Favourite stories in Worlds Next Door, edited by Tehani Wessley are: Dirt Flinthart's " The Best Dog In The World." which made me tear up! I almost cried. A gorgeous story about the lengths a dog will go to, to get back to his master. Gorgeous idea, lovely writing. Great pacing too. RJ Astruc's " Enid and the Prince" and " Geneveive and the Dragon," by Angela Slatter seem like sister-stories, and I loved both of them. Loved the heroines, loved the settings, and great ideas examining what fairy tales meanings can mean. My favourite above all was 'Inksucker" by Aidan Doyle. I loved this one so much I wanted to hug it. Some sentences were gorgeous gems, a delight to read and really good to see someone playing with language, and showing how much fun writing, and stories, can be. I would love to read more short stories in this world! Over all, this anthology was a good, light hearted read. I zipped through it, and enjoyed every story for different reasons. It's also got a rather fantastic cover!
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