300 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781617759789
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 13 June 2017
Description
A dark and incisive collection of speculative short stories set in an alternate future of interstellar space travel, robots, mythical creatures, and the uncanny."Newland easily engages readers with complex world-building, well-shaded characters, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
tense 54%
dark 45%
challenging 36%
emotional 27%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | N/A: 18% | Character: 9% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
N/A: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | N/A: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide
300 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781617759789
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 13 June 2017
Description
A dark and incisive collection of speculative short stories set in an alternate future of interstellar space travel, robots, mythical creatures, and the uncanny."Newland easily engages readers with complex world-building, well-shaded characters, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
tense 54%
dark 45%
challenging 36%
emotional 27%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | N/A: 18% | Character: 9% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
N/A: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | N/A: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide