Racers of the Night Science Fiction Stories by Brad R Torgersen eBook Brad R Torgersen
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Flying at the Speed of Night . . . Following in the successful footsteps of his previous short fiction collection (“Lights in the Deep”) award-winning and award-nominated Science Fiction author Brad R. Torgersen is back with twelve new tales. From the edges of explored space, to the depths of the artificial soul. At once breaking the limits of human endurance, while also treading the tender landscapes of the human heart. Originally appearing in the pages of Analog magazine, Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show magazine, Mike Resnick’s Galaxy’s Edge magazine, and elsewhere, these stories are collected here for the first time; with commentary and anecdotes from the author. Introductions by bestsellers L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Kevin J. Anderson, and Dave Wolverton (Farland.)
Racers of the Night Science Fiction Stories by Brad R Torgersen eBook Brad R Torgersen
This is a fine collection of short stories from the author. Among the authors mentors are Kevin J Anderson and Mike Resnick. He has learned his craft well from these two renowned authors. Nothing left me less than satisfied.Product details
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Racers of the Night Science Fiction Stories by Brad R Torgersen eBook Brad R Torgersen Reviews
Racers of the Night starts with “The Curse of Sally Tincakes,” which is a racing story with a hard lunar scifi edge. It also is a sort of ghost story, with scenes that are a cross between the speeder bike race in Star Wars and NASCAR. Very, very well done.
Next up is “The Bricks of Eta Cassiopeia,” in which the author tries to answer the question, “What will pioneers on other planets build with?” Bricks perhaps, if no stone is available, since the terraforming is not yet complete so there is no wood. And who would make these bricks in the pioneer hierarchy? The answers posited in this story are . . . interesting.
“Guard Dog,” written with Mike Resnick, is a sad, hard, lonely piece of military science fiction that really lingers – and bites. While loneliness is a centerpiece of the next story, “Recapturing the Dream,” it’s more about PSTD and re-entering society after an impossible loss. While there were a couple of horror-style stories in this collection which I will not mention, as I am not a horror fan, but even those were good. I normally hate zombie fiction but “The Nechronomater” made me rethink that.
The “Flamingo Girl” and “Blood and Mirrors” are both noir detective stories; one about gengineered call girls, and one about a former sexbot turned sentient cop. Both are worthy of CSI on a good day. But “Readon’s Law” is more than both, and the start of a number of stories in what will someday no doubt be called the Reardonverse. Kaliope Reardon is an undercover cop, working for a sort of galactic JAG or NCIS. What a character. This is action flick fiction at its finest.
The sense of wonder in “The Shadows of Titan” is tinged with the sort of fear you find under Demonreach Island in the Harry Dresden novels. “The Hideki Line” had a different sense of wonder, and a different fear the classic question, “Will time travelers unravel our time?” All I will say about the ending is that it involves the law of unintended consequences.
The last two stories are “Peacekeeper” (with Mike Resnick) that riffs off a bit of the same military themes later found in The Chaplain’s War, and “Life Flight.” “Life Flight” is an amazing story of problems and solutions on a colonization ship where the cold sleep does not always work as advertised. It’s quite long—novella length, unless I am mistaken—but worth the investment of time. The story is emotionally raw–naked, at times–and expertly pulls the reader into an uncomfortable but necessary POV. I’m a fan of explicit (or implicit) circularity, and Torgersen pushes all of those buttons, too. It’s a fitting end to a wonderful journey through the worlds of a writer I want to hear more from.
A final note I particularly enjoyed all of the author’s notes at the ends of the stories, which gave a sense of getting to know the author (and his process in writing that particular story) that made the experience of reading each one complete.
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Its a bunch of short stories some are lots better then others.
Another excellent set of stories by Brad. About my only criticism is that these stories , you could really feel his influences.
Also, a couple of them, I saw the ending coming a mile away (e.g. Guard Dog)
Torgerson wins the Race and increases my desire for his Chaplans War due out from Baen next Month!
Larry Correia has proclaimed Brad Torgersen "the future of Science Fiction". I'm starting to agree with him! Torgersen doesn't disappoint with this, his second collection. Racers ranges from Hard SF to Horror. Uplifting and entertaining, this collection is recommended for fans of old school greats like Heinlein and Lovecraft.
A collection of short stories by the author of "The Chaplain's War". Very good read!
I very much enjoyed all of the stories and found some of them down right fascinating. But the very last story, "Life Flight" was the most captivating. It reaches right in and grabs your guts and doesn't let go. An excellent idea, well told.
This is a fine collection of short stories from the author. Among the authors mentors are Kevin J Anderson and Mike Resnick. He has learned his craft well from these two renowned authors. Nothing left me less than satisfied.
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