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Artificial Things

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I know of very few authors whose prose is so imaginative. Every single story was a surpise full of original ideas, richly developed characters, moving situations... From alien experiments in a suburban street to a woman trying to come to terms with her memory of a man who killed and died in Vietnam, Fowlers' stories kept me reading and thinking. Highly recommended, regardless of your favourite genre.

Although most of these stories did not have the satisfying 'punchy' ending I like from short stories, they were extremely well conceived. I think a lot of the problem I had with the endings comes from the fact that I'd really like to read more about the people and situations introduced in each of these stories.
I like that almost all of her protagonists are women, which you don't find often in science fiction. There is much unexplored territory in the genre that comes from placing a woman at the head of a story that might even be similar to something one has read before involving a male lead character.
I do have to say that "The View from Venus" is the best short story I have ever read, EVER. I recommend every fan of sci-fi, short stories, or romance get a copy of this book, if only for that story.