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Souls Along The Meridian reviewed at Scary Minds

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:16 +0000

Fresh off the back of making the Horrorscope recommended reading list for 2010, Bill Congreve’s excellent collection, Souls Along The Meridian, has received a 9/10 scored review at Scary Minds.

There are probably a few weaker stories with Bill Congreve’s name on them in the bottom draw of his desk, but since they aren’t included you are left with the impression that Congreve started his career strongly, hasn’t missed a beat, and has maintained a high standard down the years…

Souls Along The Meridian is an exemplary collection that strides purposely out of the genre swamp and lays claim to being one of the best releases of any genre in 2010.

Read the full review here.

And if you haven’t got it yet, buy your copy right here!

Great review of Dark Pages on Goodreads

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:48:17 +0000

There’s nothing like a reader review, especially a good one. This is a 4 star review from a Goodreads user:

An exceptional collection of dark fiction. Its only real weakness is the amount of territory the selected stories cover–but that was the point of the collection in the first place, and it answers very well. So… well, that doesn’t sound like much of a weakness, does it?

Personal favorites for me were “Nepenthe” by Felicity Dowker and “Cargo” by Aaron Polson–both of which felt very short and packed a punch, but in completely different ways. Modern fairy tale and honest post-apoc respectively. There were one or two that I wasn’t sure about when I started reading them, but really hooked me hard by the end, too: “Surveying the Land” by BD Wilson and “Blood on Green” come to mind in that category.

There’s not a sleeper in the book, though–I could think of something great to say about each of them, from pretty prose to brilliant execution to cool concepts. It’s just more of a something for everyone kind of antho. Sci-fi to fantasy to just plain weird.

Haven’t got your copy yet? Rectify that here!

Souls Along The Meridian reviewed at TISF podcast

admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:19:32 +0000

Bill Congreve’s awesome short story collection, Souls Along The Meridian, has been reviewed in episode 25 of the Terra Incognito Speculative Fiction podcast. There’s also a short story, read by Simon Petrie, which precedes the review.

Check it out now.

Or you can read a trascript of the review right here.

Great Dark Pages review at ASiF

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:44:29 +0000

I’m constantly amazed that despite the limited, if any, promise of monetary returns gained by publishing independent books there are still bold, proud individuals out there who feel it’s their destiny to take the plunge. We should be thankful of these individuals, such as those behind Blade Red Press otherwise little gems like Dark Pages would never see the light of day.

Chosen from over 250 submissions, the fourteen stories collected in Dark Pages strike at the heart of the individual’s deepest desires and fears. Editor Brenton Tomlinson chose these stories because of their ability to excite “painful emotions”.

You can read the whole review here.

If you haven’t got your copy yet, why not? It’s awesome. All the details here.