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Wole Talabi: Unquiet on the Eastern Front (EBook, 2024, Subterranean Press) 3 stars

It is 1940 and Kenneth Lockwood is a Lieutenant in the British colonial armed forces, …

A story of an African creature, and an English-man born in Africa who may make a difference

3 stars

A story told in the form of letters, it tells the tale of an English soldier in Africa and is now there, preparing to lead his soldiers during World War II. But he is troubled with visions of a monster, known to the locals as Ngoloko, and with the way his local soldiers are being treated as 'less than human' by other Europeans he encounters during his march to battle.

During his first encounter with Italian forces, he discovers that the monster is real and wants to purge the country of colonials. But he believes being born in Africa may get him treated differently by the Ngoloko. We only discover his fate with the final letter in the story.

John Wyndham: Technical Slip (2024, Random House Publishing Group) 3 stars

Sixteen classic stories that are bound to get under your skin, perfect for fans of …

A good collection of stories by a well-regarded SFF writer

3 stars

An interesting collection of stories by John Wyndham, better known for his SFF novels that involve ordinary people being thrown into extraordinary situations, some of which can be found in these stories. The stories range from the mildly fantastic to truly fantastic, with one murder mystery at the end. Some stories are dated, but others would not look out of place in a current-day anthology.

  • Technical Slip: a dying man is offered a chance to live a whole new life. Only, there is a technical slip that must be resolved after the offer is accepted.

  • A Present from Brunswick: a mother receives an unusual musical instrument from her son. Upon playing, it has an effect on others that results in the repeat of a fairy tale.

  • Chinese Puzzle: a family in Wales receives a foreign egg sent by their son from China. When it hatches, it reveals itself to be …

Emma J. Gibbon: Everybody Is in the Place (2024, Tor Books) 3 stars

The fair comes every year with its wild music, boys, and rides, but Maybelle and …

An attraction at a fair may be hiding secrets

3 stars

Two friends go on to a fair. But what they are really interested in is an attraction called the Labyrinth, where rumour was a person disappeared after entering it. But what they discover after entering it would change the life of one person, even after leaving it.

K.A. Teryna: Songs of the Snow Whale (EBook, 2024, Tor.com) 3 stars

At the edge of the world, on the island of R’evava in the Arctic Ocean, …

On stories about a whale

3 stars

A story of a group of people sheltering at a weather station on an isolated island in the north, waiting for a snow storm to stop. They start telling stories about a special kind of whale. At the end, the stories all appear to involve one of the people at the station.