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mary_soon_lee's review against another edition
4.0
This is a collection of 17 short stories set in the wonderful Liaden Universe. At their best, which is very good indeed, the authors have the happy trick of making me care more about their characters in a couple of pages than other authors achieve in a whole novel. While I didn't like every story equally, there were -- scientific estimate here -- a whole bunch of stories that I liked very much, and two that I loved. The two that I loved were the opening story, "To Cut an Edge," which describes the first meeting between two important characters in the Liaden stories, and "Changeling," which opens in grief, and moves both backward and forward from there, back to how the loss happened, forward to what follows after. I think a reader new to the Liaden Universe would do better to begin with one of the novels, but to those who are already fans or who prefer shorter fiction, this collection contains treasure.
About my book reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much.
About my book reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much.
bookarian's review against another edition
4.0
Short stories from my favorite space opera series, so glad the chap books are now available in a bound version.
elisenic's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
kaylynn's review
5.0
A great collection of short stories in the Liaden universe. I wouldn't recommend it as a starting point, because I think I enjoyed it more because I already knew about a lot of the characters and also because some of the stories give explanation for what happens in later books. Still, I want to buy it and I am happy to have two more collections of short stories to read.
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