There is also a void curtain obliterating the globe steadily and forcing the only remaining earth inhabitants to make a choice on whom they want to spend eternity.Ī San Francisco woman is using dating apps to look for a partner amid the threat the “blots” have posed. True romantics will swoon due to or despite the gore, these stories follow: in a medical ward, a mysterious bone-melting disorder sets up a risky love triangle. This collection is excellently pitched to depict the madness of our current moments. Kate has focused on the mysterious and weird forces lurking underneath what we see as everyday experiences. Every story in this collection beats fiercely to foreshadow an exciting arrival of science fiction. Out There mirrors an uncanny landscape that depicts some of our subconscious desires and fears. This collection will give you an outrageous imagination and, to a significant extent, self-empowerment. Jackie has done an excellent job capturing everyday magic, which we can probably learn and become while walking daily. Some of the stories to catch up with are Dreamcatcher Bridge, Meda’s Clearing, and the two-sectioned novella The Time Scar. Liminal Space is a unique anthology that features short stories and poetry. If you fancy time travel, you will be in for a treat with the time-traveling dragons. Get ready to encounter creepy carnies and learn about secrets as the characters walk in the woods. In this book, Jackie showcases different stories in which lives and worlds are in transition states. What Are The Best SFF Short Story Collections? Liminal Space, by Jackie Gamber (2022) FantasyĪ liminal space can be defined as a threshold, or some may understand it as a crossing-over place. If you are like me, here is a list of some of the best SFF story collections. I feel they offer the diversity of mind-bending speculations, themes, ideas, dystopias, and extraordinary beings that make me get into my wildest imaginations. I certainly enjoy a complete book with one story, but I like and enjoy sci-fi short story collections a bit more in the summer. From epic space adventures across galaxies, imagined elements, and technologies to the dimensions in between, there is nothing not to like.

SFF reads are entertaining and fascinating as they are imaginative. Sci-fi short story collections are a great way to introduce and explore new worlds and ideas.Ĭollection of short SFF stories about space, time, magical realism and new worlds will be always an attractive form of the science fiction and fantasy literature.

The Shield Road by Dewi Hargreaves