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Stories For Nerds: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Anthology Kindle Edition

by Raphyel M. Jordan (Author), Scott Parkin (Author), Abby Goldsmith (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
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Travel through a multitude of exciting worlds and adventures in this collection of innovative and thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy short stories.

 

How does a scientist and a band of corporate superheroes escape an eternal time-loop? What does a "real" mermaid do when she's held captive by a spoiled short-sighted prince? Why does a young woman find herself compelled to portray a trope character in a LitRPG? These and a multitude of other questions are answered in this first collection of short stories from some of the most imaginative authors to-date.

 

Stories For Nerds: Volume 1 will have you anticipating one epic short story after the other. Find your favorite new author - better yet, authors - here!

 

Volume 1 Includes:

Not In Their Nature by Scott Parkin, Abby Goldsmith, & Raphyel M. Jordan – sci-fi

My Brother's Keeper by Raphyel M. Jordan – sci-fi

Fires by Scott Parkin – fantasy

The Biggest Mermaid by Abby Goldsmith – fantasy

Last of Her Kind by Abby Goldsmith, Raphyel M. Jordan, Scott Parkin – fantasy

The Stranger and The Mask of Plagues :A Hall of Doors Short Story (#4.1) by Zachary Chopchinski – sci-fi

Parcel Twist by Quincy J. Allen – sci-fi

The Butcher of Orcin: A Big Damn Heroes Origin Story by Jeffery H. Haskell – sci-fi

Déjà vu by Raphyel M. Jordan, Scott Parkin, Abby Goldsmith – sci-fi

Value by Catherine Schaff-Stump – fantasy

My Father's Sword by MB Mooney – fantasy

There Be Dragons by Elle Beaumont – fantasy

A Pocketful of Sky by Scott Parkin, Raphyel M. Jordan, Abby Goldsmith – sci-fi/fantasy

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09JK41QNG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Raphyel Jordan (October 15, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 716 KB
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  1. Catherine Schaff-Stump

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    Cath Schaff-Stump writes fantasy for children and adults. She writes funny stories, dark stories, and everything in between. She is the author of the Klaereon Scroll series and the Abigail Rath Versus series. Cath lives and works in Iowa. During the day, she teaches English at a local community college. More of her fiction has been published by Paper Golem Press, Daydreams Dandelion Press, and in The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk.

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    Elle Beaumont is a writer who loves creating vivid fantasy and science fiction worlds in the young adult genre as well as new adult. She lives in southeastern Massachusetts with her husband and two children. When not writing or chasing around her children she can be seen crocheting, candle-making and taking care of her animals. More than once she has proclaimed that coffee is life blood and it is how she refrains from becoming a zombie.

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Andy
4.0 out of 5 stars An Overall Very Fine Collection of Short Stories
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2022
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I can only hope there is a second volume for his collection.

"Stories for Nerds" surprised me. True, as an earlier stated, the stories vary in quality--but most are engaging, carry relevant themes, and have messages.

Special mention goes to "My Brother's Keeper," a story that conveys the honor of life.
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Doug Williamson
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice variety of stories
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
This is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories with a variety of themes, settings and such. I love anthologies for the opportunity explore multiple authors and make new discoveries. This collection provides quite a variety (13 stories by my count) which fits the bill nicely. I am particularly partial to the SF genre these days, but there were some rather good fantasy stories as well. And I did discover a few new (to me) authors that I look forward to exploring in more depth. So that makes it a success in my book (pun intended).

Highly recommended to fans of the SF and Fantasy genres.

I received an ARC from Hidden Gems for review purposes.
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Rob H
4.0 out of 5 stars A Blend of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories of Varying Quality
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022
Context: I am an avid reader of both Sci-Fi and Fantasy, so reading this book was highly anticipated. It is a good blend of SF&F, but as the title of this review indicates, not all the stories were of equal quality. Some of the stories bored me to the point that I couldn't remember what I read 10 minutes after reading them. Others were "okay", but only "okay".

However, there were several stories in both genres that were well written and impactful. "My Brother's Keeper" by Raphyel Jordan and "The Butcher of Orcin..." (both military SF), as well as the fantasy stories "Parcel Twist" by Quincy Allen, "My Father's Sword" by MB Mooney, and "There Be Dragons" by Elle Beaumont all fall in that category for me. Those 5 stories comprise 38% of the stories in the collection; short of having a standout masterpiece, I typically consider an anthology to be worthwhile if at least 50% of the stories are impactful. Of course, these 5 represent my likes - the other 62% may have greater appeal for other readers!

I did receive an ARC of this anthology. That affected neither my opinion nor my voluntary review.
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Cat Lee
4.0 out of 5 stars Great diversity of characters and worlds
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021
As a self-proclaimed "book dork", I jumped at the chance to read and review an ARC of "Stories For Nerds: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Anthology". I'm glad I did. The stories are all well-written, some by a single author or others written collaboratively. I did not expect such a diversity of characters, from aliens and A.I.s to mermaids, faeries, elves, dragons, and gnomes, but I enjoyed how they all developed throughout the stories. It was fun to visit so many "worlds", and I was pleased to meet so many strong and smart female characters. There's something for everyone here: action, adventure, and intrigue, as well as stories that make you think and stories that evoke emotion.
I can't pick just one favorite, but the following are on my list in order by when they appeared in the book: "Not In Their Nature"; "Last of Her Kind"; "Parcel Twist"; "Value"; and "A Pocketful of Sky". Honestly, I liked every single story, which is rare for me in an anthology. Congratulations to all of the authors. I would recommend "Stories For Nerds" to anyone who enjoys Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Tyche
2.0 out of 5 stars Very uneven collection
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022
This very uneven collection of stories has some interesting ideas (Deja Vu time-loop for instance), some novel takes (The Biggest Mermaid was clever), but all too often not particularly well-written, too much over-adjectived violence. Tropes about swords and kings are tiresome - for heaven's sake, it is a flat piece of metal for intimidating people - and not very imaginative. The last story (A Pocketful of Sky) was sly and redeemed the book. I had a review copy from ARC and have been reading sci-fi for over 60 years.
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Janalyn
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great anthology from beginning to end!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2022
If you love science fiction you’re going to love this anthology. My favorite was my brothers keeper but they are all great stories. From the first to the last story you will be riveted and glued to your seat. They are different worlds different species with different abilities and it’s all interesting and a certain must read for any sci-fi fan. I truly enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. It’s rare for every story to be interesting but that is definitely the case with“Stories for nerds“ I receivedthis Book from Book Sirens and a Expy Books and I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I and blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own.
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Haunted Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars 13 stories of SF and Fantasy To Whet Your Appetite
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2022
An exciting mix of Science Fiction and Fantasy stories (surely not only for nerds!), 13 in total, from a variety of authors but each one designed to engrossing and inspire. Read one at a time or enjoy the entire collection of authors to watch!

I reviewed a digital copy generously provided by the authors via Hidden Gems Books, at no cost, obligation, or remuneration. I opted to review this title.
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BrandyE2020
4.0 out of 5 stars Stories for Nerds [& Non-Nerds Alike!] - Great, Quickish Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022
*I was sent a free book and am voluntarily leaving this honest review*
I gave this 4* because although the stories were good, some of them I found outside of my interest due to violence and there were some typos that interrupted but, didn't take away from, the quality of the stories. This was a great collection of shortish stories covering the range of sci-fi & fantasy, with my faves being: The Biggest Mermaid by Abby Goldsmith; Last Of Her Kind by Abby Goldsmith, Raphyel M. Jordan, Scott Parkin; Parcel Twist by Quincy J. Allen; and There Be Dragons by Elle Beaumont. These stories were captivating with imagery and storytelling so vivid that when it ends you wonder what happened next and sad the adventure has come to an end. I hope these 4, especially, are extended to be longer short stories!
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