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A review by felinity
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014 by Rich Horton
5.0
This is the first such collection which seems to be consciously aware of non-Anglophone writers, and it shows in the incredibly variety of themes and characters. From inadvertent rebellion against a caste system or bodyswapping to the more traditional worlds in danger, these strange stories bring new meaning to the term "liking your drink too much". New moral dilemmas are introduced, new histories are created, unlikely heroes emerge, and finally I found a realistic dragon hunt.
As always with anthologies there are stories I loved, stories I enjoyed, and some which just made me think, "Huh?". The details in each kept me reading, as the geography spanned countries from China to the U.S. to Iceland, as I moved between alternate pasts to possible futures, as the plots included magic and history and science and mythology, until finally, with disappointment, I reached the end. (I thoroughly appreciate the "Recommended Reading" list though, which did ease the pain somewhat, as well as increasing the books I need to search out.)
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
As always with anthologies there are stories I loved, stories I enjoyed, and some which just made me think, "Huh?". The details in each kept me reading, as the geography spanned countries from China to the U.S. to Iceland, as I moved between alternate pasts to possible futures, as the plots included magic and history and science and mythology, until finally, with disappointment, I reached the end. (I thoroughly appreciate the "Recommended Reading" list though, which did ease the pain somewhat, as well as increasing the books I need to search out.)
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.