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nickystrickland's review
4.0
I came to Carrie Vaughn's books back in 2006 with the first Kitty book. Since then I have read anything I can get my hands on. This collection reflects the wider spectrum of worlds and stories. I enjoyed all of the stories, though my personal favourite was Game of Chance .
dharaiter's review against another edition
2.0
I am sort of done with stories where the idea of birthing more children in a dystopian world is glorified.
serena_dawn's review against another edition
5.0
Captain Marie's birth ruined her mother's household, she doesn't know who her mother or father were, what she knows is what she has now, the Amaryllis and her crew Garrett, Sun, Dakota, J.J. and Nina who now wants a to be a mother, and is like a daughter to Marie.
cathepsut's review against another edition
4.0
I only read the title story, also for free at Lightspeed Magazine: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/amaryllis/
Dystopian short story with an uplifting ending. In case you want to finish reading something with a smile on your lips...
Dystopian short story with an uplifting ending. In case you want to finish reading something with a smile on your lips...
delz's review against another edition
5.0
Ameryllis was an awesome collection of Carrie Vaughn stories. The very first in the book is science fiction and involves the discovery of an alien space craft. This one really makes you think. Then Strife Lingers in Memory is a beautiful love story with tragic overtones. Further along in the anthology we have three stories that all take place in the same world. I would love to see Ms.Vaughn explore this world and these characters more extensively. I really enjoyed this anthology,it was a nice mix of straight up science fiction and pure fantasy.
miss_fish's review against another edition
4.0
A few of these stories I'd read elsewhere already, a couple I didn't care for, and many I loved.
sapphirestars's review against another edition
3.0
Could really only care about the title story: the author really shines in the Bannerless world.
jameseckman's review
3.0
Well written but it's a melancholy read. The first short is depressing, what if spot an alien ship in long orbit and did nothing about because of bureaucracy and lethargy. Another short does count as the strangest dragon slayer story though. Good if your in happy mood.
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