Regan Wolfrom

Wolfrom has written a nice little book of self-published short stories which are varying in length and character depth. This book on fantasy/horror is worth reading when approached with the right mindset. I prefer, at this time to read biography/memoirs for many reasons which won’t be given here. I always try to mix up the genres of things I read to prevent any reading block before to appears. Structurally, I found this book insightful. All the stories are distinct and diverse in location and language affiliation. So, I feel this book is a test case for Wolfrom to break out further in his subsequent productions. Attached to the end of this book is a preview to a coming series “After The Fires Went Out” which seems to be an outgrowth of the narrative style and characters seen here. I enjoyed Wolfrom’s preponderance of dialogue over action because, initially, most writers don’t do this. These dialogue-driven short stories all have a cinematic lean to them, so these might be intentionally able to cross over to movie-pitch material. I don’t know that to be true. Zombies are still a screenwriters’ bread-and-butter but Wolfrom covers more than that, for which I am appreciative. Fantasy/Horror has never been my favorite genre, but it does have many excellent authors, primarily Stephen King. This short story collection makes me appreciative that Wolfrom has chosen this genre since we always need more writers in every genre. Wolfrom’s characters all have a minimum of introspection and are heavily invested in their conflicted or doomed status. Each of the nine chapters narrates alien beings (or soon-to-be nonhuman) that share some human characteristics but see humans as fragile and limited in powers that can be subsumed under domination. It is part of this book to enjoy seeing these alien beings turn on each other occasionally. The title of the book comes from the first short story in the collection of a Los Angeles resident, Heather Smith, who infiltrates a gathering of succubi at Dockweiler Beach before erasing them in turn. I can see all the good things that are being worked out piecemeal by Wolfrom and hope that he continues to get better as a storyteller. This isn’t “flash fiction”. It’s novel building using dialogue as the chief catalyst and an intentionality of distinct fantasy tropes to tell tales of failed romantic connection and horrible demise.… (plus d'informations)

I received an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is science fiction, heavy on the science. While set in the future, it feels like the near feature. The plot? Well, basically, a crowd sourced group put a screen of bots in orbit to shield us from the evil effects of the sun. And everybody hates it. Except for those people who love it. And everybody seems to be working against everybody else. You can't trust anyone to be honest or on your side.

The spy fiction part of the story would be better if they replaced it with the Russians from Rocky and Bullwinkle, it's that bad. The romances were equally bewildering and no one seems to have true passion for anyone else.

I finished this book, but only to say I had, otherwise I would have given up 20% of the way in. I have to say, if you're reading and you want to keep reading to see if it resolves or gets better? Don't. It's already the best it's going to get.… (plus d'informations)