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Alexander Zelenyj's massive first collection seems to be sparking quite a response with three very positive reviews online already. The Future Fire has published an absolute beauty, obviously sharing my own huge admiration for this writing:
Before I even read one word I was impressed by the sheer beauty of this book. The cover art and presentation is superb [. . .] It’s not just the picture on the front however, it’s the sheer feel of this enormous volume, a physical presentation that endows it with an air of gravitas, a sense that you have something important in your hands.
[The tales in Experiments at 3 Billion AM] are masterpieces of subtlety and suggestion, electric with emotional power, brimming with inventiveness, enigmatic, inconclusive and delicately drawn, touching, without being sentimental, evocative and often deeply unsettling and shocking. This then is that rare achievement, great writing and great story telling.
Djbril, The Future Fire – http://tff-reviews.blogspot.com/2009/05/zelenyj-experiments-at-3-billion-am.html
Sci-Fi online was also impressed, especially with the diversity of Zelenyj's talant: It is difficult to pigeonhole the stories genres as Zelenyj is able to draw from a very extensive palette, enabling his prose to create a wide variety of colours and moods; this is some of the best slipstream fiction I have read for a while. [. . .] Unconstrained by genre or convention, he lets his imagination roam across an impressive variety of environments - from horror, science fiction and poignant stories of everyday sadness, but always with an innate sense of wonder and a deep humanity running like a gossamer thread throughout. He mixes his genres with the hand of an expert producing some really emotive pieces, sometimes melancholy, sometimes hopeful but always interesting.
Charles Packer – Sci-Fi Online http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_revs/r2009/book/09-03-20_experiments3am.htm Great stuff! I am delighted and Experiments seems to be taking off as the most Important Eibonvale book so far. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream and relentless re-combination, Zelenyj does it all with a narrative clarity that makes for fast, enjoyable reading. The B&W interiors by Rix are classy and reminiscent of a seventies style of science fiction illustration.[ . . .] Expect great writing, a lot of it, at a bargain price. And thanks UK independent Eibonvale Press for the favor.
The Agony Column - http://trashotron.com/agony/index.html
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