A review by jeffmauch
Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories about People Who Know How They Will Die by Matthew Bennardo, Ryan North, David Malki

4.0

A collection of short stories by a multitude of authors all based on the same premise....There's a machine that with a simple prick of a needle can tell you how you're going to die, but there's a catch, it's often ambiguous and more importantly it's always right. You'd think you'd find a way to avoid it, but nobody ever does. Maybe your slip says "plane crash" so you never fly again, but just maybe one crashes into your office building, maybe it says something as basic as "test" then what? These stories were varied and each author put their own spin on the endless possibilities available for the premise. I enjoyed almost all of them to some extent and will probably go so far as to read the next book in the series someday.