John R. Fultz
Books: Fantasy
Strange Days in Old Yandrissa (2012)
Anthologies
The Way of the Wizard (2010)
Strange Days in Old Yandrissa (2012)
This initially had the feel of a folktale, but then it swerved, went back to the folktale lane and then went all apocalyptic.
I enjoyed the bits with the folktale feel, but the wanton destruction–just not my thing.
Published by Orbit
Rating: 5/10
Anthologies
The Way of the Wizard (2010) edited by John Joseph Adams
I love anthologies. They give me an escape in bite size pieces that won't keep me up past my bed time on a work night, and they also often a wonderful introduction to authors I have not read previously.
This anthology focuses upon wizards of all sorts, doing wizardly things, though not very many evil wizards.
- In the Lost Lands by George R.R. Martin
- Family Tree by David Barr Kirtley
- John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner by Susanna Clarke
- Wizard's Apprentice by Delia Sherman
- The Sorcerer Minus by Jeffrey Ford
- Life So Dear or Peace So Sweet by C.C. Finlay
- Card Sharp by Rajan Khanna
- So Deep That the Bottom Could Not Be Seen by Genevieve Valentine
- The Go-Slow by Nnedi Okorafor
- Too Fatal a Poison by Krista Hoeppner Leahy
- Jamaica by Orson Scott Card
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Robert Silverberg
- The Secret of Calling Rabbits by Wendy N. Wagner
- The Wizards of Perfil by Kelly Link
- How to Sell the Ponti Bridge by Neil Gaiman
- The Magician and the Maid and Other Stories by Christie Yant
- Winter Solstice by Mike Resnick
- The Trader and the Slave by Cinda Williams Chima
- Cerile and the Journeyer by Adam-Troy Castro
- Counting the Shapes by Yoon Ha Lee
- Endgame by Lev Grossman
- Street Wizard by Simon R. Green
- Mommy Issues of the Dead by T.A. Pratt
- One-Click Banishment by Jeremiah Tolbert
- The Ereshkigal Working by Jonathan L. Howard
- Feeding the Feral Chidren by David Farland
- The Orange-Tree Sacrifice by Vylar Kaftan
- Love Is the Spell That Casts Out Fear by Desirina Boskovich
- El Regalo by Peter S. Beagle
- The Word of Unbinding by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Thirteen Texts of Arthyria by John R. Fultz
- The Secret of the Blue Star by Marion Zimmer Bradley
"The Thirteen Texts of Arthyria" by John R. Fultz was also not for me. It felt far more like a schizophrenic break than a fantasy story, which felt–not fun.
There were multiple stories I didn't care for, but on the whole, I found it a good and enjoyable collection. After all, I don't have to read the stories I don't like.
Published by Prime Books
Rating: 7/10