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A review by chuckstafer
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: Ten Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction by Ellen Datlow
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Overall, this was a pretty good anthology. A good mix of great stories, good ones, and a few duds (and one real stinker). Here's my rating of each story (because I decided to keep track for some reason):
Lowland Sea - 4
Wingless Beasts - 5
The Nimble Men - 3
Little America - 3
Black and White Sky - 1
The Monster Makers - 2
Chapter Six - 2
In a Cavern, In A Canyon - 1
Allochton - 1
Shepherd's Business - 3
Down to a Sunless Sea - 5
The Man From the Peak - 5
In Paris, In the Mouth of Kronos - 4
The Moraine - 4
At the Riding School - 3
Cargo - 4
Tender as Teeth - 5
Wild Acre - 4
The Callers - 3
This Stagnant Breath of Change - 4
Grave Goods - Did Not Finish (1)
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine - 2
Majoriena - 2
The Days of Our Lives - 2
You Can Stay All Day - 4
No Matter Which Way We Turned - 4
Nesters - 3
Better You Believe - 2
Average Rating: 3.071 Stars
Lowland Sea - 4
Wingless Beasts - 5
The Nimble Men - 3
Little America - 3
Black and White Sky - 1
The Monster Makers - 2
Chapter Six - 2
In a Cavern, In A Canyon - 1
Allochton - 1
Shepherd's Business - 3
Down to a Sunless Sea - 5
The Man From the Peak - 5
In Paris, In the Mouth of Kronos - 4
The Moraine - 4
At the Riding School - 3
Cargo - 4
Tender as Teeth - 5
Wild Acre - 4
The Callers - 3
This Stagnant Breath of Change - 4
Grave Goods - Did Not Finish (1)
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine - 2
Majoriena - 2
The Days of Our Lives - 2
You Can Stay All Day - 4
No Matter Which Way We Turned - 4
Nesters - 3
Better You Believe - 2
Average Rating: 3.071 Stars