Michael Bailey's Chiral Mad anthology, in which my story "The Apologies" appears alongside many fine typers of tales established & incunabular alike, keeps getting love:
Just nominated for Horror Anthology of the year at
http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/awards/ (note: thisisnothorrible).
This is like the 3rd or 4th award (depending how you look at or how much you really care about proper addition) that it has rubbed up against; already Chiral Mad was recently listed as an Award finalist for the 2012 USA Best Book Awards by USA Book News, and in two categories: Anthologies: Fiction, and Best Cover Design: Fiction. It was also a finalist for the 2012 Halloween Book Fest Awards.
Now, to steal from Michael Bailey's Blog (only synoptically, however-- I
encourage you to visit and read every word he's put up there-- here is a
summary of the initial reviews of Chiral Mad:
Horror World review of Chiral Mad
“Get this book… as win/win as it gets” & “Little slices of life as seen through a gaze set firmly askew.”
Hellnotes review of Chiral Mad
“Every contribution is well written and literate, most are highly compelling, and each is constructed with an entire test tube full of asymmetric molecules.”
Kirkus review of Chiral Mad
“A glimpse into the lives of people entering or already inhabiting the soul of darkness” & “A compilation of entertaining, if often disturbing, stories” &
“Skillfully mixed and matched.”
Goodreads reviews of Chiral Mad
“I’m not sure I’ve read another anthology that was as pleasingly edited as this one by Michael Bailey. It is chiral, by definition… There are thirty great reasons to buy this anthology. Twenty eight of them are the stories it contains, the twenty-ninth is the editing, and the thirtieth is because you need to be looking out for your fellow travelers on this planet.”
Amazon.com reviews of Chiral Mad
“A success story in the anthology department!” & “A perfect book for cuddling up with on a cold fall night. Each story is unique, spooky and thought provoking.”
Just nominated for Horror Anthology of the year at
http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/awards/ (note: thisisnothorrible).
This is like the 3rd or 4th award (depending how you look at or how much you really care about proper addition) that it has rubbed up against; already Chiral Mad was recently listed as an Award finalist for the 2012 USA Best Book Awards by USA Book News, and in two categories: Anthologies: Fiction, and Best Cover Design: Fiction. It was also a finalist for the 2012 Halloween Book Fest Awards.
Now, to steal from Michael Bailey's Blog (only synoptically, however-- I
encourage you to visit and read every word he's put up there-- here is a
summary of the initial reviews of Chiral Mad:
Horror World review of Chiral Mad
“Get this book… as win/win as it gets” & “Little slices of life as seen through a gaze set firmly askew.”
Hellnotes review of Chiral Mad
“Every contribution is well written and literate, most are highly compelling, and each is constructed with an entire test tube full of asymmetric molecules.”
Kirkus review of Chiral Mad
“A glimpse into the lives of people entering or already inhabiting the soul of darkness” & “A compilation of entertaining, if often disturbing, stories” &
“Skillfully mixed and matched.”
Goodreads reviews of Chiral Mad
“I’m not sure I’ve read another anthology that was as pleasingly edited as this one by Michael Bailey. It is chiral, by definition… There are thirty great reasons to buy this anthology. Twenty eight of them are the stories it contains, the twenty-ninth is the editing, and the thirtieth is because you need to be looking out for your fellow travelers on this planet.”
Amazon.com reviews of Chiral Mad
“A success story in the anthology department!” & “A perfect book for cuddling up with on a cold fall night. Each story is unique, spooky and thought provoking.”
