This collection of Steampunk stories mostly avoid Victorian England and range from the Roman Empire to the future. They are generally quite good, though not all of course. I especially enjoyed Dylan Horrock's Steam Girl and Cory Doctorow's Clockwork Fagin.
Cross-posted on ReaderlingA cromulent collection of short stories, though uneven like most (maybe all) multi-author collections. I do appreciate the emphasis by editor Kelly Link. Seven deadly sins in comic form with perplexing steampunk ornament and terrible lettering. At least it's short. "Hand in...
Short story anthologies are tough. This one is a strong three stars. Even though there were no lost causes, as I read I never thought I'd give it four. Some stories soared, but I guess not high enough or long enough.Another thing, and it is a Catch-22, but I found myself impatiently flipping pages a...
I am getting lazier and lazier with my reviews because... I just don't FEEL like writing them. I am more in a "Read book now and get to the next one" kind of mood so I will only say a few things about this anthology. It's good. Not great but good. Some stories are very interesting and sucks you righ...
Katharine is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. This review is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team. To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the A...
I have sort of a mixed history with both anthologies and steampunk. I WANT to like them! But with anthologies, so often they are uneven, and with steampunk so often I am annoyed by the ahistoricalness of it. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this anthology! Not only did it seem cohesive and rem...
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