paulopaperbooksonly's review against another edition
2.0
Oh my... I am reading several sword and sorceries stories and after reading "Schulyer Hernstrom" I bought some more of his novels (one to be honest) and I found about Cirsova. I've watched previsouly their kickstarters but they are way expensives to me. So after checking in amazon.es I bought 3 of them.
Well, apart from the Schulyer Hernstrom story there was another insteresting novellete " A Hill of Stars" - Misha Burnett. Everything else is not that interesting or good.
The first one I mentioned, just go see my review of his novel since this short story is there. The second one is a lovecraftian novel mix with adventure (Sword and sorcery).
There is a story about a place like Mars series (either Michael Moorcock or Burroughs) (At the feet of Neptune's Queen). "This day at Tilbury is a cool story about a different vision on the spanish armada invasion of britain- some twists.
Late Bloom is a very odd story and full of cliches. Yes Men are trash and think woman are trash. Yes men don't appreciate a smart woman, yes you will avenge his actions bla bla... couldn't care less. It's a trope boring as heck.
Oh well, lets go...
Well, apart from the Schulyer Hernstrom story there was another insteresting novellete " A Hill of Stars" - Misha Burnett. Everything else is not that interesting or good.
The first one I mentioned, just go see my review of his novel since this short story is there. The second one is a lovecraftian novel mix with adventure (Sword and sorcery).
There is a story about a place like Mars series (either Michael Moorcock or Burroughs) (At the feet of Neptune's Queen). "This day at Tilbury is a cool story about a different vision on the spanish armada invasion of britain- some twists.
Late Bloom is a very odd story and full of cliches. Yes Men are trash and think woman are trash. Yes men don't appreciate a smart woman, yes you will avenge his actions bla bla... couldn't care less. It's a trope boring as heck.
Oh well, lets go...
absentminded_reader's review against another edition
4.0
An Adventurous Beginning for a New Pulp Fiction Magazine
As with most anthologies, some stories will stand out as exemplary, and others will feel less than so. I had three favorites in this magazine, and I feel the cost was worth it just for them. They were "Rose by Any Other Name" by Brian K. Lowe, an adventurous romp caused by arcane alien technology, "This Day, At Tilbury" by Kay Otis, where pyrokinesis is a gift from God against the Spanish Armada, and the surprisingly appealing "The Hour of the Rat" by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, a crisply written ninja adventure story where a female warrior is pitted against a repulsive, yet powerful evil. Adventure fiction as a genre has fallen into disfavor in recent decades, but if the narrative voices of these three authors is any indication, we may be at the beginning of a pulp revolution.
As with most anthologies, some stories will stand out as exemplary, and others will feel less than so. I had three favorites in this magazine, and I feel the cost was worth it just for them. They were "Rose by Any Other Name" by Brian K. Lowe, an adventurous romp caused by arcane alien technology, "This Day, At Tilbury" by Kay Otis, where pyrokinesis is a gift from God against the Spanish Armada, and the surprisingly appealing "The Hour of the Rat" by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, a crisply written ninja adventure story where a female warrior is pitted against a repulsive, yet powerful evil. Adventure fiction as a genre has fallen into disfavor in recent decades, but if the narrative voices of these three authors is any indication, we may be at the beginning of a pulp revolution.
pearseanderson's review against another edition
2.0
This whole magazine issues takes place in a shared universe of Lovecraftian origin. I had no starting point for this universe and felt it was too confusing, pulpy, off-putting, and poor to continue reading. Next, please.
avalinahsbooks's review
3.0
I will admit that I am really ashamed of myself when it comes to this review copy. It was my first print review copy! And actually, I started reading it right away after receiving it. Although perhaps my mistake was making this our bedtime buddy read with my boyfriend – and one year later, we are still buddy reading it 🤦🏻 I thought it would make a more interesting review if me and our D&D Dungeon Master reviewed it together, but... I can't get said Dungeon Master to read it often enough with me. We can only read so much before we fall asleep.
Regardless, I will also admit that perhaps it was just not too much to our liking. Perhaps we'd have finished it sooner if we liked it more. I will definitely agree that it is VERY D&D etc. themed! So fans should enjoy it. But it was maybe a little bit too.. odd in places. Maybe just not for me. If you're a tentacle and Lovecraft fan though? Definitely yes! It's all about the weird creatures, prehistoric tech, loads of tentacles and anything that eats humans (mostly Barbarians). The ideas are definitely cool, and if you're a fan of any of those themes, go for it. It is also a collection of many different authors, so if you don't like a story or two, you will probably enjoy the rest.
I thank the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange to my honest review. This has not affected my opinion.
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Regardless, I will also admit that perhaps it was just not too much to our liking. Perhaps we'd have finished it sooner if we liked it more. I will definitely agree that it is VERY D&D etc. themed! So fans should enjoy it. But it was maybe a little bit too.. odd in places. Maybe just not for me. If you're a tentacle and Lovecraft fan though? Definitely yes! It's all about the weird creatures, prehistoric tech, loads of tentacles and anything that eats humans (mostly Barbarians). The ideas are definitely cool, and if you're a fan of any of those themes, go for it. It is also a collection of many different authors, so if you don't like a story or two, you will probably enjoy the rest.
I thank the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange to my honest review. This has not affected my opinion.
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