Reviews

Once Upon a Galaxy by Robert E. Rogoff, Stanley Schmidt, Various, Richard E. Friesen, Paul Di Filippo, Tanya Huff, Thomas Wylde, Gregory Benford, Wil McCarthy, Richard Garfinkle, Michelle Sagara West, Bruce Holland Rogers, Fiona Patton, John Helfers, Martin H. Greenberg, Scott Edelman, Ronnie Seagren

kundor's review

4.0

A few great stories, and several that are forgettable or worse. "Ailoura" by Paul Di Filippo was a standout. I also liked every story written by a woman who lives in rural Ontario with her partner, four cats, and one tiny dog (according to the introductory blurbs), of which there were two: "The Control Device" by Fiona Patton, and "Nanite, Star Bright" by Tanya Huff.

djwudi's review

2.0

I must admit, I only made it about 60% of the way through this one. While the melding of sci-fi and fantasy by way of sf retellings of traditional fairy tales sounded like a good idea, it just wasn't working for me in practice. I'd pick this up, read for a while, make it through a story or two, then put it down again, and it was just getting harder and harder to pick it up. A good idea that just didn't come together.