We, the few, the happy few…
Title: Autophobia
Author: blehmeh05
Genre: horror
URL:
part I: http://blehmeh05.livejournal.c
Part II: http://blehmeh05.livejournal.c
Other Information/warnings:m/m, horror, gruesome imagery
Summary:
A plague is destroying humanity and in the aftermath, two desperate men try to survive.
ETA: These entries have now been friendslocked.
R. W. Day
Novel published by Iris Print books, available for $12.95
Warnings: some m/m, the protagonist is under 18, there is gore, violence and adult themes.
Summary: In a post-apocalyptic, Ice Age America, a teenager comes to manhood in the most trying of times, his fate and that of a young healer tied by circumstances and malevolent forces.
Connections : a boys’ love anthology
Warnings/notes: Some explicit m/m, some violence, some disturbing themes. Various authors.
Purchase this book for $12.95 here
Summary: Sixteen sensual stories of boy meets boy.
My overall impression: Decent, original slashy/boys love fiction is not easy to get hold of, and this anthology has a high proportion of quality stories. The editing is at a high standard (though I spotted a couple of mistakes and some areas which could have been tightened up). A lot of the stories don’t appeal to me, but they are not objectively unappealing or badly written, and at least three are outstandingly good. I would say it’s a mistake to sit down and read this one cover to cover in one sitting. Better to pick it up, sample one story and savour it, and then let it lie – then the similarities and clichés will not be so obvious, and certain stories will also speak to a reader better in one mood than in another. In that respect, it’s rather like a box of chocolates – delightful as an occasional treat, cloying if consumed all at once.
Now onto the individual stories and my comments:
Title: Fall
Author: Alex Draven
Genre: Urban Fantasy
URL: http://ephemera-tales.livejour
Other Information/warnings: violence
Summary:
Patrocles the centaur thought he had left the herd. But a young colt seems to be trying to horn in on his territory.
