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A review by greeniezona
NevermorEarth by L.R. Ambrose, Jamie Lackey, Todd Sanders, Colin O'Boyle, Sarah Daly, P. Djèlí Clark
4.0
Okay, I've been trying to get over my resistance to anthologies, so when I saw this lovely edition with tipped-in art from Air and Nothingness Press (who I've been meaning to support for a while), I jumped. Then my curiosity got the best of me and it quickly floated to the top of my TBR pile.
I ended up quite happy with my impulse purchase. I enjoyed each of the stories, and was particularly delighted by two: "Golden Risha" by P. Djèlí Clark (one of my most recent author crushes), in which a bard is adopted by a band of pirates, who discover the location of a fabled treasure (no spoilers, but very angry Efrit are involved), and "Someone of Her Skill" by Colin O'Boyle, which has a very fairy tale quality to it -- and a witch you underestimate at your own peril.
I wasn't particularly familiar with Dying Earth as a genre before this collection, but I do enjoy books with a blend of science fiction and fantasy that Dying Earth stories seem to have.
I highly recommend this one, particularly to those who love tiny books as beautiful objects and also fans of science fantasy.
I ended up quite happy with my impulse purchase. I enjoyed each of the stories, and was particularly delighted by two: "Golden Risha" by P. Djèlí Clark (one of my most recent author crushes), in which a bard is adopted by a band of pirates, who discover the location of a fabled treasure (no spoilers, but very angry Efrit are involved), and "Someone of Her Skill" by Colin O'Boyle, which has a very fairy tale quality to it -- and a witch you underestimate at your own peril.
I wasn't particularly familiar with Dying Earth as a genre before this collection, but I do enjoy books with a blend of science fiction and fantasy that Dying Earth stories seem to have.
I highly recommend this one, particularly to those who love tiny books as beautiful objects and also fans of science fantasy.