A review by kamreadsandrecs
The Book of Cthulhu, by Tim Pratt, David Drake, Michael Shea, T.E.D. Klein, Kage Baker, Ann K. Schwader, Elizabeth Bear, Brian Lumley, Molly Tanzer, Charles Stross, Bruce Sterling, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Pugmire, Thomas Ligotti, Brian McNaughton, Cherie Priest, Gene Wolfe, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Ross E. Lockhart, John Hornor Jacobs, Joe R. Lansdale, Edward Morris, Charles R. Saunders, Steve Duffy, John Langan, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
A grab bag, like a lot of short story anthologies tend to be. Some stories are great, specifically those by:
- Elizabeth Bear
- Charles R. Saunders
- Edward Morris
- Cherie Priest
- John Hornor Jacobs
- Ann K. Schwader
- Steve Duffy
- John Langan
Some, though, were not good. At all. Specifically the ones by:
- T.E.D. Klein
- Brian McNaughton
- Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
The rest are very YMMV. Still, since most are overall decent stories, I'm rating this pretty high.