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An enjoyable read. I like this anthology as it is full of different ideas; I love how one theme can go off in all directions in the hands of different writers. My favourites of the bunch include: ‘Stilled Life’ by Ellen Denton, as right until the end I was trying to guess what was really going on, it was quite effective, and I particularly like the dawning realisation moment; ‘Kin Carriers’ by Jason Lairamore because it was an interesting story about how history is written by the victors, with a...
I was given this anthology in exchange for an honest review. This is the third time I have been privileged to review a Third Flatiron Anthology. I am always impressed and amazed at how well the stories flow around the central theme, and how streamlined the work is. Editor Juli Rew has an amazing eye for talented writers and interesting stories. False Footfall was humorous and creative. I love the author's approach to altering the past in the past with writing that was easy to follow, quirky, and...
It's been a while since I've read a good science fiction book or a collection of short stories, and so I was happy to open up Third Flatiron's new anthology, The Time It Happened. There are fifteen short stories in the collection with an eclectic variety of styles. Some are told with a rich, poetic language, some in modernistic terms, and some harken back to classic tales from the golden age of science fiction, so there is really something in this anthology for everyone.Some favorites:"Lincoln's...
Third Flatiron’s Spring 2015 anthology The Time it Happened is a highly enjoyable, eclectic collection of hard and soft SF with a little bit of fantasy and humour thrown in. Standouts for me include Martin Clark’s “False Footfall,” an exciting and imaginative (re)take of the Apollo 11 mission, featuring the enigmatic Dr. Leon Prinz, a character I first encountered and fell in love with in Third Flatiron’s anthology Abbreviated Epics. Other alternate history tales are just as creative: Thomas Can...