Since falling in love with Fracassi's collection Behold the Void, I had been waiting for his next one. Beneath a Pale Sky lived up to every expectation set up by his debut! He has the uncanny ability to progress the plot beyond what you expect. He leaves you in these situation where you're forced to suffer with these characters, never able to say whether they'll make it out alive until the final sentence.

And the characters, my god. Cosmic Horror, in my experience, tends to leave character work out in favor of atmosphere and lofty prose. Fracassi shirks that and gives you fascinating people who's minds truly experience the indescribable—described in truly horrific ways against all odds.

I truly can't wait for Fracassi's new novel. The longer stories in this collection were my favorites—though "Death, My Best Friend" reduced me to tears despite its short length.

The narration was also excellent! It's great to hear Canadian voices in narration. Acting school did its best to squash the Canadian out of my voice, so I was overjoyed to hear Adriel Brandt embrace his own!