5.0

You know, I usually don’t like anthologies as much as collections or single novels, because there are almost invariably one or two (or three or four or...) complete duds. There was not a single complete dud in this whole collection, and if some were stronger than others, not a one was weak.

It’s not all five-star work, but I am so impressed with the quality of the selection that I think the whole body deserves five. Hats off the Saundra Mitchell for her obviously great perceptive powers of choosing and to the authors for writing great stories.