A review by ktjawrites
The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud

5.0

A masterclass of wonder, horror, and hope.

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“The astronaut straightened, seeming to observe us as we approached. The light was too dim to make out his features behind the faceplate, but I detected movement there: a kind of dark-winged fluttering, as though he were not a man but a spirit made of feathers. Mushrooms were attached to one side of the faceplate's interior. A chill rippled over my skin.”