market... I didn't love all the stories but some I...
I won this in a Goodreads giveaway. “The year’s twelve best tales from the Writers of the Future international writers’ program Illustrated by winners in the Illustrators of the Future international illustrators’ program”For whatever reason, I didn’t realize that the stories were written by twelve indie/upcoming/etc. authors. I saw Sanderson’s and Card’s name on the cover and wanted to read the anthology. What I found was more, better than what I expected. I never heard of the Writers of the Fut...
L Ron Hubbard presents the 34th Volume of Writers of The FutureI was going to start this review by talking about each Author and Artist. But after I finished this wonderful book, I changed my Mind. These teams combined so well that I think it would ruin your READ by me even Hinting what their stories were about. Instead let me describe the contents of this wonderful Volume of Fantasy and Science Fiction #34, 15 winning stories and pictures. One Great Story by a Judge, and several educational art...
I love short stories, and I love variety.I also love discovering new writers.I knew going into this one what I was going to get from a Writers of the Future anthology--I've been reading these volumes for years. The stories could be set in alternate universes, the future or the past, or in slipstream worlds that are ALMOST like ours . . . but the only common threads they have in common is that they're all by relatively new authors, and that those authors all have the chops to grow into genre powe...
I got this book because the name of was interesting. When I finally got the book I was surprised to find that in this book there are more than one story there are a couple of stories in it and each more interesting than the other. I liked all the illustrations for all the books but my favorite one was the one for the story odd and ugly the image was really gorgeous and compelling. this also happened to be my favorite out of all stories. I love the book keep up the good work.
As always, Writers of the Future delivers engaging stories that pull you into another world. For more detail on each short story, check out my blog:http://www.nicholasadamswrites.com/my...I'll be posting my review on Friday, September 21st.
I am a first time reader of this series and have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. There are four stories that I found to be quite good, and 'Mara's Shadow' by Darci Stone is borderline worth the price of admission by itself. The middle of the pack are fun and entertaining at worst, with only a few stories that stood out as simply bad. In many ways, this is a refreshing read in that it doesn't really take any risks. While that isn't necessarily a good thing, it does make for less challen...
Most of these stories were pretty mediocre with the notable exception of The Howler on the Sales Floor, which has a Cthulhu-type protagonist trapped in an office job and having been summoned by HR for a tough talk about his people skills. It was so much fun and very well done that it was worth the slog through the other stories.
I was given this book in a giveaway I did not expect to win. I have since given up on it. I got 71% of the way through (a lot of hate-reading) and gave up at the paragraph: "The East? Angelo recoiled in dismay. The Solognians! Enth had had many decades of peace, based upon Constantino's skills as a general and negotiator."What are my problems with this book? It gave it a 2. Out of 10. So there are many. I don't think it is well designed: including Brandon Sanderson novel excerpts, on Hubbard sto...
At this point I've submitted four stories to the Writers of the Future contest. I've received three rejections and I'm still waiting to hear on the fourth. I know I've read several WotF winners in the past, but this was my first time reading through an entire volume to see what kinds of stories win.My conclusion? All kinds.For me, it was a real mixed bag. There were several stories that I definitely felt were meh. They were really trite or, in a couple of cases, oddly pointless. I guess this mak...
I loved this!! I HIGHLY recommend for anyone who lives science fiction/ fantasy books. Among my favorite stories I loved Mara's Shadow, Flee, My pretty one, and. A bitter thing. This is just an awesome book for anyone who loves fantasy or science fiction, and I look forward to reading the new books when they come out.