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geekwayne's review
4.0
'Infinite Science Fiction One' is a pretty good collection of sf stories. I rather liked all of them, but I had favorites by the end.
There are themes of robots, like a conman trying to pass a real child off to a family as a robot child, or the man who loathes robots and the reasons that he does. A captured shapeshifting alien gets a chance at escape. A time-traveler finds romance in catastrophe. An expedition tries to find out about a missing colony and finds terrifying results. A lonely rover sends out a message without answer. A sentient shipwreck guards its precious cargo until it can be recovered.
I really liked the stories in this collection. They are all interesting and unique. I liked the takes on stories about a child pretending to be a perfect robot child. I especially like the final story about a dying smartship protecting it's cargo with the help of a onboard robot. Every story has a short bio about the author. I don't know that I was familiar with any of the authors, but I still enjoyed the selection in this anthology.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Infinite Acacia and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
There are themes of robots, like a conman trying to pass a real child off to a family as a robot child, or the man who loathes robots and the reasons that he does. A captured shapeshifting alien gets a chance at escape. A time-traveler finds romance in catastrophe. An expedition tries to find out about a missing colony and finds terrifying results. A lonely rover sends out a message without answer. A sentient shipwreck guards its precious cargo until it can be recovered.
I really liked the stories in this collection. They are all interesting and unique. I liked the takes on stories about a child pretending to be a perfect robot child. I especially like the final story about a dying smartship protecting it's cargo with the help of a onboard robot. Every story has a short bio about the author. I don't know that I was familiar with any of the authors, but I still enjoyed the selection in this anthology.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Infinite Acacia and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
paperbackmo's review
1.0
If you like science fiction/fantasy like me, the stories are amazing. What lets it down is that they are all short stories and so once you get into them they end. And pretty abruptly in some cases.
I would've loved to have read an actual conclusion with the stories. Such a let down.
I would've loved to have read an actual conclusion with the stories. Such a let down.
veleda_k's review
4.0
I received a free advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A solid, satisfying collection of stories that truly live up to the name of “speculative fiction.”
An anthology is always a risk, but I don't think there's a truly bad story in the whole bunch, although some stand out more than others. A few felt limited by the short story format--”Rolling by in the Moonlight” seems to end just as it sets the scene, and likewise, “Real” feels a bit like a setup for a longer story. But plenty of others do wonderful things with the space they have, such as “Six Minutes” and “By the Numbers.”
A vein of horror runs through the stories. Some are straight up horror like “The Wedding” and “Slow,” while others just have an eerie feel. I can absolutely see “By the Numbers” being the basis for an episode of the classic Twilight Zone.
Favorites: “By the Numbers,” “Infinity,” “The Night With the Stars.”
All in all, a really nice collection that gives the reader a taste of what speculative fiction can do.
A solid, satisfying collection of stories that truly live up to the name of “speculative fiction.”
An anthology is always a risk, but I don't think there's a truly bad story in the whole bunch, although some stand out more than others. A few felt limited by the short story format--”Rolling by in the Moonlight” seems to end just as it sets the scene, and likewise, “Real” feels a bit like a setup for a longer story. But plenty of others do wonderful things with the space they have, such as “Six Minutes” and “By the Numbers.”
A vein of horror runs through the stories. Some are straight up horror like “The Wedding” and “Slow,” while others just have an eerie feel. I can absolutely see “By the Numbers” being the basis for an episode of the classic Twilight Zone.
Favorites: “By the Numbers,” “Infinity,” “The Night With the Stars.”
All in all, a really nice collection that gives the reader a taste of what speculative fiction can do.
spookyjane's review
3.0
I received a copy of this book from Netgally for review.
Overall a good anthology of science fiction and speculative fiction. I didn't get into all the stories included (a little too much of the desert setting in a number of the stories for my liking), but some were really good. There were a few editing/proofreading/grammatical errors, but not many. The stories were thought-provoking and were interesting takes on the future/past. I would recommend to others to read, but only if they've already read my favorites that I've recommend to them, as this isn't a favorite, but it's still good.
Overall a good anthology of science fiction and speculative fiction. I didn't get into all the stories included (a little too much of the desert setting in a number of the stories for my liking), but some were really good. There were a few editing/proofreading/grammatical errors, but not many. The stories were thought-provoking and were interesting takes on the future/past. I would recommend to others to read, but only if they've already read my favorites that I've recommend to them, as this isn't a favorite, but it's still good.
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