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A wonderful story that blends contemporary mystery with historical fiction and fantasy. As with all of Theodora Goss's stories, this is told with fresh and beautiful language and a sense of magic infused into the fabric of the narrative.
4.5 stars. Free novella (not really a fantasy, more a dual timeline mystery) here on Tor.com. Review first posted on Fantasy Literature (along with six other short fiction reviews): Dr. Daphne Levitt, an American university professor, travels to Great Britain to investigate the murder of one of her ancestors, Daphne Merwin, as part of a book she is writing. The Victorian-era Daphne suffered from an extremely rare genetic disease known as Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia or “Tree Man” disease, which ca...
It seems terribly politically incorrect in these times, but I am fascinated by the freak shows of the past. On the one hand, they were horrible: people paying to stare and ridicule people with physical handicaps.On the other hand, these shows allowed people with handicaps some kind of "respectable" income, though I am certain they were more often than not abused and cheated.Modern fiction makes these shows and its denizens out to be sort of romantic, in a way, and the freak show environs provide...
I liked this one a lot more than "Red as Blood and White as Snow". The use of different texts was done really well (at least for the most part; there was one fragment that I felt wasn't quite what it was supposed to represent). I think the only problem is that much like in Red&White, the central mystery is not really mysterious at all; however, here much less hinges on that; it's more of a mood piece, and the way the story is told matters more than the twists.I enjoyed the central characters, th...
I am improbable, am I not?Almost, but not quite, impossible.theodora goss won my heart with the stunning free tor short Red as Blood and White as Bone, and after giving me something so perfectly perfect, it would have taken a complete dud to mar my high opinion of her. fortunately, this is no dud. it’s on the long side as far as these free shorts go, and to be honest, there have been many saturdays when i’ve been choosing which free tor short to read for my one-a-week goal (which is usually unde...
I absolutely adored the idea of this but it was crippled by the formatting in the edition I was reading. I'm not sure if it was the kindle app or the file itself but what should have been smooth transitional jumps between time and contents ended up instead feeling awkward and jarring. I think if I could find this in print to read, or perhaps on the Tor.com site itself it would be much, much better.
Come See the Living Dryad is a dual timeline mystery (I borrowed that from another reviewer because it fits the novella better than fantasy) by Theodora Goss. I only knew Goss from her doorstopper-sized Athena Club Adventure series, but it turns out she is equally brilliant with short stories as well.A haunting little murder-mystery. The dual narrative structure worked for me. Very well done!Available for free (see link) and on Scribd.4.3 stars
Welcome to Day 7 of my 2021 25 Days of Short Stories Christmas Advent Calendar. Each day I will be reading a short story from the collection of over 600 short stories and novellas available for free on Tor.com. This is a collection of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. I will be letting fate (and the random number generator) decide what I read each day.Day 1: The Art of Space Travel by Nina AllanDay 2: These Deathless Bones by Cassandra KhawDay 3: Swift, Brutal Retaliation by Meghan McCarron> (Trigger
DRYAD - (in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a forest or a tree, especially an oak tree.In Victorian England, a little girl, alone but for her brother, has a condition that turns her skin into hardened "branches", just like trees. Orphaned and left to a life of penury, she is discovered by a showman and becomes one of the freaks so popular in that age.Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia is one of the rarest diseases in human history. In the late twentieth century, two cases brought the di...
I absolutely LOVED this and was mesmerized right up until the end, where I was a bit disappointed, hence 4 instead of 5 stars. This was written so beautifully, and had such an melancholy overtone. I felt myself in awe of the romanticized Daphne (Daisy), and was so eager to find out what actually happened to her, but I never did. I guess in the end though, it wasn't really about who murdered her or how, but how she was perceived as a less-than-human sideshow, and used by the man she loved. Still
