A review by mariahaskins
Winter in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction by Ruadán Books

5.0

An outstanding anthology of short stories, each one set in, and shaped by, a city. Every story here has a very original take on the anthology's premise, exploring the inner life of cities across the world. Dark fantasy, horror, surrealism, strands of science fiction, and profound strangeness - each writer brings something original in tales that explore the weird corners of reality at a party, the supernatural creatures flocking to a neighbourhood while looking for escape, the ravages of ice and snow and death in Paris, and the mysterious shapes found in snow, just to mention a few. All the stories are worth the price of admission, with memorable standouts by Anjum Noor Choudhury, Sam Rebelein, Sarah Read, Mike Allen, Brian Evenson, and more.