A review by alanbaxter
Anywhere but Earth by Brendan Duffy, Liz Argall, Margo Lanagan, William R.D. Wood, Simon Petrie, Donna Maree Hanson, Angela Ambroz, T.F. Davenport, Lee Battersby, Cat Sparks, Patty Jansen, Robert N. Stephenson, Jason Nahrung, Damon Shaw, Sean McMullen, Steve Cameron, Richard Harland, Calie Voorhis, Mark Rossiter, Robert Hood, C.J. Paget, Penelope Love, Chris McMahon, Alan Baxter, Steve de Beer, Jason Fischer, Wendy Waring, Kim Westwood, Erin E. Stocks, Keith Stevenson

4.0

This is a contrib copy for me, as it features my story, Unexpected Launch. However, mine is only one of 29 stories in this 728 page epic tome of a sci-fi anthology. I think this book will go down as a must-read in modern science fiction. The scope of the stories and the talent of the contributing authors is astounding. It really is a fantastic array of ideas and style. If you’re a sci-fi fan, you’ll dig this book. If you’re not, it’s a great place to start. And if you know someone who says they don’t like sci-fi and you want to try to convert them, buy them this book. There were a handful of stories that didn’t really work for me, but that’s the case with any anthology. And this one has 29 stories, so there’s definitely something for everyone and I would bet that the majority of people would really groove with the majority of stories in here. Probably the standouts for me were Penelope Love’s SIBO, William R D Wood’s Deuteronomy, Robert Hood’s Desert Madonna, Damon Shaw’s Continuity, Brendan Duffy’s Space Girl Blues, Angela Ambroz’s Pyaar Kiya and Steve Cameron’s So Sad, The Lighthouse Keeper. Although the real star of that last story is a secondary character. In fact, a brick.