“Museum Beetles” by Simon Kewin has an unusual narrative structure, following a succession of museum curators over generations. It appears at first glance to be about the growth of a beetle colony over that time, and their gradual destruction of the museum and its records. But in fact, there is another narrative arc here, and it is leading to the point where the people inside the museum will understand something new about their situation, and see a new possibility for their future. The reader, of course, makes the same discovery, and Kewin judges the reveal to perfection. This is beautifully written, fascinating, and one of the highlights of the book.Which is nice. The "book" in question is The Best of Abyss & Apex Volume 1, to be published at some point in 2009. I'll post updates when the book appears.
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A Nice Review of Museum Beetles
Thursday, 1 January 2009
I came across this review of Museum Beetles today :
Simon Kewin
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Simon is a fantasy/SF writer, the author of over 100 published short stories, quite a lot of poetry and the novels The Genehunter, Engn and the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy.
His short stories have appeared in Nature, Analog, Daily Science Fiction, BFS Horizons, Abyss & Apex and many more.
He's a member of the British Fantasy Society and Untethered Realms.
He's signed to Curiosity Quills Press for the publication of his Engn books and is also an indie author (through Stormcrow Books).
Books
Hedge Witch urban/high fantasy (Cloven Land #1) |
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Wyrm Lord urban/high fantasy (Cloven Land #2) |
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Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook | Apple | Buy Direct |
Witch King urban/high fantasy (Cloven Land #3) |
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Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook | Apple | Buy Direct |
Hyrn urban/high fantasy (Cloven Land #0) |
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Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook | Apple | Free Download |
The Cloven Land Trilogy The complete box set |
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Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook | Apple | Buy Direct |
The Genehunter dystopian sci/fi detective thriller |
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Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook | Apple | Buy Direct |
Engn "a steampunk Gormenghast" |
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Amazon | Curiosity Quills Press |
Other Worlds fantasy and sci/fi short stories |
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Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook | Apple | Buy Direct |
Witching Hour three fantasy short stories Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
Faces In The Shadows three ghostly short stories Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
Remembrance Day a Möbius Station short story Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
The Armageddon Machine a science fiction novella Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Free Download |
Malware a technothriller short story Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
We, The People Of The Clouds a future Earth novella Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
Guitar Heroes a fantasy short story Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Free Download |
Museum Beetles a fantasy short story Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
Seek Alternative Route a short story Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Buy Direct |
Live from the Continuing Explosion a science fiction short story Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Free Download |
Slay Ride a Christmas Miscellany Amazon | Kobo | Google | Nook Apple | Free Download |
The Clockwork King a fantasy novella Amazon | Kobo | Nook | Google Apple | Buy Direct |
Spell Circles fantasy short stories 1999-2011 Amazon | Kobo | Nook | Google Apple | Buy Direct |
Eccentric Orbits sci/fi short stories 1999-2011 Amazon | Kobo | Nook | Google Apple | Buy Direct |
Life Cycles literary short stories 1999-2011 Amazon | Kobo | Nook | Google Apple | Buy Direct |
Perfect Circles collected short stories 1999-2011 Amazon | Kobo | Nook | Google Apple | Buy Direct |
The Publishometer
323 works + 69 reprints = 392 publications:
Full list of published books, stories and poems
Box sets | 1 | |
Novels | 5 | + 1 reprint |
Short story collections | 8 | |
Novellas/novelettes | 12 | + 6 reprints |
Short Stories | 65 | + 36 reprints |
Flash stories | 57 | + 16 reprints |
Micro stories | 87 | |
Poems | 76 | + 10 reprints |
Audiobooks/Podcasts | 12 |
Copyright © Simon Kewin.
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