Civil War Fantastic

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), William H. Keith Jr. (Contributor), Mike Resnick (Contributor)

Civil War Fantastic, some of science fiction's finest take us back to this turbulent time with their own special visions of what might have been. So don your uniform, load your cap and ball rifle, raise the colors, and prepare to change into Civil War Fantastic.

Contents
A Place to Stand • (1999) • novelette by William H. Keith, Jr.
Across Hickman's Bridge to Home • (2000) • short story b y Russell Davis (as by R. Davis)
Boot Hill • (2000) • novelette by Mike Resnick and Catherine Asaro
Burial Detail • (2000) • short story by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Gettysburg Dreams • (2000) • short story by Brendan DuBois
Ghosts of Honor • (2000) • short story by Denise Little
Hex'em John • (2000) • short story by James H. Cobb
Images • (2000) • short story by Josepha Sherman
Introduction (Civil War Fantastic) • (2000) • essay by John Helfers
Loose Upon the Earth a Daemon • (1999) • novelette by Tim Waggoner
Martial • (2000) • short story by Nancy Springer
News from the Long Mountains • (2000) • short story by Gary A. Braunbeck and Lucy A. Snyder
Stew • (2000) • short story by Donald J. Bingle
Surviving the Elephant • (2000) • short story by Lisa Silverthorne
The Federal Spy and Miz Julia • (2000) • short story by Karen Haber
The General's Bane • (2000) • short story by Mike Gilbert and Sheila E. Gilbert
The Last Full Measure • (2000) • short story by David Bischoff
The Pluck of O'Reilly • (2000) • novelette by Gary Alan Ruse
The Three Cigars • (2000) • short story by Robert Sheckley

Genres: Alternate History, Anthologies, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Civil War, Historical Fiction

308 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Martin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.

For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another in the "fantastic" group of anthologies that Greenberg edited solo. It has some good stories but lacks the scope and impact of his Confederacy of the Dead, which would serve as a good companion volume. I remember particularly enjoying the stories by Robert Sheckley, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Tim Waggoner, and collaborations by Gary A. Braunbeck with Lucy Snyder, and Catherine Asaro with Mike Resnick.

[DaughterDaDa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Uneven selection of science fiction and fantasy short stories involving the Civil War, some are just a little too predictable, others too gory.
Best ones for my money are:
* "The Three Cigars", by Robert Sheckley. Funny.
* "The Pluck of O'Reilly", by Gary Alan Ruse. Hilarious.
* "The Last Full Measure", by David Bischoff. Thoughtful.
* "Burial Detail", by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Grim but thoughtful.

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

American Civil War meets science fiction

[Donald J. Bingle]

This anthology is also available as an audiobook. It was really cool to hear someone to read one of my first short stories.

[David Nadolny · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a decent collection of short horror stories set in and around the civil war and it's battlefields.

[krin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good collection of alternate history stories. My favorites included William Keith's "A Place to Stand" and R. Davis's "Across Hickman's Bridge to Home."

[Judith Wrinkle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of neat short stories about this war. Interesting, I however do not much care for short stories.