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ddillon154's review against another edition
5.0
I was pleasantly surprised with this collection. Frankly, I don't have much trust in "best of" compilations, but the selections were all pretty solid stories, a good blend of well-known names and rising stars. I added about a dozen books to my reading list after I finished this, including the other volumes of this series.
megadeathvsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I was hoping to snag something for my SFF class from this, but it was just middling. Some interesting concepts, but nothing spectacular.
rodneywilhite's review against another edition
5.0
I was unexpectedly blown away by how consistent this anthology was. Recommended.
lizzderr's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of good stuff in this collection, with a few stories that didn't quite thrill me and/or just weren't quite for me. My favorites:
--Carmen Maria Machado, "Help Me Follow My Sister into the Land of the Dead"
--Sofia Samatar, "Ogres of East Africa"
--Theodora Goss, "Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology"
--Kelly Link, "I Can See Right Through You"
--A. Merc Rustad, "How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps"
--Carmen Maria Machado, "Help Me Follow My Sister into the Land of the Dead"
--Sofia Samatar, "Ogres of East Africa"
--Theodora Goss, "Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology"
--Kelly Link, "I Can See Right Through You"
--A. Merc Rustad, "How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps"
rkpress99's review against another edition
3.0
While all the stories were well-written, only a few stood out to me as exceptional. These were the stories from T. C. Boyle, Daniel Wilson, Neil Gaiman, Alaya Dawn Johnson, and Carmen Machado.
sblue's review against another edition
3.0
As with most collections, I enjoyed a few stories and could have done without a few. There were a few that did not give me the sci-fi/fantasy feel, due to the wide consideration given by the editors. Without looking back over the titles, I would call "Skullpockets" my favorite.
lyrrael's review against another edition
5.0
I've actually been working on reading this one since January, and you know, I loved about 90% of the stories in this. That's really saying something -- I tend to not be much of a fan of short stories -- but the story curation on this one was superb.
dja777's review
4.0
Some very good stories in here, though if you prefer very technical science fiction, this might not be the collection for you. I particularly enjoyed: "How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps" by A. Merc Rustad, "The Thing About Shapes to Come" by Adam-Troy Castro and "The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever" by Daniel H. Wilson.
reasie's review against another edition
5.0
There's not a bad story in the lot, and a few of them will haunt me for some time.
Damn it. :P
So now I gotta find the rest of these anthologies.
Damn it. :P
So now I gotta find the rest of these anthologies.