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vorpalblad's review against another edition
2.0
I'm much more a fan of sci-fi over fantasy so this fantasy heavy collection didn't really grab me. There were some good stories but I really had to pick through the collection to find pieces that were of interest.
ntrlycrly's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent collection of stories by a variety of well known authors and some less known ones.
buildhergender's review against another edition
4.0
Great bit of stores, but for some reason could not finish the last one.
The Djin's wife.
Still a good read.
The Djin's wife.
Still a good read.
kayswear's review
3.0
This collection was heavily weighted toward fantasy rather than SF so it offered a different mix of stories than Gardner Dozois' annual anthology. The stories were OK but I'd have preferred the balance weighted the other way, so I can't give this book high marks.
madarauchiha's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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I forgot what it's like to read anthologies that were actually good. I loved every single story in this one. I definitely cried at a few of them. I thought they handled heavy topics and themes fairly decently. I want to look up so many authors from this anthology now.
NOTE: generally warning for the entire anthology. Often the pronouns it/its are used in reference to species that aren't human.
◆ “The Bookstore at the End of America” by Charles Jane Anders
skipped, not interested right now
◆ Song of the Birds by Saleem Haddad
minor suicide,
medium menstruation, gore, unreality, use of ableist language c slur,
major child death off screen, ocean / open water, demolition, poverty, occupation, colonisation,
◆ The Painter of Trees by Suzanne Palmer
minor fire, suicide, extinction,
medium NSFW nudity,
major genocide, colonization, colonization, genocide, racial supremacy theme,
◆ The Last Voyage of ‘Skidbladnir’ by Karin Tidbeck
minor NSFW sex scene implied, death, anti indigenous racism, riots and lethal riot suppression, murder, classism, addiction,
major body horror maybe,
◆ Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders by Malka Older
medium animal cruelty,
major animal rights/ animal testing topic throughout the story?, mass extinction,
◆ “It’s 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning” by Ted Chiang
minor right wing groups,
major ableism, classism,
◆ “Contagion’s Eve at the House Noctambulous” by Rich Larson
minor incest, emetophobia,
medium body horror, abuse, blood, gore, employee abuse, guns,
major classism theme, child abuse, guns, drowning, murder, body horror, animal / human hunting, genocide,
◆ Submarines by Han Song
minor xenophobia,
medium mass death, unsanitary, open water,
major classism,
◆ “As the Last I May Know” by S. L. Huang
minor use of the q slur in non homophobic or historical context,
medium demolition,
major nuclear weapons, war, off screen mass death,
◆ A Catalog of Storms by Fran Wilde
major child death, body horror?,
◆ “The Robots of Eden” by Anil Menon
minor use of whorephobic language once, ableism towards addiction, suicide,
medium anti black racism and classism, car accidents,
major marital infidelity, divorce,
◆ Now Wait for This Week by Alice Sola Kim
medium discussion of rape and misogyny and sexual abuse and the resulting trauma,
major rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse,
I might come back to this. it's a long odd read about heavy content. no further cws.
◆ “Cyclopterus” by Peter Watts
minor murder,
major planet conservation activists, public violence attacks, racism on the authors part to kill the only character of color in the book.
◆ Dune Song by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
no cws
◆ The Work of Wolves by Tegan Moore
minor murder, injuries, use of ableist language c slur, unsanitary, animal death, blood, car crashes,
medium animal death, ecoterrorism attacks,
major rats / rodent like animals, activist groups, military / police, animal enhancement experiment [not depicted but as a theme], dogs, demolition,
◆ Soft Edges by Elizabeth Bear
minor drowning, drugs weed,
medium oceans, unsanitary,
major death, murder, police, serial killers, discussion of prison industry and punitive punishment,
◆ “Emergency Skin” by N. K. Jemisin
skipped because the author is a freak who writes romanticized incest porn for a three oh.
◆ Thoughts and Prayers by Ken Liu
medium paid grief actors mentioned, revenge porn, face trauma, burns, minor scars,
major spree killing, guns, mass murder,
◆ At the Fall by Alec Nevala-Lee
medium animal death,
major climate change, oceans, abyssal plains,
◆ Reunion by Vandana Singh
minor implied NSFW, mass death,
medium colorism, racism, classism, sexual harassment, suicide, demolition,
major climate change, Hindu caste system
◆ “Green Glass: A Love Story” by E. Lily Yu
major classism, climate change,
◆ “Secret Stories of Doors” by Sofia Rhei
medium fire, demolition, death,
major abuse of power, secret police,
◆ “This Is Not the Way Home” by Greg Egan
minor unsanitary, emetophobia,
medium sinophobia,
◆ “What the Dead Man Said” by Chinelo Onwualu
minor past colonization,
medium infertility treatment, sexual assault,
major pedophilia, csa, incest, non explicit rape,
◆ “I (28M created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we’re getting married” by Fonda Lee
medium mention of abusing sex worker's identities and intellectual property,
major consent issue in legal misuse of physical identity?,
◆ The Archronology of Love by Caroline M. Yoachim
minor body horror, animal death,
major mass death,
I forgot what it's like to read anthologies that were actually good. I loved every single story in this one. I definitely cried at a few of them. I thought they handled heavy topics and themes fairly decently. I want to look up so many authors from this anthology now.
NOTE: generally warning for the entire anthology. Often the pronouns it/its are used in reference to species that aren't human.
◆ “The Bookstore at the End of America” by Charles Jane Anders
skipped, not interested right now
◆ Song of the Birds by Saleem Haddad
minor suicide,
medium menstruation, gore, unreality, use of ableist language c slur,
major child death off screen, ocean / open water, demolition, poverty, occupation, colonisation,
◆ The Painter of Trees by Suzanne Palmer
minor fire, suicide, extinction,
medium NSFW nudity,
major genocide, colonization, colonization, genocide, racial supremacy theme,
◆ The Last Voyage of ‘Skidbladnir’ by Karin Tidbeck
minor NSFW sex scene implied, death, anti indigenous racism, riots and lethal riot suppression, murder, classism, addiction,
major body horror maybe,
◆ Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders by Malka Older
medium animal cruelty,
major animal rights/ animal testing topic throughout the story?, mass extinction,
◆ “It’s 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning” by Ted Chiang
minor right wing groups,
major ableism, classism,
◆ “Contagion’s Eve at the House Noctambulous” by Rich Larson
minor incest, emetophobia,
medium body horror, abuse, blood, gore, employee abuse, guns,
major classism theme, child abuse, guns, drowning, murder, body horror, animal / human hunting, genocide,
◆ Submarines by Han Song
minor xenophobia,
medium mass death, unsanitary, open water,
major classism,
◆ “As the Last I May Know” by S. L. Huang
minor use of the q slur in non homophobic or historical context,
medium demolition,
major nuclear weapons, war, off screen mass death,
◆ A Catalog of Storms by Fran Wilde
major child death, body horror?,
◆ “The Robots of Eden” by Anil Menon
minor use of whorephobic language once, ableism towards addiction, suicide,
medium anti black racism and classism, car accidents,
major marital infidelity, divorce,
◆ Now Wait for This Week by Alice Sola Kim
medium discussion of rape and misogyny and sexual abuse and the resulting trauma,
major rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse,
I might come back to this. it's a long odd read about heavy content. no further cws.
◆ “Cyclopterus” by Peter Watts
minor murder,
major planet conservation activists, public violence attacks, racism on the authors part to
◆ Dune Song by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
no cws
◆ The Work of Wolves by Tegan Moore
minor murder, injuries, use of ableist language c slur, unsanitary, animal death, blood, car crashes,
medium animal death, ecoterrorism attacks,
major rats / rodent like animals, activist groups, military / police, animal enhancement experiment [not depicted but as a theme], dogs, demolition,
◆ Soft Edges by Elizabeth Bear
minor drowning, drugs weed,
medium oceans, unsanitary,
major death, murder, police, serial killers, discussion of prison industry and punitive punishment,
◆ “Emergency Skin” by N. K. Jemisin
skipped because the author is a freak who writes romanticized incest porn for a three oh.
◆ Thoughts and Prayers by Ken Liu
medium paid grief actors mentioned, revenge porn, face trauma, burns, minor scars,
major spree killing, guns, mass murder,
◆ At the Fall by Alec Nevala-Lee
medium animal death,
major climate change, oceans, abyssal plains,
◆ Reunion by Vandana Singh
minor implied NSFW, mass death,
medium colorism, racism, classism, sexual harassment, suicide, demolition,
major climate change, Hindu caste system
◆ “Green Glass: A Love Story” by E. Lily Yu
major classism, climate change,
◆ “Secret Stories of Doors” by Sofia Rhei
medium fire, demolition, death,
major abuse of power, secret police,
◆ “This Is Not the Way Home” by Greg Egan
minor unsanitary, emetophobia,
medium sinophobia,
◆ “What the Dead Man Said” by Chinelo Onwualu
minor past colonization,
medium infertility treatment, sexual assault,
major pedophilia, csa, incest, non explicit rape,
◆ “I (28M created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we’re getting married” by Fonda Lee
medium mention of abusing sex worker's identities and intellectual property,
major consent issue in legal misuse of physical identity?,
◆ The Archronology of Love by Caroline M. Yoachim
minor body horror, animal death,
major mass death,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Misogyny
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Incest, Animal death, Death, Genocide, and Suicide
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