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A review by taisie22
Stranded by James Alan Gardner, Anne Bishop, Anthony Francis
fast-paced
4.0
As always with anthologies, you get a mixed bag. I bought this one because of the Anne Bishop story, and it didn't disappoint. The idea of Restorers rebuilding lost worlds in reparation for worlds destroyed in the past is excellent, and I loved the execution here. This story could be expanded into a full book or even a series.
A Host of Leeches was intriguing and well-written. I felt that this was a story that could have benefited by being expanded, but I enjoyed the idea of the war robots dealing with the aliens that they invited in the first place.
Like others, I couldn't get into the last story, Stranded. The Lord-of-the-Flies teenagers vs. the adventuress Centauress didn't work for me as well.
A Host of Leeches was intriguing and well-written. I felt that this was a story that could have benefited by being expanded, but I enjoyed the idea of the war robots dealing with the aliens that they invited in the first place.
Like others, I couldn't get into the last story, Stranded. The Lord-of-the-Flies teenagers vs. the adventuress Centauress didn't work for me as well.