David Barr Kirtley

Science fiction author and podcaster

Sacramento Book Review Praises Fantasy: The Best of the Year 2008

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  Here’s some nice praise for Fantasy: The Best of the Year 2008 (which includes my story “Save Me Plz”) from Sacramento Book Review:

Groundbreaking Collection of Fantasy Stories
This collection of 19 of the best tales from 2007, collected by acclaimed reviewer Rich Horton, is a pleasing set of non-traditional fantasy stories. Avoiding the tropes, Horton has collected stories of wonder and myth that elucidate and delight. No two are the same, and each is both full of adventure and deeply philosophical. Of particular interest are Daniel Abraham’s “The Cambist and Lord Iron,” Ian R. Macleod’s “The Master Miller’s Tale,” “The Teashop” by Zoran Zivkovic, and “Save Me Plz” by David Barr Kirtley. Fantasy readers looking for genre-breaking stories that contain old themes in new guises will find this collection a real treasure.

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  1. Nice post! I am a screenwriter and I love to write also specially sci-fi or fantasy adventure. I am indeed full of imagination and someday I really hope so that my story will be played on the WIDE SCREEN and people will appreciate and honored it. I would like to share my creation DREAMSPELL : THE AWAKENING you can also check out the site for more details:

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My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday […]

David Barr Kirtley

David Barr Kirtley is the host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, for which he’s interviewed over four hundred guests, including George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. His short fiction appears in the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories.