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The quixotic cover notwithstanding, this collection has some serious writing. The shared theme for all the stories is first contact. Like other great science fiction, the stories are character-driven and show the choices people make when they encounter alien beings. Roswell, New Mexico, is at the crossroads of extraterrestrial encounters and the starting point for the eighteen dark tales whose settings span two centuries. Some say that science fiction is only plot driven but reading Not Far From...
As a contributor, I'll not give this one a rating. I will say that Kelly A. Harmon and Vonnie Winslow Crist have done it again, knocking it out of the park with another spectacular lineup in this latest installment in the Dark Stories series. In addition to my own "Majestic Dawn" (a prequel of sorts to my debut novel PROJECT NOTEBOOK) you'll find an assortment of out-of-this world stories that touch upon the speculative, the divine, and, yes, the bovine.Standouts for me include Gregory L. Norris...