![]() ![]() Where the story could have been told without fantastic elements at all, although it would be a different story in that case. ![]() Both are essentially historic stories where the fantastic elements are not so much secondary as very lightly overlaid. In one important way it reminds me strongly of “Wakulla Springs”, the Hugo and Nebula shortlisted novella Klages co-authored with Andy Duncan. It’s a quick and engrossing read and is an excellent example of how the same world-building techniques essential to SFF are put to good use in period settings. Framed by modern bookends steeped in the culture of geeky collectables. “Passing Strange” by Ellen Klages is a lightly fantastic tale of life in San Francisco’s lesbian culture in the 1940s. ![]()
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