It’s anthology of pirate stories, I only read the story Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake by Naomi NovikI loved the world building and the main character, the story has the potential for a proper novel. The world setting is similar to ours 17th-18th century earth, time of ships and pirates, only this world has other wonders and dangers afloat, magic and beasts the likes of Leviathan. The plot revolves around our protagonist, a young woman sailing to meet her betrothed. She is one of the

Some of the more notable stories here were "Boojum" by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette; "The Nymph's Child" by Carrie Vaughn; "Araminta, or, the Wreck of the Amphidrake" by Naomi Novik; "The Adventures of Captain Black Heart Wentworth: A Nautical Tail" by Rachel Swirsky; "The Whale Below" by Jayme Lynn Blaschke. On the whole, easily digested and easily forgotten.

This was a somewhat mediocre collection of pirate stories. They all involve pirates somehow, a number of them were fairly traditional pirate stories. My favorite of the bunch was “Elegy to Gabrielle, Patron Saint of Healers, Whores, and Righteous Thieves” by Kelly Barnhill this was a beautiful story that was masterfully told.Others in this collection that I really enjoyed were: “Boojum” by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette, “Skillet and Saber” by Justin Howe, “The Nymph’s Child” by Carrie Vaughn,...

This is an anthology of short stories about pirates. I don't think I should have to tell you anything else to convince you that you should check it out :)There were a lot of great stories in this one but my favorite, that really stood out, was definitely Boojum by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette. Absolutely fantastic!

Well swash my buckles and give me a jolly Roger, this was a treat. As I have chronicled many times here, I love an anthology it does not matter to me that they can be so variable - they speak to the Saturday morning cartoon fan in me. You get a fast sugar rush of concentrated storytelling and sometimes that is what you need to scratch the itch. Ann and Jeff VanderMeer are accomplished editors and writers so when you combine them with a topic as fertile as pirates then the result is going to be g...

The stories by Nix, Novik, Batteiger and Baker were the best and more than a few of the others were worth reading. There were unfortunately a handful of stinkers too. I rated each story and they averaged out to 2.88, which rounds up to three stars.

Pirates in space. Rat pirates. Online pirates. Science fiction pirates. Fantasy pirates. Horror pirates.If you love pirate tales, this is for you.Of the eighteen tales included, only one was unreadable and several were brilliant (especially entries by Garth Nix and Naomi Novik).

A collection of pirate stories, ranging from sf to fantasy to a HMS Pinafore/Peter Pan cross-over. The stand-outs were:"Boojum," by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette. A low-level grunt on a living space-ship grows increasingly uneasy about their latest cargo. "Skillet and Saber," by Justin Howe. Hilarious tale of the cook's apprentice on a pirate ship. So good that I intend to seek out more of Howe's work."Pirate Solutions," by Katherine Sparrow. Futuristic coders start drinking bone rum and beco...

I’ve only read a few of these stories so far, and I don’t usually enjoy short stories that aren’t part of a larger series, so don’t put much stock in my rating.I thought these were well-written:"Boojum" by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear - a living spaceship run by a pirate crew."I Begyn As I Mean To Go On", Kage Baker. She was a hell of a writer and this is a good read, although the opening scene is the best part."Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake" by Naomi Novik. Fantasy, cyberpunkish...

Like most short story collections, this one is a decidedly mixed bag. A few are incredible, while the others barely mediocre.The best of the collection are:"Boojum" by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette"Skillet and Saber" by Justin Howe"Pirate Solutions" by Katherine Sparrow"Pirates of the Suara Sea" by David Freer and Eric Flint"Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar Pirates of Sarskoe" by Garth NixThe rest of the collection I cannot begin to recommend, even as a way to pass the time.

Very strong collection with few misses! The opening piece, Boojum by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette, was an excellent hook and ended up being my second favorite in the whole collection. (Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake by Naomi Novik was my absolute favorite, the subtly of the world building was exact and never drew away from the excellent plot, which was awesome!) There was only one piece I didn't bother to finish, as the style and the characterization were choppy and became too har...

This is a really well curated collection of Not-Your-Usual pirate stories! All the tales are fantasy and/or sci-fi and very well done. I definitely want to read more about Ice Pirates as well as gender-switching Aramin/ta!

After slogging through the first story in this collection, I realized that rather than make myself grind through the whole book, I could just read the one story I checked it out from the library for: the one by Naomi Novik, which was excellent. And now, mission accomplished, I can take the book back, guilt-free!This may seem like a duh thing to most of you, but I feel very adult and proud of this revelation.

The stories I liked I really really liked...particularly "Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake" by Naomi Novik (awesome, awesome heroine) and "A Cold Day in Hell" by Paul Batteiger, where the ocean froze over at the turn of the 17th century and ships catch the wind but slide on skates.I read Araminta out loud to a friend, and was intrigued by the different way I understood the story, speaking it instead of reading it to myself. It made everything more immediate, since I couldn't stop and lo...

Some traditional pirate stories, some pirate stories with a twist. All fall within the fantasy or sf genre. If you like pirate stories, you'll love this book of short stories.

I resisted buying this for a long time, because I am really not a short story person and thus don't usually get along well with anthologies, but eventually I broke down and bought it. It turned out to be rather a mixed bag: some really good stuff, especially near the beginning and the end, but some I was less enthralled by (and a couple I frankly skipped, after reading a page or two and not being hooked).I really liked Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette's "Boojum", about a living spaceship and one...

Contents:Boojum / Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette -- Castor on troubled waters / Rhys Hughes -- I begyn as I mean to go on / Kage Baker -- Avast, abaft! / Howard Waldrop -- Elegy to Gabrielle, patron saint of healers, whores, and righteous thieves / Kelly Barnhill -- Skillet and saber / Justin Howe -- Nymph's child / Carrie Vaughn -- 68* 07' 15" N, 31* 36' 44" W / Conrad Williams -- Ironface / Michael Moorcock -- Pirate solutions / Katherine Sparrow -- We sleep on a thousand waves beneath the sta...

This collection is a mixed bag. It started fairly well, but after the first story dropped off until about 2/3 of the way through. After that it was strong again, but the drop off was a bit too much to rate this book any higher.Stories worth a read were from these authors.Elizabeth Bear & Sarah MonetteDavid Freer & Eric FlintPaul BatteigerNaomi NovikJayme Lynn BlaschkeGarth NixThe rest I didn't find worth the time.

Really good collection. Favorites were The Boojum, Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar Pirates of Sarsköe, The Whale Below and The Voyage of the Iguana

A great anthology of pirate tales. Quite varied in style and substance. Some I loved, some I only liked...but well worth the read.