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Honest Fibs: A Collection of Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction Short Stories (Exciting Destinies Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Nicholas C. Rossis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
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How Far Would You Go To Escape Your Life?


The Perfect Quick Read For Your Commuting


A mermaid turns out to be the perfect bait. A young man in the Badlands discovers that even in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, your basic business principles apply. And a man desperate to escape his life finds out he's not the only one.

These are just a few of the stories in Honest Fibs, a collection of speculative and science fiction short stories that explore our perception of the world around us. Is there more to the world than we can see? How far can we trust our senses? And in a digital society, can any of us tell what's real?

"From a day out fishing with an acquaintance to saving your mom, this book has it all! Space aliens, pirates, and the mob.
You'll thank yourself for reading this one!"
~ Amazon reviewer
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    Exciting Destinies
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    April 3, 2016
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From the Author

Short fiction was my first love. As a young boy, my heart raced when reading Philip K. Dick's short stories, my introduction to science fiction. His fiction crammed small explosions of pleasure into sparse, expertly narrated pages. His words carried me to strange, new worlds; worlds filled with limitless possibilities.

Back in 2009, my own first short story was published. A few years later, The Power of Six, my collection of short stories, reached #1 in its genre on Amazon. More of my collections soon followed. How can short fiction, so simple in its needs, yet elegant in its powerful prose, not be my favorite?

About the Author

Nicholas Rossis lives to write and does so from his cottage on the edge of a magical forest in Athens, Greece. When not composing epic fantasies or short sci-fi stories, he chats with fans and colleagues, writes blog posts, walks his dog, and enjoys the antics of his baby daughter and two silly cats, all of whom claim his lap as home. His first children's book, Runaway Smile, has won the Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award, among other distinctions. 

In addition to his best-selling series, Pearseus, he writes short stories, many of which have appeared in various collections and anthologies. These include Infinite Waters, which was voted one of the best 50 Indie books of 2015. 

What readers are saying about Nick's fantasies: 

"Most avid readers still have books from their childhood which they read over and over again. 'Runaway Smile' has joined the list." 

"From the very first sentence I realized I was not reading a book, I was going on an adventure." 

For more on Nick or just to chat, visit him on: 

Blog: bit.ly/1G79bQS
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Facebook: on.fb.me/18lyLr5
Twitter: bit.ly/1dKgsPT
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DTIUYF0
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3507 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 82 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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Nicholas C. Rossis lives to write and does so from his cottage on the edge of a magical forest in Athens, Greece. When not composing epic fantasies, children’s books, or short sci-fi stories, he chats with fans and colleagues, writes blog posts, and enjoys the antics of his dog, cat, and young daughter, all of whom claim his lap as home. His books have won numerous awards, including the prestigious IBBY Award (Greece).

In addition to his best-selling sci-fi fantasy series, Pearseus, he writes short science fiction/speculative fiction stories, many of which have appeared in various collections and anthologies. These include Infinite Waters, which was voted one of the best 50 Indie books of the year.

What readers are saying about Nick's fantasies:

"Most avid readers still have books from their childhood which they read over and over again. 'Runaway Smile' has joined the list."

"From the very first sentence I realized I was not reading a book, I was going on an adventure."

"Each story is like watching an old episode of the Twilight Zone."

For more on Nick or just to chat, visit him on http://bit.ly/1G79bQS

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Jjspina
5.0 out of 5 stars An eclectic collection of unusual stories!
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016
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This book is an eclectic collection of short stories that are imaginative, creative, unusual and spine tingling by talented writer, Nicholas Rossis. These stories are a quick read that kept this reader swiftly turning pages.

I have read other books by this creative author who also writes children' books with a special and engaging flair. He writes in an easy flowing manner that enables the reader to feel as if he/she is a part of the story.

I look forward to more reading enjoyment from his future books.
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DaddyEvil
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and enjoyable read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2017
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From a day out fishing with an aquaintance to saving your mom, this book has it all! Space aliens, pirates and the mob...
You'll thank yourself for reading this one!
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Mae Clair
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016
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This is a wonderful collection of short reads with one tale serving as framework for the others. John and Bob are on a fishing trip and begin swapping stories to pass the time. Cleverly done with fishing interludes between each short story, this is a fast-reading book that is hard to put down. The author knows how to spin satisfying tales with wonderful twists. My favorite was "Twinsies," but all of the stories (including the main one) are gems.
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An occasional guitarist
3.0 out of 5 stars Good stories inside another good story
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016
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I'd actually give this a 3.5. This collection of science fiction/fantasy/horror stories is packaged with a framing story of two guys swapping tall tales while on a fishing trip. I really liked this device and wouldn't have minded if the framing story had been given more space. The short stories themselves are solid and entertaining, with some unexpected twists on top of expected twists. All in all, definitely worth reading.
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Karen Ingalls
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017
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An enjoyable collection of short stories that are entertaining. Two men are out fishing and exchange "scary tales," and the ending to their fishing trip is quite amazing. My favorite of the short tales was the Halloween story which was quite imaginative and profound. Thank you for a fun read.
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Sarah Woods
4.0 out of 5 stars Some great writing but a confused identity
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2016
I have to admit that this book confused me a little in its format. It’s rather two books in one and I’m not sure how well it works.

The first half of the book has a background story – two men (John and Bob) whiling away the hours of a fishing trip by competing with one another to tell the best ‘honest-to-God true’ story (Honest Fibs). The stories are pretty short, well-written and easy to read. There are some gems in there but with enough variety that each reader will no doubt have their own favourite.

I liked the connection between these Honest Fibs made by interspersing them with the commentary of the fishing trip itself and the banter between the men. It makes the book seem more like a complete story than just a compilation of short tales. The fact that the trip itself concludes with suspicion of an ‘Honest Fib’ is quite intriguing. Each of the Honest Fibs is standalone so it makes for a good ‘dip in and dip out’ sort of a book if that’s what you’re looking for. But it’s also easy enough to read from start to finish in one sitting.

Unfortunately, the book then takes a turn that, personally, I didn’t appreciate. The author seems to realise that his intended story is over but feel that the book is too short. Thus he adds in another collection of unrelated stories that are already published in other anthologies of his work. I fear it reads too much like an advertisement hoping to convince you to buy the other short story collections.

That’s not to say the stories aren’t good. Each offering has real merit and the lack of concrete details (names, places etc.) is intentional, allowing you as a reader to use your imagination and give individual life to the stories. I do like having this opportunity to really engage and to know that no two readers will have got the same imagery from an identical tale.

So, in conclusion, I’d say that this is a generally nice collection of stories. I just worry that the book loses its way a little in being unsure of what it is trying to be. Is it an anthology? Or is it a novella filled with enjoyable mini tales? In the end, it seems to be both, which I personally found awkward.

I’ll definitely read more of Nicholas Rossis’ work as there is some really good writing and enjoyable content. This one just wasn’t quite what I was expecting and I did feel a little disappointed by its confused identity.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of ‘Honest Fibs’ free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review. This has not influenced the content of my review in any way.
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MariaM
5.0 out of 5 stars One better than the other
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
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Some gems amongst a collection of highly readable stories! Yet another page turner by an author who loves to surprise the reader. Mythology meets science and speculative fiction and the result is creepy, mysterious, apocalyptic, fun, funny even, yet always clever with amazing punchlines. Lots of "aha" moments, here.

Always fun to read Nicholas C. Rossis' books!
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Anthi Papageorgiou
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
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A collection of short stories (with a skeleton plot, well twisted, to connect them). I loved the graphic description of emotions throughout the book and the unique universe each story presented.
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Barb Taub
5.0 out of 5 stars For those who like their SciFi with a twist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2016
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In a 1953 article Isaac Asimov wrote for Modern Science Fiction, he claimed there were essentially three types of science fiction—gadget (focus is on the science itself), adventure (the science is just a dramatic deus ex machina), and social science fiction (how the science element affects people’s daily lives).

For science fiction lovers and anyone who just likes a good little story—well-told, and preferably with a twist at the end—Nicholas Rossis’ new collection is a gourmet collection that treats the reader to examples from all three of Asimov’s categories. The first tale is pure adventure. The time-travel “science” isn’t even attempted, while the story premise invokes Godwin’s Law of Time Travel (As the amount of time-traveling you do increases, the probability of Hitler winning World War II approaches one.) What happens when you have the technology to kill Hitler, but you aren’t allowed to change history? I love Rossis’ answer!

The other stories are just as much fun. Little Star Corvette is an unabashed gadget tale—Smokey and the Bandit meets Star Wars. You can practically hear Little Deuce Coupe playing in the background. Twinsies is on the line between social and gadget, with its black market clones each sure they are the “real” original, and acting accordingly.

There are a couple of social tales as well. Best Halloween Ever is just plain fun. I particularly loved the description of a little girl in a homemade ghost costume—“She looked like a pointy tampon.” And The Price of Business points out that even in post-apocalyptic dystopia, your basic business principles apply.

But the thing that sets this little collection apart is the narration. In a tradition that reaches back to Giambattista Basile’s Tale of Tales (1634)—with its framing story of cursed princess, treacherous servant, and bespelled prince as the excuse for each storyteller to add her tale—each of the stories in Honest Fibs is fitted into the framing tale involving two guys fishing and telling each other stories to pass the time. But those story intervals soon take on a story of their own that combines all three gadget, adventure, and social elements. The end is the biggest, funniest, yet somehow most horrifying twist of all. And of course, it unrolls with the unspoken punchline for “the one that got away” echoing in our ears.

Honest Fibs is a breezy, well-written, and completely entertaining little book. I wouldn’t hesitate to give it five stars and to recommend it to anyone who enjoys humor, stories within stories, and endings with a twist.
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Chris Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars More amazingly diverse short tales
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2019
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Perfect for getting away from it all, into space, travelling through time, or inside someone else’s head, without leaving your comfortable chair.
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