This science fiction anthology has tales from 17 different authors and despite the stories all being unique and interesting; not to mention very entertaining, they have one thing in common.
They indicate a future that makes 1984 and “big brother” seem almost benevolent by comparison. Each offer a vision of an Apollonian society gone wrong, tweaked and perfected until it has gone into a Dionysian free fall.
Smilers by Carolyn M Chang reflects a society that practises positive thinking to the ultimate level.
Cracks in the Concrete by Frank Roger tells of a government that has become paranoid and expects its denizens to be the same.
First Head by H S Donnelly is a nightmarish look at self-preservation gone horribly wrong.
These are just three examples of the brilliant stories in this collection.
If you are a fan of science fiction you’ll love this book. Each author has given his or her take on the future and all the various problems and societal ills that it might contain. Each story takes existing topical problems and forecasts their conclusions in the future.
I have always been a fan of Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Ray Bradbury and Issac Asimov, just to name my absolute favourites. Perfect Flaw exhibits a great spectrum of authors who now fall into my list of “new and to be read” authors, whose existence was unknown to me before reading this book.
I have to give a “special mention” to author Michael O’Conner for his story The Choosing. This story took me by surprise by having an O Henry type twist in this tale that left me shaking my head. Although it is hard to pick a favourite out of this anthology, his was the one that stayed in my head long after I read it.
Perfect Flaw has been released by Seventh Star Publishing and is available on Amazon as well as other booksellers.
This is a real 5 out of 5 star book that entertained the hell out of me!
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It was a brilliant collection! 😀
Looks great!