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I've been waiting for this for what feels like forever: It's Publication Day for The Universe Box, my new collection of short fiction from Tachyon Publications. It gathers together all the best stories I've written since my last Tachyon collection (Not So Much Said the Cat) nine years ago.
A lot of my heart and soul went into this collection. So you'll understand why I'm so very glad that the reviews so far are overwhelmingly positive. And why, in the coming weeks, I'll be subjecting you to a sampling of them.
First out of the gate is Paul Weimer's review in File 770. It is the kind of thoughtful, insightful, and positive review that we writers live for. Here's a paragraph that you have my permission to use in place of an obituary on that sad day, many decades from now, when I finally kick the bucket:
Is Swanwick a better short story author than a novelist? That’s a hard question to answer. I seem to vacillate depending on what I have read more recently, but I think that the sheer variety he brings to his short stories and the honed nature of his craft, as seen in this collection, pushes me to the short story side of the equation. His novels show he can go the distance, but his short fiction show what he can do in a limited time and space, the short sharp punch that leaves you wondering what is next. The arrangement of the stories in here is good, so that you can read this collection throughout without taking a break, because the variety of what he has on offer changes so much from story to story.
You can read the review here. Or just go to File770.com and scroll down. It's an addictively entertaining site for those who love science fiction.
Above: "It is a delight to read" closes the review. You can imagine my reaction.
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