Reviews

Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One by Alberto Mielgo, Tim Miller, Peter F. Hamilton, Geoff Brown, Michael Swanwick, Marko Kloos, Steven Lewis, David W. Amendola, Joe R. Lansdale, Alastair Reynolds, Claudine Griggs, Kirsten Cross, Vitaliy Shushko, Amanda J Spedding, John Scalzi, Ken Liu

mnc2024's review

This is an anthology. I only read the stories that interested me. 

samohtj's review

adventurous dark inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

This show has become one of my favorite things running in online TV right now, an incredible display of animation originality and creativity. This book collects the original short stories that all the first season episodes were based on, plus screenplays for the few original episodes created for the show. They run the full breadth of what sci-fi and horror storytelling has to offer, from the goofy, snarky shorts by John Scalzi, to the deeper and more thoughtful stories by the likes of Ken Liu and Alastair Reynolds. I have full-length works by a few of these authors on my shelf, ready to be read, and reading these shorts has made me really excited to get to those longer books. I would absolutely recommend this to any science fiction or horror lover, whether you watch the show or not. I've already put a library hold on volume 2, and I can't wait until it's ready.

eyelit's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.5

puffball's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

3.5 stars. A fun read for fans of the Netflix series. A compilation of the short stories each of the episodes from the first season are based on. Beyond the Aquila Rift was just as traumatic in print…

sillymilly's review

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

5.0

lomili's review

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

annhorchata's review

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

n0xdeaur1's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.25

highfidelity's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

veexene's review

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A very interesting read for fans of the series. It's great to be able to check the original materials all in one place.
The stories are all different, both in terms of subject matter and style. They are connected only by a loose sci-fi/futuristic theme, but each of them explore it in a unique way. Interesting to see the different approaches.