A review by andicbuchanan
Daughters of Icarus by Anna Sykora, Nicole Spencer, Douglas J. Ogurek, Thoraiya Dyer, Heather Fowler, Cynthia Reeser, Ao-Hui Lin, Tina Starr, Elizabeth Victoria Aldrich, Donna Scott, Zachary Jernigan, R.P. Steeves, Jason Andrew, Margaret Karmazin, Eric Bosse, Joanna Fay, Summer Hanford, E. Catherine Tobler, A.J. Fitzwater, John McCormack, Erica Lianne Inglett, Laura Givens, Marissa James, Therese Arkenberg, Jennifer Linnaea, Janett L. Grady, A.A. Balaskovits, Josie E. Brown, David North-Martino, Caren Gussoff

3.0

I have trouble reviewing this book. The thing is, it doesn't stand up to time - even the decade that's past since publication has been one in which so much has happened with gender and SFF that I was deflated to read it. There are some good stories - in fact, it's mostly that, good enough. With the exception of one story that either handled colonialism and land rights _terribly_ or was an attempt at satire that fell flat, this was a generally decent but uninspiring collection. But I don't want to rate it too harshly because I feel anthologies like this paved the way for some of the work I love now. They made other collections and works possible, even if they were somewhat lacking in their own implementation.

Unfortunately I found this more curious than I enjoyed it. I think finding out what the authors are writing now would be much more rewarding.