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Baen Free Stories 2012 by Baen Publishing Enterprises, Alex Hernandez, Joelle Presby, Hank Reinhardt, Tony Daniel, Dave Freer, R.P.L. Johnson

nixwhittaker's review

5.0

Didn't read all of them but I just love Peace offering by Wen Spencer.

metaphorosis's review

2.0

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2 stars

I like a fair number of books from Baen, and I think their free library is a great idea. Downloading their free story anthologies seemed like a no-brainer. I opened up the 2012 volume at random, and sat down for a good read.

I'm not sure what went wrong. Most of the stories in this anthology were far below the quality I had anticipated. In fact, it was until about a third of the way through that I found one I thought was  decent. It was a pleasant surprise (from an author I haven't previously liked much), but much of the rest was far below what I would have wanted. I even got to the point (very unusual) of skipping some of the stories when they seemed unlikely to improve. That included a long story that was my first exposure to the Grantville shared universe - there was nothing really wrong with it, but it assumed a familiarity with Grantville that I simply didn't have.

The best stories were:

• Taking the High Road, by R.P.L. Johnson


• Away in a Manger, by Wen Spencer

All in all, despite being free and from Baen, I strongly recommend skipping this book. It seems unlikely I'll open the 2011 or 2013 editions any time soon.

* There were a fair number of typos and editorial errors.

geenween's review

4.0

Racconti di fantascienza e fantasy disponibili gratuitamente nel sito di Baen.

Alcuni sono davvero ben scritti, altri mi sono piaciuti meno, ma la qualità media è buona, non sono esordienti alle prime armi. Lo consiglio decisamente.

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