A review by gossamerchild
Steampunk Reloaded by James L. Grant, Jeff VanderMeer, Gail Carriger, Ann VanderMeer, Cherie Priest, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Stephen Baxter, G.D. Falksen, Daniel Abraham, Evelyn Kriete

3.0

Collection of stories in a sub-genre of science fiction/fantasy. I really liked Catherynne M. Valente's story "The anachronist's cookbook" as it was really the only story with a strong dose of feminism. Cherie Priest's "Tanglefoot," about a young boy who creates his own automaton who then basically begins sabotaging things around him, was simply creepy. Samantha Henderson's "Wild Copper," with Titania and Oberon making an appearance, had a more traditionally touch of fantasy that I liked, and William Gibson's "The Germsback Continuum" seemed oddly realistic to me. Really intriguing collection of stories. I do feel like I rushed myself a little bit on it, though, and I didn't actually read everything.