Webfiction Wednesday #5
| Welcome to week five of Webfiction Wednesday, giving you the week’s highlights in recommendations and reviews.
Lots of changers at topwebfiction.com this week. Above Ground and Addergoole disappeared from the top 5. New entry at the 4th spot is Guardian: Awakening, Swords and Sigils made it to the 3d spot out of nowhere. After the lower ranking last week, Intimate History made it to the 1st spot again, Scryer’s Gulch by the same author is the number 5 of this week. Space & Time rose 3 places and ended up 2nd. If your favorite story is missing from the top 5, you should make sure to vote for it daily! Scroll down for this week’s recommendations and reviews. |
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The following post is divided into three parts:
- Fresh discoveries, showcasing the new, exciting or unknown;
- #WebFicWed mentions, listing stories pimped by readers;
- Latest reviews, listing recent highly-rated reviews posted on main webfiction directories.
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Fresh discoveries
The Penny Dreadful, by various authors
“Resurrecting the Art of Serial Fiction”
Jan says: For this week’s highlight I’d like to pimp this Serial Fiction Magazine. 10 authors offer various fiction forms and genres in weekly episodes. I believe they started early in february, so all is fresh and new, and it’s definitely worth checking out.
Station151 by Andy Scearce
“Imagine if a scientist in Antarctica kept a blog. Now imagine if he began receiving transmissions from millions of light years away, and 176 years into the future… and that what he eventually discovers leads to the end of the human race.”
#WebFicWed mentions
Note: this is only a selection of the tweeted recommendations. Search on Twitter every Wednesday to get the full list.
- Make A Wish Upon Tomorrow by Michael and Kathleen Coburn: A collection of stories from an alternate universe, recommended by @jolantru
- The Behemoth Universe, consisting of The DSR by A.J. Black, Schism by A.J. Black and Walker by Adam Scott, recommended by @petedgaskell
- Addergoole by Lyn Thorne-Adler: Love, lust, ownership, exploration, and coming-of-age in a strange and novel world hidden beneath the known. Recommended by @HeidiCautrell
- Tattoo by Candace McBride: recommended by @Zoe_E_W for having a strong, original protagonist and a unique magic system.
- Evermist by Patrick Hester: Join Eli as he travels to the ancient and dangerous island known as ‘Evermist’, a place steeped in folklore, mystery and magics. Recommended by @LynThorneAlder
- Space & Time by Sharon T. Rose: recommended by @Inventrix because it’s fantastic Sci-Fi
- Sauron’s Blog by Eric David Even: The other side of the story — “There is no life in the void. Only death.”, recommended by @Harmony0Stars
- Job Interview with a Vampire by Zoe E. Whitten: “Man, this economy sucks” recommended by @Harmony0Stars*
- The Philosopher in Arms by Karen Wehrstein: A novel of power, love, war and spirit, recommended by @Vryka*
*Please recommend specific stories instead of authors, if you recommend an author site, we will pick a story ourselves. You can recommend uptil 3 stories, so plenty of room to pimp!
Latest reviews
There’s a lot of new reviews this week!
Rate me Red by Richie Chevat got two short reviews, Agutelle found it “fast-paced, funny, and a refreshing break from whatever bit of social media is consuming you at the moment”, while DKagan thinks “its vision of the near future is frighteningly funny”.
Another very short review for Independence day by Rebecca Spencer. Deetee found “The characters are interesting, with plenty of dark secrets and skeletons lurking in their closets.”
Loribeth thinks Corvus by L. Lee Howe is at its best “when navigating the gray area between the moral high ground and what is perceived as socially acceptable”
Capriox gave two stories a good review this week, she recommends Starwalker by Melanie Edmonds to anyone looking for a fun, quick sci-fi read, and found The Flying Cloud, R-505 by Paul Gazis “an engaging, quick paced action-adventure tale”
Shutsumon’s weekly review was Tattoo by Candace McBride. She found the characters the best feature, stating that “Glory is an awesome, magically protected, ass-kicking nerd”
Linda Schoales gave Cold Hillside by Martin Cooper 3.5 stars out of 5, but is unsure who to recommend it to. “On the one hand, it’s well-written and the characters feel like real people. If you like character-driven stories about family relationships you’ll probably enjoy the beginning but the rest may not be your cup of tea. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a mystery or thriller you may be disappointed.”
And last but not least, I reviewed Crank by Pia Veleno, who is “excellent at building characters. Both Crandall and Mike are intriguing and well-defined, and after every chapter you want to read more, because you really want to get to know them—especially Crandall.”
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