Posted by Mike Reeves-McMillan | Sep 16, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 3
The Secret History of Fantasy edited by Peter S. Beagle The basic premise of the SECRET HISTORY anthologies (there’s also a science fiction one, The Secret History of Science Fiction, which I haven’t read) is that there’s a type of writing that got missed or buried because other things were more popular, more commercial, or […]
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Posted by Ruth Arnell (RETIRED) | Oct 5, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 1
Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier Back in 2007, Holly Black and Justine Larabalestier got in an argument about which fiction creature was superior — zombies or unicorns. Spurred on by that debate, they each recruited some of their author friends to write short tales in which they present the storytelling […]
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Posted by Marion Deeds | May 19, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 0
Steampunk’d by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg Steampunk’d is an anthology edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg. The most common premise of steampunk is an idea that technology — steam-driven technology — went in a different direction during the Victorian era. The best steampunk stories create a sense of otherness, a truly […]
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Posted by Terry Weyna | Jan 1, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 1
Masked edited by Lou Anders Superheroes — and supervillains — have always been problematic. They are usually all but impossible to kill, but have a single vulnerability that everyone seems to know about, and to aim for, a tradition that goes all the way back to Achilles (who was invulnerable because he was dipped in […]
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Posted by Stefan Raets (RETIRED) | Nov 16, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 14
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded is the second steampunk anthology edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, following 2008’s first installment. It contains about twice as many stories as its predecessor, but unlike the first collection the quality is more uneven here, resulting in a less impressive […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Nov 15, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 6
Songs of Love and Death edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois Songs of Love and Death is the third anthology that George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois have edited together. Like Warriors and Songs of the Dying Earth, Songs of Love and Death brings together some of the biggest names that SFF has to offer and they set these authors to work on […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Nov 4, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Death’s Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner (eds) Even paranormal creatures need to get away from it all sometimes. In Death’s Excellent Vacation, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner present a collection of thirteen stories tied together by the theme of “vacation.” The “headliners,” as evidenced by whose names are in […]
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Posted by Stefan Raets (RETIRED) | Oct 1, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Speculative Horizons edited by Patrick St. Denis Speculative Horizons is a lovely little anthology edited by book blogger Patrick St. Denis (of Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist fame). When the good people at Subterranean Press asked him whether he’d be interested in editing a short story collection, he understandably jumped on the idea (who wouldn’t?!), but asked […]
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Posted by Charles Tan (GUEST) | Aug 4, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling The Faery Reel is an indispensable tome for anyone who has a mania for faeries. Aside from the short stories in this anthology, the comprehensive introduction of Terri Windling on the fey and the illustrations by Charles Vess are worth […]
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Posted by Stefan Raets (RETIRED) | Aug 2, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 1
Sympathy for the Devil edited by Tim Pratt Please allow me to introduce Sympathy for the Devil, a fine new anthology filled entirely with short stories about the devil… who is, as we all know, a man of style and taste. However, you won’t just find the smooth-talking stealer of souls here. In addition to […]
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Posted by Stefan Raets (RETIRED) | Jun 16, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 2
Wings of Fire edited by Jonathan Strahan & Marianne S. Jablon I don’t like dragons. This is probably not the first sentence you’d expect to find in a review of Wings of Fire, an anthology devoted exclusively to dragon stories, but I thought it best to get it out of the way right from the […]
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Posted by Robert Thompson (RETIRED) | Jun 15, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 20
Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery edited by Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery is a book I’ve been eagerly anticipating ever since it was first announced in 2009. I was particularly excited about the anthology’s impressive list of contributors which includes several authors […]
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Posted by Justin Blazier | Mar 9, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes edited by John Joseph Adams In this collection of stories, compiled by John Joseph Adams, a variety of authors invent cases that Sherlock Holmes might encounter if our world were just a bit different. These are cases in which the “improbable” occurs. Most of the stories involve some sort […]
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Posted by Robert Thompson (RETIRED) | Feb 28, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 7
Warriors edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois FORMAT/INFO: Warriors is 736 pages long divided over twenty short stories and an Introduction by George R.R. Martin. Each short story is preceded by biographical information about the author and a short description of their contribution to the anthology. March 16, 2010 marks the North American Hardcover […]
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Posted by Stefan Raets (RETIRED) | Feb 17, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Real Unreal: Best American Fantasy 3 edited by Kevin Brockmeier On a hypothetical chart, with high epic fantasy in the vein of J.R.R. Tolkien and Stephen Donaldson on one end and (for want of a better term) the magical realism of Gabriel García Marquez and Graham Joyce on the other, the twenty stories in the […]
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Posted by Robert Thompson (RETIRED) | Feb 13, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology by Christopher Golden (ed.) FORMAT/INFO: The New Dead is 400 pages long divided over nineteen short stories. Also includes a Foreword by the editor Christopher Golden, and biographies on all of the anthology’s contributors. February 16, 2010 marks the North American Trade Paperback publication of The New Dead via […]
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Posted by Stefan Raets (RETIRED) | Jan 15, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Book of Dreams edited by Nick Gevers The Book of Dreams is a small but satisfying collection of short stories that are thematically, albeit loosely, connected by the theme of “dreams.” The book features original stories by Robert Silverberg, Lucius Shepard, Jay Lake, Kage Baker and Jeffrey Ford, and was edited by Nick Gevers […]
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