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kaiysea's review against another edition
adventurous
I liked most (maybe all?) of the stories. My favorites were Utriusque Cosmi (Robert Charles Wilson), The Island (Peter Watts), Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance (John Kessel), Inevitable (Sean Williams), Chameleons (Elizabeth Moon), Cracklegrackle (Justina Robson), The Tale of off the Wicked (John Scalzi).
spikeanderson1's review against another edition
3.0
solid- some stories too techy for me- but in general solid
sovietgnome's review against another edition
4.0
This is kind of a mixed bag of short stories. Most of the authors here are well established SF writers, and they generally created very engaging worlds, though I found the plots and characters somewhat more lackluster. Standouts included "The Island" by Peter Watts, "To Raise a Mutiny Betwixt Yourselves" by Jay Lake (great universe and characters, somewhat flat story), and the hilarious "Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz" by Mike Resnick. Overall very enjoyable, if somewhat uneven and not particularly deep.
hilaritas's review
4.0
This review is just for the John C. Wright story "The Far End of History" but I don't know how to specify a short story that doesn't have a separate record in goodreads' database. The story is set in the universe of The Golden Age trilogy, and shares some characters too. It's epic space opera about post-human occluded personalities falling in love, going to war, and destroying the galaxy. What's not to like?
bibliofilth's review
2.0
There were some really good stories in here, but sadly most of them were duds. I also question the space opera label - many of the stories were just sci fi. But for something I got for $5 at a used bookstore, it was great.
worldsinink's review
4.0
A diverse collection of space opera tales which makes for captivating reading. The stories that stood out for me was SHELL GAME by Neal Asher, CHAMELEONS by Elizabeth Moon and THE TALE OF THE WICKED by John Scalzi.
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