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The Mammoth Book of Fantasy (April 2024)
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Twenty-First Century Science Fiction: An Anthology (January 2024)
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What Members Thought
This was a really enjoyable collection - while a couple of the stories skew slightly harder, the majority here are the kind of fun science fiction that's not afraid to pick up a raygun and head off to the latest archaeological dig site on Neptune.
There were a couple of standout stories, even in a good collection. Composition in Death Minor was a really entertaining take on space-noir, featuring an assassin with a heart at least slightly tinted by gold, and a cast of characters so real and compel ...more
There were a couple of standout stories, even in a good collection. Composition in Death Minor was a really entertaining take on space-noir, featuring an assassin with a heart at least slightly tinted by gold, and a cast of characters so real and compel ...more
Open for Business by Sam S. Kepfield ★★★★☆
“There’s no going back. Once people realize that it’s within reach, they’ll take it, because it offers freedom.”
I loved these guys, I hated these guys. They were very American.
I think it’s true that we will never get out there without major risks, will, and potential. But dude, did you really almost end all life on Earth for a profit?
Composition in Death Minor by K.G. Jewell ★★★½☆
“Sophie took special pleasure in executed contracts on assholes.”
Whe ...more
My Ratings
1. Open for Business- 4 stars
2. Composition in Death Minor- 3 stars
3. Spaceman Barbecue- 4.5 stars
4. Obsidianite- 5 stars
5. Starship Down- 4 stars
6. Backscatter- 2.5 stars
7. A Game of hold 'em- 4.5 stars
8. From a Stone- 3.5 stars
9. Charnelhouse- 3 stars
10. Bear Essentials- 4 stars
11. The Vringla/Racket Incideent- 2 stars
12A Trip to Lagasy- 3.5 stars
13. Saturn Slingshot- 2.5 stars
Average 3.54
I really enjoyed and had fun with this anthology! ...more
1. Open for Business- 4 stars
2. Composition in Death Minor- 3 stars
3. Spaceman Barbecue- 4.5 stars
4. Obsidianite- 5 stars
5. Starship Down- 4 stars
6. Backscatter- 2.5 stars
7. A Game of hold 'em- 4.5 stars
8. From a Stone- 3.5 stars
9. Charnelhouse- 3 stars
10. Bear Essentials- 4 stars
11. The Vringla/Racket Incideent- 2 stars
12A Trip to Lagasy- 3.5 stars
13. Saturn Slingshot- 2.5 stars
Average 3.54
I really enjoyed and had fun with this anthology! ...more
✭✭½
“Open for Business”, Sam S. Kepfield (2014) ✭
“Composition in Death Minor”, K. G. Jewell (2014) ✭✭✭
“Spaceman Barbecue”, Peter Wood (2014). ✭✭
“Obsidianite”, Kat Otis (2014) ✭✭
“Starship Down”, Tracy Canfield (2008). ✭✭
“Backscatter”, Gregory Benford (2013). ✭✭✭
“A Game of Hold’em”, Wendy Sparrow (2014). ✭✭✭½
“From a Stone”, Eric Choi (1996) ✭✭✭½
“Charnelhouse”, Jonathan Shipley (2014). ✭½
“Bear Essentials”, Julie Frost (2014) ✭✭½
“The Vringla/Racket Incident”, Jakob Drud (2014) ✭½
“A Trip to Lagasy”, B ...more
“Open for Business”, Sam S. Kepfield (2014) ✭
“Composition in Death Minor”, K. G. Jewell (2014) ✭✭✭
“Spaceman Barbecue”, Peter Wood (2014). ✭✭
“Obsidianite”, Kat Otis (2014) ✭✭
“Starship Down”, Tracy Canfield (2008). ✭✭
“Backscatter”, Gregory Benford (2013). ✭✭✭
“A Game of Hold’em”, Wendy Sparrow (2014). ✭✭✭½
“From a Stone”, Eric Choi (1996) ✭✭✭½
“Charnelhouse”, Jonathan Shipley (2014). ✭½
“Bear Essentials”, Julie Frost (2014) ✭✭½
“The Vringla/Racket Incident”, Jakob Drud (2014) ✭½
“A Trip to Lagasy”, B ...more
Nov 08, 2018
M.E.
marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2018
Peter Tillman
marked it as to-read
