How Sere Looked for a Pair of Boots, by Alexander Jablokov

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★★★★☆ Intricate Plot in a Complex Setting

(SF Mystery; Sere) Sere takes a case for her niece, who’s sure her boyfriend was wrongly imprisoned for violating security at an alien incubator. (21,887 words; Time: 1h:12m)

Although this follows the previous story, “How Sere Picked up her Laundry,” there’s no strong need to read that story before this one.

How Sere Picked Up Her Laundry, by Alexander Jablokov

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★★★★★ Colorful, Exciting, and Fun

(SF Mystery; Sere) A struggling private investigator in a city full of alien refugees, Sere risks her life seeking connections between some mysterious aliens and an exterminator who blew himself up. (19,217 words; Time: 1h:04m)

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The Forgotten Taste of Honey, by Alexander Jablokov

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(High Fantasy) The dead girl originally fled her homeland over something, and whatever it was, it's making it hard for Tromvi to return her body. (17,811 words; Time: 59m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

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The Return of Black Murray, by Alexander Jablokov

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(Horror) Twenty-five years ago, at the end of the summer after high-school, something terrible happened to Cliff and his friends in the water ride at the local amusement park. Today they're going back there. (8,975 words)

Rating: 3, Average