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Review of 'Alias Space and Other Stories' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Here's my prediction: Kelly Robson, already a fine writer, will be the next BIG THING. There is such energy, such joy in these stories that to do anything else but elevate her to the status of genre icon would be a crime against humanity.

These stories are good, is what I'm saying. Damn good.

Premee Mohamed (duplicate): The Annual Migration of Clouds (2021, ECW Press) 5 stars

In post-climate disaster Alberta, a woman infected with a mysterious parasite must choose whether to …

Review of 'The Annual Migration of Clouds' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A truly fine, intelligent, original take on the subgenre of "Dystopian Nightmare Landscape" (with an [un]healthy dollop of PandemicLit). Littered with just enough tidbits to make the world mysterious yet believable, Mohamed's story of a young woman striving to find herself in the rubble of civilization is a near-perfect example of "hopepunk," a genre I dearly hope we see more of.