Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Volume One
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Kevin E Green
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Brought to life with the assistance of Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Productions, as well as the backing of over 130 other Fantasy and Sci-fi enthusiasts! From editor Dustin Bilyk, we bring you Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy: a treasure trove of speculative fiction that is sure to excite and captivate even the fussiest of goblins.
Dragons, AI, gods, parasitic wyrms, hellhounds, aquatic dinosaurs, aliens, and energy monsters…
These are just a few of the things you can expect in this professionally curated collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy!
Blast into this black hole of literature, and experience an exciting, lengthy escape with some of the best short stories on the market today. In this volume, we have included 23 stories from 23 very different authors. Whether you love summoned demons on New York subways, a dystopian civilization’s transformation into living, breathing plants, or the discovery of new worlds complete with lost-in-translation space battles with aliens, we have something for everyone.
Included are epic, never-before-seen short stories from Gustavo Bondoni, Elle Andrews Patt, Mike Morgan, Peter Medeiros, Ellen Forder Condon, Simone Martel, Michael H. Hanson, David A. Riley, J. M. Sinclair, Elyse Russell, Michael McCormick, Elizabeth Eve King and Dustin Bilyk.
PLUS reprints by Edward Willett, Robert Runte, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Andrew Rucker Jones, Gordon Linzner, Kevin Folliard, Shawn D. Brink, Robert Dawson, Noah JD Chinn, and Emily Martha Sorensen.
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- Steffen Hess
- 09-14-24
Good coloection of different writers
As any story collection, it has its high and lows. Some stories are very good, while others a bit boring or even confusing. It is up to the reader to choose if they want to listen to such an ample collection with many samples of different authors. Some could even be of interest to you!
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- Bill Quentin
- 08-24-24
Well worth a credit
The narrator did a fantastic job bring life to excellent stories. I enjoyed the majority of the stories, some were just too slow. overall I would say this is a great collection and a great way to discover authors who are new to you
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- Maceffp
- 08-18-24
Great!
This was a really great collection of short stories. I will definitely be listening to this again and I look forward to the next collection.
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- A Good Listener
- 08-18-24
Good collection
Nice mix of stories overall. They all are just about the right amount of time.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-13-24
It's a fun ride
I got this book off a promotional code so keep that in mind if you think that's important. I finally caught up to this book in my library and I gotta say it's a fun romp to listen to if you want an amalgamation of short stories no longer than about 45 minutes. although the first few ones are really strong. and the last one is solid as well.
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- Eric Nakashima
- 09-17-24
Most of the stories were entertaining
Since this is a compilation, it’s sort of a hit and miss with some stories. Same with the narrator. Their voice goes very well with certain stories, but holds back others. This also makes me wonder if the stories I didn’t enjoy were a result of the writing or the mismatched narration.
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- dwago
- 01-24-25
Entertaining twilight zone esque feeling stories!
it's filled with a few fantasy and sci fi stories that while aren't mind blowing they're fun to listen to and enjoy every now and then. Definitely recommended if you want some fun stories to enjoy every now and then
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- Brittany
- 01-11-25
A collection of great stories.
This is a great collection of short stories from several different authors, thanks all the author who made this book possible. Thank you Kevin E. Green who narrated the entire book. The collection has everything in the fictional genres. The stories are interesting, entertaining and enjoyable, it all depends on what you’re into.They are all worth listening to you might find some more enjoyable than others. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.would recommend
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