Recent IOD slowdown
Many of you may have noticed that the stream of IOD reports has fallen to a trickle over the last couple of months, so I thought I should post a…
Category Archives: Immerse Or Die
The Fire Eye Refugee, by Samuel Gately (34:11)
Today we see that if you want your fantastical world to seem “long ago and far away” you should probably stop filling it with “here and now.” What drew me…
The Apples of Idunn: Eschaton Cycle, by Matt Larkin (40:00)
Today we see that when your marketing matches your book, it will hook readers who love your book. What I gleaned about the story: Odin’s father has died, leaving him…
Fluency, by Jennifer Foehner Wells (6:23)
Today we see that if you promise hard SF on the tin, implausibilities by the pound are not what you should pack inside. What I gleaned about the story: Dr….
Sliced and Diced: A collection of dark and twisted short stories, by Joan De La Haye (40:00)
Today we see that humor can make dark stories seem even darker. What I gleaned about the stories: If someone secretly hates the gift you got them, them sharing it…