A review by typewriter
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2014 by John Joseph Adams

adventurous
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Favourite Stories:
  • Codename: Delphi - riveting, and I really want to read more from this perspective. The action was fast-paced and the characters were intriguing.
  • The Only Death in the City - this felt poetic and reminded me of A Memory Called Empire because everyone in this city is obsessed with the past in the same way the civilization in the aforementioned novel are.
  • Exhalation - this read like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in tone; the narrator's enthusiasm and joy for discovery is contagious.
  • The Day the World Turned Upside Down - the writing was good and heartfelt, but the ending was a bit weird for me. This is likely just a me thing though.

Honourable Mention:
  • Observations About Eggs from the Man Sitting Next to Me on a Flight from Chicago, Illinois to Cedar Rapids, Iowa - this made me laugh.