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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
4 stories, 4 dystopian worlds. All anthologies have stories that speak to you and stories that don't, so rating's difficult.
The first is "The Machinists Daughter" by Alison Ingleby, a companion-prequel to The Wall series. I liked getting to see the backstory of Barnes and how she came to be involved in the main story Her family life is so sad. Could be read without any knowledge, but probably works best as a companion to the books because you're already invested in the world and characters.
I loved Clare Littlemore's "The Gender Guardian". I've never read any of the series this is a companion story to but it didn't matter as it was a perfect balance of mystery and reveal. Let's face it, you knew where it was going just by reading the title, but the tension and bleakness of the narration kept me hooked.
"Feral" by Tracey Korn was a bit confusing. I loved the time is money - literally, you pay with years of your life- idea but I didn't understand why characters did what they did and the whiplash pacing got me lost. Maybe it's a prequel better read with knowledge of the series, or else it just wasn't just for me.
"Vessels" by Alanah Andrews is a twisted tale with echoes of Ghost In The Shell/Humans - human consciousness going into mechanoid bodies. It features a particularly obsessive, unlikable protagonist who we watch battle with his hatred of biological living when there's the option of being inside a machine host with none of the messiness. But of course, not all messiness is biological. Really liked the sci-fi world building considering it's such a short story.
The first is "The Machinists Daughter" by Alison Ingleby, a companion-prequel to The Wall series. I liked getting to see the backstory of Barnes and how she came to be involved in the main story
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though how did she get that job through breaking such a serious law? Rae and Samson origins though. Awkward-cute.I loved Clare Littlemore's "The Gender Guardian". I've never read any of the series this is a companion story to but it didn't matter as it was a perfect balance of mystery and reveal. Let's face it, you knew where it was going just by reading the title, but the tension and bleakness of the narration kept me hooked.
"Feral" by Tracey Korn was a bit confusing. I loved the time is money - literally, you pay with years of your life- idea but I didn't understand why characters did what they did and the whiplash pacing got me lost. Maybe it's a prequel better read with knowledge of the series, or else it just wasn't just for me.
"Vessels" by Alanah Andrews is a twisted tale with echoes of Ghost In The Shell/Humans - human consciousness going into mechanoid bodies. It features a particularly obsessive, unlikable protagonist who we watch battle with his hatred of biological living when there's the option of being inside a machine host with none of the messiness. But of course, not all messiness is biological. Really liked the sci-fi world building considering it's such a short story.
How do you know that you really enjoyed a dystopian story? You get to the end of it and you wished there was another 100 pages!
4 incredible short stories written by 4 amazing dystopian authors.
Alison Ingleby's "The Machinists Daughter" is a story about the rules that you will break to protect your family and survive. A father out of work after an injury, a mother with an addiction, a sister that is doing nothing but causing trouble and one girl that is trying to keep her family together and alive
Clare Littlemore's "The Gender Guardian" is what the world would be like if men and women were segregated. In this world men are considered basic and vicious and not apart of the civilisation Auro grew up in until she runs away and finds herself face to face with the people she has been taught are dangerous, the enemy and not to be trusted.
Tracey Korn's "The Feral" Is a story of how far you would go to have everythign you have ever wanted after a freak accident, but at what price, what rules will you break, how much trouble are you willing to get into.
Alanah Andrews "Vessels" This is the shortest of the 4 stories so i won't give to much away but if you love stories that have to do with people taking over another body like i do you will really enjoy this, and you know if its a hsort stlry all is not gping to go well.
4 incredible short stories written by 4 amazing dystopian authors.
Alison Ingleby's "The Machinists Daughter" is a story about the rules that you will break to protect your family and survive. A father out of work after an injury, a mother with an addiction, a sister that is doing nothing but causing trouble and one girl that is trying to keep her family together and alive
Clare Littlemore's "The Gender Guardian" is what the world would be like if men and women were segregated. In this world men are considered basic and vicious and not apart of the civilisation Auro grew up in until she runs away and finds herself face to face with the people she has been taught are dangerous, the enemy and not to be trusted.
Tracey Korn's "The Feral" Is a story of how far you would go to have everythign you have ever wanted after a freak accident, but at what price, what rules will you break, how much trouble are you willing to get into.
Alanah Andrews "Vessels" This is the shortest of the 4 stories so i won't give to much away but if you love stories that have to do with people taking over another body like i do you will really enjoy this, and you know if its a hsort stlry all is not gping to go well.