Welcome back to the Short Fiction Spotlight, a weekly column on Tor.com co-curated by myself and the marvellous Brit Mandelo, and dedicated to doing exactly what it says in the header: shining a light on some of the best and most relevant fiction of the aforementioned form.
You are, of course, cordially invited to read along with us. Indeed, we’d adore it if you did, so where possible we’ll be providing links to select stories—and advice on how to get hold of those that aren’t available for free. I’ll try to give you advance warning about what we’re reading next, as well.
This week, I’ll be picking up where I left off last time I pointed the Spotlight, with two more of the British Science Fiction Association’s nominees for Best Short Story—including “Three Moments of an Explosion” by China Mieville, warden of the weird. But we begin, after these messages, with “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” by Ian Sales....
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