A great collection of very short fiction from Curtis. He tells amazing stories in 512 or fewer words.
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I mainly read sci-fi, mystery, some suspense/horror and the occasional non-fiction.
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Roy Adams rated Thief of Time: 5 stars

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
Everybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld only the experts can manage it—the venerable Monks of History, who …
Roy Adams rated Quarantine: 4 stars

Quarantine by Greg Egan
In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe …
Roy Adams rated Burning Roses: 5 stars

The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 25)
The Truth is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-fifth book in his Discworld series, published in …
Roy Adams rated Metaracism: 5 stars
Roy Adams reviewed Thursday's Children by Curtis C. Chen
Roy Adams rated Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 219: 5 stars

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 219 by Neil Clarke, Arley Sorg, L Chan, and 8 others (Clarkesworld Magazine, #219)
Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix …
Roy Adams reviewed True Blue Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen (Kangaroo, #3)
Kangaroo finds himself a Prisoner while on a mission
5 stars
More space spying, twists & turns and Kangaroo trying his best to emulate being authentic with his love interest. (He's not "faking it", just doesn't know a better way to be.) Along the way Kangaroo finds himself a Prisoner in a "blue site" on Venus.
Roy Adams rated Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 220: 4 stars

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 220 by Meg Elison, Tia Tashiro, Arley Sorg, and 6 others (Clarkesworld Magazine, #220)
Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix …
Roy Adams rated Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 221, February 2025: 5 stars

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 221, February 2025 by Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld Magazine, #221)
Fiction "Bodyhoppers" by Rocío Vega "King of the Castle" by Fiona Moore "We Begin Where Infinity Ends" by Somto Ihezue …
Roy Adams commented on Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
Roy Adams reviewed Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
Unique world where magic is replacing engineering
5 stars
The story is set in a unique world where magic is slowly replacing engineering. The protagonist Yat goes from being a demoted cop to a reluctant hero for her city.
Roy Adams rated Dawnhounds: 5 stars

Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, after a devastating war and …