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Tesseracts Sixteen: Parnassus Unbound
by
Mark Leslie (Goodreads Author)
This anthology features speculative fiction short stories and poetry with art, music, literature and culture themes. It is the latest volume of the long-running Tesseracts series and features stories for a new generation of readers. This anthology joins a 26-year legacy which features the writing and editing of more than 250 of Canada's best-known authors.
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by Edge
(first published September 1st 2012)
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Let me first make clear that I am one of the authors included in this latest edition of the iconic Tesseracts series, but I get the same thrill from reading great SF stories as any other reader. So let me review this collection of tales other than my own.
I don’t think there’s a better showcase of Canadian SF literature than the Tesseracts series, and
#16, subtitled Parnassus Unbound, revolves around the theme of literature and all other forms of artistic expression. So you’ll find stories about:
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I don’t think there’s a better showcase of Canadian SF literature than the Tesseracts series, and
#16, subtitled Parnassus Unbound, revolves around the theme of literature and all other forms of artistic expression. So you’ll find stories about:
-...more
So, I pretty much just picked up this short story collection because of the title. It seemed appropriate somehow. But I wasn't wowed. Probably 2.5 stars, not two, but still, not amazing. A couple of these stood out and were fun, but a lot of them were just there. And I find I'm not a huge fan of monster stories, which some of these were. I did like the Canadian references present in all of them. And as I said, there were a few good ones. But there were quite a few that I thought weren't good at...more
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I edited the book so I'm a bit partial to these stories. But suffice it to say that these stories are amazing and written by some of the most talented writers I have ever had the privilege or working with.
Nov 07, 2012
Christina Vasilevski
marked it as to-read
Aug 26, 2012
Mark
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Mark is a writer, editor and bookseller who was born and grew up in Sudbury, spent many years in Ottawa and currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
As a bookseller, Mark has worked for Indigo Books and Music, Inc. (previously known as Chapters; and prior to that known as Coles) in various locations and roles, at Titles Bookstore McMaster University, and currently is a Director at Kobobooks.com.
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As a bookseller, Mark has worked for Indigo Books and Music, Inc. (previously known as Chapters; and prior to that known as Coles) in various locations and roles, at Titles Bookstore McMaster University, and currently is a Director at Kobobooks.com.
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