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A review by nancyotoole
Sword & Laser Anthology by Day Al-Mohamed, Aidan Moher, Paul Kreuger, Tom Merritt, David Emery, Patrick Rothfuss, Adam Callaway, Auston Habershaw, Sean Tadsen, Rebecca J. Thomas, Zachary Tringali, Luke R. Pebler, Stephen Case, Sarina Dorie, Jeffrey N. Baker, Austin Malone, Victoria Hooper, Kristy Sutherland, Jacob A. Boyd, Mike Murphy, Veronica Belmont, Trisha L. Sebastian, Nicole Feldringer
3.0
With this book, Sword and Laser expands from its history as a long running podcast and video show to being an anthology as well. Filled with works by new authors, Sword & Laser Anthology can feel a little rough around the edges, but my experience with the collection was mostly positive. I liked the majority of the stories found here, and only disliked a handful of them. One thing this anthology does quite well is deliver a wide variety of content. The stories cover many different subgernes and tones, which draws attention to the wide scope of content that can be found within the genre itself. One formatting aspect I had an issue with is how they chose to list the author information. By listing it all in the back, without necessarily referencing the story that the author contributed to this collection, I often found myself forgetting who wrote what, and having to skip back and forth between the table of contents and the author info. This can be kind of tricky with the ebook. Regardless, I really hope that Veronica and Tom decide to do another one of these, as it was a lot of fun to read.
Here's a list of my favorites in the collection. Saltater Skin by Kristy Sutherland is a wonderfully written story told from the perspective of a selkie. How Fox Fixed the Sky is a folklore-tinged tale by Stephen Case. Knowing Better by Sean Tadsen focuses on a fantasy chef. The Osiris Paradox by Sarina Dorie, which mixes elements from Egyptian mythology with science fiction, is by far my favorite story in the collection. The Same International Orange by Luke R. Pebler is a great science fiction tale about robots and their impact on society. Honorable mentions go to The Lesser Evil by Day Al-Mohamed, White Flame by Jeffrey N. Baker, and Leviathan! Leviathan! by Jacob A. Boyd.
Here's a list of my favorites in the collection. Saltater Skin by Kristy Sutherland is a wonderfully written story told from the perspective of a selkie. How Fox Fixed the Sky is a folklore-tinged tale by Stephen Case. Knowing Better by Sean Tadsen focuses on a fantasy chef. The Osiris Paradox by Sarina Dorie, which mixes elements from Egyptian mythology with science fiction, is by far my favorite story in the collection. The Same International Orange by Luke R. Pebler is a great science fiction tale about robots and their impact on society. Honorable mentions go to The Lesser Evil by Day Al-Mohamed, White Flame by Jeffrey N. Baker, and Leviathan! Leviathan! by Jacob A. Boyd.