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Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by Jenn Northington, Swapna Krishna
3 reviews
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Death of parent, Medical content, Death, Gore, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Vomit, Incest, and Rape
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had fun with this. If you like Arthurian retellings this is enjoyable. Since it's an anthology it varies in quality and vibes from story to story but I enjoyed most. I will shout out MAYDAY by Maria Dahvana Headley, as it is by far the best.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Racism, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Murder, Body horror, and Islamophobia
rorikae's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
'Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices' edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington is an exciting short story anthology that focuses on retellings of King Arthur mythology through a variety of lenses. The anthology is broken up into three sections: Past, which are all more fantastical tales closer in style to the original myths, Present, which are set in our current times or the more recent past, and Future, which put a sci-fi spin on the myths. It features a great collection of authors that span genres and backgrounds, which created an anthology that spans a myriad of approaches to a classic myth. I liked almost all of the stories and the few that I didn't like as much came back to stories that took an incredibly loose interpretation of the myth or felt as if the mythological elements were not the backbone of the story. The majority of these stories are incredible. A few personal favorites include 'Passing Fair and Young' by Roshani Chokshi, 'I Being Young and Foolish' by Nisi Shawl, and 'Do, By All Due Means' by Sive Doyle. My absolute favorite story in the anthology is 'Mayday' by Maria Dahvana Headley, which uses the items found abandoned on an island as a way to tell a retelling of the Arthur myth in 19th century America.
If you have any interest in King Arthur mythology and retellings, you really must pick up this anthology.
If you have any interest in King Arthur mythology and retellings, you really must pick up this anthology.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, Racism, and Violence
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