I thought this had a lot of mediocre stories, with only a couple that were memorable and particularly interesting. I enjoyed the 22nd annual collection more.
Short-story anthologies can often be a mixed bag consisting of both the good and the bad. This is one of the reasons why Gardiner Dozios and Stanley Schmidt’s book stands out; taken from the pages of both Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine and Analog Science Fiction and Fact, it offers a stronger ...
Unlike some of the other anthologies I've read, this one is so varied in interpretation of the theme and contributors that I couldn't rate the whole thing as one. Yes, the interpretation of what it means to be a dangerous woman did greatly contribute to my rating. There was one that I couldn't even ...
So far this is what I've finished in this anthology.“Raisa Stepanova” by Carrie VaughnI was so very surprised by how vastly different this short story was from Vaughn's Kitty Norville series. This story exhibits how much she has grown as an author. I loved this story, and how the plot worked itself ...
Ian is still the greatest best friend ever and Jamie is still the king of men. (Er shall I say, Juan & Diego. Lol. Those are their Spanish names.)With wounds still fresh, Diego (Jamie) joins Juan (Ian) and a group of mercenaries to complete a couple of tasks, but get caught up with a prostitute at a...
Love Hurts, Jim ButcherRooftops, Carrie VaughnThe Thing about Cassandra - Neil GaimanAfter the Blood - Marjorie LiuYou, and YOu Alone - Jacqueline Carey - just kill me nowThe Demon Dancer - Mary Jo PutneyMan in the Mirror - Yasmine GalenornReview to come
A title like "Dangerous Women" invites cliché, and this anthology features a fair number of them - particularly the femmes fatales. It could be that the femme fatale just doesn't work for me as a character. Always seen through jaded male eyes, she perhaps has a longer history than is sometimes re...
Jack Vance has been one of my favorite writers ever since I first read his short story "Nopalgarth." I immediate read my way through everything of his I could find, and when I finally encountered The Dying Earth, my mind was blown. The merger of science and magic and the idea of an Earth so old nobo...
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