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samhitha_reading's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
poojasinghco's review against another edition
4.0
"The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction" by hachette_india is a collection of contemporary sci-fi stories, focusing on themes such as dystopia, climate change, space travel, the arrival of aliens and man's quest to find sustainable ways to live.
These are some tales from the masterful minds of some of the most inventive minds, and barring a few pieces here and there, all of the narratives were exhilarating and thrilling.
🐝
The book being first of its kind of a selection of historical sci-fi and new age dystopia from the South Asian subcontinent to appear in the twenty-first century, did hold a lot of potentials and it was able to live up to the hype albeit by simple yet effective narratives that one can enjoy and be left with something to ponder on at the same time.
🐝
Some of the anecdotes didn't work for me, because of their long, tedious and unnecessary description, but the others more than made up for the experience, especially in the latter half of the book.
I absolutely loved the last one, a hypothetical future where a group of young scientists is trying to find a way to combat climate change by coming up with ideas such as sustainable colonies and to seek a way to communicate with the forest even though the web of life has reached a point of destruction.
🐝
Read it with an open mind and overlook the minute nitty gritty and I am sure you are in for a culmination of laughter, wonder, amuse and intrigue.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Genre: sci-fi, south-asian-lit, short-stories, future
Reading Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐/5
These are some tales from the masterful minds of some of the most inventive minds, and barring a few pieces here and there, all of the narratives were exhilarating and thrilling.
🐝
The book being first of its kind of a selection of historical sci-fi and new age dystopia from the South Asian subcontinent to appear in the twenty-first century, did hold a lot of potentials and it was able to live up to the hype albeit by simple yet effective narratives that one can enjoy and be left with something to ponder on at the same time.
🐝
Some of the anecdotes didn't work for me, because of their long, tedious and unnecessary description, but the others more than made up for the experience, especially in the latter half of the book.
I absolutely loved the last one, a hypothetical future where a group of young scientists is trying to find a way to combat climate change by coming up with ideas such as sustainable colonies and to seek a way to communicate with the forest even though the web of life has reached a point of destruction.
🐝
Read it with an open mind and overlook the minute nitty gritty and I am sure you are in for a culmination of laughter, wonder, amuse and intrigue.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Genre: sci-fi, south-asian-lit, short-stories, future
Reading Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐/5
pam_sartain's review against another edition
4.0
New Horizons edited by Tarun K Saint is a collection of short science fiction stories from South Asia. There are alien encounters, people going into outer space, and scientific discoveries.
I found the stories to be quite different to western stories. The end often comes much sooner in these than in many of the stories I read. You are left to wonder what is going to happen next. There are a lot of stories about the interplay of people, and how this affects the thing that is going on.
I enjoyed seeing the different views on science fiction, the different journeys I was taken on, and that people will be people, even on the moon.
New Horizons will be published on 20th August 2020, and is available to buy on Amazon and on Waterstones . I've found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!
If you're interested in science fiction books, then here's some others I've reviewed , and in particular, if you're interested in Asian science fiction, try Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Gollancz and the Orion Publishing Group.
Check out my GoodReads profile to see more reviews.
I found the stories to be quite different to western stories. The end often comes much sooner in these than in many of the stories I read. You are left to wonder what is going to happen next. There are a lot of stories about the interplay of people, and how this affects the thing that is going on.
I enjoyed seeing the different views on science fiction, the different journeys I was taken on, and that people will be people, even on the moon.
New Horizons will be published on 20th August 2020, and is available to buy on Amazon and on Waterstones . I've found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!
If you're interested in science fiction books, then here's some others I've reviewed , and in particular, if you're interested in Asian science fiction, try Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Gollancz and the Orion Publishing Group.
Check out my GoodReads profile to see more reviews.
matos's review
adventurous
challenging
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
4.0
space_dacait's review
3.0
Peak End - I think there were some high moments in this anthology, and I liked the last few stories. This is going to impact my rating and make me forget that there were some bad stories in between.
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