Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #23. Lots of good stuff this time-highlighted by a novel from Golden Age mystery author Rufus King, Duenna for a Murder. Plus a few novellas, and lots of great short stories, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles, and great selections from Michael Bracken (Laird Long's "e;Taken for a Ride"e;-which qualifies as both a mysery and a fantasy story) and Barb Goffman (Michael Allan Mallory's "e;Random Harvest"e;).On the science fiction side, the Cynthia Ward Presents story is missing this week, but that's only because we have a fantastic alternate-history story from Cynthia herself! Check out her "e;On Stony Ground."e; Plus an epic disaster story from Allan Danzig, a fantasy from Unknown by Lester del Rey and James H. Beard, a space-based tale by Richard Wilson, and a miniature military SF story from Larry Tritten.Here's the complete lineup:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:"e;Soul Searching,"e; by Laird Long [short story]"e;A Fine Kettle of Fish,"e; by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]"e;Dead Wrong,"e; by Frank Kane [short story]"e;Taken for a Ride,"e; by Hulbert Footner [short novel]"e;Random Harvest,"e; by Michael Allan Mallory [Barb Goffman Presents short story]Duenna to a Murder, by Rufus King [novel]Science Fiction & Fantasy:"e;On Stony Ground,"e; by Cynthia Ward [short story]"e;Corrigan's Homunculi,"e; by Larry Tritten [short story]"e;Carillon of Skulls,"e; by Lester del Rey and James H. Beard [short story]"e;Abel Baker Camel,"e; by Richard Wilson [short story]"e;The Great Nebraska Sea,"e; by Allan Danzig [short story]
Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #23. Lots of good stuff this time-highlighted by a novel from Golden Age mystery author Rufus King, Duenna for a Murder. Plus a few novellas, and lots of great short stories, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles, and great selections from Michael Bracken (Laird Long's "Taken for a Ride"-which qualifies as both a mysery and a fantasy story) and Barb Goffman (Michael Allan Mallory's "Random Harvest").
On the science fiction side, the Cynthia Ward Presents story is missing this week, but that's only because we have a fantastic alternate-history story from Cynthia herself! Check out her "On Stony Ground." Plus an epic disaster story from Allan Danzig, a fantasy from Unknown by Lester del Rey and James H. Beard, a space-based tale by Richard Wilson, and a miniature military SF story from Larry Tritten.
Here's the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
"Soul Searching," by Laird Long [short story]
"A Fine Kettle of Fish," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
"Dead Wrong," by Frank Kane [short story]
"Taken for a Ride," by Hulbert Footner [short novel]
"Random Harvest," by Michael Allan Mallory [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Duenna to a Murder, by Rufus King [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
"On Stony Ground," by Cynthia Ward [short story]
"Corrigan's Homunculi," by Larry Tritten [short story]
"Carillon of Skulls," by Lester del Rey and James H. Beard [short story]
"Abel Baker Camel," by Richard Wilson [short story]
"The Great Nebraska Sea," by Allan Danzig [short story]
