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It's hard to do a good short story anthology collection. At least with a short story collection by a single author, you have a common thread of voice or theme to track through the book. With anthologies you have to get invested in new characters and learn a new world with each story.
They're best enjoyed over time. This one took awhile to get through, but it was worth the investment. Some of theme are uneven, but I was surprised by the quality overall.
"Some Fortunate Future Day" by Cassandra Clare: Dark time travel and romantic obsession story. 3 stars.
"The Last Ride of the Glory Girls" by Libba Bray: Time travel old-west lady outlaws. Really great, 5 stars.
"Clockwork Fagin" by Cory Doctorow: Funny Dickensian orphanage story.
"Seven Days Beset by Demons" by Shawn Cheng: Loved the idea of including comics, but didn't enjoy this. 1 star.
"Hand in Glove" by Ysabeau S. Wilce: Detective story, birth of forensic investigation type thing. Super on the nose, 2 stars.
"The Ghost of Cwmlech Manor" by Delia Sherman: Ghost story, 4 stars.
"Gethsemane" by Elizabeth Knox: Chilling, ambiguous ending. 3 stars.
"The Summer People" by Kelly Link: Can hang with Stephen King - super scary. 5 stars.
"Peace in Our Time" by Garth Nix: Decent, 3 stars.
"Nowhere Fast" by Christopher Rowe: 3 stars.
"Finishing School" by Kathleen Jennings: The second comic, also pretty weak. 2 stars.
"Steam Girl" by Dylan Horrocks: Ok, 2 stars.
"Everything Amiable and Obliging" by Holly Black: Steam Downton Abbey. Did not make sense after his sister tried to kill them that they would just pick up as if nothing happened. 2 stars.
"The Oracle Engine" by M.T.Anderson: Steampunk ancient history. Crazy how well this works, was delighted. 5 stars.
They're best enjoyed over time. This one took awhile to get through, but it was worth the investment. Some of theme are uneven, but I was surprised by the quality overall.
"Some Fortunate Future Day" by Cassandra Clare: Dark time travel and romantic obsession story. 3 stars.
"The Last Ride of the Glory Girls" by Libba Bray: Time travel old-west lady outlaws. Really great, 5 stars.
"Clockwork Fagin" by Cory Doctorow: Funny Dickensian orphanage story.
"Seven Days Beset by Demons" by Shawn Cheng: Loved the idea of including comics, but didn't enjoy this. 1 star.
"Hand in Glove" by Ysabeau S. Wilce: Detective story, birth of forensic investigation type thing. Super on the nose, 2 stars.
"The Ghost of Cwmlech Manor" by Delia Sherman: Ghost story, 4 stars.
"Gethsemane" by Elizabeth Knox: Chilling, ambiguous ending. 3 stars.
"The Summer People" by Kelly Link: Can hang with Stephen King - super scary. 5 stars.
"Peace in Our Time" by Garth Nix: Decent, 3 stars.
"Nowhere Fast" by Christopher Rowe: 3 stars.
"Finishing School" by Kathleen Jennings: The second comic, also pretty weak. 2 stars.
"Steam Girl" by Dylan Horrocks: Ok, 2 stars.
"Everything Amiable and Obliging" by Holly Black: Steam Downton Abbey. Did not make sense after his sister tried to kill them that they would just pick up as if nothing happened. 2 stars.
"The Oracle Engine" by M.T.Anderson: Steampunk ancient history. Crazy how well this works, was delighted. 5 stars.