Tag Archives: anthology

Wild about Steampunk

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Alex

I love the idea of steampunk. I love the fashion it has inspired, and the subculture around it, and I want to love the fiction. I haven’t read a whole lot of it yet, for various reasons, and what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anthology, christopher rowe, dylan horrocks, gavin grant, kelly link, libba bray, MT Anderson, steampunk, YA | 1 Comment

Welcome to the Greenhouse

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Alex

Issues present and pressing in the media have often inspired storytelling; here in Australia there’s been quite a few stories dealing with issues of refugees, for example, in the last few years. Climate change is one of those issues that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anthology, climate change, gordon van gelder, jeff carlson, MJ Locke | 1 Comment

How do I get to Bordertown?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Alex

I had not heard of the shared-world of Bordertown before this book crossed my Last Short Story desk. It’s a wonderfully rich arena for such a venture; there are, I think, two other anthologies of short stories set in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged annette curtis klause, anthology, catherynne valente, ellen kushner, holly black, janni lee simner, nalo hopkinson, terri windling | 4 Comments

David Bowie would be so proud

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Alex

Another anthology from the prolific Jonathan Strahan, Life on Mars invited authors to consider just that topic. A range of approaches has resulted in this collection, from stories dealing with the initial landing on and colonising of Mars, through to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alastair reynolds, anthology, cory doctorow, ellen klages, ian mcdonald, jonathan strahan, nnedi okorafor, rachel swirsky, sf | Leave a comment

All bite and no bark

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Alex

As a general rule, I don’t do vampires. I never got into Buffy or Angel. So the fact that I liked – really liked – some stories in Teeth? That’s quite remarkable. The editors (Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling) asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anthology, cassandra clare, ellen datlow, garth nix, genevieve valentine, holly black, terri windling, vampires | Leave a comment

Not sure why the Eye is Wilful, but Prepared to Give It The Benefit Of The Doubt

Posted on May 8, 2011 by tansyrr

This review first appeared at ASiF – I rarely copy and paste directly between review sites, but given that I really liked 5 out of the 6 stories in the book, I thought I might as well put the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anthology, isobelle carmody, margaret mahy, margo lanagan, richard harland, tansyreviews | 3 Comments

It’s the Universe That’s Broken, Not Me

Posted on May 7, 2011 by tansyrr

I’ve had a fractured year of reading, so far. Started lots of anthologies, and barely finished any. The only books I have finished are short, or intended for a YA audience. Still, it’s officially After Swancon, and time for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aliette de Bodard, anthology, Asimovs, genevieve valentine, stephen baxter, sue isle, tansyreviews, twelfth planet press | 3 Comments

Engineering Infinity

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Alex

Edited by Jonathan Strahan, Engineering Infinity apparently began life as a quest for a “hard science fiction anthology.” Strahan himself says in his introduction that that’s not strictly what was produced; if you’re really dead keen on categorisations like ‘hard’ … Continue reading →