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4.0

An unusually good anthology of fantasy stories on the theme of music. Not all winners, but that's true of any anthology. Notable stories include "The New Tiresias" by [a:Jane Emerson|564105|Jane Emerson|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg] (there's a fine human dimension to this story of an eighteenth-century girl growing up among the tangled motives of adults); "Audience" by [a:Jack Womack|289648|Jack Womack|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1221022778p2/289648.jpg] (the Museum of Lost Sounds); "Flash Company" by [a:Gene Wolfe|23069|Gene Wolfe|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207670073p2/23069.jpg]; "Merlusine" by [a:Lucy Sussex|289314|Lucy Sussex|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] (this is a fun one); and "The Color of Angels" by [a:Terri Windling|46137|Terri Windling|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1235254340p2/46137.jpg]. "Aïda in the Park" by [a:Susan Palwick|78024|Susan Palwick|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1304979373p2/78024.jpg] was also good, though flawed.
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