Synopsis:
“The differences between worlds — they’re like two tapestries, one made of silk and the other of wool. But this door is a needle that sends me between them, and I’m what stitches them together.”
A future where memory is currency; a land of dinosaurs seeking the refuge of outer space; a city where events in the present can change the past; a family of colonists escaping grief on a distant planet; a dragon breathing fire on the bourgeoisie; an astronaut craving the power of flight.
Across the many Earths, change is the only constant. Every new tomorrow is a new beginning, whether you’re a superhero trying to hide your power from your boss, or an alien invasion has made you the richest person in the universe. Collected in this short story omnibus from Frasier Armitage are a catalogue of beginnings that stretch beyond the seams of our world. Step through a door to this unique multiverse of science fiction and fantasy in the first volume of short stories from the acclaimed author of New Yesterday and Time’s Ellipse, and travel to places that are only bound together by A Stitch Between Worlds.
Review:
Thank you Frasier for sending me an early copy to review.
I’ve made no secret of my love for Frasier’s writing. He writes these incredible sci-fi books that always have me reeling by the end when he reveals something that just blows my mind. A Stitch Between Worlds is no different. I won’t spoil why because I think you should experience it yourself, but it’s truly masterful.
There’s no shortage of imaginative works in this collection as there’s 11 short stories to enjoy. Good As Gold took me back into the world of New Yesterday, you don’t need to have read the book to understand the story but if you have read New Yesterday it’s fun to dip back in. I genuinely think every single story in this collection is strong, they’re all so incredibly varied yet they all work well together within the collection.
The Hunter Remains has us following a group of dinosaurs as they fight to survive, facing threats from each other and from space. Postcards From Another World plays with using transcripts of voice messages to tell the story. Dragonpiercer dips more into fantasy and it turns out that Frasier is also an incredible fantasy writer (in all honestly I’m not shocked, I’d read his grocery lists if he published them).
I could keep going for every story in the collection. I loved being able to dip back into worlds that Frasier has already published stories in, and I loved exploring all of the new worlds contained within these pages.
A Stitch Between Worlds is filled with unique worlds and masterful storytelling. I highly recommend that you add it to the very top of your tbr.
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