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useriv's review
2.0
NOVELLA
On the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers by Nick Wolven
A few good ideas, but it had to go for "stylish"
NOVELETTES
Rattlesnakes and Men by Michael Bishop
Too blatant allegory
No Decent Patrimony by Elizabeth Bear
Good but the ending felt rushed and coming from nowhere
Red Legacy by Eneasz Brodski
Good! Oppresive, desperate, but solid sf, in an alternate world where Lamarck was right.
SHORT STORIES
Ghost Colors by Derek Künsken
Meh ghost story. I will look for other Kunsken story that was praised in the intro and won reader´s award.
Forgiveness by Leah Cypess
I have a feeling I read this before, or a story with the same setting. What if a chip could induce good behavior? It was also used on Spike in Buffy the VS.
By the way, the cover, by Jude Palencar inspired the Palencar project:
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/02/introducing-the-palencar-project
I want to read those 4 stories!
On the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers by Nick Wolven
A few good ideas, but it had to go for "stylish"
NOVELETTES
Rattlesnakes and Men by Michael Bishop
Too blatant allegory
No Decent Patrimony by Elizabeth Bear
Good but the ending felt rushed and coming from nowhere
Red Legacy by Eneasz Brodski
Good! Oppresive, desperate, but solid sf, in an alternate world where Lamarck was right.
SHORT STORIES
Ghost Colors by Derek Künsken
Meh ghost story. I will look for other Kunsken story that was praised in the intro and won reader´s award.
Forgiveness by Leah Cypess
I have a feeling I read this before, or a story with the same setting. What if a chip could induce good behavior? It was also used on Spike in Buffy the VS.
By the way, the cover, by Jude Palencar inspired the Palencar project:
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/02/introducing-the-palencar-project
I want to read those 4 stories!
gerhard's review
3.0
I actually have no idea which story the cover illustration refers to. To me it seems like ‘Rattlesnakes and Men’ by Michael Bishop, which is a strange choice, given the brilliance of ‘On the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers’ by Nick Wolven. ‘Ghost Colours’ by Derek Künsken is also a particular standout, while I was rather disappointed by the muted ‘No Decent Patrimony’ by Elizabeth Bear. Both ‘Red Legacy’ by Eneasz Brodski and ‘Forgiveness’ by Leah Cypess are interesting stories that did not live up to their potential for me.
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