Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borderlands | 1999 | James Carlos Blake | Buy |
Borderlands, published in 1999, is James Carlos Blake’s sole short story collection. The stories explore the same territory as his novels, both geographically and thematically, with characters living in the borderlands between countries, between legality and crime, and between survival and destruction.
The collection gives readers a concentrated dose of Blake’s style. The shorter format strips his storytelling down to its essentials: sharp dialogue, precise physical description, and characters who act first and reflect later. For readers who have enjoyed his novels, Borderlands offers a different angle on familiar themes. For newcomers, it provides a quick sample of what his fiction does.