So, before going to the 4 star or better stories, I dug around to check if there were more in the 3 to 3-1/2 star stories, and behold, there are more books which I read in 2018, each of which is rated around 3 stars, meaning I liked it well enough to write reviews and hope it gets good sales. So here are, in two more posts (hopefully the last lot of) short reviews and links to find the books.
This is part 4 of what is actually the same post (previous post here), but broken up so that (a) it’s not too long and (b) I can label the post without losing any of the book or author names.
Three very short stories | A.S. Morrison
⭐⭐⭐
They have a very 70s feel, hallucinogenic almost.
The first one starts hinting the conclusion, but by then it's almost over so no spoilers after all. Classic sci fi.
The second one is disturbing in its implications.
The third one is mystical, a parable, almost.
It's on Smashwords, here, free.
Viridian System Sampler 8 Short Stories | Jemima Pett
⭐⭐⭐
This is a sampler from the ‘Viridian star system’, where asteroids are mined for orichalcum, no less, and the miners go for recreation to a planet with a double fast rotation, two suns and three moons.
Far in the future, yet it has male miners hiring female 'miner-suppliers' for company, sex and service, from what can only be a pimp. Eyeroll and loss of stars!
Well written shorts despite that major drawback, they do draw you in, and you may be tempted to read more about the system in the rest of the books in the same world.
It's free on Smashwords, here.
The Mighty Peculiar Incident at Muddy Creek | Ian Thomas Healy
⭐⭐⭐
A mashup of western and sci fi, featuring train robbery and time travel. Not bad at all. We find that the guys with the technology indistinguishable from magic need not necessarily be smart enough to use it to best effect.
The first in the Muddy Creek Tales series, it is free on Smashwords, here.
Tempus non fugit | Alex Drinkwater, Jr.
⭐⭐⭐
What would happen if ageing slowed, to say, 1 in 10?
Great North Road by Peter Hamilton takes one view, Tempus Non Fugit takes another.
A cautionary tale, which makes it a bit grim, but overall satisfactory.
Free on Smashwords, here.
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