otherwyrld's review against another edition
3.0
Resurrection engines is a collection of 15 short stories of scientific romance, each one based on a classic story re imagined as steam-punk fantasy. As short stories, the quality varies widely, with no one story being a stand out. Of the stories, perhaps my favourite was The Crime of the Ancient Mariner by Adam Roberts, which is odd because I have always been frustrated by his novels in the past. I also enjoyed the story that followed, There Leviathan by Jonathan Green ( a reworking of Moby Dick), and Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds by Jim Mortimore.
Some of the other stories were less successful, a couple because they tried to hew too closely to the sentiments of the original story they were based on. One was totally incomprehensible and I skipped over it. Otherwise a good enough read but not one I would particularly recommended unless you like short stories or steam-punk.
Some of the other stories were less successful, a couple because they tried to hew too closely to the sentiments of the original story they were based on. One was totally incomprehensible and I skipped over it. Otherwise a good enough read but not one I would particularly recommended unless you like short stories or steam-punk.
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