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The Forward Collection, ed. by Blake Crouch, was a fun success, except for that one story I didn’t like at all.

Ark by Veronica Roth

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch

Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin

The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay

You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles

Randomize by Andy Weir

March 1, 2020 by narfna 8 Comments

I’m putting all my reviews of this collection in one post. Blake Crouch commissioned a bunch of his writer friends to bring him stories about some aspect of near-future technology, and how that might affect life on earth. These are what they gave him (along with Crouch’s own story). “Ark,” by Veronica Roth – 3.5 STARS This is miles above the last book I read from Roth in quality. It seems she’s learned how to be subtle, which is good! This first story in the […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Amor Towles, Andy Weir, Ark, Blake Crouch, Emergency Skin, futuristic sci-fi, n.k. jemisin, narfna, novellas, Paul Tremblay, Randomize, sci-fi, short stories, Summer Frost, The Last Conversation, Veronica Roth, You Have Arrived at Your Destination

narfna's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #Science Fiction, Amor Towles, Andy Weir, Ark, Blake Crouch, Emergency Skin, futuristic sci-fi, n.k. jemisin, narfna, novellas, Paul Tremblay, Randomize, sci-fi, short stories, Summer Frost, The Last Conversation, Veronica Roth, You Have Arrived at Your Destination ·
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Holy Crap! And Damn!

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch

September 30, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Woo boy. Blake Crouch put his foot in this short story. Damn. I loved every part of it and think if he can stick the landing like this in his stand-alone novels he would be a instant buy author for me in the future. “Summer Frost” was wonderfully done from beginning to end. I swear this read like the best Black Mirror episode ever. Which is saying something since the past two seasons I have been meh towards Black Mirror. “Summer Frost” follows Riley who […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Blake Crouch, Forward Collection #2, Summer Frost

Classic's CBR11 Review No:239 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Blake Crouch, Forward Collection #2, Summer Frost ·
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