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A review by timinbc
Shoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear
4.0
I can't give this five stars because it left me feeling as if I had eaten two pieces of a rich cake that is far too rich for two pieces.
The stories are so very different that it is hard to believe one person wrote them all.
It also means that it is very unlikely that one reader will like all the stories.
Check her varied list of novels, too - can THEY all be from one person?
"In the House of Aryuman .." and the title story were particularly fine, although "Shoggoths ..." might just be trying a little too hard to be Important.
I think I'll have to say that you need to have three or four Bear books in your list along with the Big Names, because she is almost one of them now. A Campbell Award and two Hugos ...
The stories are so very different that it is hard to believe one person wrote them all.
It also means that it is very unlikely that one reader will like all the stories.
Check her varied list of novels, too - can THEY all be from one person?
"In the House of Aryuman .." and the title story were particularly fine, although "Shoggoths ..." might just be trying a little too hard to be Important.
I think I'll have to say that you need to have three or four Bear books in your list along with the Big Names, because she is almost one of them now. A Campbell Award and two Hugos ...