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May 29, 2011
An unusually good anthology of fantasy stories on the theme of music. Not all winners, but that's true of any anthology. Notable stories include "The New Tiresias" by Jane Emerson (there's a fine human dimension to this story of an eighteenth-century girl growing up among the tangled motives of adults); "Audience" by Jack Womack (the Museum of Lost Sounds); "Flash Company" by Gene Wolfe; "Merlusine" by Lucy Sussex (this is a fun one); and "The Color o
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Jul 04, 2010
It took a while to track down this volume, as it has long been out of print. Interlibrary loan was, once again, my friend. But how odd to read an actual physical book again, when I've been reading ebooks almost exclusively lately!
Most of the stories were a bit darker than anticipated. 1997 was not such a depressing time to me, so I'm not sure why that would be the case.
I've had to send the book back to the library already, so I don't have it at hand despite finishing it l More...
Most of the stories were a bit darker than anticipated. 1997 was not such a depressing time to me, so I'm not sure why that would be the case.
I've had to send the book back to the library already, so I don't have it at hand despite finishing it l More...
Dec 17, 2009
some good stories, some not as good. the mix between music and fairie is an old one, and is handled deftly by several authors in this collection.
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