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A review by selinadragonair
Art of War by Petros Triantafyllou
4.0
Another fantastic anthology and a big one: containing 40 novellas!
It was an amazing mix of war stories and I am glad to have read it. I enjoyed most of them, especially the way every author approached the topic differently. I found new authors for my TBR pile and got another novella from some of my favorite authors too. So, the anthology was a big sucess!
If I have to name my four absolute favorite stories, which have impressed me with excellent storytelling and outstanding prose, surprised me and can be read independently, I'd nominate these:
1. The Fox and the Bowman - Sebastien De Castell (this author sure knows how to tell a story!)
2. The Art: Postwar - R.J. Barker (another great storyteller!)
3. The Hero of Aral Pass - Mark Lawrence (Jalans voice is just plain hilarious)
4. Misplaced Heroism - Andrew Rowe (surprise hit! This was so much fun)
There were so many good stories, so here a few more honorable mentions, in reading order:
*The Breaking of the Sky / Ed McDonald (kickass awesome)
*Violet / Mazarkis Williams (kept me guessing)
*The Two Faces of War / Rob J. Hayes (the realism impressed me)
*The Waving of the Flag / Thomas R. Gaskin (well told)
*The Art of War / Brian Staveley (awesome)
*The Feather and the Paw / Benedict Patrick (liked the fairy tale)
*Good Steel / Zachary Barnes (very creative)
*The Undying Lands / Michael R. Fletcher (very cool)
*Rendered Chaos / D. M. Murray (hilarious voice)
*Flesh and Coin / Anna Stephens (well written)
It was an amazing mix of war stories and I am glad to have read it. I enjoyed most of them, especially the way every author approached the topic differently. I found new authors for my TBR pile and got another novella from some of my favorite authors too. So, the anthology was a big sucess!
If I have to name my four absolute favorite stories, which have impressed me with excellent storytelling and outstanding prose, surprised me and can be read independently, I'd nominate these:
1. The Fox and the Bowman - Sebastien De Castell (this author sure knows how to tell a story!)
2. The Art: Postwar - R.J. Barker (another great storyteller!)
3. The Hero of Aral Pass - Mark Lawrence (Jalans voice is just plain hilarious)
4. Misplaced Heroism - Andrew Rowe (surprise hit! This was so much fun)
There were so many good stories, so here a few more honorable mentions, in reading order:
*The Breaking of the Sky / Ed McDonald (kickass awesome)
*Violet / Mazarkis Williams (kept me guessing)
*The Two Faces of War / Rob J. Hayes (the realism impressed me)
*The Waving of the Flag / Thomas R. Gaskin (well told)
*The Art of War / Brian Staveley (awesome)
*The Feather and the Paw / Benedict Patrick (liked the fairy tale)
*Good Steel / Zachary Barnes (very creative)
*The Undying Lands / Michael R. Fletcher (very cool)
*Rendered Chaos / D. M. Murray (hilarious voice)
*Flesh and Coin / Anna Stephens (well written)