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I might not know what you are feeling. But I know grief.

The Alchemy of Sorrow by Sarah Chorn, Virginia McClain

October 29, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

The Alchemy of Sorrow: A Fantasy & Sci-fi Anthology of Grief and Hope was a gamble because I was only familiar with one author, Intisar Khanani. I like anthologies because I get to explore authors I haven’t read before in short bites. I love Khanani enough that I knew her story would be worth the whole anthology.  I did love her “Twice-Domesticated Dragons,” and I also loved several of the others stories as well. I read a lot of advance reader copies, which means that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: advance reader copy, Angela Boord, Anthology, Carol A. Park, Clayton Snyder, Intisar Khanani, K.S. Villoso, Krystal Mater, Levi Jacobs, M.L. Wang, Madolyn Rogers, NetGalley, Quenby Olson, Rachel Emma Shaw, Sarah Chorn, Virginia McClain, Sonia M. Black, The Alchemy of Sorrow, Virginia McClain

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:117 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: advance reader copy, Angela Boord, Anthology, Carol A. Park, Clayton Snyder, Intisar Khanani, K.S. Villoso, Krystal Mater, Levi Jacobs, M.L. Wang, Madolyn Rogers, NetGalley, Quenby Olson, Rachel Emma Shaw, Sarah Chorn, Virginia McClain, Sonia M. Black, The Alchemy of Sorrow, Virginia McClain ·
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