Six SFF titles to brighten gloomy days

Ratika Deshpande’s work has appeared in Flash Fiction Magazine and Every Day Fiction. She has also written for Submittable’s blog, Discover. She’s good at summarizing long conversations, better at finishing work before the deadline, and best at making bad jokes. She lives in New Delhi, India, and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology.

At Tor.com Deshpande tagged six SFF books to brighten gloomy days, including:

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

One more children’s book, yes—but when it’s Neil Gaiman telling that story, the age of the reader becomes irrelevant. Because, honestly, what person wouldn’t want to go on a time-travel adventure with a dragon in a hot-air balloon every time they stepped out to buy milk? If you’re having a day when you’re not feeling great but also don’t have a lot of time to take a break to rest, this is the perfect book to pick up, or listen to—the audiobook is narrated by Gaiman himself and is barely an hour long.

Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue