Weird Tales Review at SF Revue
Other than listing someone other than Ann VanderMeer as the fiction editor, a great review by Sam Taimano of the 85th anniversary issue of Weird Tales at the SF Revue. "Creature" is, as noted, an exceptional first published story.Excerpt:The fiction begin with a beautiful, lyric tale from Tanith Lee, "The Heart of Ice". Nirsen is thrown out of his town, falsely accused of rape. He awakens to find himself out on the cold and snow but finds his way to the palace of the Ice Maiden. He spends the winter there and emerges deeply changed. Next we have the first published story by Ramsey Shehadeh, "Creature". An amorphous beast with psychic powers approaches a town. He encounters a poor, little girl who is looking for her mother. There are those that would harm the girl and he becomes her protector. Shehadeh has written a touching, very compassionate story and I will be looking forward to more from him.