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desperanceLast year, The Write Fantastic (of whom I am fantastically proud to be a member) published a first anthology, under the aegis of Ian Whates and Newcon Press.
It's just been reviewed at SF Crowsnest, and you can read the whole review here. On the other hand, I can pre-empt at least some of your curiosity by citing this here:
A barber is called upon to shave the Emperor in 'I Shaved Half Emperor Cyrrhenius'. He is marched past his father, who is slowly dying in agony, having cut the great one, and ordered to finish the shave. Chaz Brenchley has surely written the best barber story of the 21st century with a great title, a beautiful fantasy premise, real drama and a surprise ending. Detectives, soldiers and reporters are staple fictional protagonists but barbers have had their moments, too. The notes on authors at the back indicate that Brenchley is something of a prodigy. He's been making his living as a writer since the age of eighteen, is prolific and has won numerous prizes. I will certainly look up more of his stuff. This is the advantage of anthologies: you get a quick taste of new writers without forking out big sums for a novel you can't finish.
It's just been reviewed at SF Crowsnest, and you can read the whole review here. On the other hand, I can pre-empt at least some of your curiosity by citing this here:
A barber is called upon to shave the Emperor in 'I Shaved Half Emperor Cyrrhenius'. He is marched past his father, who is slowly dying in agony, having cut the great one, and ordered to finish the shave. Chaz Brenchley has surely written the best barber story of the 21st century with a great title, a beautiful fantasy premise, real drama and a surprise ending. Detectives, soldiers and reporters are staple fictional protagonists but barbers have had their moments, too. The notes on authors at the back indicate that Brenchley is something of a prodigy. He's been making his living as a writer since the age of eighteen, is prolific and has won numerous prizes. I will certainly look up more of his stuff. This is the advantage of anthologies: you get a quick taste of new writers without forking out big sums for a novel you can't finish.