The Next Fix - Book Review

The Next Fix

Matt Wallace

Apex Publications

ISBN: 9780981639017

I picked up this review copy with a little trepidation. From the blurb on the back it appeared to be more of a sci-fi collection than anything else and I have never been a huge fan of this genre.

Well, Matt Wallace has converted me with THE NEXT FIX, a cool collection of twelve short stories. And what a collection it is. Out of the twelve tales I found it hard to find one that didn’t hit the spot. Even the story I found to be out of place – THE LOSTING CORRIDOR – was still surreal enough to hook me in.

It would be even harder to judge which story was the best, but I have to admit to rereading several of them so they must have nestled in close to my heart. AKROPOLIS is just excellent, taking alien invasion to entirely new level (something Matt excels in whatever the story). I also have a fond spot for DELVE, ANOTHER MAN’S RUN and A PLACE OF SNOW ANGELS.

These and every other story are so visual I could almost imagine being within each tale as a casual bystander.

The final tale in the collection, THE END OF FLESH, carries a promise of one day being a film…well I can’t wait.

A superb effort from a very talented imagination.