This was a very strong anthology of dystopian stories. There are a lot of well known authors, often multiple Hugo or Nebula award winners. There were a lot of stories I really liked and I can't think of any that struck me as particularly weak or mediocre. I particularly liked the final story, Civili...
This is an odd assortment of stories, some better than others. I liked the one about the lace and the linguist. I skipped the book excerpt (I'd already read the book, and hate book excerpts - if I want to read the book, I want the whole book) There is a Snow Queen trilogy of stories 2 out of 3 tha...
A thought provoking science fiction tale that was nominated for a Nebula and won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best novel. One of the better depictions of how technology can so utterly change and sometimes destroy old ways of life. I found the main character, Chung Mae, fascinating. A true heroi...
Oh, my. There are some excellent stories in here. I checked it out to read Willis' "D.A.", which I loved for her faced-paced hecticness. "How To Talk To Girls At Parties" is a re-read for me, but it is still might good. "In The House Of The Seven Librarians" is a story about feral librarians and is ...
I read this years ago but still remember whole sections; it absolutely astounded me. It's the tale of Mae, who lives in the not-quite-distant future. Mae is the exact opposite of an expected main character: middle-aged, not white, a woman, not a revolutionary or particularly gifted or chosen in an...
This is a book based on an intriguingscheme: each page describes the outward appearance of, some insideinformation about, and the thinking of one of the 253 people who areriding inside a London tube train, using exactly 253 words. Eachperson's page reminded me of a short short story and many had O.H...
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