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A review by empressofbookingham
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 by L. Ron Hubbard
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“Sometimes stories take us by surprise, and then drag us on rides we didn't expect.”
Spencer Sekulin
~~~
Its safe to say these volumes get better and more powerful year by year. The bar is set high and we get stories from the best of best. You can also clearly see how impactful WOF are to these new writers. I immensely loved and enjoyed this volume than I did last years. That's not to say volume 38 didn't have its magic mind you.
Volume 39 of Writers of The Future features twelve diverse, captivating stories and beautiful illustrations from the best new writers and illustrators of the year. And that's the beauty of the anthology: you'll get served with different writing styles, themes, delivery, worlds, questions...in one platter/book. It was a wholesome and filling read.
In between the stories the whose who in the Sci-fi and Fantasy genres drop anecdotes about writing, prioritizing your time and writing, working with other writers (last years volume)... And these pieces always makes me appreciate writers more and that process of writing as a whole.
I also deeply appreciate seeing writers fresh off the oven sharing there creations, writers who have tried time and again and finally gotten published: these in themselves are stories of resilience, faith, hard work, persistence, perseverance.
These writers dare to ask deep questions that have you thinking. These writers dare to break barriers on writing. In the end, you're left craving more.
The Children of Desolation, a story set in Southern Africa after the apocalypse, left me deeply thinking. About life, race, love, forgiveness, my history... Can't wait for the full book.
Kitsune, A Trickle in History, Piracy For Beginners, Timelines and Bloodlines, The Last History, Death And the Taxman, Under My Cypresses also left me ruminating.
That's not to say the rest didn't leave a dent. I enjoyed exploring the vast themes they had to offer while they question life and writing.
I highly recommend the book.
“For the first time since Thabo died, Tumelo felt the heaviness lift from his heart. It was time to let go. To break the cycle. It was time to live on.”
Spencer Sekulin
~~~
Its safe to say these volumes get better and more powerful year by year. The bar is set high and we get stories from the best of best. You can also clearly see how impactful WOF are to these new writers. I immensely loved and enjoyed this volume than I did last years. That's not to say volume 38 didn't have its magic mind you.
Volume 39 of Writers of The Future features twelve diverse, captivating stories and beautiful illustrations from the best new writers and illustrators of the year. And that's the beauty of the anthology: you'll get served with different writing styles, themes, delivery, worlds, questions...in one platter/book. It was a wholesome and filling read.
In between the stories the whose who in the Sci-fi and Fantasy genres drop anecdotes about writing, prioritizing your time and writing, working with other writers (last years volume)... And these pieces always makes me appreciate writers more and that process of writing as a whole.
I also deeply appreciate seeing writers fresh off the oven sharing there creations, writers who have tried time and again and finally gotten published: these in themselves are stories of resilience, faith, hard work, persistence, perseverance.
These writers dare to ask deep questions that have you thinking. These writers dare to break barriers on writing. In the end, you're left craving more.
The Children of Desolation, a story set in Southern Africa after the apocalypse, left me deeply thinking. About life, race, love, forgiveness, my history... Can't wait for the full book.
Kitsune, A Trickle in History, Piracy For Beginners, Timelines and Bloodlines, The Last History, Death And the Taxman, Under My Cypresses also left me ruminating.
That's not to say the rest didn't leave a dent. I enjoyed exploring the vast themes they had to offer while they question life and writing.
I highly recommend the book.
“For the first time since Thabo died, Tumelo felt the heaviness lift from his heart. It was time to let go. To break the cycle. It was time to live on.”