Webfiction Wednesday #12
| Welcome to the week’s highlights in recommendations and reviews.
After being in 5th place last week, Above Ground has taken the lead! Although for how much longer, depends on you. It’s the usual suspects populating the list. Addergoole and Scryer’s Gulch have made a nice re-entrance into the top 5, replacing Sharon T Rose’s two stories Space & Time and Swords and Sigils. On to the week’s recommendations and reviews. |
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The following post is divided into two 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
Jan: I’ve been following this lovely spider on twitter for a while. She tweets about male spiders following her around, the search for a new home, and the woes of egg-laying.
“One of the males has been hanging around my web. I don’t know his name; they all look alike to me. I think he may be “the one.”
He’s still hanging around. Seems presentable enough. However: Not sure if I’m ready for “survivor’s guilt” again right now. Then again: it’s nice to avoid long-term entanglements.”
Now there’s a rumor that my favorite spider will get her own story, so it’s time to tune in on @itsybitsytwitsy
#WebFicWed mentions
Search on Twitter every Wednesday to find new stories!
- Torn World, by various artists – Where time is torn. Recommended by @valdary.
- Daron’s Guitar Chronicles, by Cecilia Tan. The rock scene in the 80s, most awesome. Great soundtrack! Recommended by @mcahogarth.
- The Personal Logs of Moirah “Minor” Sutherland, by N.R.. S&R in a sci-fi future with great female protagonist! Recommended by @mcahogarth.
- Addergoole by Lyn Thorne-Alder will make anyone look back on their high school fondly through sheer comparison. Recommended by @irkdesu.
- The Antithesis by T.L. Whiteman: an immortal being with no memory of his past embarks on a journey with a mysterious woman. Recommended by @am_harte.
- Spots the Space Marine by M.C.A. Hogarth. Further proof that moms are TOUGH. Recommended by @miladylibrary.
- Afterlife: a bored security guard and an assassin are thrust into a whole new world. Recommended by @JTVaughn.
Latest reviews
A. M. Harte reviewed The Antithesis by T. L. Whiteman, praising the story’s “very distinctive voice and strong characterization.”
Erick’s Journey by Zoe E. Whitten was reviewed by Miladysa, who commends “the amount of detail the author imparts about the world, its races and their society.”
MCA Hogarth wrote a snappy review of Keeper by Kristine Williams, recommending the story for its “nicely realized setting, intriguing premise, and unexpected plot.”
Independence Day by Rebecca Spencer was reviewed by Shutsumon, who comments: “1960s small town America is beautifully realised in this murder mystery.”
Sarratum has high praise for Shepherd by Justin Cline and recommends the story to “anyone who enjoys paranormal, modern-day thrillers.”
Fairy tale re-telling Ember by Bettie Sharpe has “impressively clean prose, dry wit and well-realized characters,” says MCA Hogarth.
Last but not least, Miladysa reviewed Dragon Wars by Becka Sutton, commenting that “the magical world is most engaging — so are the creatures that inhabit it and the tensions that are rising there”
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