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directorpurry's review
3.0
Overall rating: 3.5 stars
I received this book for free in a Goodreads giveaway, but all opinions are my own.
WHY did all of these authors insist that the planets are named after Greek gods when the planets are give the Roman names? This drove me nuts through the entire collection, but I wouldn't say it took away from the overall writing.
I definitely enjoyed reading this collection. Recently, I've been finding that while I enjoy space operas and more explorative sci fi novels, I like my short stories to be more on the traditional hard(er) science side or with some straight up spooky, cosmic horror bend to them - and that definitely held true for this collection as well.
There were a couple stand-outs in particular that I can see myself rereading in the future.
"Perpetual Silence" by LJ Cohen - 4 stars
Mercury is the Roman god, Hermes is the Greek. So, oops I guess. I really liked the overall vibe of this one, though.
"An Incomplete Assignment" by Anne Greenwood Browne - 2.5 stars
Yay for, nay for... not a lot of story around the chit chat. I thought the pacing was a bit off as well.
"Celestines" by Emily Munro - 2 stars
"The Bells are Ringing" by Anthony G. Cirilla - 3.5 stars
"Four Umbrellas" by FC Schultz - 3.5 stars
"Army Men" by Juliet Marillier - 4.5 stars
Yooooooooo yo this is the good stuff right here my dude. YES.
"00:08:23" by Lancelot Schaubert - 4 stars
This collection really went out with a big ol' bang, huh? Nice.
I received this book for free in a Goodreads giveaway, but all opinions are my own.
WHY did all of these authors insist that the planets are named after Greek gods when the planets are give the Roman names? This drove me nuts through the entire collection, but I wouldn't say it took away from the overall writing.
I definitely enjoyed reading this collection. Recently, I've been finding that while I enjoy space operas and more explorative sci fi novels, I like my short stories to be more on the traditional hard(er) science side or with some straight up spooky, cosmic horror bend to them - and that definitely held true for this collection as well.
There were a couple stand-outs in particular that I can see myself rereading in the future.
"Perpetual Silence" by LJ Cohen - 4 stars
Mercury is the Roman god, Hermes is the Greek. So, oops I guess. I really liked the overall vibe of this one, though.
"An Incomplete Assignment" by Anne Greenwood Browne - 2.5 stars
Yay for
Spoiler
traditionally murderous merfolk"Celestines" by Emily Munro - 2 stars
"The Bells are Ringing" by Anthony G. Cirilla - 3.5 stars
"Four Umbrellas" by FC Schultz - 3.5 stars
"Army Men" by Juliet Marillier - 4.5 stars
Yooooooooo yo this is the good stuff right here my dude. YES.
"00:08:23" by Lancelot Schaubert - 4 stars
This collection really went out with a big ol' bang, huh? Nice.
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