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With a Golden Risha — P. Djèlí Clark

By 5t4n5

With a Golden Risha -- P. Djèlí ClarkAvailable in the periodical, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly — Issue 23.

To begin, a risha is to an Arabian oud as a plectrum is to a guitar.   If you want to know more you can read all about ouds and rishas by clicking here.

So, with that out of the way, let’s get to a review.

Great book.   This is early Djèlí introducing steampunk elements into his fantasy.   Our story begins with our oud player, Saleh, getting rescued by a philosopher pirate (captain who’s not a captain), Usman, and the rest of the crew of the airship The Beggar.   Then we’re off on a 537-kindle-loc-point adventure to find treasure, amongst which is a magical golden risha with which Saleh gets to play his oud.

I really enjoyed this book and hopefully, one fine day in the future, Djèlí might even sit down and write some more stories with Saleh and Usman.   There’s got to be some great stories to be told about a philosopher pirate captain and his side-kick minstrel oud player.

And so, next up in my Djèlí reading list will be The Things My Mother Left Me

P. Djèlí Clark’s Page

#fantasy #steampunk #pdjeliclark

What the Sea Wants — P. Djèlí Clark

By 5t4n5

What the Sea Wants -- P. Djèlí ClarkAvailable in Daily Science Fiction – Oct 2012.

This one fits in my Mermaids, Selkies, Sirens and Other Mythical Sea Folk collection.

Although it’s a very short short-story, it’s still a good modern fairy tale about one of those “Other Mythical Sea Folk”.

Beware the sea!

Next up in my Djèlí reading list is With a Golden Risha.

P. Djèlí Clark’s Page

#fantasy #pdjeliclark

Fantasy Pick — P. Djèlí Clark

By 5t4n5

Fantasy Pick -- P. Djèlí ClarkAvailable in Every Day Fiction – Aug 2012.

A good, little, short story which wasn’t the kind of “fantasy pick” i was expecting from Djèlí.

The “fantasy pick” of the title is about sport stars, the GOATs, those greats that we love to stand upon pedestals to cheer and worship, what we expect of them and at what cost.   It also raises some questions as to modern medicine and at what point that will be considered performance enhancing and how far the fans are willing to put up with this.   Will the fans even care about the player’s overall welfare and what it ultimately costs them as long as they are getting entertained?

At least that’s what i got out of it.   Good stuff.

Next in my P. Djèlí Clark reading adventure will be What the Sea Wants.

P. Djèlí Clark’s Page

#fantasy #pdjeliclark

Mech: Age of Steel — Anthology

By 5t4n5

Mech: Age of Steel -- Anthology

Projekt: Maria — Peter Clines
All Together, Now — Ramez Naam and Jason M. Hough
Toy Soldier — James Swallow
Travailiant — Kevin J. Anderson and David Boop
Easy as Pie — Jody Lynn Nye
Theseus IV vs Mecha-Mishipeshu — C. L. Werner
Jägermeister — J.C. Koch
The Tempered Steel of Antiquity Grey — Shawn Speakman
After the Victory — M L Brennan
The Cold and the Dark — James R. Tuck
Of the Fire — Paul Genesse
Machine Heart — Patrick M. Tracy
Fadem — Anton Strout
I. Am. The. Pilot — Jason M. Hough and Ramez Naam
Vulture Patrol — Jennifer Brozek
Integration — Steve Diamond
Here We Go! Fight! — Kane Gilmour
Lady and the Wolf — Scott Sigler
The Stars Shine Home — Mallory Reaves
The Bonus Situation — Jeff Somers
A Single Feather — Marsheila Rockwell and Jeffrey J Mariotte
Birthright — Martha Wells
Rogue 57 — Jeremy Robinson
All For One — Mark Teppo
Ordo Talos — Graham McNeill

#fantasy #jamesswallow #kevinjanderson #marthawells

The Gods of HP Lovecraft — Anthology

By 5t4n5

The Gods of HP Lovecraft -- AnthologyAll copyright 2013.

Call the Name •• [Cthulhu] — Adam LG Nevill
The Dark Gates •• [Yog-Sothoth] — Martha Wells
We Smoke the Northern Lights •• [Azathoth] — Laird Barron
Petohtalrayn •• [Nyarlathotep] — Bentley Little
The Doors that Never Close and the Doors that Are Always Open •• [Shub-Niggurath] — David Liss
The Apotheosis of a Rodeo Clown •• [Tsathoggua] — Brett J. Talley
Rattled •• [Yig] — Douglas Wynne
In Their Presence •• [The Mi-Go] — Christopher Golden & James A. Moore
Dream a Little Dream of Me •• [Nightgaunts] — Jonathan Maberry
In the Mad Mountains •• [Elder Things] — Joe R. Lansdale
A Dying of the Light •• [Great Race of Yith] — Rachel Caine
Down, Deep Down, Below the Waves •• [The Deep Ones] — Seanan McGuire

#marthawells #rachelcaine #seananmcguire