Many of the stories would be right at home in an H.P Lovecraft collection or a SyFy original channel TV show (though Mohamed has better and less problematic writing than both). No One Will Come Back For Us contains 17 short stories that tackle everything from instruction manuals to ancient gods to bees. The book released in May 2023 and is her debut short story collection. She is an award-winning writer and scientist with 9 published books at the time of writing. No One Will Come Back For Us is a cosmic horror and dark fantasy short story collection by Premee Mohamed. – No One WIll Come Back For Us (Below the Kirk, Below the Hill), pg 1. “After an uneasy night, Phil went to retrieve the body with a tarp, because a blanket would need washing afterwards, and a garbage bag seemed too cruel as well as too thin.” But I find them a nice inclusion that still lingers with me. Some readers will hate these intrusions in the chronology, learning things perhaps best left unsaid. Harlan Ellison plays his narrative as an inviting and ominous voice to pique interest. A Boy and His Dog still takes the cake in narrative voice.Įach story has an introduction that gives me Twilight Zone vibes. “Eyes of Dust” and “Big Sam Was My Friend” happen to be favorites of mine, while “Delusion for a Dragon Slayer” seems harder for me to remember.Ī colorful and flawed narrator leads in each story, adding their own spin for variety. While this will likely mean you find one that doesn’t speak to you, each haunts you in unique ways. “Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes,” specifically, reads more like Fabulism or a Supernatural thriller.Įach story is a unique entry. It is important to mention that science fiction loosely applies to the latter half of the collection. Harlan Ellison often takes on the turmoil of science fiction, casting a light of exploitation and pessimism instead of starry-eyed optimism. Each story tackles prose differently, so consistency isn’t a focus in this collection in any regard. Contained in this collection are “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream,” “Big Sam Was My Friend,” “Eyes of Dust,” “World of the Myth,” “Lonelyache,” “Delusion for a Dragon Slayer,” and “Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes.” While most of these stories are previously published, these are the latest versions.ĭon’t expect a collection like Vic and Blood, following specific characters set in a specific world.
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