I might have overlooked this random book on the day it was a freebie if not for an auspicious blurb from Michael Marshall Smith, an author I like very much. Sure enough, I ended up downloading it and—surprise, surprise—rather enjoying it.
Why surprise? Because I’m skeptical of unheard authors, indie and self-published, alike. The free-for-all market has given rise to a lot of crap floating around. This one, however, was well worth a read. On the surface, you get a professional look and edit. On the inside, you get twelve wildly imaginative and profoundly disturbing dark tales. I very much enjoyed the conceptual originality of these stories. My favorite was Children of the Ink, second favorite was the last story. Overall, definitely a solid collection of nightmares and an interesting new (to me) author to have found. Recommended for genre fans.
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