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Eclipse 4: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy #4)
by
Jonathan Strahan (Goodreads Author)
To observe an eclipse is to witness a rare and unusual event. Under darkened skies the sun becomes a negative image of itself, its corona transforming the landscape into a strange space where anything might happen, and any story may be true...
In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (Th...more
In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (Th...more
Paperback, 230 pages
Published
May 1st 2011
by Night Shade Books
(first published October 1st 2010)
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A collection of sf and fantasy stories.
Andy Duncan's "Slow as a Bullet": told in a sort of pseudo nineteenth century Western style, this is the story of how one lazy man developed gun powder that shot bullets incredibly slowly in order to win a bet.
Caitlin Kiernan's "Tidal Forces": a black hole forms in a woman's stomach and grows ever larger. Weird concept told in a disjointed style, but it works.
Damien Broderick's "The Beancounter's Cat": Starts well (a talking cat adopts a lowly beancounter)...more
Andy Duncan's "Slow as a Bullet": told in a sort of pseudo nineteenth century Western style, this is the story of how one lazy man developed gun powder that shot bullets incredibly slowly in order to win a bet.
Caitlin Kiernan's "Tidal Forces": a black hole forms in a woman's stomach and grows ever larger. Weird concept told in a disjointed style, but it works.
Damien Broderick's "The Beancounter's Cat": Starts well (a talking cat adopts a lowly beancounter)...more
A varied and very enjoyable anthology, with some truly standout stories by Caitlin R Kiernan, Kij Johnson and Nalo Hopkinson.
For an in depth discussion of Eclipse 4, please listen to my podcast, The Writer and the Critic, episode 9.
For an in depth discussion of Eclipse 4, please listen to my podcast, The Writer and the Critic, episode 9.
While I liked some stories more than others, I would say that the quality of stories in this anthology was very high. It contains an eclectic mix: two or three are what I might describe as hard science fiction, and then there are a whole bunch of ghostly/afterlifely stories. Jeffrey Ford channels Jonathan Carroll (who isn't dead, but seems open to channeling if anybody is). Caitlin Kiernan turns in an elegant story about a black hole. Nalo Hopkinson writes about the great shopping mall in the s...more
Kij Johnson's story is amazing, exactly the sort of thing I was looking for (and didn't really find) in the Interfictions anthologies. Nothing else in the collection stood out as particularly great or terrible.
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Though I'm unsure on the theme of the anthology in general, most stories within were capturing enough.
Though I'm unsure on the theme of the anthology in general, most stories within were capturing enough.
Like most collections of short stories, some were better than others. My favorite of this collection was The Man in Grey by Michael Swanwick.
Normally, I would give this four stars. Well put together, well edited, however some of the stories were weaker than others and the collection comes across as uneven in quality and assembly.
Skimmed the stories. I really borrowed the book to read Emma Bull's Nine Oracles story.
Oct 02, 2012
Neil Ottenstein
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Just read a few of the stories, but it is an interesting collection
The Kiernan and the Johnson - absolutely fantastic.
Not the best collection, though there were a few compelling stories in it.
This is an excellent unthemed anthology, edited by Jonathan Strahan who has contrived to pack the volume with thought-provoking stories rather than routine SF and fantasy stories.
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Each story a gem.
A mixed bag containing some very good stories eg the ones by Kij Johndon, Michael Swanwick and Andy Duncan as well as a few disappointing ones. Overall worth reading but not all consistently good
As with any anthology, this is a mixed bag. Some of the stories are really, really good, but others are more iffy. There wasn't anything I particularly hated though.
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