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Best of Apex Magazine: Volume 1

By Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner
Best of Apex Magazine: Volume 1 by Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner digital book - Fable

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This anthology of fantasy and science fiction published in Apex Magazine from 2011to 2017 includes numerous award-nominated short stories, our readers' Story of the Year selections, and personal favorites chosen by Apex Magazine editor-in-chief Jason Sizemore and managing editor Lesley Conner.

 

Contains the following genre short stories:

Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
Going Endo by Rich Larson
Candy Girl by Chikodili Emelumadu
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky
Advertising at the End of the World Keffy R.M. Kehrli
The Performance Artist by Lettie Prell
A Matter of Shapespace by Brian Trent
Falling Leaves by Liz Argall
Blood from Stone by Alethea Kontis
Sexagesimal by Katharine E.K. Duckett
Keep Talking by Marie Vibbert
Remembery Day by Sarah Pinsker
Blood on Beacon Hill by Russell Nichols
The Green Book by Amal El-Mohtar
L'esprit de L'escalier by Peter M. Ball
Still Life (A Sexagesimal Fairy Tale) by Ian Tregillis
Build-A-Dolly by Ken Liu
Multo by Samuel Marzioli
Armless Maidens of the American West by Genevieve Valentine
Pocosin by Ursula Vernon
She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow by Sam Fleming

Also includes a foreword by Jason Sizemore and an afterword by Lesley Conner.

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“3.8 rounded up. I rate the individual stories and then average the ratings for the overall rating but I also provide my individual ratings below. I read this one off and on between books since November. I liked a good amount of the stories and only DNFed 1. Jackalope Wives: 5⭐ Going Endo: 3⭐ Candy Girl: 5⭐ If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love: 5⭐ Advertising at the End of the World: 4⭐ The Performance Artist: 4⭐ A Matter of Shape space: 5⭐ Falling Leaves: 4⭐ Blood From Stone: 3⭐ Sexagesimal: 3⭐ Multo: 5⭐ Remembery Day: 5⭐ Keep Talking: 3⭐ Blood on Beacon Hill: 5⭐ The Green Book: 2⭐ L'espirit de L'escalier: 5⭐ Still Life (A Sexagesimal Story): DNF Build-A-Dolly: 3⭐ Armless Maidens of the American West: 3⭐ Pocosin: 4⭐ She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow: 4⭐”

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