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A review by misterjay
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love by Gardner Dozois, George R.R. Martin
4.0
"Songs of Love and Death" is an anthology of stories focused on, well, love and death and their intersections. There are a lot of good stories presented here, each tying themselves to the overall theme in various ways, whether supernatural, paranormal, or just fantastic. More importantly, at least for the authors and publisher, at least a few of the stories presented in this anthology appear to be gateways to longer, novel length, stories featuring the same characters; the final story in the book, "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows," by Diana Gabaldon has already prompted both Wikipedia and Amazon searches on my end, so I suppose that's a job well done.
Naturally though, there are several stand alone stories from the full gamut of authors, several of whom I had never heard of, several of whom I have devoured everything they have ever written. In short, there is a wide selection of authors in this book, each one with a story well worth reading. Personal favorites of mine include "The Thing About Cassandra," by Neil Gaiman, and "Kaskia," by Peter S. Beagle.
If you're a fan of any of the authors presented here, do yourself a favor and read the entire collection. The stories complement one another nicely, and there is not a bad one in the lot, only ones that speak more loudly to one's personal experience. Good stuff.
Naturally though, there are several stand alone stories from the full gamut of authors, several of whom I had never heard of, several of whom I have devoured everything they have ever written. In short, there is a wide selection of authors in this book, each one with a story well worth reading. Personal favorites of mine include "The Thing About Cassandra," by Neil Gaiman, and "Kaskia," by Peter S. Beagle.
If you're a fan of any of the authors presented here, do yourself a favor and read the entire collection. The stories complement one another nicely, and there is not a bad one in the lot, only ones that speak more loudly to one's personal experience. Good stuff.