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nonesensed's review against another edition
4.0
Space is not a great place for humans to be. That said, humans may be bad at surviving away from Earth but humans are also stubborn. We tend to find a way to reach our goals not matter how far-fetched. The current solution? Going out for sushi.
I'm one of those people who adore when a science fiction story drops me right into its worldbuilding and then lets me figure out what all the specific terms mean as I go along. This is very much that kind of story. It starts Nine decs into her second hitch, Fry hit a berg in the Main ring and broke her leg. and continues from there. If you find such 'nonsense' intros intriguing rather the frustrating, I think you'll enjoy this story!
The world-specific terms and phrases do get explained through context. Figuring out the language in the story was just as entertaining as the plot. Really enjoyed this and recommend it to all science fiction readers!
If you want to read this story, you can find its official release for free and an equally official free audio version!
I'm one of those people who adore when a science fiction story drops me right into its worldbuilding and then lets me figure out what all the specific terms mean as I go along. This is very much that kind of story. It starts Nine decs into her second hitch, Fry hit a berg in the Main ring and broke her leg. and continues from there. If you find such 'nonsense' intros intriguing rather the frustrating, I think you'll enjoy this story!
The world-specific terms and phrases do get explained through context. Figuring out the language in the story was just as entertaining as the plot. Really enjoyed this and recommend it to all science fiction readers!
If you want to read this story, you can find its official release for free and an equally official free audio version!
adrianlarose's review against another edition
3.0
A solid collection. So many seemed like they could be larger stories, and ended up being largely about world-building; only a few had a conclusion that really concluded (most end with a move to something new for the characters). If that frustrates you, maybe steer clear, but if that entices you, a worthy read! All hang solidly on the theme about 'frontier' space colonies, early in their days, where so much remains formative and in flux.
liacooper's review against another edition
4.0
another great installment in this series of anthologies
rouver's review against another edition
4.0
What I love about sci-fi short stories is that the author can go any direction they want to. They can dump you into the middle of the action, make bizarre claims, have fantastical settings, all without worrying that they need to make it work throughout an entire novel. This is a fun set of stories & I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys sci-fi.
crystal6's review against another edition
3.0
A variety of great stories, my favourite being The Girl who went our for Sushi.
otherwyrld's review
4.0
A really good collection of short stories set around the exploration and colonisation of the solar system. While I pretty much enjoyed all the stories, the highlight was the Expanse> prequel on the live of Solomon Epstein and the story of how he came to create the drive named after him. It's a sublime piece of work on it's own by [a:James S.A. Corey|4192148|James S.A. Corey|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] but taken into context of the series as a whole transcends this story into a 5 stars piece of work. Even if the rest of the stories in this collection do not rise to that level, there is something for everyone in this collection, especially if you are looking for realistic visions of humanity's future in space.
miramanga's review against another edition
2.0
A few gems including Drive the story of the creation of the Epstein Drive for all you Expanse fans.
arkron's review against another edition
5.0
This Hard SF novelette was originially published in [b:Edge of Infinity|13547291|Edge of Infinity|Jonathan Strahan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350927167s/13547291.jpg|19112431] and won the Hugo and Locus novelette awards 2013. I've read it as part of [b:The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection|16045130|The Year's Best Science Fiction Thirtieth Annual Collection|Gardner R. Dozois|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1357403925s/16045130.jpg|21823347].
She tells the story set a couple of generations in the future solar system from the perspective of a transhuman octopus - one form of the eponymous "sushi" - mining, building and cleaning up around Jupiter's orbit. It is about stellar politics - the inner "Dirt" planets versus the outer sushi planets and in-between Jupiter. But also about tolerance and racism - only featherless bipeds are allowed to work as medicines and on the other hands it is fashionable to be a nautilus as a lawyer. These two themes get into the moving when a large comet is expected to hit the gas planet and one former beauty queen wants to get surgically transformed to sushi-form. I love Cadigan's relaxed characterizations and atmosphere sprinkled with jargon and interesting ideas that make you think a while after closing the last page. Cadigan seems to write way out of her usual comfort zone but she does manage it formidable. A grand world-building, nice prose and very good tension arc.
As I heared, Cadigan is currently working on a novel based on the novelette. I'll definitely buy that one. After all, I love sushi!
Merged review:
GR doesn't handle short stories well enough, so I've outsourced my story reviews to my blog. If you're curious, please follow the links to detailed reviews of each story.
Summary: 18 views at a "industrialised, colonised Solar System during a time when starflight is yet to emerge, and imagines life in the hottest places close to our star, and in the coldest, most distant corners of our home.“ It is a setting which was defined previously, most recently in novel form with the great 2312 from Kim Stanley Robinson. The terrific lineup of authors include names like Bruce Sterling, Elizabeth Bear, Alastair Reynolds, or James S.A. Corey. It is Strahan's second anthology installation of what he calls "Fourth Generation of SF" which started with Engineering of Infinity (2010) and was carried on with Reach for Infinity (2014). All of the stories feel plausible and are different.
I seldom find anthologies containing no bad story at all. I liked nearly all of the stories, some were great. That deserves 5 stars.
My favourite ★★★★★ stories were
The Girl-Thing Who Went Out For Sushi by Pat Cadigan
Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh by John Barnes
The Peak of Eternal Light by Bruce Sterling
no ☆ or ★
Contents:
She tells the story set a couple of generations in the future solar system from the perspective of a transhuman octopus - one form of the eponymous "sushi" - mining, building and cleaning up around Jupiter's orbit. It is about stellar politics - the inner "Dirt" planets versus the outer sushi planets and in-between Jupiter. But also about tolerance and racism - only featherless bipeds are allowed to work as medicines and on the other hands it is fashionable to be a nautilus as a lawyer. These two themes get into the moving when a large comet is expected to hit the gas planet and one former beauty queen wants to get surgically transformed to sushi-form. I love Cadigan's relaxed characterizations and atmosphere sprinkled with jargon and interesting ideas that make you think a while after closing the last page. Cadigan seems to write way out of her usual comfort zone but she does manage it formidable. A grand world-building, nice prose and very good tension arc.
As I heared, Cadigan is currently working on a novel based on the novelette. I'll definitely buy that one. After all, I love sushi!
Merged review:
GR doesn't handle short stories well enough, so I've outsourced my story reviews to my blog. If you're curious, please follow the links to detailed reviews of each story.
Summary: 18 views at a "industrialised, colonised Solar System during a time when starflight is yet to emerge, and imagines life in the hottest places close to our star, and in the coldest, most distant corners of our home.“ It is a setting which was defined previously, most recently in novel form with the great 2312 from Kim Stanley Robinson. The terrific lineup of authors include names like Bruce Sterling, Elizabeth Bear, Alastair Reynolds, or James S.A. Corey. It is Strahan's second anthology installation of what he calls "Fourth Generation of SF" which started with Engineering of Infinity (2010) and was carried on with Reach for Infinity (2014). All of the stories feel plausible and are different.
I seldom find anthologies containing no bad story at all. I liked nearly all of the stories, some were great. That deserves 5 stars.
My favourite ★★★★★ stories were
The Girl-Thing Who Went Out For Sushi by Pat Cadigan
Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh by John Barnes
The Peak of Eternal Light by Bruce Sterling
no ☆ or ★
Contents:
- ★★★★★ • “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out For Sushi” • novelette by Pat Cadigan • review
- ★★★ • “The Deeps of the Sky” • short story by Elizabeth Bear • alien mining a gas planet's troposphere for a dowry • review
- ★★★★ • “Drive” • Expanse prequel by by James S. A. Corey • the invention of the Epstein drive • review
- ★★★ • “The Road to NPS” • short story by Sandra McDonald and Stephen D. Covey • road-trip on Europa • review
- ★★★★1/2 • “Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh” • short story by John Barnes • near-singularity AI working as psychologist • review
- ★★★ • “Macy Minnot's Last Christmas on Dione, Ring Racing, Fiddler's Green, the Potter's Garden” • shortstory by Paul J. McAuley • review
- ★★★ • “Safety Tests” • short story by Kristine Kathryn Rusch • a day in the live of a spacepilot test instructor • review
- ★★★ • “Bricks, Sticks, Straw” • short story by Gwyneth Jones • remote-controlled A.I.s loose connection • review
- ★★★1/2 • “Tyche and the Ants” • short story by Hannu Rajaniemi • review
- ★★ • “Obelisk” • short story by Stephen Baxter • how to build a huge obelisk on Mars • review
- ★★★1/2 • “Vainglory” • short story by Alastair Reynolds • asteroids used as sculpture material • review
- ★★1/2 • “Water Rights” • short story by An Owomoyela • water runs dry in a orbital station • review
- ★★★★1/2 • “The Peak of Eternal Light” • novelette by Bruce Sterling • bicycling on Mercure • review
thiefofcamorr's review against another edition
5.0
Katharine is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. This review is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.
To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.
To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.