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Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut and Benjamin Kunkel
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Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle is an irreverent and highly entertaining fantasy about the playful...
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The Last City in Books
Nov 18, 2019
The simple setup allows a number of current science fiction authors to stretch their imagination as they investigate the workings of the Last City. Each story looks at a different aspect - although most of them concentrate on the lower levels. A very noir private detective who is more than he seems. A secret route through the city for those who wish to disappear. Hunting for lost areas to loot and claim. A dangerous race across the outside where the stakes are high. There are also a couple of tales which show how the city appears to those who are beyond it.
The standard is high and every new story feels as fresh and interesting as the one before. All are packed with great ideas, enabling not only some stories dealing with straight forward science fiction themes but also ones covering social hierarchies and injustice, intolerance of 'outsiders' and the harsh tactics employed by totalitarian regimes to keep their populace in check.
I've tried to think of a science fiction short story collection I've enjoyed more, but there simply isn't one. I'd say there were plenty more stories to be told in this universe, perhaps another short story collection or novella wouldn't go amiss. Authors willing of course...
The Ugly Duckling Classic tales - Premium
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Dubliners
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James Joyce's Dubliners is an enthralling collection of modernist short stories which create a vivid...
Can the Gods Cry?
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With one exception, these short stories were written for this collection, and they tentatively look...
Restricted Fantasies
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Are you living in a simulation? If you aren’t now, you soon will be. The technology is fast...
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Kinsey and Me: Stories
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My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator, licensed, bonded, insured; white, female,...
Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
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From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some...
My Thoughts: This is a collection of short stories "novellas" about lighthouses and their keepers. The authors have given a precise account of the lives that these people led while helping to save the lives of others. The hardships they faced, loneliness, living in a remote area and dealing with the aftermath of shipwrecks.
The stories will draw the reader in and will fall in love with the heroines in the stories. I think of all the stories my favorites were Rose and Natalie. Rose being strong and independent, Natalie has a wonderful outlook on life after losing her memory. The reader will love all the women in the stories, these are the two that I identified with the most.
Living on a small island has given me a love for the lighthouse, and I have visited many on the Eastern Shore. That's one of the reasons I enjoyed these stories and the characters in them. Whenever you visit a lighthouse you try to envision the people that were once living there, this book gives us a wonderful look into some of those lives.
The readers will also learn how important the lighthouse is to people and the ships. It is fascinating to learn the working day of the lighthouse keepers. It was pleasant reading that the writers did make sure that the word of God was written into the stories. God is our lighthouse and we must always remember to look toward the light.
I think that everyone will enjoy this novella.
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