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kleonard's review against another edition
3.0
A mixed bag of short pieces, drawn from the archives of the podcast Escape Pod. Some of these were familiar--they've been widely reprinted--and others were new. I enjoyed the stories by Cato, which was quite clever, Kowal, Kingfisher, and Jemisin, but a good many of the others were just meh.
broose23's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a fun set of stories! It satisfied my craving for sci-fi, and now I want more!
eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars. This was quite a good story collection; every story was worth reading.
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Like any anthology, the collection was sometimes uneven, but the stories I connected with outnumbered those I didn't.
veevaa's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
The cover was interesting, and it's was a compilation of shorts stories..so I decided to pick it up thinking at least I'll get 1 or 2 amusing stories out of it and I can always quit without feeling bad about it if it doesn't turn out well. But boy was this and excellent compilation. First story itself knocked me back, I haven't read a sci-fi like that before!!!. And surprisingly I loved almost all the stories. They were unique ill give , but only about 2 were not really my cup of tea. All the writers wrote brilliantly, not a dull book at all.