A Strange Uncertain Light, by G.V. Anderson

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★★★★★ A Moving Fantasy Adventure, with Ghosts

(Historical Horror) Anne hasn’t told her new husband she sees dead people because she thinks she’s insane. Mary sees spirits too, but she’s okay with it. She has a different problem, and she needs Anne’s help. (14,766 words; Time: 49m)

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The Harvest of a Half-Known Life, by G.V. Anderson

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★★★☆☆ Mixed

(Post-Apocalypse) Gwinalle’s people expect her to settle down, but her mother’s dying words urged her to follow the “ghosts” in the old ruins. At least, that’s what she thinks they were. (6,559 words; Time: 21m)

For the Wicked, Only Weeds Will Grow, by G.V. Anderson

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★★★☆☆ Average

(SF Adventure) On Requis, Mouh and their siblings tend the dying from many different races. Mouh has never seen a human before, and he turns out to be quite a challenge. (4,482 words; Time: 14m)

Waterbirds, by G.V. Anderson

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★★★☆☆ Average

(SF Mystery) With Celia’s mistress missing, and presumed dead, the old, failing android is a prime suspect, but she herself doesn’t remember what happened. (5,915 words; Time: 19m)

Down Where Sound Comes Blunt, by G.V. Anderson

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★★★★☆ Well-crafted, Moves Inexorably to Its Conclusion

(SF) Ellen seeks her father, who disappeared while studying intelligent marine mammals that resemble mermaids. (4,557 words; Time: 15m)

I Am Not I, by G.V. Anderson

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(Dystopia) The narrator is a normal human in a world of hostile genetically modified people, and she’s desperate enough to do anything for money to replace the failing body modifications that let her “pass.” (10,018 words; Time: 33m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

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Das Steingeschöpf, by G.V. Anderson

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(Historical Fantasy) On the even of the Nazi takeover, a young German man's first assignment fixing a living statue becomes more complicated than he expected. (6,388 words; Time: 21m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Moving story with strong characters

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