Quick Sips - Strange Horizons 04/16/2018, 04/23/2018, & 04/30/2018

I'm looking at three weeks of Strange Horizons' fiction and poetry today, and there's quite a lot to get to. The first week was pretty normal with one story and one poem, but the second week was a nonfiction week, so only one poem for me to look at (though the nonfiction is of course always worth checking out. And the last week of the month saw the release of a special issue looking at SFF in English coming out of India. So in total I'm looking at three stories and two poems, and it's an eclectic bunch. From strange houses with tiny cities to time skipping fighter pilots, there's a lot of fresh ideas and luminous styles. So let's get to the reviews!

Quick Sips - Heroic Fantasty Quarterly Q33

There's something of a surprise in this issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly—a pair of linked novelettes! The stories are dark and center on the European invasion and colonization of the Americas, and the death and sins associated with that time. The stories feature characters in some ways divorced from their people, alone and looking for punishment for the direction their lives have taken. Instead they find new purpose in the face of a dark and twisted threats that go far beyond the Europeans knocking at the door. Along with another short story and a nice range of poetry, the issue marks an interesting complication of what's normally considered Heroic Fantasy. But it works, not only to fit into the guiding theme of the publication, but to find new territory to discover. Onward to the reviews!

Art by Jereme Peabody