A review by darylnash
Aces High by George R.R. Martin

2.0

I originally read this in high school, and I can see why I never read any further in the series after this book. It's not horrible, but most of the stories are average or mediocre with lots of comic book and sci-fi cliches rendered in fairly conventional ways with no subversion or expansion. The Mason plotline is especially bland. The two most notable exceptions are Zelazny's "Ashes to Ashes", a quick funny romp with the Sleeper, and Martin's "Winter's Chill," a touching riff on the old story where romance never works out for superheroes.