Tide of Shadows and Other Stories

by Aidan Moher

[Lianne]

I received a review copy of this book for review from the author. You can read my full review of the book at my blog, eclectictales.com: http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2015/06/24/review-tide-of-shadows-and-other-stories/

Tide of Shadows and Other Stories is quite an eclectic collection of stories featured, each with a different tone and atmosphere to them. Each also had its own narrative voice that fit with the story it was telling. The stories themselves can be whimsical and a play on familiar fantasy tropes, like in “Of Parnassus and Princes, Damsels and Dragons”, or introspective like in “A Night for Spirits and Snowflakes.” I think my favourite story from this collection was “The Girl with Wings of Iron and Down”; I was just so invested in the character and intrigued as to what happened to her and how she got to where she was.

What’s also really cool about this collection is that the author included notes at the end of each story talking a bit about what inspired him to write that particular story and the process that went into it.

Tide of Shadows and Other Stories is a great debut publication from Aidan Moher. The short stories offers not only a range of his storytelling but the types of stories that has been churning in his mind. Readers of speculative fiction who are looking for new authors to read should check out his collection (and his website)!