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Well readI have been reading this series for a while and it is consistently good. No change in that regard which is good. The last tale felt like it dragged on a bit, so I think ending strong would be appreciated in the future. Overall if you like these anthologies you’re going to like this one. If you haven’t read anthologies in the past, this is a fine place to start.
Very nice collection of SF/F short stories.
One-time review:Decent if slightly uneven collection; 'All That Robot Shit' was the most fun for me, but 'Everybody From Themis Sends Letters Home' was the real standout here.
Excellent collection
I'm reading this anthology rather haphazardly, trying the first page of each story and reading through only the one that I like. The Vanishing Kind by Lavie TidharThis is an interesting alt history piece. I probably missed some--many--tricks and jokes, but I still like it. Highly recommended if you like WWII history or film noir. That Game We Played During The War by Carrie Vaughn After a few pages, I realized I know this author; she wrote The Best We Can. The same sensitivity and insights. Now
I found this collection at exactly the right time a year ago shortly after finishing several epic fantasy novels, and it was refreshing to read stories with interesting and varied premises that didn't feel the need to fill hundreds of pages with description and drama. Like any collection, it has its ups and downs, but after reading half of it, I was instantly sucked back into sci-fi short stories. I thought I had found my genre.And then I read a copy of Analog and one of Dozois's anthologies and...
A bit late in terms of years, but I got this one as part of a Story Bundle. Anthologies are always hit and miss. You have a collection of stories, typically with a particular theme, though here, the only real theme is science fiction and fantasy.In this review, I try to say something about all of them, but as with any collection like this, the stories range from good to bad to completely forgettable. There’s a wide range of styles and ideas and themes that vary from story to story, and in a way,...
Really great, involving Science Fiction starts with ideas. What will the future bring? How much further will technology advance? How will we as human beings adapt? Rich Horton is a columnist for Locus and Black Gate, reprint editor for Lightspeed, and a technical fellow in software for a major aerospace corporation, and he has culled the major Sci-Fi magazines such as Asimov's, Bridging Infinity, Clakesworld and so on for this collection of short fiction. I think one of my favorites was Suzanne
The majority of the stories were amazing. I typically don't read short stories, but this was refreshing. You didn't have to invest that much time into a story, and they moved quickly. There were a few stories I skipped, just because they were not my cup of tea, but overall I would recommend this collection.
Today, June 21, this Year's Best Of anthology by Rich Horton is published. It is one really large collection featuring 30 stories on 576 pages. This year, it overlaps with Strahan's annual Best Of in only three stories from MacLeod, Valentine, and Miller - so, it would make sense to get them both.I've only read a couple of the stories, but the list of content reads interesting:Contents: “Seven Ways of Looking at the Sun-Worshippers of Yul-Katan” by Maggie Clark (Analog) “All that Robot Shi...
I love "best of the year" anthologies. I don't have the time or money to keep up with all the new material being published in a specific field, such as science fiction and fantasy. These anthologies help me keep connected to developments in the field. Of course, the choices made for each of these is subjective. The opinions of Rich Horton, Jonathan Strahan, Gardner Dozois, and John Joseph Adams, each of whom now edits an annual best of the year collection of new science fiction and/or fantasy st...
This was definitely an interesting and creative book. It got me thinking and plenty if what if's and 'theories' are running through my head. Which is a train wreck sometimes anyway. ;) Great for passing time story by story. They start you off a little easy then drag in into the depths. Written well on all accounts. Although, I did enjoy some of the stories more than others, I did like the variety and scope. Enjoy.
