Unidentified Funny Objects 6 is last year’s edition of an annual anthology of humorous science fiction and fantasy shorts, edited by Alex Shvartsman. There are 20 stories in this one, so prepare for rapid-fire overviews with a brief touch on the comic stylings. This won’t be a thorough review, but I bolded my personal five favorites.
Game of Goblins by Jim C Hine
The Breakdown of the Parasite/Host Relationship by Paul R. Hardy
From This She Makes a Living? by Esther Friesner
Twenty-Nine Responses to Inquiries About My Craiglist Post: Alien Spaceship For Sale. $200, You Haul. by Tina Connolly
Tyler the Snot Elemental Scours the Newspaper, Searching for Change by Zach Shephard
Agent of Chaos by Jack Campbell
Display of Affection by P. J. Sambeaux
The Great Manhattan Eat-Off by Mike Resnick
An Evil Opportunity Employer by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Common Scents by Jody Lynn Nye
A Mountain Man and a Cat Walk Into a Bar… by Alan Foster
Lost and Found by Laura Resnik
A Crawlspace Full of Prizes by Bill Ferris
Return to Sender by Melissa Mead
The Friendly Necromancer by Rod M. Santos
An Open Letter to the Sentient AI Who Has Announced His Intention to Take Over the Earth by Ken Liu
Approved Expense by David Vierling
Alexander Outland: Space Jockey, An Alexander Outland Series Short by Gina Koch, Writing as G.J. Koch
Dear Joyce by Langley Hyde
Impress Me, Then We’ll Talk About the Money by Tatiana Ivanova (Translated by Alex Schvartsman)
Overall, this was a really fun anthology and it was tough to pick a top five. Only a few of the stories were misses for me. I definitely recommend a read, and this one is great to have in your back pocket for a time when you only have a few minutes to read something and want to knock out something quick, light, and entertaining.
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