A review by redrocketpanda
Oceans by P.K. Tyler, S. Elliot Brandis, Hank Garner, Alex Shvartsman, Jessica West, Caroline M. Yoachim, Will Swardstrom, Rysa Walker, R.D. Brady, Daniel Arthur Smith, Ken Liu, Nathan M. Beauchamp
4.0
I have been so excited to read this anthology ever since I stumbled across it on Amazon a few months ago and it did not disappoint! Read for Ocean Day (8th June).
Featuring 12 fantastic stories of varying lengths, OCEANS is an enjoyable read from start to finish. All stories are obviously ocean themed but I loved how each author approached the theme in such unique ways from a Sweeper who is charged with protecting the last pocket of ocean from being devoured by sands, a community of genetically altered humans who dwell in the seas and build pipelines to power the cities for land humans, and a sister who can't stop hearing the siren call of the sea, to stories which tackle environmental issues head on in true speculative fiction fashion!
My favourites of the anthology included:
- Tide Sweeping by P.K Tyler
- Dancing in the Midnight Ocean by Caroline M. Yoachim
- New Years Eve by Joshua Ingle
- Girt by Sea by S. Elliot Brandis
Another thing I really appreciated was that at the end of each story there is a neat little authors note about their contribution as well as more info about them and their work. I'll definitely be adding some of their books to my TBR!
OCEANS is the second anthology in the Fronteirs of Speculative Fiction series which you can get on Amazon for only £3.50 on Amazon, and the first collection CLONES (which also looks amazing) is only £4. Well worth the money!
Check out my full review of the Oceans anthology on my blog!
Featuring 12 fantastic stories of varying lengths, OCEANS is an enjoyable read from start to finish. All stories are obviously ocean themed but I loved how each author approached the theme in such unique ways from a Sweeper who is charged with protecting the last pocket of ocean from being devoured by sands, a community of genetically altered humans who dwell in the seas and build pipelines to power the cities for land humans, and a sister who can't stop hearing the siren call of the sea, to stories which tackle environmental issues head on in true speculative fiction fashion!
My favourites of the anthology included:
- Tide Sweeping by P.K Tyler
- Dancing in the Midnight Ocean by Caroline M. Yoachim
- New Years Eve by Joshua Ingle
- Girt by Sea by S. Elliot Brandis
Another thing I really appreciated was that at the end of each story there is a neat little authors note about their contribution as well as more info about them and their work. I'll definitely be adding some of their books to my TBR!
OCEANS is the second anthology in the Fronteirs of Speculative Fiction series which you can get on Amazon for only £3.50 on Amazon, and the first collection CLONES (which also looks amazing) is only £4. Well worth the money!
Check out my full review of the Oceans anthology on my blog!