Genre:
Short Story Collection/Speculative Fiction
Description:
“You
Have Been Murdered and Other Stories
is a collection of weird, speculative fiction containing four stories
dealing with the end of the world, both in terms of the death of the
individual soul and the running down of the universe as a whole.
“The
title story presents a woman who’s been murdered and still has a
dinner party to prepare for. In Teller
of Tales, a young girl
must take on the responsibility of being the necessary conscience of
her city. Breach of
Contract describes the
plight of an oil man who just wants to insure production quotas, but
is roped into saving the world. Lastly, The
Trouble-Men details what
happens when a man trying to survive the end of the world meets up
with those who are ending it.”
Author:
Andrew
Kozma is an award winning author based in Houston, Texas.
Appraisal:
What I
was looking for when I decided to read this collection of four short
stories was a quick read and a change of pace between two longer
novels. It delivered on both.
Speculative
fiction is a fairly broad umbrella with science-fiction and fantasy
as the big name genres included in the description and horror as
another. Then there are those gaps between and areas of overlap of
that big Venn diagram where a lot of the more original stuff happens.
The kind of things people either love or hate. This collection felt
like it was in those areas. I found things to like in all the
stories. Not my normal thing, but an interesting change of pace.
FYI:
Some
adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count:
8-9,000 words
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