by Allyson Longueira | Feb 20, 2023
Serving Process
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Julia serves process in Corvallis, Oregon. One of the lawyers in her office warns her of the dangers her job poses, but she just needs two more years of interning to qualify for law school.
But her last subpoena of the day offers more than she bargains for—and holds more lives than just hers in the balance.
With its heart wrenching twists, “Serving Process” proves Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s mastery of crime fiction.
Chosen as one of the top ten stories of the year by the readers of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
“Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”
—Mystery Scene Magazine
by Allyson Longueira | Jan 2, 2023
Rocket Girls
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Angie achieved fame as a spacer. But when some fresh-faced interviewer asks Angie to tell the origin story of the Space Bimbos, the interviewer gets more than she bargained for.
Instead, Angie tells the tale of a group of ambitious and talented girls who, inspired by an old pulp magazine called Rocket Girls, cobbled together a rocket and tried to blast off into space—and then, made history.
With “Rocket Girls,” Kristine Kathryn Rusch puts her own genius female-empowered twist on the build-a-spaceship-in-your-backyard trope from the pulps.
A finalist for the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award for best novelette.
“…the whole thing was really fun.”
—Locus
by Allyson Longueira | Nov 28, 2022
Vigil
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
When Rhonda holds a vigil for World Aids Day in the tiny Oregon Coast town of Rickets Rock, she hopes to find someone, anyone, to mourn with her.
But she just might wind up saving someone instead.
This powerful story about compassion and acceptance demonstrates Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s mastery of short fiction.
by Allyson Longueira | Oct 24, 2022
DNF
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Runners do not finish races for a lot of reasons. But when a runner does not finish at the first Night Frights Run in Las Vegas, Warren worries that the Halloween-themed race might prove far more pulse-pounding than anyone intends.
With just the right mix of the mysterious and the terrifying, “DNF” demonstrates Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s mastery of the crime short story.
“Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”
—Mystery Scene Magazine
by Allyson Longueira | Sep 19, 2022
Hunches: A Diving Universe Short Story
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Fleet designed the new SC-Class ships with an impenetrable bridge. The most protected spot on the ship. Right in the center.
So, when Lieutenant Balázs Jicha realizes the bridge of the Izlovchi now opens to space, he fights to remember what happened. And what to do next.
Jicha always follows his hunches. Now, he must rely on those hunches to help him save his ship.
A pulse-pounding addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s award-winning Diving Series, “Hunches” offers key insights into one of the series’ newer characters.
“…an exciting, well-crafted tale, the kind we usually get from Rusch.”
—SFRevu
