Archive for October, 2010
Eugene Mirabelli. The Palace in the Clouds. (Asimovs September 2010).
a story lovingly crafted, with a lot of care clearly taken in writing in, and deserving of care and attention when reading it.
Nancy Fulda. Backlash. (Asimovs September 2010)
A page-turner of a science thriller, admittedly with a few cardboardy characters.
Margo Lanagan. Ferryman. (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four)
An achingly affecting story..
Paul Park. The Persistence of Memory; or, This Space For Sale. (The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2010)
It’s layered and smart.
Lucius Shepard. Sylgarmo’s Proclamation. (The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2010)
An interesting peek in the world of Vance’s ‘Dying Earth’.
Year’s Best SF 15. (eds Hartwell/Cramer, Eos Books, 2010).
As ever, a strong collection of stories, albeit fairly ‘safe’ in terms of a relatively narrow range of sources.
Chris Roberson. Edison’s Frankenstein. (Year’s Best SF 15)
A frustrating story, but only in the sense that you’re frustrated at wanting more
Genevieve Valentine. Bespoke. (Year’s Best SF 15)
Nicely handled time travel story through the eyes of a coutourier.
Conflicts. (Ian Whates, NewCon Press, 2010.)
The latest in a series of anthologies from British small-press publisher.
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