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Holly Black. Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind). (Lightspeed Magazine #52 September 2014)

Oct 8, 2014 Mark WatsonComment

A nicely written story, written in the second person where the ‘you’ to whom the story is being related is a young girl who runs away to space and finds adventure…

Holly Black. The Aarne-Thompson Classification Revue. (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Five)

Jul 18, 2011 Mark WatsonComment

Nicely told contemporary urban dark fantasy/horror story about a female werewolf, who finds unexpected and unwanted success in an audition for a theatrical show.

Reviews Strahan Year's Best

Jonathan Strahan. The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year. Volume 3.

May 2, 2010 Mark Watson4 Comments

A collection of excellent stories.

Individual Stories Reviews

Holly Black. Virgin. (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 3).

Mar 26, 2010 Mark WatsonComment

Short urban fantasy in which a young girl living rough on the streets is enraptured by a young man she meets.

Reviews Strahan Year's Best

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two. ed Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2008.

Jun 19, 2008 Mark WatsonComment

Stories by : Ted Chiang, Peter S. Beagle, Charles Stross, Greg Egan, Daryl Gregory, Jeffrey Ford, Holly Black, Ted Kosmatka, Alex Irvine, Daniel Abraham, Nancy Kress, Bruce Sterling, Theodore Goss, Neil Gaiman, Stephen Baxter, Ken Macleod, Susan Palwick, Michael Swanwick, M. Rickert, Tony Daniel, Elizabeth Hand, Chris Roberson, Elizabeth Bear, Kelly Link.