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zellm's review
3.0
A mixed bag for me. Some 5 star stories and some 1-2 star slogs, but overall interesting and diverse.
devrose's review
5.0
I loved this collection. I started in the middle with Sarah Pinsker's story because that's how I found the anthology in the first place, but then I just kept reading. Out of the twelve stories, I really enjoyed 8 of them. As in, REALLY enjoyed.
The ones I didn't finish/read:
Vespers by J.M. Ledgard and Chine Life by Paul McAuley I couldn't really get through because the writing style didn't work for me.
I didn't read the profile of Samuel R. Delany because I don't know who he is.
I am sure that Resolution by Clifford V. Johnson is a wonderful story, but my brain has never been able to appreciate the graphic novel art form.
My absolute favorites:
The Heart of the Matter by Nnedi Okorafor
The Woman Who Destroyed Us by SL Huang
Seriously, go get this book. Just do it.
The ones I didn't finish/read:
Vespers by J.M. Ledgard and Chine Life by Paul McAuley I couldn't really get through because the writing style didn't work for me.
I didn't read the profile of Samuel R. Delany because I don't know who he is.
I am sure that Resolution by Clifford V. Johnson is a wonderful story, but my brain has never been able to appreciate the graphic novel art form.
My absolute favorites:
The Heart of the Matter by Nnedi Okorafor
The Woman Who Destroyed Us by SL Huang
Seriously, go get this book. Just do it.
houlcroft's review
4.0
Twelve Tomorrows marketed itself as new and established authors exploring 'the future implications of emerging technologies through the lens of fiction'. You won't find any soft science fiction here, no dystopias or studies of society and self, instead each Hard Sci-Fi tale holds at it's heart a range of emerging technologies that are either at the forefront of social engagement, or scientific experimentation and study. For the most part, the heart of each story is beating strong, quite literally in the case of 'The Heart of the Matter' by Nnedi Okorafor, however there are a few in which that heartbeat is almost non-existent. Many of these read like something out of Black Mirror, in that they are dark and disturbing warnings of what could be, a reflection of these new technologies, and almost all are engaging and enjoyable.
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