![]() The key was using a normal place - Portland, in this case, - and a normal activity - buying food from a food cart - and then dropping a bomb smack in the middle of this peaceful scenery - human meat as contraband. Mind you, we've got four masters of their craft at work here, so each novella contains all aspects, and all stories are beautifully woven, but each story focuses on one particular aspect of the basic scheme.Ĭherries Worth Getting by Nicole Kimberlingīeing in the forefront, this story had to paint the backdrop for the other three, which it did with subtle perfection by using bold strokes. This setup, and of course their shared universe, connects the stories to make four pieces an almost seamless whole, but there's also a distinct individuality to each novella which I'd attribute mostly to each author's personal preferences and style. Fantastic, alluring, and simply awesome.Īll stories are set in the same universe, and each story contains a mystery, a romance, an aspect of worldbuilding, and a message. ![]() I've enjoyed each of these author's works separately, but together, they created a world so multi-faceted and unique that someone could easily write dozens of stories inside it without repeating themselves once. As Wave once put it, this is royalty writing here indeed. ![]()
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