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kvltprincess's review
4.0
Very solid. Very dark; darker than most space opera because cosmic horror. But I really enjoyed it. Some great, interesting perspectives and stories.
traa's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Gore, Body horror, Violence, and Death
starship's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
carolined314's review
5.0
Full disclosure: I'm an editor of this space opera-meets-Lovecraft anthology.
Which is fantastic. If you've ever turned away from Lovecraft because of its exclusionary, racist authors of the past, this anthology will help you overcome that. There's stories by a wide range of authors, with a wide range of characters, and plenty of omnipresent dread and terribly scary big bads.
Which is fantastic. If you've ever turned away from Lovecraft because of its exclusionary, racist authors of the past, this anthology will help you overcome that. There's stories by a wide range of authors, with a wide range of characters, and plenty of omnipresent dread and terribly scary big bads.
ctgt's review
4.0
The time of skinturning is at hand, may God help us all.
I stumbled across this collection while lurking around the Lovecraft ezine site and was immediately drawn to the concept......Cthulhu, weird mythos(even a Yellow King appearance) all set in space. I couldn't think of any Lovecraft story I had read like that, much less a whole collection. And this has it all, military sci/fi, space exploration, first contact, starships, aliens- pretty much the gamut of science fiction. As with most collections there are some great stories and some that didn't work for me but overall it was a solid collection.
Some of my favorites
Blossoms Blackened Like Dead Stars- Lucy A. Snyder
Vol de Nuit- Gord Sellar
Lord of the Vats- Brian Evenson
Be On Your Way- Heather Hatch
Cargo- Desirina Boskovich
The Blood Will Come Later- DaVaun Sanders
Starship in the Night Sky- D. W. Baldwin
Departure Beach- Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
When Yiggrath Comes- Tim Curran
and ending with a bang
A Dream, and a Monster at the End Of It- Nadia Bulkin
Well worth the time
7/10
The skull was dead, of course, but the feeling he got was that it was not dead enough.
I stumbled across this collection while lurking around the Lovecraft ezine site and was immediately drawn to the concept......Cthulhu, weird mythos(even a Yellow King appearance) all set in space. I couldn't think of any Lovecraft story I had read like that, much less a whole collection. And this has it all, military sci/fi, space exploration, first contact, starships, aliens- pretty much the gamut of science fiction. As with most collections there are some great stories and some that didn't work for me but overall it was a solid collection.
Some of my favorites
Blossoms Blackened Like Dead Stars- Lucy A. Snyder
Vol de Nuit- Gord Sellar
Lord of the Vats- Brian Evenson
Be On Your Way- Heather Hatch
Cargo- Desirina Boskovich
The Blood Will Come Later- DaVaun Sanders
Starship in the Night Sky- D. W. Baldwin
Departure Beach- Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
When Yiggrath Comes- Tim Curran
and ending with a bang
A Dream, and a Monster at the End Of It- Nadia Bulkin
Well worth the time
7/10
The skull was dead, of course, but the feeling he got was that it was not dead enough.
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