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A review by thiefofcamorr
Tales of the Far West by Matt Forbeck, Scott Lynch, Tessa Gratton
5.0
"He Built The Wall To Knock It Down" by Scott Lynch - 5/5 stars. Wonderful as always - opening lines were perfect Lynch and everyone's name was unexpected yet suitable. Good to see the female just walk away, too.
"In Stillness, Music" by Aaron Rosenberg - 4/5 stars. Really quite lovely, different to most things out there. It's always good to see a baddie who's sensible instead of so ruthless it's stupid.
"Riding The Thunderbird" by Chuck Wendig - No rating, as I had no idea why what happened, happened, or the point of the story.
"Purity of Purpose" by Gareth-Michael Skarka - 4/5 stars. Really quite awesome. So short and yet it conveyed feeling and intent, and it's always good to see experience trumping overall - so many times you see someone so young beating someone with experience, without enough reason why.
"Paper Lotus" by Tessa Gratton - 2/5 stars. Not my thing. I'm all for violence and sacrifice, but this didn't resonate with me, sadly. Needed more build-up for me to want to care.
"In the Name of the Empire" by Eddy Webb - 4/5 stars. Easy to visualise, entertaining and enjoyable all 'round.
"Errant Eagles" by Will Hindmarch - No rating, as I wasn't able to read through the fight scene (which was step, by step, by step) and beyond.
"Railroad Spikes" by Ari Marmell - 3/5 stars. Confusing start, but otherwise good and entertaining.
"The Fury Pact" by Matt Forbeck - 4/5 stars. Short, snappy, sad and believable.
"Seven Holes" by T.S. Luikart - 4/5 stars. Very good, well written, would have liked to see more.
"Local Legend" by Jason L. Blair - 4/5 stars. Entertaining and a good ending.
"Crippled Avengers" by Dave Gross - 3/5 Pretty decent.
Overall: An anthology based in the same world! It was excellent to see how they could tie in together - mentions of Twin Eagle Security mentioned in more than one story.
"In Stillness, Music" by Aaron Rosenberg - 4/5 stars. Really quite lovely, different to most things out there. It's always good to see a baddie who's sensible instead of so ruthless it's stupid.
"Riding The Thunderbird" by Chuck Wendig - No rating, as I had no idea why what happened, happened, or the point of the story.
"Purity of Purpose" by Gareth-Michael Skarka - 4/5 stars. Really quite awesome. So short and yet it conveyed feeling and intent, and it's always good to see experience trumping overall - so many times you see someone so young beating someone with experience, without enough reason why.
"Paper Lotus" by Tessa Gratton - 2/5 stars. Not my thing. I'm all for violence and sacrifice, but this didn't resonate with me, sadly. Needed more build-up for me to want to care.
"In the Name of the Empire" by Eddy Webb - 4/5 stars. Easy to visualise, entertaining and enjoyable all 'round.
"Errant Eagles" by Will Hindmarch - No rating, as I wasn't able to read through the fight scene (which was step, by step, by step) and beyond.
"Railroad Spikes" by Ari Marmell - 3/5 stars. Confusing start, but otherwise good and entertaining.
"The Fury Pact" by Matt Forbeck - 4/5 stars. Short, snappy, sad and believable.
"Seven Holes" by T.S. Luikart - 4/5 stars. Very good, well written, would have liked to see more.
"Local Legend" by Jason L. Blair - 4/5 stars. Entertaining and a good ending.
"Crippled Avengers" by Dave Gross - 3/5 Pretty decent.
Overall: An anthology based in the same world! It was excellent to see how they could tie in together - mentions of Twin Eagle Security mentioned in more than one story.