A review by daveversace
Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction by Paula R. Stiles, Lavie Tidhar, Eva Maria Chapman, Ken Edgett, Holly Phillips, Eric Gregory, Jason Stoddard, Jacques Barcia, Jason Andrew, Gareth L. Powell, Aliette de Bodard, Madeline Ashby, Alastair Reynolds, Gord Sellar, Jetse de Vries, Mari Ness, Kay Kenyon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.0
An uneven collection of optimistic science fiction stories. While a number of the stories are outstanding, too many present a collection of bland or underdeveloped characters coming up with an ingenious technical solution to an environmental or social problem. Worthy, even inspiring, but not necessarily compelling to read.
But Alastair Reynold's "At Budokan" has a tyrannosaurus that plays heavy metal guitar, in a completely serious story, so you know what? I heartily recommend this collection.
But Alastair Reynold's "At Budokan" has a tyrannosaurus that plays heavy metal guitar, in a completely serious story, so you know what? I heartily recommend this collection.