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bunrab's review
4.0
The short stories were mostly written before the rather disappointing last book in the Company series. I had read all but one of them before, either in earlier anthologies or in the science fiction magazines. I do like the Company characters.
possibilityleft's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
lisalark's review
5.0
Five stars, which is fitting since the collection is The Best of Kage Baker, and when she is good, she is very very good.
Several of the stories appear in other anthologies of her shorts, but most do not. Well worth reading, and might make a nice introduction to her work and style for new readers.
Several of the stories appear in other anthologies of her shorts, but most do not. Well worth reading, and might make a nice introduction to her work and style for new readers.
sallyepp's review
4.0
Kage Baker is one of my very favorite authors. Her short stories remind me of Ray Bradbury, in that there are re-appearing characters and little connections and clues that show up across her body of work. Each stand-alone story is satisfying by itself, but is also a tiny but important fragment of a bigger picture that only she could see. Sadly, her premature death means that we will never get to see all of it. About half of the stories in this collection were new to me, so it was well worth the read.
abetterjulie's review
4.0
I bought this on a whim because it was on sale, and I'm glad I did.
Baker's writing voice is like a fresh apple: crisp and delicious. I stayed fully immersed in each story, never wandering off to do other things, unless it was to look up historical references I found interesting.
I loved the stories of the humanoids traveling through time to collect artifacts for The Company. The demon-saint family ones were also fun. I bounced hard off the story where Baker's disabled-villain main character misgenders someone repeatedly, and there's a dystopian tale that missed for me as well, but the rest of the collection kept me turning pages.
Baker's writing voice is like a fresh apple: crisp and delicious. I stayed fully immersed in each story, never wandering off to do other things, unless it was to look up historical references I found interesting.
I loved the stories of the humanoids traveling through time to collect artifacts for The Company. The demon-saint family ones were also fun. I bounced hard off the story where Baker's disabled-villain main character misgenders someone repeatedly, and there's a dystopian tale that missed for me as well, but the rest of the collection kept me turning pages.
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