Reviews

Silk & Steel: A Queer Speculative Adventure Anthology by Claire Bartlett, Elizabeth Davis, Jennifer Mace, Alison Tam, Django Wexler, Cara Patterson, Chris Wolfgang, Ellen Kushner, K.A. Doore, Neon Yang, Aliette de Bodard, Ann Leblanc, Yoon Ha Lee, S.K. Terentiev, Freya Marske

book_gremlin42's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

ubepandesol's review against another edition

Sapphic stories featuring women from all walks of life (and genres)! My favorite story in this collection is the Ruritarian Multiverse one by Freya Marske. Overall it's a great anthology celebrating f/f queerness. I love women.

herielma's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

ruthorfiction's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

ghosthermione's review

5.0

I usually find it hard to rate short story collections, as they're often a mixed bag. Not so with this one! I absolutely loved every single story and wished I could spend more time with their characters. Each deserves a whole novel. There are authors here whose work I already enjoy - Aliette  De Bodard, Yoon Ha Lee, Claire Bartlett or Ellen Kushner to name but a few - and some I will definitely look out for in the future!

okim2cool4u's review against another edition

3.0

I always forget anthologies aren't for me :/ this took me over 2 months to read oops. I dnf'ed a lot of these stories and honestly didn't even try to read the last one. i was so ready to be done oof i might try to read it and reread a few i dnf'ed
But! here are the stories i did like:
book and hammer, blade and bone + positively medieval + Little birds + princess, shieldmaiden, witch and wolf + margo lai's guide

sillypunk's review against another edition

5.0

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missjuniperbell's review against another edition

The stories were a little too fluffy for me on the whole, so after the first few stories I ended up only reading the ones whose titles/premises intrigued me. A lot of happy, established couples or couples with minor problems, with some exceptions. Nothing wrong with that, but not my thing--I was hoping for more erotically-charged duels or rivals. I thought the multiverse one was fun, though.

I didn't read all the stories, so I'm marking this as 'read' because I intend to go back and read the rest later when I've had a bit of a break.

mgeckler's review against another edition

3.0

Favorites were Positively medieval; Book and hammer, blade and bone; Danger noodle; and the Parnassian Courante

thevultureeye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0