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Skull Salad Reviews: "Four Live Rounds" by Blake Crouch
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Four Live Rounds" by Blake Crouch. Self-published by Blake Crouch (2010). Merry Christmas to me, because quite a few authors I had on my watch list offered free e-books on the Kindle Store this past Christmas. Blake Crouch was chief among them, I dare say, as he had several listed as freebies for a week or two. I think I downloaded them all, including this collection of four short stories. Four Live Rounds. A man tries to make his way to a mining town, but winds up in the coup...
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Skull Salad Reviews: December 2011
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Temporary Monsters" by Ian Rogers. I do love me some gritty urban fantasy, so when The Man Eating Bookworm. Reviewed this novella by up-and-coming Canadian author, Ian Rogers, it caught my eye. Is the next story in the Black Lands series, which I hope to read sooner rather than later. Labels: burning effigy press. Friday, December 9, 2011. Red Penny Papers' (Fall 2011). I can't remember exactly when it was I discovered Red Penny Papers. The Red Penny Papers fall edition presen...
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Skull Salad Reviews: November 2011
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Monday, November 7, 2011. Last Dance of the Black Widow" by Bradley Convissar. A while back I hada chance to read Brad's novella, Dogs of War. And while I wasn't wowed by it I thought it showed the guy had something going for him, and I wanted to keep his work in mind for later down the road, like the litany of names on my watch list. Then, last week, I stumbled across a free short story by him up on the Kindle Store. It's worth a look if you want to take a chance on an independent author. Think of Skull...
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Skull Salad Reviews: August 2011
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Serial" by Jack Kilborn and Blake Crouch. By Jack Kilborn (aka J.A. Konrath) and Blake Crouch (aka Blake Crouch). Norwood Press signed limited edition (2009). I had a free PDF copy of this novella from J.A. Konrath's website. But I never got around to reading it until I won a physical copy from The Man Eating Bookworm. As it stands, I really should have read it as soon as I had that PDF- but I hate reading books in that format. Donaldson and Lucy were born. Since it was original...
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Skull Salad Reviews: 'Red Penny Papers' (Fall 2011)
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Friday, December 9, 2011. Red Penny Papers' (Fall 2011). I can't remember exactly when it was I discovered Red Penny Papers. But I can tell you it's been a welcome source for short fiction from day one. Stories by Aaron Polson, Camille Alexa, Natalie Sin, and others have provided me with no shortage of creepy, fun stories- and all of them for free. It might still be available, so if you prefer e-books over reading from your web browser, I highly recommend going that route. Just checked on Smashwords and ...
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Skull Salad Reviews: April 2011
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Friday, April 22, 2011. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart. The Sad Tale of The Brothers Grossbart. Jesse Bullington (Orbit - 2009). After all, if the publishing company was willing to spend money on not only the book/author but the cover/artist as well - especially during these trying times for publishing houses - then perhaps it is alright to judge a book by its cover? As such, how could one possibly ignore The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart. What are its morals or themes? The friends she finds...
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Skull Salad Reviews: February 2012
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Friday, February 10, 2012. Black-Eyed Kids" by Ian Rogers. Burning Effigy Press (2011). Canada isn't all maple syrup and ice hockey, you know. We've got monsters too, and Ian Rogers is a guy who knows how to shine a spotlight on them. I've already been entertained by the first two novellas in his Felix Renn. Series through Burning Effigy Press, so I was interested to see if Black-Eyed Kids. Would make it a trifecta. And The Ash Angels. No that's not right. Maybe sardonic tone. I think this would have to ...
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Skull Salad Reviews: June 2011
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Friday, June 24, 2011. The Reservoir by John Milliken Thompson. John Milliken Thompson’s debut historical mystery novel,. Based on the synopsis and cover, I was expecting a tale of lust and mystery. I was expecting a moody historical piece of southern literature, perhaps something along the lines of Faulkner’s. To Kill A Mockingbird. I believe his would have been an interesting world view to filter this unfolding story through. My six-pack rating: 3 out of 6 Legend Brown Ales. Thursday, June 23, 2011.
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Skull Salad Reviews: "Rough Music" by Simon Kurt Unsworth
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Monday, March 12, 2012. Rough Music" by Simon Kurt Unsworth. Spectral Press Chapbook Series #5). Window. Strange shit, right? Well, it escalates. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Think of Skull Salad as a "word of mouth" site for the digital age. Some of the best speculative fiction (especially short stories and novellas) comes out of the small press, and it's our mission to spread the word. These are recommendations, good fiction we found well worth our time. His first publications in the short story...
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Skull Salad Reviews: "Temporary Monsters" by Ian Rogers
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Temporary Monsters" by Ian Rogers. I do love me some gritty urban fantasy, so when The Man Eating Bookworm. Reviewed this novella by up-and-coming Canadian author, Ian Rogers, it caught my eye. Is the next story in the Black Lands series, which I hope to read sooner rather than later. Labels: burning effigy press. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Think of Skull Salad as a "word of mouth" site for the digital age. Some of the best speculative fiction (especially short st...
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