The Behold of the Eye

[Merkin]

The imagination is a strange and wondrous thing, and appears to be unique to each of us in our use of it. How that should be is conclusively made clear in this delicious coming-of-age tale, "The Behold of the Eye" by Hal Duncan. Duncan?s lovely take on the work of a faery on behalf of his Behold first appeared online in Lone Star Stories, a no-longer published webzine for speculative fiction and poetry, and fortunately has gone on to wider circulation as part of the collection presented in Unplugged, The Web?s Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2008 Download (Wyrm, 2009). If you missed it in either location I urge you to look at it now. This charming, readable fantasy will give you a whole new slant on how we cope with our fondest memories, our obsessions, and our desires.

James

[Camy]

James, thank you so much for the fantastic turn on! I'm in awe of Hal Duncan's imagination.

The Behold of the Eye is not only very, very good, but it's original in ways that everyone, whether or not they like fantasy, will be bowled over by.

Do read it!