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felinity's review against another edition
3.0
A varied collection, with time travel as the sole connection, leading to spy stories, secret poets, extended lifespans, self-discovery, strange practical and legal limitations, and desperate attempts to save the world (or the past) with only one chance to do it, but only a couple of the stories really stuck with me, leaving the collection as a whole on the weaker side.
One notable exception was the third story: "The Man Who Ended History" by [a:Ken Liu|2917920|Ken Liu|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1400610835p2/2917920.jpg]. Others were entertaining, weird or a little unexpected, but this self-titled documentary was heavily based in historical events, and actually led me to put down the book while I refreshed my sadly-lacking memory about the place in question. Although I had to read it over 3-4 sessions as I tried to follow the scientific explanations, it raised many social and political issues, not least of which is the inexcusable, oblivious ignorance many of us (myself included) have about historical atrocities which affect primarily non-Westerners.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
One notable exception was the third story: "The Man Who Ended History" by [a:Ken Liu|2917920|Ken Liu|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1400610835p2/2917920.jpg]. Others were entertaining, weird or a little unexpected, but this self-titled documentary was heavily based in historical events, and actually led me to put down the book while I refreshed my sadly-lacking memory about the place in question. Although I had to read it over 3-4 sessions as I tried to follow the scientific explanations, it raised many social and political issues, not least of which is the inexcusable, oblivious ignorance many of us (myself included) have about historical atrocities which affect primarily non-Westerners.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
n8duke's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up to read one specific story. Ended up reading a few others as well. They were fine, but not interesting enough for me to finish off the book.
pers's review
Sadly I only found a couple of the stories in this anthology to my taste. Though Kage Baker is a definite "Must follow up" author.
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