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Subterranean Magazine YA Special

Posted on July 20, 2011 by tansyrr

I was very excited when I first heard this current summer issue of Subterranean Magazine, mostly because it’s a YA special edited by Gwenda Bond, which already made me prick my ears up. But add to that fiction by the … Continue reading →

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Strange Horizons brings the Strange; Peter Ball redefines the Zucchini

Posted on July 16, 2011 by tansyrr

My four favourite Strange Horizons stories so far this year: “Source Decay,” Charlie Jane Anders, January – a fun, bizarro future history about pop culture, history and how a myth is built over thousands of years. It’s a silly story … Continue reading →

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Tortall and Other Lands, by Tamora Pierce

Posted on June 14, 2011 by tansyrr

I’ve been a huge Tamora Pierce fan since I was the target demographic for her YA fantasies which rewrote the code for how to deal with female protagonists in magical lands. She has provided several generations of young women with … Continue reading →

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Clantasy

Posted on May 18, 2011 by tansyrr

I have caught up on Clarkesworld and Fantasy for the year so far! Woohoo! Since everyone else is getting geared up for proper Last Short Story reading now rather than panicking in July like usual (I don’t count Mondy, starry … Continue reading →

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Not sure why the Eye is Wilful, but Prepared to Give It The Benefit Of The Doubt

Posted on May 8, 2011 by tansyrr

This review first appeared at ASiF – I rarely copy and paste directly between review sites, but given that I really liked 5 out of the 6 stories in the book, I thought I might as well put the whole … Continue reading →

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It’s the Universe That’s Broken, Not Me

Posted on May 7, 2011 by tansyrr

I’ve had a fractured year of reading, so far.  Started lots of anthologies, and barely finished any.  The only books I have finished are short, or intended for a YA audience.  Still, it’s officially After Swancon, and time for me … Continue reading →

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Above/Below

Posted on December 18, 2010 by lastshortstory

[this is Tansy posting. Will remember to use my own login next time] Can’t let Mondy have all the fun!  You all missed me, right?  Here we go, reading for 2011.  Wheee! Above/Below, by Ben Peek & Stephanie Campisi (Twelfth … Continue reading →

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