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Gears of Brass: A Steampunk Anthology by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota, Heather Talty, Natalia Darcy, S.A. Larsen, Christine Baker, Clare Weze, Grant Eagar, Eliza Tilton, Jordan Elizabeth, W.K. Pomeroy, J. Million
2.0
*** Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ***
The review copy had only one short story in it, A Clockwork House by Jordan Elizabeth, the editor of this anthology.
I don't think I ever read any steampunk novel or short stories. It was certainly on my list of genres to read but I never got around to do it. So I was very much looking forward to read short stories by different authors to know what is out there in the genre.
What I've got was one short story that was interesting enough but I felt it gone way to fast. It was rushed. Everything might have been explained but I would rather it was shown than said in one sentence. I understand that the pressure keep the word count limited is there with writing a short story but it shouldn't be at the expense of quality.
However, this is just one story. If I'd read the whole anthology, it might have even out. And I'd say this is the literal danger of a single story, one narration, one point of view. You can't judge an anthology by one story.
The review copy had only one short story in it, A Clockwork House by Jordan Elizabeth, the editor of this anthology.
I don't think I ever read any steampunk novel or short stories. It was certainly on my list of genres to read but I never got around to do it. So I was very much looking forward to read short stories by different authors to know what is out there in the genre.
What I've got was one short story that was interesting enough but I felt it gone way to fast. It was rushed. Everything might have been explained but I would rather it was shown than said in one sentence. I understand that the pressure keep the word count limited is there with writing a short story but it shouldn't be at the expense of quality.
However, this is just one story. If I'd read the whole anthology, it might have even out. And I'd say this is the literal danger of a single story, one narration, one point of view. You can't judge an anthology by one story.