me and my surroundings; brings war to peace and mayhem inside happiness.
Layden Robinson, Chameleon [Amazon]
Tag Archives: One-Hour Literature & Fiction Short Reads
Down on the Farm
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Down on the Farm [Amazon, Publisher, Local Library] by Charles Stross, cover by Craig Phillips, part of the Laundry Files series.
The short “Down on the Farm” is perhaps the weakest of Stross’ Laundry stories I’ve read, but it’s solid fun for all that. It certainly has its moments. The principal faults were redundant exposition for the benefit of those unfamiliar with the earlier stories, and a finish that seemed a little rushed and unenlightening.
Jonathan knew that most vampires did not live as lords and ladies in grand castles. Most lived as rats, hidden in the slums in cities, or out in the countryside as hermits, posing as holy men or witches.
Lavie Tidhar, Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels [Amazon, Publisher, Local Library]
Some kind of religious ritual, a dance to greet the sun? Barbaric.
N K Jemisin, Emergency Skin [Amazon]
Jonathan shrugged again. He cared not for mysteries. Instead he smiled as he reached into his scrip and pinched a big fat chunk of meat to put in his mouth. He cared a lot more for pork.
Lavie Tidhar, Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels [Amazon, Publisher, Local Library]
