Cecilia Tan (1) (1967–)
Author of The Siren and the Sword
For other authors named Cecilia Tan, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Cecilia Tan founded Circlet Press in 1992. She has published erotic stories in Ms. Magazine, Asimovs, Best American Erotica, Penthouse, and many other places
Series
Works by Cecilia Tan
Sex in the System: Stories of Erotic Futures, Technological Stimulation, and the Sensual Life of Machines (2006) — Editor — 27 copies, 1 review
Selling Venus: Futuristic Tales of the Age Old Tradition of Exchanging Sex for Money (2015) — Editor — 18 copies
The Bachelor Machine 3 copies
In Silver A 2 copies
Touch Pain 1 copy
The Spark 1 copy
Daron's Night Out 1 copy
Associated Works
A Woman Like That: Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories (1999) — Contributor — 245 copies, 3 reviews
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 61 • June 2015 (Queers Destroy Science Fiction! special issue) (2015) — Contributor — 104 copies, 2 reviews
Switch Hitters: Lesbians Write Gay Male Erotica and Gay Men Write Lesbian Erotica (1996) — Contributor — 90 copies, 2 reviews
Field of Fantasies: Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural (2014) — Contributor — 44 copies
Backstage Passes: An Anthology of Rock & Roll Erotica from the Pages of Blue Blood Magazine (1996) — Contributor — 11 copies, 1 review
The Best of Strange Horizons: Year One : September 2000-August 2001 (2003) — Contributor — 11 copies, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1967-04-08
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Education
- Brown University (BA|Linguistics & Cognitive Science|1989)
- Occupations
- publisher
writer
anthologist
baseball player
editor - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Broad Universe
Circlet Press
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Reviews
Cinder Feet by Mari Ness--A variation on 'Cinderella', the premise was good (Cinderella being submissive to her stepmother) the story itself was a little too short. I spent most of the 4 pages uncertain who exactly was giving Cinderella orders and it was only on the second read through that I understood.
The Princess and Peony by Mercy Loomis--A variation on 'The Princess and the Pea', I enjoyed this story the most. The Princess, Cara, arrives at the Prince's castle after chasing down her former lady-in-waiting Peony. Apparently Cara's parents didn't like Cara and Peony's relationship, so they sent her away. It’s a sweet and a treat to read.
The Last Mistress of the Chatelaine by Kieran Wyn Dewhurst--A variation on 'Bluebeard and his wives', I enjoyed this, but was at the same time unsettled. Told in the first person from Sophie' viewpoint, the story takes a sharp turn in the other direction upon the revelation of her lords sin. The story was good, but meandered a little bit in the middle.
That Wicked Witchcraft by Sunny Moraine--A variation on 'Hansel and Gretal', I did not particularly like this story. I didn't like Greta--swarmy is perhaps a very good term for her and Han was kind of a throw away. I liked the 'witch' Circe and was sad at her fate at the end.
Skin Deep by Shanna Germain--Another variation of 'Beauty and the Beast', but not quite. I won't ruin the surprise for you, but I was digging this one and really had hoped it would end out with our narrator, Beauty, winning out. It’s open-ended however, so I live in hope!
Overall the anthology is a solid one--it definitely explores several different ways that BDSM can be used (or abused) and the stories were well-written. I definitely found a couple new authors to keep an eye on!… (more)
The Princess and Peony by Mercy Loomis--A variation on 'The Princess and the Pea', I enjoyed this story the most. The Princess, Cara, arrives at the Prince's castle after chasing down her former lady-in-waiting Peony. Apparently Cara's parents didn't like Cara and Peony's relationship, so they sent her away. It’s a sweet and a treat to read.
The Last Mistress of the Chatelaine by Kieran Wyn Dewhurst--A variation on 'Bluebeard and his wives', I enjoyed this, but was at the same time unsettled. Told in the first person from Sophie' viewpoint, the story takes a sharp turn in the other direction upon the revelation of her lords sin. The story was good, but meandered a little bit in the middle.
That Wicked Witchcraft by Sunny Moraine--A variation on 'Hansel and Gretal', I did not particularly like this story. I didn't like Greta--swarmy is perhaps a very good term for her and Han was kind of a throw away. I liked the 'witch' Circe and was sad at her fate at the end.
Skin Deep by Shanna Germain--Another variation of 'Beauty and the Beast', but not quite. I won't ruin the surprise for you, but I was digging this one and really had hoped it would end out with our narrator, Beauty, winning out. It’s open-ended however, so I live in hope!
Overall the anthology is a solid one--it definitely explores several different ways that BDSM can be used (or abused) and the stories were well-written. I definitely found a couple new authors to keep an eye on!… (more)
I liked this better than the other secrets of a rock star book, but I thought that if they were actually participating in scenes that the lack of basic precautions like safe words was irresponsible.
Something about this author's style bothered me, and I can't figure it out. I'm still trying, and if I do I'll update. But it didn't suck, and the main characters were interesting.
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- Rating
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