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A review by kitsuneheart
Warriors by George R.R. Martin
4.0
As the other reviewer said, nothing special. I get the impression that fans of the "Forever War" would be wild for this companion piece, but coming in blind, it's meh. About the only thing I can think to comment is that it seems Scalzi got some serious inspiration for his "Old Man's War" series from this. Soldiers jacked into one another and communicating via thought? Yep.
Merged review:
So, first of all, this anthology contains a prequel piece to the Song of Ice and Fire. So you're guaranteed to have people raving for it just from that. But, let me say, that was not the best piece in this collection, in my opinion. I am far more partial to Gabaldon's "The Custom of the Army," which follows the enthusiastically (but quietly) queer Lord John in another short adventure. While I'd read the Outlander books before, reading this story finally pushed me into enjoying the Lord John books.
Another stand-out is "The Eagle and the Rabbit," about young men captured by slavers, one elevated to a status nearly in line with the slavers themselves (the Eagle), while the other is treated far more harshly than the other slaves, almost to the point of death (the Rabbit). They are played off one another brilliantly, leading to a fascinating conclusion.
If you're interested in other reviews I did for this anthology, just look around. If they were on Goodreads, I wrote a piece.
So, in general, good stories, not always the best, but I'm glad I own this book.
Merged review:
So, first of all, this anthology contains a prequel piece to the Song of Ice and Fire. So you're guaranteed to have people raving for it just from that. But, let me say, that was not the best piece in this collection, in my opinion. I am far more partial to Gabaldon's "The Custom of the Army," which follows the enthusiastically (but quietly) queer Lord John in another short adventure. While I'd read the Outlander books before, reading this story finally pushed me into enjoying the Lord John books.
Another stand-out is "The Eagle and the Rabbit," about young men captured by slavers, one elevated to a status nearly in line with the slavers themselves (the Eagle), while the other is treated far more harshly than the other slaves, almost to the point of death (the Rabbit). They are played off one another brilliantly, leading to a fascinating conclusion.
If you're interested in other reviews I did for this anthology, just look around. If they were on Goodreads, I wrote a piece.
So, in general, good stories, not always the best, but I'm glad I own this book.