Reviews of Mysterion

We've started to see the first few reviews of Mysterion come in.  First is Gillian Daniels at Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, who especially liked "When I Was Dead" by Stephen Case:
“When I Was Dead” left me thoughtful, not least of all because its title implies the narrator’s state of death is transitory. If this is only a moment in eternity, where he passes from one state to another, what comes next and how will he get there? Case offers no easy answers but provokes conversation.
Kevin Lucia at Cemetery Dance Online says:
Now comes Mysterion, and in my opinion, it’s an absolute success. One of the things which drew me to this collection in particular is that it’s a collection of “speculative fiction.” Like the Whispers magazine edited by Stuart David Schiff and its “Best of” collections, there’s no “theme” past speculative stories grappling with elements of faith. Stories in Mysterion range from fantasy, to mythic horror, horror, urban fantasy, historical speculative fiction, science fiction to dystopian fiction. All of them well-told and well-written, grappling with different elements of the Christian faith, but not proselytizing or preaching.
And finally, there's Jessica Snell's review:
But did it work for me? The answer is…mostly. It was more heterodox than I would have liked, and there was at least one story I regret reading because of the extreme ugliness of its images. But I also found, in this anthology's pages, Christian science fiction that actually felt like legitimate science fiction—there were worlds in this book that were as fascinating and enthralling as the worlds I’ve found in books edited by the best secular presses. I loved that.
There are also several in-depth reviews at Goodreads.

If you've written a review, let us know! As you can see above, we appreciate thoughtful criticism as well as praise. And if you'd like to write a review, we'd love to see more of them, especially on our Amazon page, or at the other online stores.

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