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I really like the western genre, and the genre subdivision weird western, so this book has been on my radar for a while, and I was super excited to read it. Overall, I quite liked it and found it to be a pretty good collection. Not all stories fell into my personal preference, but they were mostly fairly enjoyable. I wasn’t as fond of the stories with a science fiction bent, as I thought that the western affiliation of those stories was a stretch, but that’s personal preference. Desert Gods by A...
This is a collection of unique stories that I enjoyed immensely.
Really enjoyed several of the stories, and would love to read more in those settings.
I'm giving this four stars for all the stories I liked, not the ones that didn't work for me. There were only a couple of those.Standout stories for me where:Boots of Clay by Laura Anne GilmanPixie Season by Seanan McGuireLost Words by David B. CoeI regret reading this on my Kindle. I couldn't flip between stories easily, and I'm pretty sure that affected my enjoyment. Paper from now on for anthologies.Lots to love here. Highly recommended.
Very enjoyable - a grand mix of sci-fi, gothic horror, speculative fiction. An engaging collection of what the Wild West coulda-shoulda-mighta been like in the darker weirder corners of the Pecos. It was re-a-a-a-lly tough to chose my favorites. Listed in order of occurrence in the book: Pixie Season by McGuire, Cards and Steel Hearts by Jeffs, Bloodsilver by Decker, Rainmaker by McGraw.
As someone who seldom reads anthologies (and short stories), Lawless Lands was a departure from my normal fare. Yet I enjoyed the bite-sized stories I could slot into to spare moments.Initially, I planned to do a rating for each story. However, as I reached the end of the anthology, I felt like doing so would detract from the overall message of the review. Lawless Lands contains a diversity of viewpoints, voices, and writing styles. There were stories I'd wished were expanded into novels, so I c...
Weird FrontierSome of these stories were excellent. All were very good! I like short stories and think there should be more of them. All in all an interesting collection.
Excellent collection. Well worth the read.
This was an enjoyable mix of myth, sci-fi, & the Wild West.I enjoyed it enough that I'm going to be searching for additional stories from several of the authors involved.
Twenty tales of the weird frontier gathered into this anthology. Gods, time travel, steampunk, fantasy, were-creatures all packed in between the pages of Lawless Lands.Desert Gods by Aubrey CampbellRailroad by Matthew J. HockeyPixie Season by Seanan McGuireThe Men with No Faces by Alexandra ChristianLost Words by David B. CoeBoots of Clay by Laura Anne GilmanTrickster’s Choice by Jo GerrardWolves Howling in the Night by Faith HunterTo Hear a Howling Herd by Gunnar De WinterCalliope Stark: Bone T...
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Trigger Warnings: Weird Western genre typical violence and gore; sexual violence against women including a wife being sold into sex slavery; depiction of possession of a child; Man, I almost had forgotten how much I loved Westerns growing up (though now of course as I’ve gotten older I recognize just how problematic the older movies I watched with my dad were overall as a genre), but this anthology definitely reminded me. There’s nothing better than the sense of the Old West – unless of course,
Good collection for short stories. With the wide variety provided, there's something for everyone.
Very interesting and diverse. I was really surprised to see so many female authors and POV characters. Some of the stories really push the limits of the genre, and occasionally it takes a few paragraphs to understand the conceits of each story, but none of them made me wince. I read this anthology for inspiration to run a Weird West RPG and it gave me lots of ideas. Decent, solid writing throughout.
Well this anthology was a wild bucking ride that encompassed the traditional western with a decidedly more unique urban twist. I confess I've not read many western style stories but just loved this as I felt totally transported into a world that previously I'd only seen on the silver screen. Yes it had a sense of the old lawless west with tumble weed, saloons and cowboys but there are even more contemporary style stories here as well as a couple that took a more futuristic bent. So all in all a
This collection of stories are entertaining, and thought provoking. They are all based in the old west, and that's about all that is common about them. Each tale has its own twist and is quickly read. I found myself finishing one tale and instead of putting it away, I read the next one, or two or three. Some of the authors are new to me, others I have read in the past. I will be checking out most of these authors other works. A great book to take to beach.
Great Stories in an Unexpected Setting Brilliant compendium of short stories, This is the perfect antidote to the winter doldrums. So riveted I was positively antisocial. Thank heavens they are short stories, so the book has natural breakpoints, or we would still be snowed in and eating cold food. Quite a number of new-to-me authors that I’ll be looking for in the future.
This collection was fun overall, though I found the stories to be pretty hit and miss. Some of my favorites were Pixie Season by Seanan McGuire, The Men With No Faces by Alexandra Christian, Boots of Clay by Laura Anne Gilman, The Stranger in the Glass by Dave Beynon, and and The Time Traveling Schoolmarms of Marlborough County by Barb Hendee.
