A review by milos_dumbraci
Dark Beyond the Stars: A Space Opera Anthology by Jennifer Foehner Wells, Patrice Fitzgerald, Elle Casey, Annie Bellet, David Gatewood, S.M. Reine, Susan Kaye Quinn, Julie E. Czerneda, Rysa Walker, Ann Christy, Blair C. Babylon, Theresa Kay, Autumn Kalquist

1.0

These stories are very beginner level (nothing new or memorable) ones, the kind of fiction amateur wannabe writers write in fanzines. None really terrible, but neither good. I have been avidly reading tons of scifi for more than 30 years and never heard of any of these authors: should have ringed a bell. The fact there are 12 authors and only 62 reviews, about all of them extatic (about 5 friends per author) should have ringed another. Well, my bad. Be warned and do not make the same mistake. There was one goodish story (containment) , but even that one went on too slowly for its own good.
PS. I did love the covers for the entire Beyond the Stars series, though: don't know who did them, but great work, congratulations!