Wednesday, December 2, 2020

ESCAPE POD THE SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY MUR LAFFERTY & S.B. DIVYA


I’m beginning to think I like anthologies. 


I know Mur Lafferty from Six Wakes, her locked room clone murder mystery inspired by one of my favorite video games. So I was excited to see she had co-edited an anthology. I didn’t realize it was based on Escape Pod, her fiction podcast! This is chock full of excellent stores by many of the biggest names in SFF, from John Scalzi to Mary Robinette Kowal. I especially liked Kameron Hurley’s short story about time travelers trying to fix a future they no longer remember. N. K. Jemisin’s story felt more cute than good to me - I think I prefer her works long form when they have a chance to breathe. But that is the beauty of an anthology like this one - if a story isn’t to your taste, another one will be along in a few pages!


Thanks to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. 

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