Aliens: Recent Encounters is a decent collection of stories, most dealing with the consequences of encounters between humans and aliens [duh]. I picked it off the new-book shelf at one of my libraries because I saw that it contained works from some of my favorites - Ursula K. Le Guin, Caitlín R. Kie...
For my full-length review, including review of individual stories, please visit Casual Debris.With Shimmer's latest, expect the usual shimmery fiction: fantasies with quiet, strong prose, a positive and often sentimental approach to a varied set of ideas. While Shimmer is consistent with its style a...
Average: 3 Stars (so far)I didn't finish the anthology, but hope to come back to it eventually. So far, there was a lot of interesting ideas, but no story really stood out or was incredible.Favorites: "Finders" by Melissa Scott and "Missions of Greed" by Sue LangeWorst: "Landfall" by Joan Slonczewis...
Fixing Hanover by Jeff VanderMeer: ★★The Empire's Chief Engineer warns the villagers that the Empire might be coming for him but they don't believe it!The Steam Dancer (1896)by Caitlín R. Kiernan: ★★A woman who had an arm and leg amputated and her mechanic who builds her new ones.Icebreaker by E. Ca...
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