Feed My Reads recommended in 2022 - day 85

Feed My Reads loves discovering new authors and having the chance to read a few works from the same author thanks to a collection of stories makes this so much easier, Thunderlands offered a great chance to read work by Stewart Bint and stood out as a read worth recommending.


A bolt of lightning. A crack of thunder. The lingering smell of ozone in the highly-charged air.

And the world has changed forever.

Welcome to Thunderlands. It looks the same on the surface, but there's just a hint that all might not be what it seems beneath. Even the most ordinary things may be just a touch off kilter.

Stewart Bint’s collection of 21 short stories ranges from the sublime, through powerful, puzzling, funny, horrific and different, to the unforgivably ridiculous.


Review:

This is a serious of short and not so short stories which are each excellent in their quality and show an author with a real talent.  The stories are varied and yet each one reads well in its own right.  This was my very first time reading work by this author but I am certain it will not be my last.

Amongst the best of the stories is one which focuses on bullying within Twitter, this story was a fantastic piece that delivered on the thought provoking nature of the topic but also kept a level of darkness and depth that was needed without ever overstepping the mark.

If you are looking to trial an author and their work then getting a chance to read a few different pieces by them is always a good way to start and so this book is great for those yet to experience the work of Stewart Bint.


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