Fiction Unbound

Celebrating and exploring great writing in speculative fiction

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"That trust in emotional urgency over conventional logic to guide a story is ... a critical part of a queer aesthetic," writes @mrbruff in his appreciation of @adeniro's fearless, fierce, and beautiful weird story collection, "Tyrannia." https://t.co/wPrCYZG4jv

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The Glass Hotel, the latest from @EmilyMandel, isn’t about a pandemic this time — but that doesn’t make it any less relevant. https://t.co/8mOnTW6vJo

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Dragon stories and poems of all creeds, temperaments, and sf/f genres! #thebookofdragons @HarperVoyagerUS @gemmaweb out 7/7/2020. Authors: @kuangrf @garthnix @kyliu99 @alieetedb Editor: @JonathanStrahan Enjoy!

https://t.co/hepgVz4ju7

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Looking for solace from the endless loop of present discontents? @othermspringer finds it in @jeffvandermeer’s “Dead Astronauts.”

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Our sixth annual summer reading suggestions post! Books to get you through whatever comes next this summer:
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Another in our series appreciating heroine's journey fantasy novels set in non-Western regions and times: the horror of arranged marriages. https://t.co/pQeBKy0M9l #theghostbride @yangszechoo #unorthodoxnetflix

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Have you read through your to-be-read stack? We know what you should get next. @gemmaweb reviewed @kaychronister's "Thin Places." Buy a copy directly from @UndertowPubs. You won't be sorry to have this book land on your door step!https://t.co/7DRV1iRYi9

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Hint: Ditch the bug out bag. Hoard social connections. Cooperate. Don’t be a cannibal, figuratively or otherwise.

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Revisiting apocalyptic literature this week. @othermspringer and I wrote a post @fictionunbound: "in revisiting these stories, we’ve found something unexpected...The feeling of warning has been supplanted by something more enduring: hope."
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This week @othermspringer, @cspeterson, and @mrbruff find hope in the apocalyptic literature of @paolobacigalupi, @EmilyMandel, @GreatDismal, @pengshepherd, and more. We survive when we work together: https://t.co/7JqXabuaAM

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Shopping for your next batch of books? We've got a recommendation for you. @gemmaweb reviews the latest novella from @monster_soup, "Honeybones." When times are dark, why not go darker? https://t.co/powGdc9nK4

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"Don't believe that your individual choices won't make a difference. Agency matters most when we choose to help each other." - @othermspringer on @GreatDismal's latest.

https://t.co/9EJOQGZEgH

[Kristina Ten | @kristinaten on Bluesky @kristina_ten]

A really good read!

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Monsters, ghosts, meditations on the construct of time, plus some rock solid writing advice: ass in seat, fingers on keys, and crank Mötley Crüe

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Interview with author Stephen Graham Jones @SGJ72 today: ghosts, monsters, and ungulates with strange antlers.
https://t.co/8gYBZT0Vn8

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Good stories for a cold day in February

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Reconsidering your choices in the realm of relationships? Wondering what to do next? Fiction Unbound contributors have some suggestions. Enjoy our annual bouquet of stories to read to your partner on the ides of February
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This week on Fiction Unbound, @cspeterson and @CeeDahl talk Rise of Skywalker, the Hero(ine)'s Journey, and Chewy in a gold bikini. https://t.co/tJfzb5J64J

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This week on Fiction Unbound, @gemmaweb recommends #RiotBaby by @TochiTrueStory. https://t.co/AQx9s0jKQK

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The Gods of Jade and Shadow by @silviamg is young woman's heroic journey into the Mayan underworld of Xibalba that will lead either to her independence or death. A welcome entry into the non-Western fantasy subgenre. https://t.co/R8OpGQ9SFd

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Poignant meditation "Without oxygen, her memory worsened. Bess worries about bringing her back to live here alone. If Ray will be enough. If a biblical flood could wash everything into mud tomorrow..."