Books like Zima Blue and Other Stories

When Reynolds opens his heart, his mind obeys and he produces lovely mini-masterpieces: Enola (here), Turquoise Days, Zima Blue (here) and Weather. Surely his finest works.Mostly solid collection of stories here, with some true gems.*** The Real StoryGood solid sci-fi. Familiar but nicely constructed. A good twist or two.**** Beyond the Aquila RiftLovely story with a somewhat predictable but beautifully-realised plot.Note: The animated version is very good in "Love, Death and Robots" from Netflix.***** Enola *****Exquisite, poignant, wonderful. When Reynolds opens his heart, his mind obeys and he produces lovely mini-masterpieces: Enola, Turquoise Days, Zima Blue and Weather. Surely his finest works.*** Signal to Noise / Cardiff Afterlife - some clever tech, and a plot with echoes of Flowers for Algernon. Pretty good.*** Hideaway / Minla's Flowers / Merlin's Gun - Merlin is not actually very sympathetic for most of this mini-trilogy. Very clever "gun" tech. But Minla is an all-too-modern tale of motives and means and actions that is truly sad. I did enjoy this series.*** Angels of Ashes - Very clever and solid*** Spirey and the QueenNice mini-space opera.**** Understanding Space and TimeA story-based exposition 0f the deep quantum nature of reality, pretty good, but Superb first chapter makes it human and very good. I just heard "Rocket Man" by Elton John, made me smile and appreciate Reynold's serendipity!** Digital to AnalogueStrained "super hip club scene" - Did not really work for me.*** EverlastingAnother exposition on the multiverse (which is my view of reality as well), but a bit predictable with overstauratex dialogue.***** Zima Blue *****Wonderful, full of heart and introspection. Nicely presented and structured. A personal journey into the mystery of self. Reminds me a bit of "Flowers for Algernon" in many ways. A mini-masterpiece. I cried.Note: Sadly, the animated version is very POOR in "Love, Death and Robots" from Netflix.From Zima Blue Yves Klein said it was the essence of colour itself: the colour that stood for all other colours. A man once spent his entire life searching for a particular shade of blue that he remembered encountering in childhood. He began to despair of ever finding it, thinking he must have imagined that precise shade, that it could not possibly exist in nature. Then one day he chanced upon it. It was the colour of a beetle in a museum of natural history. He wept for joy.’NOTE: Please, please also read Turquoise Days, a novella, and short stories Enloa, Weather, and Zima Blue. Surely his finest works, along with House of Suns.