A review by trackofwords
Keyforge: Tales from the Crucible: A Keyforge Anthology by Tristan Palmgren, Robbie MacNiven
4.0
Across nine stories from eight different authors, Aconyte Books’ short story anthology Tales From the Crucible explores the vibrant KeyForge setting and the characters who populate the immense world of the Crucible. A wild melting pot of races and archetypes – from elves, goblins and giants to demons, robots, martians and more – battling it out for the valuable resource known as Aember, as a setting it’s equal parts fantasy and science fiction, where anything is possible and nothing seems out of place. Heists, dirty dealings, historical reenactment, field trips, dangerous experiments, family struggles – everything is fair game, and despite the variety of styles, characters and approaches these stories are all united by an overarching sense of bold, colourful, fun storytelling.
There’s plenty to please readers looking for frantic battles, thrills and danger, but these are character-focused stories first and foremost, and exploring the Crucible involves getting to know a varied mixture of diverse, relatable and largely memorable characters. For anyone interested in bright, fun, satisfying sci-fi and fantasy stories, this anthology – and KeyForge as a setting – is well worth checking out.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/06/10/tales-from-the-crucible-edited-by-charlotte-llewelyn-wells/
There’s plenty to please readers looking for frantic battles, thrills and danger, but these are character-focused stories first and foremost, and exploring the Crucible involves getting to know a varied mixture of diverse, relatable and largely memorable characters. For anyone interested in bright, fun, satisfying sci-fi and fantasy stories, this anthology – and KeyForge as a setting – is well worth checking out.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/06/10/tales-from-the-crucible-edited-by-charlotte-llewelyn-wells/