SHOGGOTHS IN BLOOM, multi-award-winning short stories in SF and Fantasy

SHOGGOTHS IN BLOOM
ELIZABETH BEAR
Prime Books
$15.95 trade paper, available now

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The Publisher Says: A compilation of short science fiction and fantasy from Elizabeth Bear—tales of myth and mythic resonance, fantasies both subtle and epic in tone; hard science fiction and speculations about an unknowable universe. This collection, showcasing Bear’s unique imagination and singular voice, includes her Hugo- and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award-winning story “Tideline” and Hugo-winning novelette “Shoggoths in Bloom,” as well as an original, never-published story. Recipient of the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, the Locus Award, a World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Philip K. Dick nominee, Bear is one of speculative fiction’s most acclaimed, respected, and prolific authors.

My Review:

As is my wont, I will use the time-honored and very efficient Bryce Method to view the stories as they come.

Tideline

Sonny Liston Takes the Fall

Sounding

The Something-Dreaming Game

The Cold Blacksmith

In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns

Orm the Beautiful

The Inevitable Heat Death of the Universe

Love Among the Talus

Cryptic Coloration

The Ladies

Shoggoths in Bloom

The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder

Dolly

Gods of the Forge

Annie Webber

The Horrid Glory of Its Wings

Confessor

The Leavings of the Wolf

The Death of Terrestrial Radio